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India’s coffee research body has invited private firms, research institutions and growers to collaborate on developing higher-yielding and better-quality coffee varieties. The outreach reflects growing pressure to lift productivity, improve climate resilience and strengthen India’s position in specialty and export markets.
Karnataka’s coffee cultivation area has remained largely stagnant, underscoring mounting pressure on planters facing weak state support, limited access to long-term low-cost capital and a shortage of climate-resilient varieties, according to the Karnataka Planters’ Association. The warning comes as growers contend with rising climate volatility and higher input costs, even as the state remains central to India’s coffee output.
Across India’s urban café scene, operators are moving beyond menus to build loyalty through run clubs, live music, book readings, cultural programming and social-media-ready experiences. The shift reflects a broader battle for repeat footfall in a crowded market where ambience, identity and community now matter as much as espresso quality.
Across India’s urban café scene, operators are moving beyond food and beverages to engineer loyalty through run clubs, live music, book readings, cultural programming and social-media-friendly experiences. The shift reflects a crowded market in which ambience and repeat visits increasingly matter as much as the menu, turning cafés into community hubs rather than simple retail outlets.
Across India’s urban café scene, operators are moving beyond food and beverage sales to build loyalty through run clubs, live music, book readings, cultural programming and social-first content. The shift reflects a broader consumer trend: customers are increasingly choosing cafés as lifestyle spaces, not merely places to eat and drink.
India's coffee exports rose 25% year-on-year to 2.42 lakh tonnes in the first half of FY27, supported by resilient overseas demand and steady shipment momentum. However, volatility in global coffee prices has slowed growth in per-tonne realisation, tempering the value gains from the higher export volume.
ANRF CEO Shivkumar Kalyanaraman has outlined a patient-capital framework aimed at accelerating India’s research and development intensity toward 3% of GDP, arguing that the country cannot afford a slow, decades-long climb. The model combines private investment, open intellectual property licensing and national mission programmes to convert research into scalable innovation and commercial outcomes.
A new SpaceX cargo mission to the International Space Station is carrying miniature human brain and heart tissue models designed to help scientists study disease, aging and the effects of microgravity. The work, led by U.S. researchers with international partners, could improve medical care for astronauts while also accelerating insights into neurodegenerative and cardiovascular conditions on Earth.
A new wave of research is moving the microplastics debate beyond exposure counts and toward mechanism, suggesting that the particles may be chemically active at the water interface and capable of generating harmful molecules inside the body. The findings help explain why scientists have increasingly linked microplastics to inflammation and other biological stress, while also underscoring how much remains unknown about real-world health risk.
The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) has launched CCRAS SPARK 5.0 and CCRAS Ayushshodh 2026, a dual initiative aimed at strengthening Ayurveda research, innovation, and academic engagement. The move signals a broader policy push to deepen evidence-based work in traditional medicine and expand the research pipeline for young scholars.
A Retraction Watch report on a journal’s disclosure of a postdoctoral researcher’s identity has triggered sharp criticism from authors, who said the move felt “a bit like a threat.” The dispute has widened into a broader debate over how scientific publishing handles anonymity, accountability, and the personal safety of early-career researchers working on contentious climate and energy topics.
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