NASA claims Chandrayaan’s Vikram Had “Hard Landing”

The Chandrayaan 2 lander had a “hard landing” when it lost contact with the ground station during a historic attempt to soft-land on the lunar surface, NASA said today, adding that a team of scientists at the US space agency has not been able to locate it.

“The Chandrayaan-2 lander, Vikram, attempted a landing Sept. 7 (Sept. 6 in the United States), on a small patch of lunar highland smooth plains between Simpelius N and Manzinus C craters. Vikram had a hard landing and the precise location of the spacecraft in the lunar highlands has yet to be determined,” NASA said in a statement and released pictures of the targeted landing site, labeling the craters.

The pictures were captured by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft during its flyby on September 17. The images were taken at dusk, and the team was not able to locate the lander, the US space agency said.

The Chandrayaan 2 lander had a "hard landing" when it lost contact with the ground station during a historic attempt to soft-land

The Chandrayaan 2 lander may be hiding in a shadow, it added. “The scene above was captured from a Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) Quickmap fly-around of the targeted landing site image width is about 150 kilometers across the center…so far the LROC team has not been able to locate or image the lander. It was dusk when the landing area was imaged and thus large shadows covered much of the terrain; the Vikram lander may be hiding in a shadow,” the statement said.

The moon orbiter will try to “locate and image the lander” again in October when lighting will be favorable, NASA said.

The deadline to contact Vikram, which had a 14-day mission life, ended on Saturday last as lunar night began to fall in the south polar region of the moon where the lander was attempting a descent.

On Thursday, ISRO chief K Sivan said a national-level commission is investigating “what went wrong with the lander”. “We have got no sign from the lander. A national-level council is now investigating what went wrong with the lander. Maybe after the committees presents the report, we’ll work on the plan. Required approvals and other processes are required. We are operating on that,” Mr Sivan briefed ANI.

“Our upcoming preference is Gaganyaan mission,” the top space scientist in the nation replied.

India had anticipated to make space history with the Rs. 1,000-crore Chandrayaan 2 mission.

Google Pixel 3a series are now getting upgraded to their second Android 10 firmware

The Android maker, Google began Android 10 at the start of September and shortly started resembling all the pixel devices launched by the global giant. a month before Google has announced the Android 10 within a month all the google flagships have upgraded and now google has released the firmware for their new mid-range segment.

Google Pixel 3a series are now getting upgraded to their second Android 10 firmware

The batch code is QP1A.190711.020.C3 and it is a size of 1188.2 MB, as it is a clean android there no major changes in the system log of this update. the features which the flagship received are also inherited to its sibling’s pixels i.e the pixel 3a and 3a XL, immediate replies and with other features are included in this firmware.

Samsung Galaxy A70s pops up in a Google listing

Samsung is expected to reveal its latest “s” upgrade in the popular A-series with the new Galaxy A70s. The device has already passed through Geekbench to show out its specs. Just last week, the phone was spotted on TENAA and its support page even went live for a brief period. Now a new Google Play console listing confirms that the phone will indeed feature an FHD+ display alongside the Snapdragon 675 chipset and 6GB RAM.

Previously we learned the phone will be a minor refresh of the Galaxy A70 but will come with a new prism gradient design around the back like the recently announced Galaxy A30s and A50s. A rumored upgrade is the 64MP Samsung Bright GW1 sensor which would make sense as Samsung has updated the cameras on the other “s” upgrades in the A-series.

Delhi Government May Reschedule Office Work Hours To Tackle Air Pollution

The Delhi government is planning to change the office working hours in the city as one of the precautions to the reduction of congestion and air pollution.

The statement was tweeted by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after his conference with Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal.

“Met Hon’ble @LtGovDelhi Shri Anil Baijal Ji and discussed with him about the steps planned by Delhi govt to reduction of air pollution, including Odd-Even.

“He guaranteed us of his support and recommended the opening/closing hours of offices be staggered. The Govt will certainly implement this,” Mr Kejriwal tweeted.

Delhi Government May Reschedule Office Work Hours To Tackle Air Pollution

According to an official, the opening and closing time of offices may be varied, but it will be eight working hours in a day.

“Met Hon’ble CM Delhi @ArvindKejriwal. Discussed few measures for the reduction of air pollution and congestion in Delhi.

