Month: July 2023

Elon Musk Positive About Tesla’s Growth in Self-Driving, Humanoid Robots

Manish Kumar

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk set new targets for artificial intelligence products including self-driving software and using humanoid robots in factories, though he acknowledged he’s been optimistic before. The electric vehicle maker is in early talks with a major automaker to license its full self-driving technology, Musk added. The value of Tesla vehicles would rise in perhaps “the single biggest step change in history” once regulators approved self-driving, he said at an earnings briefing. Musk has also said that Tesla robots, in the pilot phase, could become a huge product.…

Blaze erupts after missile strike in Mykolaiv, Teenage girl killed in Crimea drone strike

Manish Kumar

A teenage girl has been killed in a drone strike in Crimea, Moscow has blamed Ukraine for the strike but Ukraine has not immediately reacted to Russia’s claims.  The occupied territory has seen multiple attacks this week.  Crimea has been under Russian occupation since 2014  Russia continued its bombardment of Ukraine’s south overnight, sending missiles toward both Mykolaiv and Odesa.   The US has claimed Russian forces have laid sea mines in the Black Sea and are preparing for possible attacks on civilian ships in the region.  A teenage girl…

Scheme to act as a key enabler and risk mitigation measure for lending institutions and enabling collateral free funding to Livestock Sector

Manish Kumar

Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Ministry of Fishries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is implementing the Credit Guarantee Scheme under Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) to strengthen credit delivery system and facilitate smooth flow of credit to the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise (MSMEs) engaged in Livestock sector without hassles of collateral security. For operationalizing the scheme, DAHD has established a Credit Guarantee fund Trust of Rs. 750.00 crores, which will provide credit guarantee coverage up to 25% of the credit facilities extended to the MSMEs by the eligible…

Quantum Energy and ScooEV partner to electrify the last mile delivery space with Quantum Bziness Pro e-scooters

Manish Kumar

New Delhi : Hyderabad based Quantum Energy, a leading electric vehicle (EV) start-up specializing in the design, development, manufacturing and sales of electric scooters, has announced its strategic tie-up with ScooEV, an EV two-wheeler rental company. Under this collaboration, a large fleet of approximately 1000 e-scooters will be powered by Quantum Energy’s cutting edge Bziness Pro in the last mile delivery space. Boasting a powerful 1200W motor, the Bziness Pro can effortlessly reach a top speed of 55 kmph. Bziness Pro with an LFP battery gives a segment best range of upto 135…

Shooter kills two ahead of Women’s Soccer World Cup in New Zealand

Manish Kumar

Auckland has welcomed thousands of international players and tourists for the ninth Women’s World Cup which is being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand.  Two people and an armed shooter were killed, at least 5 injured.  The gunman is believed to be a 24-year-old male.  World Cup to proceed as planned, says PM Hipkins.  Hipkins says no political or ideological motivation was identified.  FIFA has been informed that this was an isolated incident that was not related to football operations and the opening match tonight at Eden Park will proceed…

14th Clean Energy Ministerial and 8th Mission Innovation Meeting begin in Goa on the sidelines of the 4th Energy Transitions Working Group (ETWG)

Manish Kumar

The 4th Energy Transitions Working Group (ETWG) Meeting under India’s G20 Presidency began in Goa yesterday, July 19, 2023. On the sidelines of the main event, the 14th Clean Energy Ministerial and 8th Mission Innovation Meeting too commenced on Day 1 with great enthusiasm and active participation from more than 34 member countries. The event began with a warm welcome from the Government of India, followed by special addresses by other CEM Troika members (USA and Brazil) and remarks from CEM and MI Secretariats. The theme for this year is “Advancing Clean…

The PM said “Manipur Incident Shamed Country, Guilty Will Not Be Spared”; accused arrested

Manish Kumar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, ” The incident is shameful for the country; the guilty will not be spared”.  In the video it is seen that two women were paraded naked by a mob, molested, and dragged to a field, where they were allegedly gang-raped.  The Central government has asked Twitter and other social media platforms to remove the video.  A day after a horrific video surfaced on the internet, the key accused was arrested on Thursday, the police said.  Manipur CM assures strict action.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi said…

Antim Panghal reacts ‘Should I quit?’ after Vinesh gets a direct entry into Asian Games

Manish Kumar

WFI ad-hoc panel granted direct entries into the Asian Games to Olympic bronze medalist Bajrang Punia and World Championship medalist Vinesh Phogat.  After this, young wrestler Antim Panghal, who competes in the 53kg questioned Vinesh’s selection.  ‘Vinesh got entry despite not practicing for the past year’  “Last year, in the Junior World Championships, I won a gold medal and became the first woman wrestler from India to achieve this feat. In the 2023 Asian Championships, I won a silver medal, but Vinesh has no achievement to show in the last…

Seema Haider: Cross-border ‘Lover’ or Pakistani ‘Spy’; Shocking Revelations

Manish Kumar

No evidence has been found to confirm Seema Haider’s ties to Pakistan or the ISI.  UP ATS has received significant information from the Intelligence Bureau (IB) regarding this matter.  Seema had purchased a mobile phone in Pakistan for about 70,000 Pakistani rupees  Seema Haider claims many contacts besides Sachin, The ATS also found out that she had sent friend requests to a few military officers.  Not confirmed about the use of Codewords ‘Fufi’ and ‘Fruit’  Suspicious Timing of Mobile Bill and Passport Issuance  The case of Seema Haider, a Pakistani…

BSP declares to go solo in Lok Sabha Elections 2024

Manish Kumar

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati said that her party will not enter into any alliance and it intends to fight upcoming general elections and Assembly elections on its own. Addressing a press conference, she said the party’s preparations are going in full swing ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. “As Lok Sabha elections are around the corner, our preparations are going in full swing and we are also holding meetings across the country,” Mayawati added. Her statement came a day after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Opposition…