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Nature’s Basket posts positive Ebitda in Q1

For the June quarter, Spencer’s Retail Ltd reported standalone turnover of ₹439 crore down 27% from the year ago periodHowever, the company was able to partly offset losses by its e-commerce business which grew five-fold

2 min read9 Sep 2020
Science

Experts seek to calm worries of mother-to-baby COVID transmission

Transmission of COVID-19 from pregnant mothers to their babies are rare and should not spark undue concern, experts say after a case study was published saying novel coronavirus may be able to cross the placenta

1 min read14 Jul 2020
Companies

Spencer’s to acquire Nature's Basket for ₹300 crore to increase footprint

The Kolkata-based retail chain will gain access to Nature’s Basket’s online platformLast year, Godrej had earned ₹9,969 cr, out of which the turnover of Nature’s Basket was ₹291 cr

2 min read17 May 2019
Lounge

People and crocodiles, side by side in Dewa

Residents of Gujarat’s Charotar area teach a valuable lesson in peaceful coexistenceSeveral crocodile exclusion enclosures are installed around the pond’s banks to give villagers access to the water

3 min read10 Mar 2019
Lounge

Opinion: Afroz Shah's New Year lesson

Mumbai-based lawyer Afroz Shah has decided that he will spend every weekend of the next five years on a river with a bad rapHe says loving nature must be an everyday affair

5 min read25 Jan 2019
Mint-lounge

The year AI art made headlines

This year, museums and auction houses chaperoned 'outsider' AI-generated art into mainstream conversations. But does this 'new' art carry enough merit?

9 min read28 Dec 2018
Opinion

Opinion | Natural enemies vs man-made enemies

Many people feel that there is a trade-off between short-term economic growth imperatives and the need to preserve the ecology and environment

4 min read10 Dec 2018
News

Studying to be an eco warrior

Here are three things that Tanvi Dutta Gupta recommend for every aspiring environmentalist

1 min read2 Sep 2021
Mint-lounge

Biomimicry: The natural blueprint

From the shape of a jellyfish to the kingfisher's beak, biomimicry is influencing the future of technology and innovation

6 min read7 Oct 2018
Companies

Rabo Equity Advisors invest ₹140 crore in LT Food’s organic business

Rabo Equity had also infused $10 million in LT Foods, the listed parent of NBFL in 2009

1 min read3 Sep 2018
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