The Russian government has banned the Meta-owned Instagram app amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Before Instagram, Facebook has also been banned in Russia. Apart from Facebook and Instagram, Tiktok is also partially banned in Russia, that is, users of TikTok can watch already uploaded videos but cannot ...
Read More »Microsoft to suspend new product sales and services in Russia
Microsoft has taken a big step amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Microsoft has said that it is discontinuing the sale of its products and services in Russia. Microsoft has made this announcement in the midst of Russia’s attack on Moscow. Earlier, the governments of Western countries, sports ...
Read More »International Olympic Committee recommends a ban for Russian athletes
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has banned athletes from Russia and Belarus. In view of the Ukraine crisis, the IOC’s Executive Board has decided to stop all International events from organizing in Russia or Belarus. Athletes from these countries will also not be able to participate in events held in other countries. ...
Read More »Antonov An-225, world’s largest cargo plane destroyed in Russia-Ukraine war
The world’s largest cargo plane Antonov An-225 has been destroyed during a Russian attack in Ukraine. The plane was parked at an airfield near the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. Ukrainian officials say they will get it repaired. The name of this huge aircraft is ‘Mriya’, which means ‘dream’ in Ukrainian. Ukrainian Foreign Minister ...
Read More »Airspace closed after Russia’s attack on Ukraine
Russian forces have entered Ukraine. There have been missile attacks on airbases. In such a situation, Ukraine has closed its airspace. The students who had gone to catch the plane to return to India were returned by the local administration from the airport itself. It is being told that the ...
Read More »Elon Musk trolled on social media after comparing Canadian PM Trudeau to Hitler
Musk had previously supported truck divers’ strikes as well. However, his second tweet created a ruckus on social media. After this, Musk also deleted the tweet. In one of his tweets, Elon Musk compared Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to German dictator Adolf Hitler. After this, there has been a ruckus on ...
Read More »Russia may declare the invade in few hours, reports says
The threat of war between Russia and Ukraine is not over. A British media report has raised concerns amid Russian claims of removing troops. It has been said in this report that Russia can declare war in the next few hours. Russia may have denied attacking Ukraine, but it is reported that ...
Read More »NASA and SpaceX looking sluggish parachutes in last 2 flights
SpaceX and NASA are investigating a parachute problem that occurred in the last two capsule flights. One of the four main parachutes was inflated at a slow speed during the return of four astronauts to Earth last November. The same thing happened last week when the Dragon cargo capsule was ...
Read More »Scientists demonstrated a method to reuse used masks in efficient batteries
Study: As important as face masks are in our current pandemic-battling world, they have a huge impact on the environment. Now scientists have demonstrated a new method for disposing of old masks – using them to make low-cost, flexible, and efficient batteries. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is one of our ...
Read More »Thermoelectric device wraps around hot pipes to generate electricity
We’ve already heard about hoses that get wrapped around existing hot water pipes, using heat radiated from the pipe to heat water inside the hose. A new wrap-around device, however, uses that same pipe heat to generate electricity. Created via a collaboration between Pennsylvania State University and the National Renewable Energy ...
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