by Mahesh Patel | Jun 5, 2022 | Economy, Environment, Policy, Technology
World Environment Day – Revisiting “Only One Earth” PHOTO: COURTESY – NASA / VOYAGER 1 “Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from...
by Mahesh Patel | Mar 25, 2022 | Agriculture, Business, News, Technology
Agritech Innovations from India: Relevance in the African context This photo by Unknown Author is licensed under Creative Commons “Unless Africa uses modern technologies, our farmers’ output will remain low and we will remain dependent on others to feed us.”...
by Mahesh Patel | Jun 16, 2021 | Agriculture, Economy, Governance, News, Technology
World Pest Day 2021 – The need for a united front In 2017, the 6th of June was declared World Pest Day to promote better understanding of pests and pest management. Pests have concerned agriculturists since the dawn of farming. There are records of techniques...
by Mahesh Patel | Feb 15, 2021 | Agriculture, Policy, Technology
Modernising farms – looking beyond mechanisation Among all of mankind’s amazing inventions, the tractor has to be one of the greatest. Since their development in the 19th century, these machines have quite literally fuelled human growth, enabling us to...
by Mahesh Patel | Apr 14, 2020 | Healthcare, Technology
The future of medicine is mobile The word “essential” has taken centre stage in our lives. For months now, we have been building lists of what is essential to us as individuals, and to us as a society. Very high on both these lists is our health, and subsequently, our...
by Mahesh Patel | Mar 17, 2020 | Healthcare, Technology
Turning air into potable water As we approach World Water Day on 22nd March and stop to consider the ongoing global water crisis, I would like to share a story about a start-up based in Hyderabad, India that is tackling the issue of access to safe drinking water...
Recent Comments