A year on, corporation filing portal remains riddled with bugs

A year on, corporation filing portal remains riddled with bugs

NEW DELHI: Almost a year after finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman took up the issue, MCA21 – the corporate filing portal – is still bogged down with multiple glitches, making life tough for compliance teams in companies and limited liability partnership firms.Data discrepancy is seen to be the biggest problem afflicting the portal. For instance, there … Read more

Japanese startup develops bug-repellent clothing

Japanese startup develops bug-repellent clothing

NAGOYA – A startup in central Japan has been working on developing bug-repellent fabrics and clothing, with hopes of bringing finalized products to market by the end of March next year. The company, Fibercraze, teamed up with firms across the country to develop textiles with microscopic holes that can be injected with chemicals. The goal … Read more

Bugs in your brownies? University students dish it out in Great UBC Bug Bake Off

Bugs in your brownies? University students dish it out in Great UBC Bug Bake Off

If anything was bugging the judges at the University of British Columbia’s baking competition on Tuesday, it wasn’t the ingredients of the dishes. According to the school’s executive chef, there were other issues with submissions to the Great UBC Bug Bake Off, but the insects — including ground mealworms and cricket powder — weren’t among … Read more