Author: Anoushka Bohra

Environmental impact of NFTs NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, have become increasingly popular in recent years. It is mainly used to convey the proprietorship of digital art and collectables. NFTs have, from time to time, risen to the extent of fine art. But there’s a hidden cost with NFTs — the environmental impact of using the blockchain to transfer assets. Cryptocurrency’s energy consumption and its effect on the environment have lately become a hot topic. The increase in NFTs is only adding fuel to the flames. How NFTs work NFT is a non-fungible token that deploys blockchain technology to validate the…

Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett will be awarded the French cinema’s renowned honour, the Cesar D’honneur. The French Film Academy on Friday announced this on their official website. Blanchett will receive the lifetime achievement Cesar award in Paris on February 25, 2022, in the 47th Cesar ceremony. Cesar D’honneur is France’s equivalent to the Academy Awards. The César Awards are the national film award of France. The ceremony’s name facilitated the ceremony and was first awarded in 1976. Blanchett made her debut with the Australian war film in 1997, called ‘Paradise’ but came into the global limelight with her period…

A complaint was filed by three countries, namely Brazil, Australia and Guatemala. Subsequently, a dispute settlement panel was set up, which found out that India’s domestic support and export subsidy measures involving the sugar sector were violative of the rules under the international trade regime. India has denied the findings, said its policies about the sugar sector would not be affected, and that it would file an appeal against the results. How the process began at WTO? The three countries, i.e. Australia, Brazil and Guatemala, filed a complaint in July 2019 stating that “support allegedly provided by India in favour…

It was a heartbreaking sight when Badminton champion P.V. Sindhu was defeated by Tai Tzu Ying who is world’s number one, BWF World Badminton Championships in women’s singles quarterfinals. Sindhu was hoping to preserve the title she had previously won in 2019. However, shuttler P.V. Sindhu found it tough to match the opponent in terms of speed, court coverage and drop shots. Badminton champion Kidambi Srikanth defeated Dutch player Mark Caljouw by 21-8, 21-7. Srikanth confirmed a medal at the 2021 BWF World Championships with this victory. This win would also count as India’s third medal at a showpiece event…

Elon Musk is the owner of the most innovative companies globally, including Paypal, SpaceX, and Tesla Motors. Neuralink, which is a neurotechnology company, is also the brainchild of Musk. It’s also evident that he already has a lot on his plate.   With an extensive list of companies and achievements to his credit, Elon Musk’s management style has become a staple in terms of intrigue and fascination. His reputation precedes himself in being equally brilliant and hardworking, and his team admits that the work ethic established by him is both mentally exhausting and rewarding.  He thinks there’s always another way to do everything,…

On the 71st death anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with many other Union ministers and leaders, paid tribute to India’s first home minister.  Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was a remarkable leader of the Congress party. In his early days, he practised as a lawyer and later became an essential figure in the country’s freedom struggle. He became India’s first home minister and deputy prime minister of India and was famously known as the Iron Man of India. He is revered and credited for his political insight and constant efforts towards integrating the princely states into the Union of India.…