Day: July 25, 2024

Contrasting Views on Telangana State Budget Allocation: Reactions on the Budget

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Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday. The Budget demonstrates a clear vision for Hyderabad’s transformation into a world class city. Significant budgetary allocations have been made and well-defined projects announced, addressing key challenges. This reflects the Congress government’s commitment to enhancing the quality of life for Hyderabad’s residents and solidifying its … Read more

Rachel Reeves expected to reveal £20bn shortfall in public finances | Rachel Reeves

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Rachel Reeves is expected to reveal a £20bn hole in government spending for essential public services on Monday, paving the way for potential tax rises in the autumn budget. Labour sources said the blame lay with the Tory government, describing it as a “shocking inheritance” and accusing the former chancellor of “presiding over a black … Read more

Perseverance Rover Discovers Intriguing Martian Rock

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NASA

NASA’s Perseverance rover discovered “leopard spots” on a reddish rock nicknamed “Cheyava Falls” in Mars’ Jezero Crater in July 2024. Scientists think the spots may indicate that, billions of years ago, chemical reactions in this rock they could have supported microbial life; other explanations are being considered. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS An annotated version of the Cheyava Falls … Read more

Telangana HC Seeks Report on Chitkul Tank

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Hyderabad: A two-judge panel of the Telangana High Court directed the state to file a compliance report with regard to the setting up of sewerage treatment plants (STPs) in Chitkul tank at Patancheru. The panel, comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar, was dealing with a news item published in an English … Read more

US economy rebounds with 2.8% GDP growth in Q2; price pressures easing | World News

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The US economy grew faster than expected in the second quarter amid solid gains in consumer spending and business investment, but inflation pressures subsided, leaving intact expectations of a September interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve. Growth last quarter also received a boost from inventory building as well as increased government spending, … Read more

Netanyahu is presiding over a sharp decline in the US’s pro-Israel consensus | Eli Clifton

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Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech before a joint session of the House and Senate may look like a political victory: the prime minister of a foreign country speaking before Congress, only interrupted by multiple standing ovations. But the political events serving as a backdrop for the speech reveal Netanyahu’s political career, and the bipartisan pro-Israel consensus in … Read more

Array identifies suppressed genes associated with disease

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Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a panel that assesses the methylation levels of genes located in imprint control regions (ICRs) within the human genome. The array represents a cost-effective and efficient method to explore potential links between environmental exposures and epigenetic dysregulation during the early developmental origins of disease and behavioral disorders. … Read more

Fortescue opens first solar farm as it gathers wind assets to help real zero-hydrogen and green plans

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Chichester Solar Farm Alinta Fortescue

Andrew Forrest’s iron ore and green energy group, Fortescue Metals, has started production from its first solar farm as it begins to gather wind assets and advance electric and hydrogen transport technologies in its quest for “true zero”. “, green hydrogen and “green iron” in development. ” market in China. The company announced on Thursday … Read more

We may finally know what caused the biggest cosmic explosion ever seen

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Two neutron stars begin to merge in this artist

Massive stars that collapse or collide create gamma-ray bursts NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/ A. Simonnet, Sonoma State University The most powerful explosion astronomers have ever seen contains a mysterious signal that is thought to be impossible to exist. This signal gives us our first detailed look inside a gamma-ray burst and suggests that they … Read more