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Instant, special, or traditional blends: Indians' choice for their daily cup keeps increasing Namrata Kohli   |   New Delhi Coffee lovers in India have a variety of brews to choose. (Stock photo) India is sipping a change: a culture of drinking  coffee  is catching up as cafes expand menus and brewing at home becomes a breeze with concentrates, single-serve bags, and pour-over packs.   “Today India's  coffee  consumption is 100 gm per capita per annum compared to western countries where it is 12 kg per capita per annum, which clearly shows the potential opportunity. The Indian café market is (Rs) 4.5k crore currently and is growing at a healthy CAGR. The  coffee  category has a big social symbolic value in the Indian market and the trends of growth are encouraging,” says Rajat Agrawal, Barista’s chief executive officer (CEO).   Indians know their coffee thanks to lifestyle awareness and purchasing power. “We get consumers today who talk about specialty blends and their blend pr

Devices are used for videography, mapping and one day could be delivering groceries: Here is how train in operating them Namrata Kohli   Drone pilots are in demand as businesses use the devices for logistics and transport. (Stock photo) D id you know that Tata 1MG  Labs is now transporting 500+ samples per day using a specially designed drone in a temperature-controlled container.   T he initiative is LIVE in N o ida.     Drones can reshape the future of e-commerce and logistics .   Many companies have already started testing drone deliveries, including the likes of Amazon. Last year, Swiggy partnered with Garuda Aerospace to use drones to deliver groceries in Bengaluru and the Delhi-NCR region. In December, digital health platform 1mg started a pilot project to deliver medicines and diagnostic samples in Dehradun. Drones were also used to deliver vaccines in Arunachal Pradesh.   According to  Tanmay Saksena, Chief Operating Officer Tata 1mg , “ Our objective of introducing drones for