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The Ministry of Education and other stakeholders are trying to establish the ‘digital university,’ which was announced in the Union Budget for 2022, by August of this year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has endorsed the initiative, which is still in its early stages. In a Monday morning webinar, he requested the stakeholders concerned to expedite the process of establishing the institution, claiming that it will “address the problem of seats.” The government intends to bring together numerous universities to build a digital university, which will subsequently enroll students as a single unit. The institution will provide a full range of…

Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticises NATO for refusing to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine, while the UN Security Council condemns Russia’s attack on a nuclear power plant.  Russia has declared a ceasefire in the cities of Volnovakha and Mariupol, both of which have been heavily bombed. State news sources said on Saturday that Russian soldiers would cease firing at 10:00 a.m. Moscow time, allowing humanitarian routes to exit Ukrainian cities.  Both cities have been bombarded heavily. On Friday, Mariupol’s mayor pleaded for humanitarian corridors to allow people to evacuate and bring food and medical supplies into the city. After being attacked…

The attack on Europe’s largest nuclear power plant facility by Russia has sparked a global outcry. In the most horrifying act of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine so yet, Russian troops grabbed Europe’s largest nuclear power plant after a late-night strike set it on fire, causing a global panic.  According to U.N. and Ukrainian officials, the fire was put out by firemen, and no radiation was released. On many fronts, Russian soldiers continued their week-long attack, though they did not appear to gain substantial ground in fighting on Friday. The number of people departing the country has now surpassed 1.2 million. …

Jack Sweeney gained fame after his unique pastime of tracking Tesla, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s private jet became well-known. He’s developed a new interest. Sweeney has started revealing the movements of planes affiliated with Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  The 19-year-old Florida teen is tweeting the real-time position of Russian oligarchs’ flights, as well as planes affiliated with Putin. He has created two new Twitter bot accounts, @RUOligarchJets, and @Putinjet, via which he constantly updates users on the location of Russian billionaires and President Vladimir Putin’s private planes.  Sweeney is enthusiastically servicing…

Apple CEO Tim Cook has addressed an email to its Ukrainian employees in response to Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine, assuring them that the company is doing everything it can to assist them. The email emphasizes that Apple will match donations made by its employees two-to-one. According to Cook, Apple is proactively offering aid to the “unfolding refugee catastrophe” and donating to humanitarian relief operations. Over the last two weeks, it has put a number of limitations on Russia.  The Verge was able to secure a copy of Cook’s email to staff. The following is the complete text of the…

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China have developed a low-cost passive photo voltaic evaporation system that may be used to clean wastewater or desalinate saline water to produce potable water. Most modern attempts at photovoltaic desalination make use of a wick to draw salty water through the device. However, these wicks are susceptible to salt buildup, which reduces the system’s effectiveness and necessitates frequent and ongoing maintenance, making it significantly more expensive and inefficient. The new research findings were published in the journal Nature Communications by MIT graduate student Lenan Zhang,…

On Tuesday in Siberia, Russian nuclear submarines sailed off for training in the Barents Sea. At the same time, mobile missile launchers patrolled the snow forests, following President Vladimir Putin’s order to put his country’s nuclear forces on high alert due to tensions with the West over the invasion of Ukraine. Several of Russia’s nuclear submarines were involved in exercises aimed to “practice maneuver in stormy conditions,” according to a statement from the Northern Fleet. The maneuvers would include numerous warships assigned with protecting the Kola Peninsula in northwest Russia, which is home to multiple naval bases. According to a…

OnePlus phones are about to experience significant upgrades. OnePlus CEO and Oppo chief product officer Pete Lau detailed ideas for the future of OnePlus phones during a virtual “Global Media Discussion” with media last week in the hopes of encouraging more transparency with its audience. He refers to the company’s next phase as “OnePlus 2.0.”  Following the announcement in June that it would further integrate with brother Oppo, with whom it shares the parent company, BBK Electronics, the conversation was much-needed to define OnePlus’ strategy. While partnering with another company is frequently seen as a positive step toward expansion (read: additional…

As Russia threatens Ukraine, the Russian government is stepping up its domestic censorship campaign by squeezing some of the world’s largest internet businesses. Russian officials informed Google, Meta, Apple, Twitter, TikTok, and other companies last week that they only had until the end of the month to comply with a new rule requiring them to establish legal businesses in the country. According to legal experts and civil society organizations, the so-called landing law renders corporations and their employees more subject to Russia’s legal system and government censorship demands. The steps are part of a Russian campaign of pressure on Western…