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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Interest in shared e-bikes and e-scooters, or "micromobility" devices, has skyrocketed in Australia. Every capital city and over 25 local councils have trialed shared e-scooter systems through private operators including Lime, Beam and Neuron.…

Sunlight-Dimming Climate Schemes Need Worldwide OversightAs the climate crisis intensifies, experiments to “cool the planet” by reflecting solar radiation proliferate. Without proper global and national regulation, they will worsen the crisisBy Chandra Bhushan & Tarun Gopalakrishnan Credit: NASA/SDO/AIA/Goddard Space Flight CenterDeliberately reflecting sunlight into space to cool the planet—solar radiation modification (SRM)—is now under serious exploration/investigation as a solution to the climate crisis. In…

2024 KTM RC and Adventure New Colour Schemes. (Photo: KTM)It has been informed by the brand that only new color schemes have been added, nothing has been touched mechanically.The Austria-based performance-oriented two-wheeler giant KTM has expanded its color range for the RC and Adventure series. Now, the company is offering the models in multiple color options, allowing them to ditch the typical signature color options and go for something unique and appealing.Colour Options for Adventure SeriesAs per the details shared…

The Centre’s push to expand metro lines, airports and scheme to help the middle class buy their own house are among measures announced in the interim budget that will boost the real estate sector, say developers in Noida and western Uttar Pradesh.The developers hailed the interim budget presented on February 1 by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and announced the government’s plan to build two crore more homes for rural poor in the next five years under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY).She also announced a…

Credit: Karen Arnold/public domain If you ever wondered what the weather might look like should global average temperatures rise 2C degrees above pre-industrial levels—the critical warming threshold the Paris Agreement seeks to prevent us from reaching—take your mind's eye back to Friday 17 November. That day, for the first time since records began, global surface air temperature briefly reached 2.07C above pre-industrial…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In Summer 2022, Germany introduced an unprecedented reduction in public transport fares, the so-called 9-Euro Ticket, which granted nationwide access to public transport for just 9 Euros per month—recently followed up by the "DeutschlandTicket" program for 49 Euros per month. An analysis by RWI–Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and Yale University shows that the 9-Euro Ticket had little…

An Indian research group, Jugalbandi, which is supported by Microsoft and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani has been making use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create mobile assistance that would make the information on government schemes accessible in multiple languages.…

Fat Joe appears to have zero regrets about going independent. While speaking to the Wall Street Journal this week, the Grammy-nominated rapper discussed his decision to leave Atlantic Records and start his own indie imprint, Terror Squad Productions. Joe, who left Atlantic about 17 years ago, said he felt unappreciated and exploited by the industry giant, and eventually lost trust in its team.“I don’t believe in these people,” he told WSJ’s Jason Gay. “For one, I feel like the major label system is a Ponzi scheme, and…

The German automotive giant, Volkswagen India, has finally unveiled the much-anticipated 6-speed manual transmission variant of its popular mid-size sedan Virtus, named the Virtus GT Plus MT. The company has also unveiled the Taigun GT DSG and Taigun GT MT. The new models were announced at its 2023 annual brand conference, along with exciting new colors for these new variants. Commenting on the launch of the new Virtus GT Plus MT and Taigun GT, Ashish Gupta, Brand Director of Volkswagen Passenger Cars India, stated,…

The New Mutants: Lethal Legion #2 shows how to land a gig with Count Nefaria. Guess unemployment isn't all bad, huh?Published Sat, 15 Apr 2023 23:26:11 -0500 by Jude Terror | Oh great, what better way to spend a day than diving into yet another mind-numbing comic book preview? New Mutants: Lethal Legion #2 hits the stores on April 19th, and let me tell you, it's just what we need for a complex, thought-provoking literary experience about super-powered teens who deal with their raging hormones by engaging in dramatic acts…