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Here’s how to find that kind of co-founder for your startup, the type who challenges you, supports you, the one who will stay with you during the highs and the lows.

From how players train, to how fans react and engage, to how teams make money - data is transforming everything in the sports world. The rise of AI, machine learning, and big data in sports isn’t only a trend, it's changing the entire way of doing business in sports.

he ease of living in Bangalore is a separate topic altogether. From unmatched connectivity through well-built roads to the accessibility of renowned schools, colleges, and shopping complexes. Moreover, white-collar workers from outside Bangalore shifting due to jobs, find apartments to rent and buy at their convenience. But that comes at a price- the price of living.

I feel before we try to understand the basics of sustainable farming, it's important to understand the larger crisis. Nutrition continues to be the main challenge in India. We have a very high prevalence of undernourishment and micronutrient deficiency, for which it is placed at the bottom and second from the bottom globally, respectively. The health and vitality of the soil in which crops are grown are integral to food production; poor soil means poor crop yields. Climate change represents a serious threat. Temperature changes have affected how and where things grew, disrupted the water cycle, shifted rain patterns and evaporation, and caused more storms and severe droughts.

After completing my Masters in Nutrition & Exercise Physiology at the age of 24, I was asked one of two things: “Give me tips on how to lose weight,” or “When are you starting your practice as a nutritionist?”. It was assumed that I would follow the traditional path and become a nutritionist but I didn’t want to limit my career to “weight loss” as, like a lot of urban teenage girls, I too had a history of disordered eating, binge eating, and yo-yo dieting that had long convinced me that ‘dieting’ in any form was not the answer. As I was learning about things such as mindful and intuitive approaches to food, I happened to take a class that changed my life forever. Day 1 of Nutritional Ecology went like this: Joan Dye Gussow, the matriarch of the ‘eat local think global’ movement walks in, eighty-seven at the time, and tells me why the vultures outside my window at Malabar Hill were dying— if you’re curious, it’s because cows were falling sick. Back in the ’90s, we started feeding cattle NSAID’s, the equivalent of a human dose of common over-the-counter drugs such as aspirin or ibuprofen. What we didn’t know was that NSAIDs contain a chemical called diclofenac which, when ingested by the vultures that scavenge on cow carcasses, causes instant kidney failure. As the birds fell from the skies, the food systems and the cultural practices of Zoroastrians collapsed in the mere span of a decade.

All of these issues boil down to one umbrella issue – we had capitalized our food systems to serve the purpose of profit over people and the planet. The backdrop of a rising population and the political worry of feeding the world resulted in the creation of genetically modified seeds. By the end of World War II in 1945, governments were also left with excessive amounts of Ammonium Nitrate, an essential ingredient for explosives, that were then repurposed into fertilizers for farmlands. As Vandana Shiva, the Indian Activist says – “we are still eating the leftovers of World War II.” Today four companies – Bayer, Corteva, ChemChina and Limagrain control more than 50% of the world’s seeds. These seeds are genetically modified to improve crop yield and designed to last only one generation; making farmers dependent on repurchasing them for the next season. In addition, the same companies manufacture the herbicides and pesticides these seeds require to produce a bumper yield. Farmers are often legally banned from saving and cultivating their own seeds so their only option is to purchase the seeds and chemicals from these MNCs. But here’s what really takes the cake: once the food is produced, humans throw away one-third of it to waste. That’s enough food to feed 2 billion people, which is more than double the number of undernourished humans across the globe. The system clearly does not work for people.