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☆ India sets $800 per ton minimum export price on onions till end-December
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Workers of a retail chain sort onions at Manchar village in Pune, India, November 11, 2019. REUTERS/Rajendra Jadhav/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 28 (Reuters) - India has set a floor price of $800 per metric ton minimum export price on onions up to Dec. 31, the government said on Saturday, in a bid to ensure adequate domestic availability and to stabilise prices. The government also announced procurement of 200,000 tons of onions for its buffer, over and above the 500,000 tons already procured, it said in the statement. The south Asian nation had in August imposed a 40% export duty on onions up to Dec. 31 to improve domestic availability of the vegetable. Reporting by Baranjot Kaur in Bengaluru and Neha Arora; editing by David EvansOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Rajendra, Baranjot Kaur, Neha Arora, David Evans Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Manchar, Pune, India, Bengaluru

☆ Fact Check: Egypt desert convoy clips predate Israel-Hamas war
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A video showing two clips of truck convoys are unrelated to the October 2023 Israel-Hamas war, contrary to claims made online that the footage depicts an Egyptian convoy reaching the Gaza border. However, both clips are at least a year old and do not depict current events from the Israel-Hamas war. The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza, the only direct pathway to Gaza outside of Israel, is heavily restricted. The second clip was filmed as early as Jan. 10, 2022, according to videos posted to TikTok of the same event. Tyre markings on the desert sand correspond with the clip posted on X.

Persons: Rabi Al, Israel, Read Organizations: Twitter, Reuters, Associated Press, Thomson Locations: Israel, Gaza, Defla, Egypt’s, Libya, Rafah, Egypt, U.S, South Senai

☆ India central-bank chief urges fintech firms to form a self-regulatory body
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das speaks during a press conference after a G20 Finance Ministers' and Central Bank governors' meeting at Gandhinagar, India, July 18, 2023. "I would like to use this opportunity to urge and encourage the fintechs to establish a self-regulatory organisation or SRO themselves. From the Reserve Bank, we are willing to engage with you," Das said while delivering the keynote address at the Global FinTech Fest 2023 (GFF). The other advantage is that all the aspects of regulation will not be burdened on the Reserve Bank." Reporting by Siddhi Nayak and Swati Bhat; Editing by Dhanya Ann ThoppilOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Shaktikanta Das, Amit Dave, Das, T, Rabi Sankar, Siddhi Nayak, Swati Bhat, Dhanya Ann Thoppil Organizations: Bank of India, Ministers, Central Bank governors, REUTERS, Rights, Financial, Reserve Bank of India, Reserve Bank, Global, Siddhi, Thomson Locations: Gandhinagar, India, Rights MUMBAI

☆ How hydrogen bombs work and why they were created after WWII despite being more powerful than atomic bombs
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Adam Barnes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

But just seven years after dropping the atomic bombs, the United States detonated an even more powerful nuclear weapon: the hydrogen bomb. A hydrogen bomb, also known as a thermonuclear bomb, can create explosive force hundreds or even thousands of times greater than an atomic bomb. That extra challenge is why it took scientists longer to build a hydrogen bomb than the atomic bomb. Some physicists, including Oppenheimer, who were concerned about the far greater destructive potential of hydrogen bombs compared to atomic bombs, opposed their development. Hydrogen bomb tests were incredibly powerfulOn November 1, 1952, the US detonated the first hydrogen bomb at Enewetak atoll in the Marshall Islands.

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☆ What ‘Oppenheimer' and Ukraine Teach Us About War - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Paul Krugman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

I was a bit puzzled when I watched, because I happened to know that Rabi wasn’t a resident at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project. But the film was historically accurate: Rabi did visit Los Alamos on occasion, and was present for the Trinity bomb test. Why wasn’t Rabi at Los Alamos? But the truth is that he was involved in another secret project applying cutting-edge science to the war effort, M.I.T.’s Radiation Laboratory, which basically worked on advanced radar. All of this was made possible not just by America’s economic might but also by its cultural and social openness.

