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22 Apr

PM Modi announces that India and the US have decided to launch a joint clean energy initiative

editor0 CommentsBusiness, Healthclean energy, climate, environment, INDIA, USA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday announced that India and the United States have decided to launch a joint clean energy initiative to help other developing countries with affordable access to green finance and clean technologies. Addressing the Leaders’ Summit on Climate, attended by 40 world leaders including US President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping, PM Modi announced the “India-US climate and clean energy Agenda 2030 partnership”. “As a climate-responsible developing country, India welcomes partners to create templates of sustainable development in India. These can also help other developing countries, who need affordable access to green finance and clean technologies,”…

22 Apr

The Supreme Court on Thursday terms the Covid-19 situation as almost a “national emergency”

editor0 CommentsHealthCovid-19, INDIA, oxygen, SUPREME COURT

The Supreme Court Thursday termed the Covid-19 situation as almost a “national emergency” while agreeing to hear Vedanta’s plea for opening of its Sterlite copper unit at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu on the ground that it would produce thousand tonnes of oxygen and give it free of cost to treat patients. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde was unimpressed with the objection of Tamil Nadu government which initially sought hearing of Vedanta’s plea on Monday and opposed its opening on various grounds including that it has been rejected by the apex court earlier. “We understand all this. We will ensure compliance…

22 Apr

PM Narendra Modi cancels West Bengal visit, to chair COVID-19 review meetings on April 23

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today cancelled his visit to Bengal on Friday to campaign for the ongoing state election citing meetings to review the Covid situation in the country. Home Minister Amit Shah also cut short his campaign today, cancelling two of his three Bengal meetings to return to Delhi for a Covid meeting. According to the BJP, all its top leaders have called off the rest of their campaign."Tomorrow, will be chairing high-level meetings to review the prevailing COVID-19 situation. Due to that, I would not be going to West Bengal," PM Modi tweeted, effectively ending his campaign in…

22 Apr

India posts daily rise of over 300,000 COVID-19 cases, record death toll

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Swept by a brutal second Covid wave, India saw a record spike in infections with 3.14 lakh new cases, the world's biggest-ever daily surge, taking the caseload to 1.59 crore. In another grim record, 2,104 Covid deaths were recorded since yesterday. Amid the oxygen crisis in the national capital, the Delhi High Court came down strongly on the Centre on Wednesday, saying it seemed that “human lives are not that important.. for the state”. “Beg, borrow or steal. It is a national emergency,” the judges said. The court’s observations come as several private hospitals reached out to the Delhi government…

22 Apr

Delhi Congress leader AK Walia dies of Covid

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Senior Congress leader and former Delhi minister Dr AK Walia passed away on Thursday due to COVID-19. Walia, 72, breathed his last at the Apollo Hospital in Delhi. Walia was elected to the Delhi Legislative Assembly four times between 1993 and 2013. He had served as a Cabinet minister (Health, Urban Development, and Land and Building) in the Sheila Dikshit government in Delhi. Walia, who also had a clinic in Laxmi Nagar, contested polls from East Delhi’s Geeta Colony for the first time in 1993. After delimitation, he contested from Laxmi Nagar. He quit the Congress briefly in 2017, after…

21 Apr

New ASUS ZenBookDual Screen Laptops

editor0 CommentsNorth EastASUS ZENBOOK

ASUS, the Taiwanese tech giantlaunched ZenBook Duo 14 and ZenBook Pro Duo 15 OLED laptops to their expansive ZenBook range. From 14 April ZenBook Duo (UX482) is available at starting price of Rs 99,990. Starting price of ZenBook Pro Duo 15 OLED (UX582) is Rs 2,39,990 and is available from Mid-May 2021. These laptops are available at Amazon, Flipkart, AES (ASUS Exclusive stores), Offline channel partners, Reliance Digital, Croma, Vijay Sales. The ZenBook Pro Duo 15 OLEDand ZenBook Duo 14 feature a dual display with a four-sided frameless NanoEdge displayalong with ultra slim bezels for a complete immersive experience.Asus’s newly…

21 Apr

‘Ceyone Nutri India launches immunity boosters

editor0 CommentsHealth‘Ceyone Nutri India Private Limited’, COVID- 19

‘Ceyone Nutri India Private Limited’, a direct selling company, manufactures various Personal Care, Health Care, Oral Care and Agri Care products. Covid-19 was declared as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. As the world prepares itself for the uncertainty of what lies ahead, one thing is for certain: actively working to maintain a healthy immune system is a protocol we’d all be wise to follow. Keeping this trend in mind, ‘Ceyone Nutri India Private Limited’ has launched a plethora of Immunity Booster supplements like ‘Ceyone Organic Spirulina’, ‘NT- Oxidant Tab’ and ‘AyushKwath’. The ancient healing ways of Ayurveda…

21 Apr

Sony launches BRAVIA 32W830 Smart TV

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Sony India launched BRAVIA 32W830 television with attractive picture quality and life like sound. With the all-new 80cm (32) Smart Android TV, viewers can enjoy movies and shows from apps or broadcast in an instant with advanced voice controls and built-in Chromecast. The BRAVIA 32W830 is the first time ever 80 cm (32) Smart Android TV that comes with more than 5000 apps and built-in Chromecast. It also has a built-in Google assistant. The user can control the TV with his/her voice to find movies, stream apps, play music and much more. Sony’s new BRAVIA 32W830 is enabled with HDR picture…

21 Apr

HCL Jigsaw to assess problem solving skills of students

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HCL, a US $10 billion leading global conglomerate, presents ‘HCL Jigsaw’, India’s premier critical reasoning platform designed to assess key 21st-century skills in young (Grade 6 to 9) students and build a culture of problem solving in the country. The registration for the championship is now open and interested students or schools can register themselves at www.hcljigsaw.com, by 31May. The Pan-India competition will take place virtually in two rounds- Qualifier (24 – 27June) and Finale(17 and 18July). Participating students will get an opportunity to win prizes and gadgets worth Rs 16 lakh. HCL Jigsaw will assess participating students on 10…

21 Apr

Amazon’s commitment towards ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’

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In the opening session of its flagship event Smbhav, Amazon India announced a $250-mn Amazon Smbhav Venture Fund to invest in startups and entrepreneurs focusing on technology innovations in SMB digitization, Agriculture and Healthcare. The Venture Fund will invest in technology led startups that are passionate about unlocking possibilities of a digital India. The Venture Fund will specifically focus on encouraging the best ideas to digitize SMBs (Small & Medium Businesses), drive technology led innovation in agriculture to improve farmer productivity and enable them to bring the best of India’s farms to consumers, and enable universal and quality healthcare access…