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Kanpur, Aug 30 (IANS) Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IITK), have developed a novel “Protective Layer for Microwave Metamaterial Absorbers and Method Thereof,” that has got the Indian patent number 445111.The breakthrough invention is led by the team of Dr Kajal Chaudhary, Senior Student Research Associate at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Prof. Janakarajan Ramkumar of Department of Mechanical Engineering and other scientists.This novel invention is poised to transform various sectors, ranging from defence to daily living, by addressing a crucial challenge in electromagnetic wave absorption technology.In an era of heightened waves and radar-based technologies, the ability…

New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Google-owned YouTube has removed more than 1.9 million videos from its platform in India between January and March 2023 for violating ‘YouTube’s Community Guidelines’. Globally, the video-streaming giant removed over 6.48 million videos for rule violations. The company removed more than 8.7 million channels in the same period that were terminated for violating YouTube’s spam policies, including but not restricted to scams, misleading metadata or thumbnails, and video and comments spam. It also took down over 853 million comments, of which the majority were spam. Over 99 per cent of removed comments were detected automatically.…

He mentioned that a team of 300 officials and employees from the forest department had been engaged in beautifying the national capital.Rai said that the Summer Action Plan allowed them to achieve 69 per cent of their total target, with the remaining to be completed in September after the G20 Summit.”To enhance the green belt of the capital before the G20 Summit, the Delhi government aimed to plant approximately 52 lakh plants through the Summer Action Plan. This involved the collaborative efforts of 21 government departments,” Rai stated.He also said that the Delhi government surpassed their initial goal, achieving 69…

According to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the consumer price index (CPI) rose by 4.9 per cent in the 12 months to the end of July, down from 5.4 per cent in June, reports Xinhua news agency.It is the lowest annual CPI figure since April 2022 and was described by Treasurer Jim Chalmers at a press conference as an “encouraging result”.”It’s pleasing to see inflation is moderating but we know it will remain higher than we’d like for longer than we’d like,” he told reporters on Wednesday.The ABS said fuel prices fell 7.6 per cent between July…

In the viral video, the leopard is seen surrounded by over a dozen persons and one of them was seen sitting on leopard’s back. The villagers were seen playing with the animal and taking selfies.Seeing the leopard roaming outside the forest area, the villagers got scared at first, but when they noticed that the animal wasn’t aggressive, they surrounded him.Upon receiving information, a team of forest guards reached the spot and took the leopard to a safe place. A forest guard said the leopard was wandering in the forest in a dizzy condition.Forest official Santosh Shukla said that the team…

Pakistan, the top-ranked ODI team are the two-time Asia Cup winners and are playing against Nepal for the first time in the format. Nepal, who got their ODI status in 2018, are making their debut appearance in the Asia Cup after winning the inaugural ACC Men’s Premier Cup earlier this year.“Pitch looks very dry and shiny. No reason to name the XI earlier, we wanted to give confidence to our team. To be honest, being the top ranked team brings a good kind of pressure, we’ll try to enjoy and do our best,” said Pakistan skipper Babar Azam.Nepal captain Rohit…

Mid/Small caps however have continued to rally and valuations are now getting expensive adding to the discomfort of institutional investors, he added.Erratic monsoon, especially with weaker August (lowest rainfall in 122 years) can further add to concerns in the quarters to come, he said.Globally, the US markets have rallied a bit on back encouraging data with regard to Job openings wherein employers filed for less than expected job opening hinting at an economy which is cooling. Thus, easing some fears from Chair Powell’s Jackson hole speech.“On the other hand, we are seeing investor interest is returning back to China as…

In Northeast India, there is a forecast for light to moderate scattered rainfall, becoming fairly widespread, with the possibility of isolated instances of heavy rainfall.“This weather pattern is expected to occur over Assam and Meghalaya on Saturday and Sunday, and over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, & Tripura throughout the upcoming five days,” said the weather forecast agency.In East India, there is an anticipated increase in rainfall activity starting from Saturday.“This will bring about light to moderate fairly widespread to widespread rainfall, along with thunderstorms, lightning, and the likelihood of isolated heavy rainfall. Specifically, this activity is expected over the Andaman &…

The high court took the decision after noticing that with the parents fighting for the custody of the child, there was no one to protect the interests of the kid.The court ruled this while hearing a case filed by the father (petitioner) seeking custody of his youngest child.The petitioner was a practicing lawyer who had three children with his estranged wife.In another child custody case, a woman counsel told the court that appointing independent counsel for children would help to protect their best interests, which would otherwise be lost in heated disputes between the parents.The suggestion was made in view…

The figure is, however, 69.2 per cent of that before the Covid-19 pandemic, Xinhua news agency quoted the Office as sayingMost of the arrivals in the first eight months were from Asia, with around 76.5 per cent, followed by tourists from Europe and the Americas, data showed.The top three markets for Vietnam’s tourism during the cited period are South Korea, China and the US.–IANSksk