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Mickey Haslavsky (18) of Holon is already on his 2nd start-up. Tal Hoffman (15) of Haifa, founder of Itimdi, says the “Start-up Nation” has encouraged young business developers. Gal Harth (15) of Herzliya set-up Doweet to get his friends off their games consoles and into the real world.

Following her Aliya from Australia, Janet Sernack founded the Israeli start-up ImagineNation, based in Zichron Yaakov. The aim of the company is to coach innovation skills. In a nation of innovators, that idea definitely displays imagination.

14 Israeli water companies attended Ecwatech Russia, the largest water technology event in Eastern Europe. They included Amiad and Aqwise and attracted much interest for their wastewater treatment systems.

Israel’s Evogene Ltd has signed a cooperation agreement with India's Rasi Seeds Ltd. to develop drought resistance rice with better crop yields. Rice is highly dependent on rain, and droughts can cause widespread hunger. India is the world's leading rice producer.

Bangalore based IT company Infosys has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Office of the Chief Scientist of Israel to drive industrial research and development. This will help industrial cooperation in cloud, information security, sensors, analytics, and sustainability.

Work at the site of Israel’s largest natural gas deposit is back on track. Meanwhile there is more gas and oil at Israel’s other sites than previously estimated.

An all-electric Better Place Renault Fluence ZE has been spotted and photographed in South Netanya. And then I saw it parked just 200 meters down the road from where I live. Having promised that my first Israeli car will be all-electric, I admit that I could not justify the expense. But I can still dream….

The Yam Tethys' Mari B satellite field, Pinnacles, is due to produce 150 million cubic feet of gas a day. The development timetable was brought forward and will save Israel NIS 650 million of energy costs in this summer alone.

Tel Aviv ranks as the fifth most visited city in the Middle East and Africa according to the annual MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index. The report analyzes visitor traffic and travel spending in 132 cities around the world.

The 85,000 square meters industrial park will cost NIS 500 million and contain five buildings that will host biotech companies.