Persons: you’ve, “ Oppenheimer, Isidor Isaac Rabi, Rabi, wasn’t Rabi, Johns Hopkins, Oppenheimer Organizations: Los Alamos, Manhattan, Trinity, Luftwaffe Locations: Los, Los Alamos, Britain

☆ What happened when the Trinity test bomb detonated, from the creation of green glass to fallout that drifted over 1,000 miles
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Scientists set off the Trinity test atomic bomb on July 16, 1945. Base camp (9.5 miles away): Through his dark glass, Fermi had the impression the desert was suddenly brighter than day. Chupadera Mesa (30 miles away): Fallout rained on cattle near Chupadera Mesa, giving them serious beta burns, which appear similar to a sunburn. Over 1,000 miles away: In August 1945, Kodak customers complained that their X-ray film, sensitive to radiation, was ruined. The Trinity test fallout had reached the Midwest.

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☆ Big-headed Jurassic sea turtle’s fossil is the most complete ever found
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Mindy Weisberger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Few complete fossils of this Jurassic sea turtle, named Solnhofia parsonsi, have been discovered. Today’s marine turtle species all have elongated, rigid flippers to propel them through the ocean depths. But the newly described fossil’s limbs were stumpier than those of modern sea turtles relative to its body size. An artistic reconstruction shows the extinct sea turtle in its coastal marine environment. The newly described fossil presents a far more complete view of those limbs, showing that they differed dramatically from the extremities of sea turtles alive today.

Persons: Solnhofia, parsonsi, ”, Felix Augustin, Augustin, Márton Rabi, Peter Nickolaus S, ” Augustin, Rabi, ” Rabi, Mindy Weisberger Organizations: CNN, geosciences, University of Tübingen, University of Tübingen’s, Scientific Locations: Europe, Germany, Bavaria, Switzerland

☆ Oppenheimer never won a Nobel Prize, but these 31 scientists with ties to the Manhattan Project did
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +26 min

Manhattan Project: After a harrowing escape from Nazi-occupied Denmark in 1943, Bohr began consulting on the Manhattan Project. Manhattan Project: Between 1943 and 1944, Muller was a civilian advisor for the Manhattan Project, consulting on experiments studying the effects of radiation. Maria Goeppert Mayer, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1963Maria Goeppert Mayer worked on the Manhattan Project and later won the Nobel Prize in physics. Manhattan Project: Working as an assistant to his father, Niels Bohr, Aage Bohr proved instrumental in interpreting for some members of the Manhattan Project. Manhattan Project: At 18, Glauber was still a student at Harvard when he became one of the youngest scientists to join the Manhattan Project.

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☆ India's HDFC Bank signs up over 100,000 customers in digital rupee pilots
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

India's largest private lender HDFC Bank on Thursday said it has signed up over 100,000 customers and 170,000 merchants in pilot programs using the central bank digital currency, or CBDC. The lender also linked the CBDC, termed e-rupee, and United Payments Interface, or UPI, for merchants and customers, which would enable payments through both CBDC and UPI using a single Quick Response code, HDFC Bank said in a statement. The Reserve Bank of India has devised the e-rupee as a digital alternative to physical cash, using blockchain distributed-ledger technology. The central bank aims to reach a target of one million CBDC transactions per day by the end of this year from 5000 to 10,000 currently, Deputy Governor T Rabi Sankar said on Tuesday.

Persons: T Rabi Sankar Organizations: HDFC Bank, United, UPI, Reserve Bank of India

☆ HDFC Bank signs up over 100,000 customers in digital rupee pilots
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MUMBAI, July 13 (Reuters) - India's largest private lender HDFC Bank (HDBK.NS) on Thursday said it has signed up over 100,000 customers and 170,000 merchants in pilot programmes using the central bank digital currency (CBDC). The lender also linked the CBDC, termed e-rupee, and United Payments Interface (UPI) for merchants and customers, which would enable payments through both CBDC and UPI using a single Quick Response (QR) code, HDFC Bank said in a statement. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has devised the e-rupee as a digital alternative to physical cash, using blockchain distributed-ledger technology. The central bank aims to reach a target of one million CBDC transactions per day by the end of this year from 5000-10,000 currently, Deputy Governor T Rabi Sankar said on Tuesday. Reporting by Siddhi Nayak; Editing by Sonia CheemaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: T Rabi Sankar, Siddhi Nayak, Sonia Cheema Organizations: HDFC Bank, United, UPI, Reserve Bank of India, Siddhi, Thomson Locations: MUMBAI

