Small everyday items make a large chunk of these discarded gadgets.Our discarded electronic gadgets are creating unmanageable e-waste across the world, according to a shocking new report. The report from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) said that the world produced 62 million tonnes of e-waste in 2022 – the equivalent weight of 6,000 Eiffel Towers, or filling around 1.55 million 40-tonne trucks – equivalent to encircling the equator with trucks bumper-to-bumper. It revealed another grim statistic – that the world”s waste is increasing by 2.6 million tonnes each year and could…
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Shabir Ahmad Shah (70) was arrested in 2017 by the Enforcement DirectorateSrinagar: Jailed Kashmir separatist Shabir Ahmad Shah”s daughter Sama Shabir and Pakistan supporter Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s granddaughter Ruwa Shah have dissociated themselves from the separatist ideology and pledged their loyalty to the sovereignty of Union of India.In identical public notices published in local newspapers, they distanced themselves from separatist politics.Ruwa Shah, daughter of Geelani’s son-in-law Altaf Ahmad Shah alias Altaf Fantoosh, issued a public notice distancing herself from the Hurriyat Conference faction founded by her late grandfather.She also declared she had no inclination or sympathy towards the Hurriyat…
The Election Commission on Thursday, March 21, made public a fresh data set of electoral bonds, including the unique identification numbers or the alpha-numeric numbers that can help match their purchasers with the political parties that received the funds. Two separate lists of the donors and the recipients were published by the poll panel on its website after the details were submitted to it by the State Bank of India earlier in the day as per a Supreme Court order. The State Bank of India was the only bank authorised to sell and redeem the bonds, which were first issued…
In reality, Congress’s bankruptcy is “moral and intellectual, not financial”, BJP chief JP Nadda said.New Delhi: BJP chief JP Nadda today dismissed the Congress”s talk of financial helplessness as “comical”, and said the party can use the money accumulated from “all the scams” that took place during its rule for electioneering.The BJP’s reaction came after former Congress president Sonia Gandhi demanded that the party be given access to its bank accounts to ensure a level playing field for the Lok Sabha polls and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of making a systematic effort to cripple the party financially.In a post…
The post also caught the attention of the 50-year-old tennis playerLeander Paes, a household name in tennis, needs no introduction for most. But for one adorable 6-year-old, an introduction was exactly what he needed! In a heartwarming case of mistaken identity, the little girl matched “dancer” to Leander Paes” name in a quiz. This tickled her uncle so much, that he just had to share this delightful mix-up online.X user Prithvi posted a picture from his niece’s workbook where she had to match celebrities to their professions. While the young student correctly identified cricketer Virat Kohli and singing icon Lata…
Income tax: These changes were announced by Finance Minister this year.April 1 marks the beginning of a new financial year and it is always significant from a personal finance point of view as most of the Budget proposals on income tax take into effect from this day. Additionally, other changes also become applicable from this day which may impact individual finances. These changes were announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget speech this year. Here”s a look at some of the major changes you should be aware of, including expanded basic exemption limits among others. Key income tax changes…
Hyderabad: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials here arrested two officials of the Legal Metrology department from the Ranga Reddy district unit for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 10,000 for doing official work. S Uma Rani, district inspector, legal metrology (weights and measures) Ranga Reddy district demanded the amount of Rs. 10,000 through D Mallesham, a senior technician from the complainant S Giridhar Rao for doing official work. Giridhar Rao came to the Legal Metrology department to stamping and generation of validity certificates for the work done for 25 electronic weighing machines pertaining to NATCO company. The bribe amount was…
Image was shared by Jackky Bhagnani. (courtesy: trishakrishnan )Rakul Preet Singh and Jackky Bhagnani, who got married last month, are celebrating their one month anniversary today. To mark the occasion, producer-actor Jackky Bhagnani treated his fans and followers to a lovely reel featuring moments from his Goa wedding to Rakul Preet Singh. He also included in the reel, videos and photos from their various outings post their wedding. For the unversed, Rakul Preet Singh and Jackky Bhagnani got married on February 21st in Goa in an intimate ceremony. Alongside the reel, Jackky wrote, “From the moment you walked down the aisle,…
Israel’s embassy in The Hague is under heavy security amid the war in Gaza (Representational)The Hague, Netherlands: Dutch police said on Thursday they had arrested someone suspected of throwing a burning object at Israel”s embassy in The Hague, which is under heavy security amid the war in Gaza.”Around 10:50 am someone threw a burning object… towards the Israeli embassy. we have arrested one suspect. No-one was injured. We are investigating and there is a large barrier around the embassy,” police said.Security has been stepped up around Israeli embassies across the world as the country’s military presses an offensive in Gaza…
India’s 21st-century Pushpak “vimana” is ready to take flightNew Delhi: India is arduously working to perfect a winged rocket even as most global efforts to have these space planes have come to naught.The big powers abandoned the idea of a winged reusable launch vehicle, but India”s frugal engineers believe recycling and reusing rockets will reduce the launch cost.Scientists at ISRO are confident the launch cost can be reduced 10 times with reusable tech that can bring down costs to $2,000 per kg.With ISRO pushing to master the reusable rocket tech, India’s 21st-century Pushpak “vimana” is ready to take flight.The ISRO…