Author: Dipa Naskar

Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronic and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to a query in Rajya Sabha right now mentioned that improvement, acquisition of new coach technology on Indian Railways (IR) is a steady course of and resolution for the identical is taken as per requirement and evaluating the rolling inventory technology obtainable.  The railway minister mentioned that after the acquisition of LHB technology, the next actions in this regard have been taken by the Indian Railways:  Modern Coach Factory (MCF) / Rae Bareli has signed a ToT (Transfer of Technology) contract with M/s Dawonsys, South…

Neuralink, co-founded by Elon Musk in 2016, is developing a chip that would be implanted in people’s brains to simultaneously record and stimulate brain activity. It’s intended to have medical applications, such as treating serious spinal-cord injuries and neurological disorders. During a live-streamed interview at The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit on Monday, Musk was asked what Neuralink planned to do in 2022. Musk said, “Neuralink’s working well in monkeys, and we’re actually doing just a lot of testing and just confirming that it’s very safe and reliable, and the Neuralink device can be removed safely.” Musk has said…

Noting how India was an “exception” amongst all its allies who responded to the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in a unified, concerted, and strong manner, the US President Joe Biden observed that India stood on shaky grounds not only while dealing with Putin’s aggression but also in actively vocalizing their protest in that regard.  Addressing a business roundtable of 16 CEOs from various sectors to apprise the industry of the latest developments on the crisis and discuss the way ahead, Biden stated that the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD), with the possible exception of India being somewhat shaky, has otherwise been…

The US and other Western countries have started to impose sanctions on Russia for its moves into eastern Ukraine. There were intense meetings in February in Brussels, Paris, London and Berlin, often running six hours at a time as the allies tried to craft the details of a historic economic blockade, according to Biden administration officials. Some of the exports the U.S. wanted to ban were met with reluctance by the Europeans, who would essentially be telling their own companies to forgo several billion dollars in annual revenues from Russia. President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced what he called the…

Paris Fashion Week is always the grand finale of fashion month, and this fall’s 2022 season was no different, especially as the event saw the return of fully-fledged physical events–all the better for taking in both the most striking and subtle of beauty details. While hair was largely individual, certain statement-making trends emerged, such as fresh variations on the cool, jaw-length bob or the transformative powers of a nuanced fantasy hair color. Makeup statements saw gazes washed in sumptuous shades that unapologetically celebrated the power of color, while shimmering metallics came in new and exciting forms, both on the eyes…

Biden looks to secure oil production with the Middle East as the U.S. and Europe introduce Russian-oil boycotts amid its invasion in Ukraine. That of the Obama White House to include Domestic Policy Council Director Susan Rice, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines and NSC Adviser Jake Sullivan. The president has also said he would revert to policies held by the previous Democratic administration. Biden later frustrated members of his own party with a November decision to sell $650 million in defensive aid to the Saudi government as it continues to get pummeled by Houthi…

Kyiv is feeling the sharp touch of the war more acutely, along with Russia’s destructive firepower. A nine-storey block of flats was hit by a Russian missile on Monday morning, killing at least one person and wrecking the building, making dozens of Ukrainians homeless. It would have been worse had many residents not taken to shelters. But the centre of Kyiv and many of its sprawling suburbs are still untouched by Russian weaponry. Other Ukrainian cities are being very heavily shelled, and there have been many casualties. The generals responsible for Kyiv’s defence said they were fighting hard to keep…

March 14 is marking the 143rd birth anniversary of Nobel Prize winning physicist Albert Einstein. However, not many know that this day is also commemorated as Pi Day. Albert Einstein (March 14, 1879 – April 18, 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist. He is best known for his theory of relativity and specifically the equation E = mc², which indicates the relationship between mass and energy (or mass-energy equivalence). Einstein received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics “for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect.” Albert Einstein was born into…

The build-up of troops has been captured by satellite images, showing forces at bases encircling Ukraine’s northern, eastern and southern borders. After days of being stalled, Russia’s military could be as close as nine miles (15km) from the city centre. As well as advancing on the northwest route into Kyiv, troops are approaching along two parallel lines east of the capital. Western nations, including the United States and Britain, worry that the large build-up of Russian forces along Ukraine’s borders is preparation for an invasion as part of Moscow’s efforts to prevent Ukraine from ever joining the NATO Western security…

The Russian president Vladimir Putin agrees to sent volunteer fighters to attack Ukraine including from abroad, to fight in Ukraine, where he has sent thousands of Russian troops in what he calls a “special military operation”. Speaking at a meeting of the Russian Security Council in Moscow, Putin explained his decision by the presence of the Western mercenaries in the war zone in Ukraine. “If you see that there are people who want on a voluntary basis (to help east Ukraine’s separatists), then you need to meet them halfway and help them move to combat zones,” Putin told Defence Minister…