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death toll from cyclone Chido's passage across Mayotte would be in the hundreds, perhaps even thousands, as France rushed in rescue workers and supplies. Their efforts will be hindered by the damage to airports and electricity distribution in the French Indian Ocean territory. Even before the cyclone's passage, clean drinking water was already subject to chronic shortages.

Payal Kapadia, director of the acclaimed new film All We Imagine As Light, has a more ambiguous view of rice cookers. Prabha, one of the nurses who are the central characters, receives one as a gift from her husband, who disappeared to Germany years ago. It is both impressive — “so international”, her flatmate Anu exclaims — and impractical, too large for their tiny apartment or the meals they make. It is an appliance for a large family, of the kind that Prabha was denied by her husband’s absence. Kapadia has pointed out in interviews that such devices are marketed as being Pable to change a woman’s life, but “not that you could go to work now, but that you will take better care of your family”. Prabha has achieved a career and life on her own terms, yet the cooker can make her yearn for the life she could have had.

mass elephant die-off in Botswana in 2020. A new study published in -Science of the Total Environment- confirms toxic cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, poisoned over 350 elephants near the Okavango Delta. The first elephant carcasses were discovered in May 2020, sparking international concern. Researchers initially ruled out poaching, starvation, and common infections. The presence of some elephants found face down hinted at a swift collapse.

chess prodigy earned the distinction of becoming the youngest world chess champion in history. Gukesh secured this prestigious title after outsmarting China’s Ding Liren in a decisive Game 14. The match, initially poised for a draw, took a dramatic turn when Ding made a critical error akin to self-sabotage. Gukesh capitalized on the mistake, swiftly claiming victory.

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India also suggested that historical subsidisers should seek permission of the Committee on Fisheries Subsidies for grant of subsidies in future. The country has made these remarks in the meetings of the Negotiating Group on Rules (Fisheries subsidies), which are going on in Geneva.

Delhi Pollution Control Committee has directed cow shelters and dairy farms in the city to obtain pollution control consent within 15 days, warning of strict action in case of non-compliance. The Committee issued a public notice on Sunday directing all 'gaushalas' and dairy farms with 15 or more cattle, and all dairies operating in dairy colonies in Delhi to apply for mandatory consent under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. The directive has been issued in compliance with recent court orders and must be adhered to within 15 days of the notice, failing which legal action will be initiated. The notice follows the «Guidelines for Environmental Management of Dairy Farms and Gaushalas» issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) as per the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) order on May 20, 2020.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday hit out at the opposition BJP, accusing it of indulging in «politics» and not showing any interest in discussing issues concerning the state and its people, during the ongoing winter session of legislature in Belagavi. He claimed that the saffron party in the state was a divided house, and hence they were not interested on discussing real issues. «BJP is not interested in any discussion, what to do?....they are not interested in anything else other than doing politics. There is no unity among them, so they are doing such things,» Shivakumar told reporters here in response to a question about issues relating to north Karnataka not being discussed in the legislature session so far.

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data management system for hundreds of remote sites has helped the Dubai municipality save about $2 million a day by reusing water. At Michelin, a centralised monitoring and energy tracking system across 65 factories helps achieve a 10% reduction in water and energy consumption. It’s clear that, if deployed at scale, technology could be a gamechanger in accelerating the world’s transition to net-zero emissions. So, why aren’t more companies doing this? Lisa Wee, global head of sustainability at industrial software provider Aveva, points to the pace of digitalisation. “We still haven’t seen digitalisation done successfully at scale by most companies. In fact, 70% of industries haven’t yet managed this,” she said. “Until you have that foundation in place, you’re jumping ahead by talking about the benefits of AI or machine learning, because the quality of foundational data is so important.” Wee pointed out that over 50% of industrial data in the world was created in just the last two years. “Once you have good foundational data and a standardised way of bringing it together [across plants or functions], you can deploy analytics on top of it. You can find out, for example, that paint drying might be your most energy intensive process,” she said.

Bentley Systems, the Nasdaq-listed infrastructure engineering software company, does not see any slowdown in India's infrastructure spending which will help its India business grow faster than the average of the company, said a senior company official. Bentley Systems develops, sells, and supports software for the design, construction, and operation of infrastructure. Their software is used in the building, plant, civil, and geospatial markets. «Even though a lot of infrastructure work is done by engineering firms and private companies, it is tied to public funding, and there's no slowdown in public funding for infrastructure. Infrastructure investments are going to be needed, to stimulate the economy,» Nicholas Cumins, CEO, of Bentley Systems, told ET.

Mie Takahashi is one of a small group of female toji, or master Japanese sake brewers

AAP leader Manish Sisodia on Saturday expressed confidence of former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal returning to power in the national capital after the assembly elections, saying «the people of Delhi have faith in Kejriwal and they do not need anyone else». Talking to PTI on his return from the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine, the former deputy chief minister of Delhi slammed the BJP over Delhi's «deteriorating law and order situation». «We have fought all the elections without any alliance with the Congress, whether it was in 2013, 2015 or 2019 and we will fight the upcoming (assembly) election alone as well,» Sisodia, who had reached the shrine atop Trikuta hills in Reasi district on Friday evening, said. He said it is the people of Delhi who make AAP leaders fight the elections.

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Replying to a question, Pandher said 17-18 farmers have sustained injuries during the Haryana security personnel action. Farmer leader Manjit Singh Rai alleged that rubber bullets were also used by security personnel and one farmer was seriously injured.

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Shakti Pumps will be in focus after the company received a Letter of Empanelment from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) for 25,000 standalone off-grid DC solar photovoltaic water pumping systems, collectively worth Rs 754.30 crore. Under this Letter of Empanelment, the company will receive a series of orders from MSEDCL over the next year. The stipulated timeline of 60 days for executing these orders will commence from the date each work order is issued.

ISRO) on Thursday announced that it has achieved a key milestone in its space programme with the successful sea-level hot test of the CE20 Cryogenic Engine which has been developed indigenously. The space agency conducted the tests late last month on November 29 in Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu and announced its success post analyses. «The C20 cryogenic engine successfully passes a critical test in ambient condition, featuring restart enabling systems-a vital step for future missions,» ISRO said on X. The CE20 engine powers the upper stage of ISRO's LVM3 launch vehicle, which has played a pivotal role in missions like Chandrayaan-2, Chandrayaan-3, and is expected to be integral for the upcoming Gaganyaan mission, India's first human spaceflight attempt. According to ISRO so far the engine has successfully powered the upper stage of six LVM3 missions. For the Gaganyaan mission, its usage will help in enhancing the payload capability of the launch vehicle.

Toyota says it will build a new paint facility as part of a $922 million investment at its factory complex in Georgetown, Kentucky

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