The New Tokyo Edition Is a Sophisticated Urban Retreat

In the weeks preceding my early November visit to Tokyo, I began to notice images of the city popping up on my Instagram feed with a curious regularity: the glittering lights of Shibuya Crossing, rare art books from the rambling second-hand bookstores of Jinbch, and yakitori skewers grilling in a...

With FDA green light, fecal transplants can now use first tablet

The first pill containing beneficial bacteria isolated from human feces has been approved by health regulators in the United States as a safer alternative to invasive fecal transplants. Some medical specialists have been using stool-based procedures to help difficult-to-treat patients for over a ...

Lyon's Light Festival returns with a message of acceptance

Lyon holds the magnificent Fête des Lumières, or Festival of Lights, every year.

The four-day event begins on Thursday, with flowing projections and colourful installations strewn across the French town. Its old Roman and medieval structures will be brought to life once aga...

A storm chaser flying into Hurricane Ian's eyewitnesses a lightning storm unlike any he has ever witnessed

This morning's flight into Hurricane Ian was the worst in the hurricane hunter's six-year career, he said. For the past six years, Nick Underwood has been flying on missions for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States to track storms and assist with scient...

While avoiding a house fire, Germany must maintain the lights on

According to a Former German chancellor had recently travelled to Moscow to meet with Vladimir Putin a Russian President.

In an Interview with the press he confirmed that they have discussed that every German is dependent on Russian gas and there is a possibility of harsh winter.

NASA’s Chandra X-ray telescope discovers a planet from some other galaxy

NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope found several hints of a new planet beyond our galaxy. The signal discovered by the scientist is located in the Messier 51 galaxy, which is around 28 million light-years away from Earth.

Highlights

• NASA's Chandra ...

Russia's single dose vaccine receives approval in India

Highlights

• Sputnik Light gets approval in India for trials
• The vaccine has shown an efficacy rate of 79.4%

The SEC allows Sputnik Light to conduct phase 3 trials in India. This Covid-19 vaccine is single dose vaccine. Dr Reddy's ...

ASHOK LEYLAND STARTS DELIVERING BULLETPROOF VEHICLES TO INDIAN AIR FORCE

HIGHLIGHTS

• Lockheed Martin and Ashok Leyland have developed LBPV and delivered the first lot to Indian Air Force.
• The LBPV can tackle a vast range of off road terrain.
• The new vehicle can protect occupants from ballistic attacks and blasts....

KRAKEN’S GRANT TO BRINK REACHES DEVELOPER WORKING ON A BITCOIN DEVELOPER KIT

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•       The amount given to the developer is not revealed yet

•       Kraken intends to merge the developer kits of bitcoin and Lightning to make a complete suite of tools for the developers

IWATE PREFECTURE DECLARED A ‘CLIMATE EMERGENCY’; WILL CUT DOWN GAS EMISSIONS

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• Iwate prefecture declared a ‘climate emergency’; will cut down gas emissions.
• The prefecture also plans to work on energy conservation measures.
• The plan also includes subsidizing the installation of LED light...

JAPAN REPORTS A RISE IN NEW CAR SALES BY 6.8 PERCENT IN JANUARY 2021

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• Japan reports a rise in new car sales by 6.8 percent in January 2021.
• In January 2021, sales of new cars rose to 384.442 units.
• Sales excluding minicars rose by 6.8 percent to 236,592 vehicles.
• Toyota reported ...

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION INTENDS TO BUILD CLEAN ENERGY RELATION WITH INDIA

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• The US is aiming to restart the clean energy programmes which were jointly being developed at the time of former President Barack Obama's presidency

• Andrew Light, head of the office of international affairs at the US Department of energy had previo...

SAMSUNG DISPLAY TO BEGIN MASS-PRODUCTION OF OLED DISPLAYS FOR LAPTOPS

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• Samsung display announces to mass-produce OLED displays for laptops.
• The company announced the start of production of its 90Hz OLED screen for laptops.
•  The display will boast faster screen response times than LCD sc...

LIGHTSOURCE BP ACQUIRED 1.06 GW SOLAR ENERGY PORTFOLIO OF RIC ENERGY IN SPAIN

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• The company ‘Lightsource bp’ has acquired the 1.06-gigawatt solar project portfolio from the RIC Energy in Spain
• Lightsource bp and RIC Energy will be working together for developing the 14 solar energy sites across Spain
...

JAPANESE FIRM DEVELOPS DEEP UV LED THAT KILLS 99.99% OF COVID-19 PARTICLES

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• Japanese firm develops deep UV led that kills 99.99% of COVID-19 particles.
• Nichia Corp., based in the city of Anan, Tokushima Prefecture is the company that produced it.
• The LED is said to emit deep UV light with a wavel...

TRAFFIC LIGHTS IN JAPAN TO EMIT SOUNDS FOR PEDESTRIANS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS

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• Traffic lights in Japan to emit sounds for pedestrians with visual impairments.
•  In Japan at the end of fiscal 2019, there were 208,152 traffic lights, out of which 24,367 were audible pedestrian signals.
• JFVI said m...

U.S.-INDIA LIMITED TRADE DEAL MAY NEED PRESIDENT-ELECT BIDEN'S APPROVAL

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• The source stated as Joe Biden takes over the office, he is likely to review the deal and this might take at least few months or more than that

• It is also being said the only positive thing is that the scope of the deal can be expanded in this process ...

Asia Pacific Light Vehicle Leasing Market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.8% over the Forecast Period

The inventive mobility leasing solutions such as electric vehicle (EV) leasing is gaining traction in the light vehicle leasing market. Government bodies, who are constantly striving towards reducing environmental pollution, are promoting the adoption of electric vehicles. For instance, in August...

US, EUROPE SHOULD COOPERATE IN OPPOSING ANY SUBSIDIES USED BY CHINA FOR AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY: USTR

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• Lighthizer in an interview to Reuters said the United States and Europe must cooperate in opposing any hurtful subsidies used by China to build its commercial aircraft industry

• The USTR said he was taking efforts to settle a 16-year-old dispute between...

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS DISTINGUISHES ITSELF BY TOPPING SMART HOME PATENT LISTINGS IN CHINA

• Samsung Electronics has come topper in China’s patent application list related to smart home, outdistancing major Chinese IT companies such as Xiaomi.
• Samsung Electronics registered for 260 patents in the 2010-2019 period, followed by Xiaomi with 252 applications, Gree El...