Category: Features
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The Coming Cognitive Divide: Will AI Slowly Unmake Human Thought?
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming the default interface between humans and the world. We ask it what to read, how to invest, where to travel, how to write, how to code, and increasingly how to decide. What began as a set of productivity tools is evolving into an ambient decision layer — always available, frictionless,…
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Donald Trump as a Disruptive Statesman: Effectiveness, Intent, and the Making of a New World Order
To assess Donald Trump purely on effectiveness—without ethical adjudication, stylistic judgment, or moral framing—is to encounter an outlier in global leadership. Trump does not operate within the inherited grammar of diplomacy. He rejects euphemism, bypasses ritualized ambiguity, and openly challenges institutions built to preserve equilibrium rather than outcomes. In a world whose governing philosophy is…
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RNA-Based (dsRNA/RNAi) Pesticides for Sustainable Crop and Storage Pest Management in India
Executive Summary India’s crop protection framework is at a critical transition point. Escalating pesticide resistance, residue-related trade barriers, environmental degradation, and declining efficacy of existing insecticides demand next-generation, low-risk pest control technologies. RNA-based pesticides, particularly spray-applied double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) products that operate through RNA interference (RNAi), represent a scientifically validated and internationally emerging class of…
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Krishi Value Hubs (KVH):
Institutionalizing Commercial Aggregation for Profitable, Scalable, and Inclusive Agriculture in India Abstract Despite decades of public investment, cooperative movements, and non-profit interventions, Indian agriculture remains trapped in a low-profit, high-risk equilibrium. Fragmented landholdings, weak market integration, limited scale economies, and asymmetric risk allocation continue to suppress farmer incomes and constrain rural economic growth. While Farmer…
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THE CITIES WE ARE BECOMING
How the World’s New Urban Giants Are Reshaping the Century A Feature Based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 A WORLD BUILT AROUND CITIES For the first time in human history, nearly half of the world’s population—45% of 8.2 billion people—wakes up each morning in a city. These cities are no longer just places…
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Kasahara Gateway Unveils a New Engine of Plant Growth: The Adaptive Tissue Revolution
Tarak Dhurjati | 2025 In what scientists are calling a breakthrough that could redefine the future of global agriculture, Kasahara Gateway, a leading bio-innovation consortium, has revealed a newly engineered plant tissue capable of dramatically boosting plant growth, resilience, and productivity. The discovery—named Kasahara Adaptive Tissue (KAT)—has already been hailed as one of the most…
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Clonal Seeds & the One-Line Hybrid Revolution: How Apomixis and Molecular Breeding Will Rewrite Global Agriculture
By Tarak Dhurjati — Special Feature Review For over a century, plant breeders and geneticists have chased what many call the “Holy Grail of Agriculture” — the ability to produce clonal seeds from elite hybrids, indefinitely preserving hybrid vigor without repeated breeding. Today, thanks to breakthroughs in apomixis engineering, CRISPR-based meiosis control, and parthenogenesis genes,…
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The Tiny Couriers Changing Modern Medicine: How Exosomes Are Transforming Drug Delivery and Regenerative Therapies
Tarak Dhurjati Exosomes—microscopic vesicles released naturally by almost every cell in the human body—are reshaping the future of medicine. Measuring just 30–150 nanometers, these nano-sized biological couriers transport proteins, lipids, and RNA between cells, enabling communication, repair, and immune modulation. Their natural stability and compatibility with human tissues make them ideal candidates for delivering therapies…
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From bio-energy JV to regenerative agriculture platform
The story begins with BP and Bunge’s formation of a large-scale sugarcane and ethanol joint venture in Brazil: in 2019 the two completed the creation of BP Bunge Bioenergia to bring together sugar-and-ethanol operations across Brazil. Over time this business evolved beyond simply producing sugar and ethanol. Driven by rising fertiliser costs (partly linked to…
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🔬 DeepTech Startups: Pioneering the Next Frontier of Innovation
“Where Science Meets Startup: DeepTech is Building the Future.” Tarak Dhurjati Introduction In the age of instant apps and social media platforms, a quieter but more profound revolution is unfolding — led by DeepTech startups. Unlike traditional software ventures that focus on scalability and user engagement, DeepTech startups tackle complex scientific and engineering challenges —…
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