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Delhi Tops In Adding Plastic Waste To Environment In India: CSE’s Report

Sonia SolankiMarch 7, 20220

Delhi tops the list in plastic waste generation across the country. This information is by the CSE (Centre for Science and Environment) in their latest report titled 'State of India's Environment 2022'. Delhi generates 689.8 tonnes of plastic in a single day. CSE is an NGO that calculates the data provided by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). According to the data analysis, India produces a huge amount of plastic waste, 25,940 tonnes of plastic waste every day. Plastic waste is a major issue, especially in metropolitan cities like Chennai, Kolkata,  Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and others. The amount of wastage is increasing at a high rate too due to many factors. Like the growing population, Increasing consumption of packed foods and items, plastic packaging is ...

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Made In India Weapons Get Recognition In Global Defence Market

Monomita NagMarch 7, 20220

India is striving to establish itself as a leading manufacturer of military weapons under Made in India brand. A total of 3 Indian military equipment producing companies have been included in the top global companies engaged in manufacturing military weapons. Therefore, it comes under a strategically important sector in India. The UAE defence ministry has finalized to purchase L- 15 training and light combat aircraft and it is reported that it also had an option of purchasing 36 planes from China later on. It is no doubt an effort of Emirati to diversify its purchasing options. But what came as a great setback to India is that UAE had shown strong interest in India's Tejas combat planes in 2018. Even India's Akash Sam system came in for great appreciation by the gulf country i...

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China Overtakes US In Technological War; Pentagon’s Worried

Monomita NagMarch 7, 20220

China's spectacular progress in hypersonic technology has pushed the US into a difficult situation. The successful hypersonic weapon test last July created widespread panic in the Pentagon and they are also worried that China is ahead of the US in other critical technologies. The US government's dithering on 5G rollout has come in for sharp criticism by Harvard professors Schmidt and Graham Allison. They pointed out that many countries including China have gone ahead in 5G technology, hence they feel that President Biden should make it the national priority now. Importance Of Critical Science And 5G Technology 5G ensures extremely fast download speed. It is a fifth-generation technology that can be used as a foundation for industrial and military use. The professors expressed their diss

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Ukraine’s Film Academy Calls For The Boycott

Our CorrespondentMarch 7, 20220

As Russia continues its massive invasion of Ukraine, much of the Western world is approving of the Vladimir Putin-led nation with varying degrees of seriousness. The Ukrainian Film Academy, the membership body that includes film professionals and cultural figures from across the country, has issued a petition calling for an international boycott of Russian cinema. The organization said that despite the sanctions imposed on Russia by governments around the world, the country remains active in the cultural field. In a statement released from Kyiv, the group also called on film festivals to stop accepting films made in Russia until the invasion ends. The Ukrainian Film Academy includes top actors and film industry figures from all over Ukraine. Specific asks the Council of E...

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Swiss Airlines To Become World’s First To Use Solar Fuel

Pooja YadavMarch 7, 20220

Swiss International Airlines along with its parent Lufthansa Group have started strategic cooperation and integration with the synthetic fuel manufacturer Synhelion to use the first-ever solar aviation fuel."This will make SWISS the first airline in the world to use 'sun-to-liquid' fuel," Swiss Airlines said in a statement. The primary plant for industrial production of solar aviation fuel will be built in Germany's North-Rhine Westphalia state Jülich. Under this deal, the Lufthansa Group and Swiss Airlines will also help in developing the commercial fuel production facilities in Spain that are planned by Synhelion. The technology has been developed for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from renewable energy sources by Synhelion, a derivative from the land Institute of Te...

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Manipur Elections: Nearly 77% Voter Turnout Recorded Till 5 pm Amid Incidents Of Violence

Snehashish RoyMarch 5, 20220

Manipur recorded 76.04% voting till 5 pm on March 5 in the last phase of the Assembly elections. Some incidents of violence were reported from places before and after polling started. As many as two people were reportedly killed in the violence. One incident of killing was reported from Senapati district and the other in Thoubal district. The BJP candidate from the Karong seat reported the incident and said both were shot at "without proper reason." One of the killed was identified as Amuba Singh, who was a BJP worker. He was allegedly shot at by a Congress supporter. The election commission is waiting for a detailed report from the district election officer. The voting began at 7 am and ended at 6 pm on Saturday. The second and last phase of the election was conducted for 22 ...

