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Expressions that say it all...

Apart from a few flashes of brilliance, Bharatanatyam dancer Jyotsna Jagannathan could not match the standards set by her guru at the Uttaradhikar festival of classical arts.




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Reorienting organisations for gen-next

Millennials crave collaboration, team-based projects and easy flow of information




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How entrepreneurial innovation is helping HR solve complex problems

Players like Mynoticeperiod, Hackerearth, e-poise and Merajob are expected to play a role in changing the HR start-up ecosystem




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Experience is not always wisdom

What worked in the past may not work in the future unless we focus on the process




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Life skill coaching, moving from experiential avoidance to psychological flexibility




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Startups must have mentors to succeed, says experts




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Centre bans export of non-basmati white rice to check price rise

This variety of rice constitutes 25% of the total rice export from the country




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Tobacco growers in Andhra Pradesh make hay as export demand spikes, seek higher crop cap

Global shortage of 400 million kg of tobacco spurs export demand for the crop; premium leaves fetch farmers in Prakasam and Nellore districts a record ₹210 a kg during e-auctions




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Onion auction to remain closed indefinitely in Nashik wholesale markets to protest 40% duty on export: Traders

Traders claimed the central government's decision to impose 40% duty on the export of onions till December 31, 2023 will adversely affect the onion growers and its export




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Govt. imposes 20% export duty on parboiled rice

Duty exemption would be available on parboiled rice lying in customs ports which have not been granted LEO and are backed by valid LCs before August 25, 2023




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Explained | Why was a 40% duty imposed on onion exports? 

Is there a demand-supply mismatch? Why is the government planning to offload buffer stocks? 




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Government imposes restrictions on export of Basmati rice

Basmati rice below $1200 per tonne will not be allowed to export




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Are export ban, stocking limits on rice and wheat curbing inflation? | Data

A look at the various limits and bans on wheat and rice stocks and exports in the recent past, and their impact




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Restore incentive for cashew exports: Tamil Nadu Cashew Processors and Exporters Association

The association also urged APEDA to exempt imported raw cashew nuts from Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) clearance in customs.




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Government imposes minimum export price of $800 per tonne on onion till December 31

Onion prices have further risen to ₹65-80 per kilogramme in the retail market of the national capital on lower supply.




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India’s smaller rice crop paves way for prolonged export curbs

Production in India, the world’s largest rice exporter, is under unusually intense focus after New Delhi banned exports of non-basmati white rice in July, sending global prices surging




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Centre bans onion export till March; Nashik farmers protest

On August 19, the Union government imposed a 40% duty on the export of onions until December 31,




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India aims at $1 billion fresh banana exports in next 5 years

India’s banana export destinations extend beyond the Middle East, with potential opportunities in major global players like the USA, Russia, Japan, Germany, China, the Netherlands, the UK, and France.




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CM exhorts Godrej Agrovet to explore potential in real state, furniture and consumers goods sectors in Telangana

Govt prepared to extend necessary support to the company in expanding its oil palm and dairy businesses 




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India may earmark $48 bln for next year's food, fertiliser subsidies

Food and fertiliser subsidies are expected to be increased in the Union Budget 2024, sources say




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What are the regulations with respect to rice prices? | Explained

What are the measures the government is taking to bring down the increasing price of rice?




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Govt allows onion exports to Bangladesh, Mauritius, Bahrain, Bhutan

Traders are allowed to export this quantity till March 31




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Onion traders cry foul over underpriced exports to UAE

Centre has permitted 24,400 MT shipments to the country amid ban on exports ‘till further orders’; exporters allege selling price being set too low, triggering windfall profits for selected UAE importers




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Centre allows 99.5k tons of onion exports to 6 neighbouring nations

Centre allows export of 99,500 tonnes of onions from Maharashtra to six countries despite domestic ban




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Centre lifts onion export ban, but conditions apply

Outbound shipments now feasible if global buyers pay at least $770 a tonne for Indian onions




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Election Commission nod taken before lifting ban on onion exports: Govt sources

The decision assumes importance as it comes before the crucial Lok Sabha polls in key onion belts like Nashik, Ahmednagar and Solapur in Maharashtra




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VST ropes in Axis Bank to offer loan to farmers

This partnership is expected to enable farmers to avail hassle-free, affordable, and flexible credit facilities.