☆ India cenbank calls on more lenders to offer digital rupee - sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Siddhi Nayak | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nearly two dozen central banks across emerging and advanced economies are expected to have digital currencies in circulation by the end of the decade, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) found in a survey, published on Monday. The RBI aims to reach a target of one million CBDC transactions per day by the end of this year, RBI deputy governor T Rabi Sankar said on Tuesday. There were 1.3 million customers and 0.3 million merchants, who used CBDC as of June 2023, he said. "We are in the advanced stage of submitting a CBDC pilot request to the RBI. The central bank has also asked smaller banks to seek feedback from those currently conducting the pilots, the bankers said.

Persons: T Rabi Sankar, Siddhi Nayak, Sohini Goswami Organizations: Reserve Bank of India, Reuters, Bank for International Settlements, State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Yes Bank, Siddhi, Thomson Locations: MUMBAI, Bank, BOB.NS

☆ India central bank looking to enhance fintech regulations, deputy governor Rabi Sankar says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MUMBAI, July 7 (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is working on regulations that will be more "developmental" for financial technology, or fintech, companies, a deputy governor of the central bank said on Friday. "We are working on regulations (that) would be specific to fintech entities and the fintech ecosystem," T Rabi Sankar said at an event in Bengaluru. The central bank has been monitoring the fintech space lately to ensure financial stability and mitigate risks related to cybersecurity and prevent fraud. The RBI is talking to fintech companies and any regulations in that regard will only be after "close consultation" with the industry, he added, without providing a timeline for the same. Fintechs need to devote their attention to governance, compliance, business conduct, and adopting risk mitigation practices for long-term business stability, Sankar said, adding that any innovation should be "responsible and beneficial."

Persons: T Rabi Sankar, Sankar, Siddhi Nayak, Janane Organizations: Reserve Bank of India, Siddhi, Thomson Locations: MUMBAI, Bengaluru

☆ Opinion | Christian Cooper and the Birds of New York
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To the Editor:Re “Birds Show Us What It Means to Be Free,” by Christian Cooper (Opinion guest essay, May 28):I am a Central Park birder who has known Christian Cooper for many years. Among birders Chris is a cherished member of our community. He is known for his knowledge of birds, his ability not only to spot birds but also to identify bird song, as well as his generosity in sharing this knowledge with those of us less gifted than he is. Thanks in good part to Chris, the world of birding is no longer an all-white activity. Walk in the Ramble in the spring and you’ll meet Black, Hispanic and Asian birders as well as many young birders.

Persons: Christian Cooper, —, Chris, you’ll, birders, Judith Schiller Rabi, Christian Organizations: birder Locations: York, Central

☆ More women describe having forced abortions in Nigerian Army programme
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +20 min

And both lost their pregnancies after they were taken into custody by Nigerian soldiers and given unidentified pills and injections. Nigerian military leaders previously have adamantly denied the existence of the abortion programme and the deliberate killing of unarmed children. We respect every living soul.”Asked about the military’s comments on the programme, Yau replied: “This happened to me, and they are denying it. After she was put into a room with three other pregnant women, Yau said, army personnel gave her pills and more injections. Reuters was unable to determine if this tally overlapped with others cited in its December story about the abortion programme.

☆ Nepal deputy PM loses job after top court rules his ID invalid
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Gopal Sharma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

KATHMANDU, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Nepal's Supreme Court ruled on Friday that deputy prime minister Rabi Lamichhane had stood for election with invalid citizenship papers, annulling his status as a lawmaker and effectively removing him from office. Lamichhane became deputy prime minister for home affairs - heading the ministry that oversees identity cards - in a seven-party alliance that took power last month. In its ruling on Friday, a five-member constitutional bench of the top court said the 48-year-old had contested November elections on an invalid citizenship certificate after abandoning his U.S. citizenship. "He loses his ministerial position and there will be a by-election in his constituency," Lamichhane’s lawyer Sunil Pokhrel told Reuters. Pokhrel said Lamichhane will now seek to get a regular citizenship card and contest the by-election from the same constituency in south Nepal.