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Ukraine-Russia War: Indian Embassy Urges Stranded Students To Stay Inside, Centre Presses For Ceasefire

Snehashish RoyMarch 5, 20220

The situation of Indian students stranded amid continuous fighting between the Russian and Ukrainian forces has raised concerns for the Centre. The ministry of external affairs has urged students to stay inside and take safety precautions. In a message issued on March 5, the Indian Embassy in Ukraine has assured students stranded in the northeastern city of Sumy that the authorities are looking for possible routes to evacuate them. "Discussed evacuation and identification of exit routes with all interlocutors including Red Cross. The control room will continue to be active until all our citizens are evacuated. Be safe, be strong," said the embassy. Around 800 students are stuck in Sumy and they have sent several SOS messages to get them evacuated as the city is being attacked....

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Will France Work To Protect Ukraine’s Nuclear Sites?

Our CorrespondentMarch 5, 20220

President Emmanuel Macron's office says France will soon propose concrete measures to ensure the security of Ukraine's five major nuclear sites. The security measures will be designed based on International Atomic Energy Agency norms, a statement from the French presidency said on Saturday. Russian attack on a nuclear plant sparked a fire on Friday and briefly raised fears of devastation around the world.   President Macron is deeply concerned about the risks to nuclear security, security, and the implementation of international security measures as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the statement said. Macron said Russia should immediately cease its illegal and dangerous military actions and allow Ukrainian authorities full control of all nuclear facilities ...

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UP Assembly Elections: Political Heavyweights Round Up In Varanasi For Final Battle

Snehashish RoyMarch 5, 20220

The sweepstakes between the ruling BJP and the Opposition SP in Uttar Pradesh have reached their concluding stage. Both the parties are sparing no effort before the state goes to the polls in the final phase. The seventh phase in the UP Assembly election is important as one of the districts that will take part in the final round, Varanasi, belongs to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency. PM Modi held a roadshow in Varanasi on March 4 to drum up support for the last time ahead of the last phase of the Assembly elections. He waved his hands from an open-roof vehicle as his convoy went past the crowd for three kilometres in the holy city. He garlanded the statues of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Madan Mohan Malviya. He also stopped for tea at a stall where he ...

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Ukraine Crisis: Europe’s Biggest Nuclear Power Plant Zaporizhzhia Seized By Russia

Sonia SolankiMarch 5, 20220

Russian troops have taken over Europe's biggest Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine on Friday night. The whole globe was earlier under the fear of the catastrophic result of the blast. But as per reports from UN and Ukrainian officials, no radiations released post the blast on the nuclear plant. Zaporizhzhia NPP Details The nuclear plant Zaporizhzhia is the largest in Europe and is located in the southeastern city of Enerhodar at the banks of Dnieper. The Nuclear plant was named after the city of Zaporizhzhia. This nuclear power plant is one of the main suppliers of electricity across Ukraine. It has the capacity to generate 40-42 billion KWh of electricity. This is almost 20% of the annual electricity production in the country.   It was built in 1984-1987 and o...

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Delhi government To Hold Business Blasters Investment Summit and Expo Today

Pooja YadavMarch 5, 20220

Delhi government is going to hold Business Blasters Investment Summit and Expo on March 5 with the aim of providing an even bigger platform to young entrepreneurs. It will be held at the Thyagaraj Stadium. “Business Blasters project is a practical component of the EMC curriculum for Classes 11 and 12, where students are given seed money (Rs. 2000 each) to build on an idea that generates profit, or solves a social problem,” said the statement on the official website. Over 100 business ideas by student entrepreneurs will be selected and showcased. This will provide a chance to varied investors to directly invest in a project of their choice. A total of 51,000 ideas were submitted for this event. "Out of these 1,000 ideas, over 100 student-led top business ideas have been selected. W...

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“IPCC Report 2022 Causes Worry For Environment-Mark The Higlights….”

Pooja YadavMarch 4, 20220

Even if greenhouse emissions are decreased, several disasters caused by temperature change are likely to happen within the next twenty years, in line with a report compiled by the Intergovernmental Panel on global climate change (IPCC). Overview: India is severely impacted if emissions aren't reduced, consistent with the second installment of the IPCC report. India will face effects because of food and water scarcity, heat reaching human survival limits, significant economic devastation, and rising sea levels if the emissions don't seem to be stopped. The IPCC report also notified that over 3.5 billion people, or 45 percent of the worldwide population, board climate-vulnerable areas. The report also stated that the power to adapt by humans and natural ecosystems was being te...

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