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BHUBANESWAR: Odisha needs a shift towards crop diversification and improved irrigation design to double income of farmers, experts opined on Friday. Taking part in the panel discussion on ‘Water to Wealth: Leveraging Irrigation for Doubling Farmers’ Income in Odisha’ organised by the Department of Analytical and Applied Economics of the Utkal University in association with the Odisha Economic Association (OEA), the experts drew attention to important empirical findings on irrigation use in Odisha. Evidence suggests that while paddy cultivation dominates irrigated land, it is highly water-intensive and yields lower value per unit of water compared to pulses and oilseeds. This…

Total Capital Partners has completed the management buyout of critical communications provider Radiocoms, marking the independent sponsor’s third deal in the past nine months.  Headquartered in London and with regional offices in Swansea, Ashford and Manchester, Radiocoms specialises in the design, engineering, deployment and maintenance of highly resilient voice, video and data communications networks.  Radiocoms services complex, mission-critical environments including the defence and emergency services sectors, national critical infrastructure providers, airports and energy customers.  The business achieved turnover of £38.7m at double-digit EBITDA margins in its latest accounts.  Total Capital’s investment provides the backing for chief executive Mark Blythe to lead a management…

Competition for investment and recruiting talent remains a central operational issue for large hedge funds, particularly as firms expand specialist hiring teams. Citadel’s chief people officer Sjoerd Gehring has now left the $67 billion firm less than two years after joining from Apple.Highlights Citadel’s chief people officer Gehring, who joined in late 2024, has exited amid ongoing competition for hedge fund talent and leadership reshuffling.Citadel experiences turnover in business development, with Eleanor Sharkey departing, Freya Maynard promoted, and five external hires made in the past two months from JPMorgan and Barclays.Verition executive Sapna Vir will join Citadel in December 2024…

RIYADH: Discipline and focus is turning Saudi Arabia into a regional hub for sporting events, along with organizational prowess, its young population and a proven history of determination, experts have told Arab News.  In October, a report released by PwC Middle East projected that Saudi Arabia’s sports market is expected to triple to $22.4 billion by 2030, creating 39,000 jobs and adding $13.3 billion to the Kingdom’s gross domestic product.  Saudi Arabia is gearing up to host major sporting events in the near future, including the 2029 Asian Winter Games and the much-anticipated FIFA World Cup in 2034.  Strengthening the…

Rising costs are putting pressure on the industryAlex Evans, Zahra Khaliq and Neil Shaw Assistant Editor08:03, 18 Apr 2026People have had their holiday plans scrappedHolidaymakers have been left with cancelled bookings and ruined plans as four travel companies have collapsed in the first few months of 2026. There are fears more holidays could be ruined this year as prices soar, businesses feel the pressure and jet fuel supplies dwindle in the face of the war in Iran.In January, Regen Central Ltd went into liquidation and cancelled all holidays without issuing refunds. Then on January 23, coach operator Gold Crest Holidays…

Overview This article examines the fundamental differences between tokens and coins in cryptocurrency, evaluates beginner-friendly platforms for purchasing each asset type, and provides practical guidance on selecting the right digital assets and exchanges based on individual investment goals and risk tolerance. Newcomers to cryptocurrency often encounter confusion when distinguishing between “coins” and “tokens”—two terms frequently used interchangeably but representing distinct asset categories with different technical foundations, use cases, and investment characteristics. Coins operate on their own independent blockchains (such as Bitcoin on the Bitcoin blockchain or Ethereum on the Ethereum network), serving primarily as digital currencies or stores of value.…

As the Iran war drags on, focus has shifted again on this sector Over the past 12 months, India’s defence stocks witnessed a boom, especially after last year’s India-Pakistan tech-drone-missile war. While their prices are up by 18 per cent, the financials are likely to grow by a similar percentage in the future. Several analysts contend that these may be the best defensive stocks to buy in the current war scenario. Apart from the geopolitical situation, India’s rising defence budget, focus on local production and exports, and ongoing tensions on the borders may augur well for these shares. Defence spending…

Investors will need to be more selective to catch the next wave of gains. (Source: Supplied/Getty) For investors still waiting for a clear signal on where to put capital in 2026, the picture is getting sharper. In a market still adjusting to higher borrowing costs, the strongest opportunities are no longer spread evenly across the country. Instead, what we are seeing at Rethink Group, investor interest is concentrating in a handful of markets where three things are lining up at once: infrastructure-led demand, population growth, and genuine supply constraints. That is helping explain why industrial and essential retail assets are…

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© Texas Instruments / Wikimedia Commons It can pay big dividends (sometimes literally) to stash a few of the hedge fund favorites on your buy watchlist. Of course, it’s never a good idea to simply copy a name by riding the coattails of your favorite smart money managers, especially if you don’t even know how the business behind the stock makes money (or plans to eventually make big money in the distant future). In any case, this piece will look into a legacy tech company that’s profitable, but rather uneventful over the past couple of years. What makes the name…