Category: Finance

Did The Finance Minister’s Prediction Come True About Agritech In 2022

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Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget for the financial year 2022-23, had announced several plans for the agritech sector. The sustainability and public private partnerships (PPP) for the delivery of digital and high-tech services to farmers were presented as the key themes for the sector in this year’s Budget. Sitharaman had also promised that 2022 would be a transformative year for the agritech sector. Was it really?



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In a sample survey where 20 agritech experts participated, with a

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Does Poor Posture Cause Back Pain?

October 24, 2022 · 7:00 AM

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No, according to these three credentialed experts at The Conversations. A snippet:

There is a common belief that “good” posture is important to protect the spine from damage, as well as preventing and treating back pain. Good posture is commonly defined as sitting “upright”, standing “tall and aligned”, and lifting with a squat technique and “straight back”.

alternatively, “slump” sitting, “slouch” standing and lifting with a “round back” or stooped posture are frequently warned against. This view is widely held by people with and without back pain,

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US announces over $3.75 bn in new military assistance to Ukraine

Washington, Jan 7 (IANS) US President Joe Biden’s administration has announced more than $3.75 billion in new military assistance to Ukraine, Washington’s largest drawdown yet for the war-torn nation, the State Department said.

In a statement issued on Friday, the Department said the new assistance includes a $2.85 billion drawdown from stocks of the Department of Defense to be provided immediately to Ukraine and $225 million in Foreign Military Financing to build the long-term capacity and support modernization of the country’s military.

It also includes $682 million in Foreign Military Financing for European partners and allies to help incentivize and

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Tesla deliveries miss estimates due to logistical issues, slowing demand

By Akash Sriram and Baranjot Kaur

(Reuters) -Tesla Inc said quarterly deliveries fell short of market estimates on Monday, held back by ongoing logistical issues and growing demand concerns that rounded off a tumultuous 2022 for the Elon Musk-led firm.

The company is still the world’s most valuable automaker even after losing 65% of its market value in 2022. Shares fell 8.5% to $112 on Tuesday.

Tesla delivered 405,278 vehicles in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, short of analysts’ estimates of 431.117, according to Refinitiv. For all of 2022, the electric-vehicle maker’s deliveries rose by 40%, missing Musk’s 50%

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Prevent Nearsightedness Complications With Early Treatment

November 10, 2022 · 7:00 AM

Steve Parker MD, paleobetic diet,
Should have spent more time outdoors

Myopia, aka nearsightedness, is extremely common and can start in childhood or young adults. Over time it can lead to early-onset cataracts, retinal detachment, and glaucoma. MedPageToday has an eye-opening article on treatments that can prevent myopia progression and complications. For example:

Common evidence-based treatments that offer both statistically significant and clinically meaningful efficacy include daytime multifocal soft contact lenses (MFSCL), overnight orthokeratology (ortho-k), and topical low dose atropine (LDA). Novel spectacle lenses also showed a promising myopia-inhibiting effect, although with limited availability in the US at the

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Planning your personal finances for an emergency

When a power outage knocked out electricity to a multistate region in 2003, Gabriella Barthlow, a financial coach in the Detroit area, was prepared. She had enough money on hand to buy food for herself and her two young children, plus putting gas in her car in case they needed to leave home.

“I was so happy I had that cash,” she recalls. Now, Barthlow encourages his clients to be similarly ready for unexpected events. Power outages, weather interruptions and other disasters can cause chaos and take a financial toll — often with little warning — but being prepared can

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Should You Eat With Your Hands and Eschew Cutlery?

November 22, 2022 · 7:30 AM

“Me Grok”

DailyMail has an interesting article that promotes eating with your hands instead of forks, knives and spoons. After all, caveman Grok didn’t have eating utensils.

Those who are a stickler for etiquette should look away now.

That’s because we’ve all been eating the wrong way and should be eating with our hands, according to a psychologist.

Professor Charles Spence, from the University of Oxford, said giving up cutlery is the secret to enjoying food.

He says eating with our hands can ‘heighten the dining experience’ – even for meals like pasta and

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Xerox Announces Entry into Forward Funding Solution with PEAC Solutions to Drive Continued Growth of FITTLE Financing Business

Xerox Announces Entry into Forward Funding Solution with PEAC Solutions to Drive Continued Growth of FITTLE Financing Business

Xerox Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: XRX) has entered a Forward Funding Agreement with PEAC Solutions to drive the continued growth of Xerox’s FITTLE business.

FITTLE is a leading global provider of equipment leasing and financing solutions for businesses. Its unique expertise in dealer and vendor financing programs provides valuable solutions to industries with increasing growth in capital spending, such as IT services, office equipment, and 3D printing.

PEAC Solutions is a portfolio company of the Asset Value Funds sponsored and managed by leading

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