Month: October 2023

Losses from extreme events over 31 years were $3.8 trillion | Data

October 31, 2023 admin

Homes are surrounded by floodwaters in Sohbat Pur city, a district of Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province | Photo Credit: Zahid Hussain Disaster events are not only becoming more frequent and severe but their impact is also expected to worsen. The year 2023 brought an end to the warmest decade on record, marked by unprecedented extreme…

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What India needs from the ‘Vigyan Puraskar’ awards and what it can get | Explained

October 31, 2023 admin

Recently, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research announced the winners of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) awards for 2022. The announcement was highly anticipated not only due to the nearly year-long delay in declaring the results, but also because it came amid the government’s plans for a major revamp of the structure of science…

Science

What does World Thrift Day have to do with physics?

October 31, 2023 admin

A view of the Rosette Nebula, January 27, 2023. | Photo Credit: Aldebaran S/Unsplash World Thrift Day is observed on October 31 to promote saving money and developing a sense of financial prudence. We’re taught to save for a rainy day, as we grow up from being the owners of a piggy bank to the…

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How Can Pakistan Qualify For Semi-Finals Of ICC Cricket World Cup 2023?

October 31, 2023 admin

Pakistan find themselves in a spot of bother at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 as the tournament heads into the second half. The 1992 champions have struggled for consistency despite getting a good start and as it stands, their future in the tournament remains uncertain. Pakistan won their opening match against the Netherlands…

Sports

After Order To Release Cauvery Water To Tamil Nadu, Karnataka Says It Won’t Be Able To

October 31, 2023 admin

Deputy CM DK Shivakumar expressed Karnataka’s inability to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has expressed the state’s inability to release water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu as directed by the CWRC, saying it does not have adequate water in its Cauvery basin. His statement comes after the Cauvery…

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Ravi Shastri’s Blunt One-Liner On “Difference Between India And England”

October 31, 2023 admin

Ravi Shastri working as a pundit in Cricket World Cup 2023 It has been a tough campaign for England in the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2023 and things got even worse with a 100-run defeat against India on Sunday. The defending champions produced a good bowling show to restrict India to 229 but their batters…

Sports

Rupee opens on flat note against U.S. dollar in early trade

October 31, 2023 admin

The rupee inched up 1 paisa against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, as the support from positive domestic equities was negated by elevated crude oil prices and a strong American currency overseas. Forex traders said the dollar strengthened on safe-haven demand. However, a positive trend in domestic equities supported…

Business

PM Modi To Address ‘Meri Maati Mera Desh’ Culmination Event Today

October 31, 2023 admin

PM will also address thousands of Amrit Kalash Yatris joining the programme from across the country. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to participate in the programme marking the culmination of Meri Maati Mera Desh campaign’s Amrit Kalash Yatra at Kartavya Path on Tuesday. Ministry of Culture, in an official statement, said that…

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Mukesh Ambani receives 3rd threat email with ₹400 crore demand

October 31, 2023 admin

File picture of Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani | Photo Credit: Reuters Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has received a threat email from an unidentified person seeking ₹400 crore, police said on Tuesday. Ambani’s company received the email on Monday. It is the third threat email sent to Ambani in four days, an official said….

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Disabled Man Not Given Wheelchair By Airlines, Drags Himself Off Plane

October 31, 2023 admin

Rodney Hodgins has spastic cerebral palsy and requires a motorised wheelchair. New Delhi: A differently-abled man, who cannot walk, was forced to drag himself off a plane in Las Vegas when Air Canada could not provide him with a wheelchair. Rodney Hodgins has spastic cerebral palsy and requires a motorised wheelchair. The 49-year-old and his…

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