☆ No issue with crypto in India if laws are followed - minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

NEW DELHI, Jan 19 (Reuters) - India's junior IT minister on Thursday said there was no issue with cryptocurrencies in India if all laws are followed, in remarks that contradicted the central bank's view advising investors to stay away from crypto. India has been trying to come up with regulation for cryptocurrencies, with a central bank deputy governor even calling for them to be banned, but the government has not been able to formulate legislation yet. In Febraury, a deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), T. Rabi Sankar, said cryptocurrencies were akin to Ponzi schemes or worse and banning them was the most sensible option for India. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das also said in February that cryptocurrencies lacked the underlying value of even a tulip. Reporting by Shivam Patel in New Delhi; editing by Jason Neely and Emelia Sithole-MatariseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ India cenbank says digital currency transactions to stay largely anonymous
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Nupur Anand | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

India started the pilot project for its digital currency, or e-rupee, from Nov 1, when it was opened for initial trial. Then only being used by banks for settlements with each other, the scope of the project was expanded to include consumers and retailers-led transactions from Dec. 1. "E-rupee is money, UPI is a payment method," RBI's Sankar said. "Digital currency is like payment of cash, it is possible that two private entities can provide wallet features and money can move in between them. That is not possible with UPI which has to be from one bank to the other," he said, adding that e-rupee provides privacy unlike UPI.

☆ Un robot conceput în Hong Kong ajută copiii cu autism să facă față anxietății și să-și dezvolte abilitățile sociale
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-22 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

„Persoanele cu autism manifestă o motivaţie redusă de a interacţiona cu alţii şi o hipersensibilitate la lumea din jur”, a spus ea. „Aşadar, folosim roboţii sociali pentru a-i învăţa abilităţi sociale în vederea reducerii anxietăţii”, a explicat So. După ce interacţionează cu roboţii, copiii sunt încurajaţi să îşi testeze abilităţile sociale cu un profesor. Peste douăzeci de grupuri nonprofit finanţate de autorităţile guvernamentale şi de şcolile publice din Hong Kong şi Macau au adoptat acest program. „Credem că RABI îi poate ajuta pe copiii cu autism să îşi îmbunătăţească abilităţile sociale şi comportamentale care, la rândul lor, le vor îmbunătăţi calitatea vieţii”, a declarat ea.

Persons: îşi, Reuters Catherine, Roboţii, Muse Wong, Wong, RABI Organizations: Reuters, AGERPRES, Universitatea Chineză Locations: Hong Kong, Macau

☆ De la 15 la 20 de ani sau detenţie pe viaţă în cazul omorului de la Hâncești
▼ + stars: | 2018-07-31 | by ( ) hn24.net time to read: +3 min

Procurorii au stabilit că șeful adjunct al poliției criminale din Hâncești se afla pe loc atunci când, pe 21 iulie la ora 1 noaptea, a împușcat mortal un tânăr de 20 de ani. Șeful adjunct al Poliției Criminale din Hâncești, Ion Cojocaru, împreună cu proprietarul centrului de agrement Amir Rabi, sunt cercetați penal conform art. „Au fost cerute 12 expertize, dintre care mai așteptăm rezultatele la încă trei: balististică, fiziochimică și informațională”, a conchis Șaptefraț. Dacă vor fi găsiți vinovați, cele două persoane reținute riscă închisoare de la 15 la 20 de ani sau detenţie pe viaţă. Cei trei tineri au păstruns ilegal pe teritoriul centrului de agrement din orașul Hâncești.

Persons: Ion Cojocaru, Ștefan Șaptefraț, Amir Rabi, Șaptefraț, Igor Popa, Pânzari, Dan, Laurențiu, Anatolie Zagorodnîi, Donică, Alexandru, Sevastian, Sergiu Brăguță, Nina Cotovanu, Botnari.Alina, Crina Ciobanu, Alina Vivat, Svetlana, Luminița, Ion, Doina, Ana Cichi, Nicolae, Cristina Iusco, Cristina Vidrascu Organizations: SIS Locations: Hâncești

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