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Paradigms addressed by direct purchase of rice from FCI for States: Explained

Union Minister for Food and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi has announced that States can buy rice from the Food Corporation of India at ₹2,800/quintal without participating in e-auction.  




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Lost in exile: The forgotten Chagos Islanders of West Sussex

A group of Indian Ocean islanders, forcibly removed from their homes 50+ years ago and deported to England, are still fighting for recognition and basic rights. By Alexi Demetriadi.




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Southern Exposure

Chandan Robert Rebeiro captures a budding Bangladeshi photographer.




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The day Colombia’s FARC guerrilla ceases to exist as an armed group

The guerrillas are handing weapons over to the UN, but they are in fear. Thomas Mortensen reports from Urabá.




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Ask LukeW: Text Generation Differences

As the number of highly capable large language models (LLMs) released continues to quickly increase, I added the ability to test new models when they become available in the Ask Luke conversational interface on this site.

For context there's a number of places in the Ask Luke pipeline that make use of AI models to transform, clean, embed, retrieve, generate content and more. I put together a short video that explains how this pipeline is constructed and why if you're interested.

Specifically for the content generation step, once the right content is found, ranked, and assembled into a set of instructions, I can select which large language model to send these instructions to. Every model gets the same instructions unless they can support a larger context window. In which case they might get more ranked results than a model with a smaller context size.

Despite the consistent instructions, switching LLMs can have a very big impact on answer generation. I'll leave you to guess which of these two answers is powered by OpenAI's GPT-4 and which one comes from Antrhopic's new (this week) Claude 3.5 Sonnet.

Some of you might astutely point out that the instruction set could be altered in specific ways when changing models. Recently, we've found the most advanced LLMs to be more interchangeable than before. But there's still differences in how they generate content as you can clearly see in the example above. Which one is best though... could soon be a matter of personal preference.

Thanks to Yangguang Li and Sam for the dev help on this feature.




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Nuclear excitation by electron capture seen at long last

Breakthrough could lead to new type of energy source




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National Engineering & Construction Recruitment Exhibition

Exhibition: 20 Apr 2018 - 21 Apr 2018, NEC, Birmingham, United Kingdom.




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The most wanted Rolex

A collector recalls auctioning the most desired watch of all time, one worn by Paul Newman himself




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Not an exact science

Whisky distiller Bill Lumsden opens up about his creative process




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Grand Prix with a difference

This year around, the Watch Oscars threw up some surprises by independent watchmakers




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Full Review | Is the ₹1.6 lakh Samsung Galaxy Fold worth the price?

Samsung’s Galaxy Fold is quite a marvel despite being just a first step with a new form factor




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Engaging critical pedagogy in education [electronic resource] : global phenomenon, local praxis / edited by Fida Sanjakdar and Michael W. Apple.

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge , 2025.




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Actor Kishore hopes Kannada movie Kantara’s success will encourage directors to explore new content and presentation

Kannada actor Kishore hopes the response to ‘Kantara’ will encourage Kannada filmmakers to explore new content in different ways




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Uttar Pradesh declares The Kerala Story tax-free, CM Yogi to watch with entire cabinet

Uttar Pradesh becomes the second State after Madhya Pradesh to make the controversial film tax-free




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HP starts making desktops, workstations at Flex’s unit near Chennai

With the inauguration of this new facility, we aim to strengthen our commitment to India and support the growth of the local manufacturing ecosystem, says Ketan Patel, MD, HP India



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Dell XPS 17 laptop on sale in India from today

The laptop’s price begins from ₹2,09,500 including GST



  • Computers & Laptops

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2X surge in ransomware attacks during the April-June quarter: Report

‘Besides demanding ransom from the victim, these evolved threat actors steal the encrypted data and sell it in the open market to make dual income’



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2020 most profitable year for hackers: Subex report

Covid-19 themed attacks continue to be used by hacker groups to make quick money



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How cyberattackers tried to execute a $15-million ransomware attack

Maze operators use virtual machines to spread the ransomware



  • Computers & Laptops

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Flipkart launches Nokia PureBook X14 laptop in India

Marks Nokia’s entry into the laptop segment in India