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Le Méridien Mahabaleshwar Resort & Spa welcomes Abhirath Sah as its new General Manager, bringing over 19 years of experience across hotel operations, sales, marketing, revenue management, and strategic leadership.Abhirath brings a dynamic leadership journey across some of India’s leading hospitality brands, most recently serving

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CHENNAI, INDIA – Aug 2026 – Sheraton Grand Chennai Resort & Spa and Four Points Mahabalipuram is pleased to announce the appointment of Pragit Parameswaran as the property's new Cluster Marketing Manager. Bringing a robust background in luxury hospitality, brand strategy, and media relations, Pragit

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ICAR-NIHSAD’s new live attenuated ASF vaccine could reduce pig mortality, protect farmer livelihoods and improve resilience across India’s pork supply chainKey HighlightsICAR-NIHSAD, Bhopal, develops India’s first indigenous African Swine Fever (ASF) vaccine.Vaccine uses the widely available MA-104 cell line, reducing dependence on proprietary manufacturing platforms.Field

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ICAR identifies water stress and cropping-pattern mismatches across key agricultural states; micro-irrigation and diversification could reshape the country’s future food supplyKey HighlightsICAR identifies a mismatch between crop water demand and groundwater availability in several major agricultural states.Punjab, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil

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India’s first fully annotated telomere-to-telomere pigeonpea genome could support climate-resilient, high-yielding and more nutritious pulses, strengthening domestic food securityKey HighlightsICAR has developed India’s first fully annotated telomere-to-telomere (T2T) reference genome of pigeonpea.The genome covers all 11 chromosomes, including 11 centromeres and 22 telomeres.The genetic blueprint

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