Green Technology

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  PM Modi Meets UK's Keir Starmer at G20, Discusses Tech, Energy, Security

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his UK counterpart Keir Starmer on the sidelines of the G20 Summit on Tuesday, during which he expressed eagerness to work closely in areas such as technology, green energy, security and innovation.

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  Amazon Targets Faster Deliveries With Vision Assisted Package Retrieval

  Amazon has developed new systems to shave seconds off each package delivery and to help customers make faster buying choices. The technology, which Amazon is calling Vision Assisted Package Retrieval, works by shining a green light on packages so that the deliverer does not have to waste precious seconds reading labels.

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  Marshall Monitor III ANC Headphones Launched in India in Collaboration With Billie Joe Armstrong: Specifications, Price

  Marshall Monitor III ANC headphones were launched in India on Tuesday. The headphones have been developed in collaboration with Billie Joe Armstrong, the lead vocalist of the rock band Green Day. They boast features such as active noise cancellation (ANC), Soundstage spatial audio support, Auracast technology and customisable navigational buttons.

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  World Food India 2024 Concludes In Delhi: A Hub Of Innovation And Technology

  The annual international food expo took place from September 19 to 22 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, and saw the participation of 1500 exhibitors.

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  Japan’s Fermentation Innovation Turns Food Waste into High-Quality Pig Feed

  Japan is making strides in sustainability with an innovative approach to food waste. Koichi Takahashi, founder of the Japan Food Ecology Center, has developed a fermentation process that transforms leftover food into nutritious pig feed. This method addresses both environmental and economic challenges by recycling food scraps, which include leftove...

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  IMF Says Crypto Industry's Carbon Footprint Rising; Officials Mull Tax Surge to Curb Emissions

  IMF officials have raised concerns about the crypto sector's carbon emissions and are considering whether a tax increase on crypto mining could help reduce its carbon footprint. In a blog post, the officials suggested that an 85 percent tax hike on power usage by crypto miners could potentially cut the sector's annual emissions by an estimated 100 ...

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  India And Canada Discuss Collaboration In Science, Tech, Healthcare

  India and Canada on Wednesday discussed collaboration as well as joint ventures in areas like electric vehicles, cyber-physical system, quantum technologies, green hydrogen fuel and deep ocean mining.

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  Women Personnel Being Appointed As Onboard Warships: Centre In Lok Sabha

  The Indian government announces the appointment of women in combat roles, grants permanent commission, introduces a 'green channel policy' for military procurement, establishes defence industrial corridors, and emphasizes technology transfer initiati

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  IIT Bombay Gets $18.6 Million Donation From Anonymous Alumnus

  The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has received a donation of USD 18.6 million from an alumnus for establishment of a Green Energy and Sustainability Research Hub, the premier institute said on Thursday.

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  Norway Opens World's Biggest Floating Wind Park

  Norway inaugurated the world's biggest floating wind park in the North Sea on Wednesday, an emerging technology considered promising for the transition from fossil fuels to green energy.

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  Crypto Ponzi Scam Worth Rs. 1,000 Crore Unearthed by Odisha EOW, India Head of STA Crypto Token Arrested

  The Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police on Monday claimed to have unearthed a Crypto Ponzi scam worth Rs 1,000 crore. The EOW arrested Gurtej Singh Sidhu, (40), the Indian head of 'STA Crypto token', a Ponzi firm from Sri-Ganganagar, Rajasthan.

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  EV Makers Body Writes to NGT for Green Tax on Fuel-Based 2-Wheelers

  Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles on Tuesday said it has petitioned the National Green Tribunal (NGT) expressing concerns against the government's move to cut FAME II subsidy and support a 'Green Tax' on fuel-based two-wheelers. The Ministry of Heavy Industries' latest decision to cut down FAME II subsidies is likely to disrupt India's ...

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  Uber to Launch All-Electric Uber Green Service in India; Unveils Partnership With EV Makers

  Ride-hailing app Uber on Wednesday announced partnerships with various electric vehicle makers and other entities in India to accelerate the transition of its partners towards sustainable mobility. The company said it has expanded its partnership with EV fleet partners Lithium Urban Technologies, Everest Fleet, and Moove in order to deploy 25,000 e...

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  Bhutan Seeking Investment for $500 Million Fund for Green Crypto Mining in Himalayas

  Bhutan’s investment arm and Nasdaq-listed company Bitdeer Technologies Group plan to seek investors for a fund worth up to $500 million that will be used to develop green crypto mining in the Himalayan kingdom.

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  Finland Launches Worlds First Battery Made Out Of Sand

  Researchers from Finland have erected the first completely functional "sand battery" in the world, which can store green power for months at a time.