The News Horizon

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28 May

JBM’s ECO-LIFE Electric Air-Conditioned city buses launched by Shri Vijay Rupani, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat  

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50 Midi (9m) electric city buses launched from Vastral BRTS Depot ECO-LIFE had been completely localized to meet the FAME-II guidelines  Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 28 May 2021: 50 JBM ECO-LIFE electric buses were launched today by Shri Vijay Rupani Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat from Vastral BRTS Depot virtually via web conferencing. Hon’ble Home Minister of Gujarat Shri Pradipsinh Jadeja presided over the launch ceremony himself at the Depot. This is the first batch of 50 buses out of a total of 180 buses that JBM Auto will be supplying to Ahmedabad city. The bus service has been rolled out under…
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28 May

Riverdale Aerovista launches “Home and Happiness” offer for Home-Seekers

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Mohali, Punjab: Though the pandemic has meant a slowdown in economic activity across different sectors, the Real Estate industry seems to be bucking the trend. Experts say that real estate will see a phase of growth in the medium to long term buoyed by low-interest rates, low stamp duty & developer discounts & special offers etc. Sharing details, Sanjeev Jindal, CEO of Riverdale Group, a renowned Real Estate organisation of Chandigarh said, "Customers are investing more in property and seem to be in no mood to leave this golden opportunity. He added, “The value of owning a good home has…
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28 May

Solution to all the common man’s problems; Sarkari Helpline, ‘A One stop gateway’’ for Public Services

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New Delhi [India]: The panic-driven messages amid the second wave of Covid-19 on social media platforms and frantic calls to friends and relatives for support and emergency contacts for exigencies ranging from oxygen support to ICU beds have made us understand the need for having important healthcare contacts within our reach at all times. This is where B2C startups such as Delhi-based ‘Sarkari helpline’ come up to bridge the gap. It has emerged to be a key player in providing all the essential contacts of any government official or department, making them easily accessible from any corner of the country.…
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28 May

Researchers reveal key protein structure in COVID-19 virus

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New Delhi: A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (IIT Mandi), led by Dr. Rajanish Giri, Assistant Professor, School of Basic Sciences, have elucidated the part of structure of a key protein in the COVID-19 virus, which helps in understanding its mode of action, its role in the spread and severity of the disease and development of antiviral therapeutics.  Current COVID-19 treatments simply manage symptoms while the body fights off the infection with its immune defence system. There are, as yet, no confirmed antiviral drugs that can stop the virus from replicating. One route to neutralising…
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26 May

Akshaya Patra Scales Up its Relief Feeding Efforts in Maharashtra, serves over 47 lakhs meals 

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Mumbai, 26thMay 2021: With the country grappling with the second wave of the pandemic, the Akshaya Patra Foundation decided to scale up its feeding efforts in the Maharashtra region with the support of the Government to help the vulnerable populations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Akshaya Patra has served over 47 Lakh meals across Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Nasik, and Aurangabad. The foundation is serving cooked meals, food relief kits with essential groceries, Happiness Kits, Rail Yatri Food Kits. In Maharashtra, this initiative is being undertaken through the Foundation’s kitchens in Thane, Pune, and Nagpur. As a need-based solution, either…
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26 May

Researchers develop smart materials for climate control of buildings

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New Delhi: According to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), buildings around the globe account for 36 percent of energy use and 39 percent of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions annually. Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati develop smart window materials for automatic climate control of buildings. These materials can be helpful in designing smart climate control systems in buildings to save energy and reduce carbon emissions. Newly designed smart window material can effectively control the amount of heat and light passing through it in response to an applied voltage. Such smart window materials would help developing efficient automatic…
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25 May

Global Alliance of Numerologists (GLAON) to organize special webinar on May 31, 2021

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Gurugram, May 25, 2021: Global Alliance of Numerologists has announced a special webinar to celebrate the 96th Birth Anniversary of Pandit Sethuraman. The webinar will be hosted on May 31, 2021, at 7 PM and will be attended by numerologists across the globe and will be live from the page of the association. Let’s know about Pandit Sethuraman : Born on 31st May 1925, Pandit Sethuraman completed his education in Tiruchirapalli, India, before joining the Defence Services of India during the period when India was under British rule. During the course of his career, he has done thorough research about…
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25 May

Indian Scientists theory gives better knowledge on the space around Earth

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New Delhi: A novel theory by three Indian scientists has paved way to unlock the mysteries of the ionhole structures - a localized plasma region where the ion density is lower than the surrounding plasma. Harikrishnan Aravindakshan, Prof. Amar Kakad, and Prof. Bharati Kakad from the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG), an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology, have developed thetheory. Prof. Peter Yoon of the University of Maryland, USA also joined the Indian scientists. The theory solves every bit of uncertainty regarding the conflict between the observations from Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) Mission. It’s a NASA robotic…
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25 May

Scientists discover new species of African Violet plant in Mizoram

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New Delhi: Researchers at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal have discovered a new species of plant belonging to the African Violets family in Mizoram and adjacent areas in Myanmar. This study shows that the biodiversity of the northeastern parts of India is understudied and there are many species of plants that remain undiscovered, say researchers. Didymocarpus is a genus belonging to the plant family Gesneriaceae (commonly known as ‘African Violets’) and its members are distributed from Western Himalayas to Sumatra. Most of these species are narrow endemics and require specialized habitats to survive, thus acting as…
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25 May

IIT Delhi to create new centre to boost research in optics and photonics

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New Delhi: In order to take teaching, research, development, and innovation in different areas of optics and photonics to a higher level, while keeping a balance between classical and modern areas, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi will create a new centre named ‘Optics and Photonics Centre’. The Institute’s Board of Governors has given its approval to the creation of the new centre. Optics and photonics is the study of the fundamental properties of light and harnessing them in practical applications. To list a few, the areas covered under optics and photonics include Optical imaging, Optical metrology, Sources and detectors…
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