“suggested to examine amongst other measures, option of tottered opening/closing hours of offices & other companies to reduce congestion and air pollution,” Lt Governor Baijal tweeted.

previously this month, Mr Kejriwal had declared the third version of odd-even scheme from November 4-15 in the capital among a slew of other trials to fight with high-level of air pollution caused due to stubble blazing in neighboring states during winters.

During the 12-day scheme, vehicles will appear on roads alternately on odd and even dates as per their registration numbers.

‘If You Want to Invest in a Market with Scale, Come to India’: PM Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called the global businesses to start their large scale industry in India, saying a significant decrease in corporate tax rates by his government creates a golden opportunity and promised more trials to get a better business climate.

Communicating at the Bloomberg Global Business environment here, the Prime Minister said India displays a golden opportunity to set up business in the country. He was in communication with former New York Mayor and industrialist Michael Bloomberg.

“If you want to spend in a marketplace where there is large scale, come to India… If you want to spend in start-ups with a huge market, then come to India…If you want to spend in one of the world’s major infrastructure ecosystem, come to India,” Modi told global business companies in the US.

'If You Want to Invest in a Market with Scale, Come to India': PM Modi

previously this month, the government had decreased the efficient commercial tax rate to 25.17% from nearly 35%, thus bringing India at par with most important global economies on the taxation front.

Modi additionally told the congregation, comprising 50 heads of state and 200 CEOs, that India is quickly modernizing its cities and equipping them with the newest technology and citizen-responsive infrastructure. “Thus if you want to spend in urbanization, come to India,” he said.

Indian Prime Minister also said India has also uncovered its defense industry “like never earlier” and explored reserves in the sector.

Android 10 (Go Edition) With Faster Interface, Higher Security Announced, Launching in Phones This Fall

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Android 10 (Go Edition) phones will be quicker at app switching
It employs Adiantum cryptography method to encrypt storage
Adiantum bolsters security without affecting the performance

Google has unveiled an updated version of its Android (Go Edition) mobile operating system for entry-level phones based on Android 10. Christened Android 10 (Go Edition), the latest iteration of Android (Go Edition) is claimed to provide a more fluid multitasking experience, all the while making the whole user experience more reliable and faster. Google also claims to have upped the security aspect in Android 10 (Go Edition) in such a way that the performance of devices is not affected. Android 10 (Go Edition) will be out this fall, but there is no word regarding the brands that will launch the first wave of Android 10 (Go Edition) phones.

Android 10 (Go Edition) With Faster Interface, Higher Security Announced, Launching in Phones This Fall

Sagar Kamdar, Director of Product Management (Android) at Google, wrote in a blog post that Android 10 (Go Edition) is aimed at further improving the experience for entry-level phone users. It is claimed to be faster than its previous iteration based on Android Pie, and will let users switch between apps at a faster pace and in a more memory-efficient manner. Notably, Google claims that app launch speed has gone up by 10 percent with Android 10 (Go Edition).

Google also mentions that Android 10 (Go Edition) employs Adiantum, a new encryption format that has been tailor-made for entry-level devices to secure their data without affecting device performance. To recall, Adiantum was introduced as a special encryption method for entry-level smartphones earlier this year. It was designed to make storage encryption more efficient for devices without cryptographic acceleration, which means it does not require special hardware and as a result, won’t create a stress on the silicon inside phones running Android 10 (Go Edition). The arrival of Adiantum, Google claims, brings Android 10 (Go Edition) on par with the standard Android operating system when it comes to data security.

As mentioned above, the Android 10-based version of Android (Go Edition) will arrive in the fall. Google also touted some of Android Go Edition’s unique features and apps such as read-out-loud for listening to long-form text content, Lens in Google Go app, YouTube Go, and Gallery Go as some of the solutions that further enhance the Android experience on entry-level phones in meaningful ways. Google claims that so far, more than 500 manufacturers have launched over 1,600 Android Go-powered phones in 180+ countries within the last 18 months.

12 dead after heavy rains in Pune; schools and colleges shut

Twelve people have died in rain-associated incidents in Pune after a strangely heavy shower lashed the region since late Wednesday night. The downpour congested in the early morning hours on Thursday.

Police and district management has so far declared 12 deaths -seven from Pune city and five from adjacent villages. Exploring is on for four missing persons.

Schools and colleges in the city will continue to be closed on Thursday, reports ANI. Pune district collector Naval Kishore Ram ordered school closure in Pune and neighboring talukas of Purandar, Bhor, Baramati and Haveli.

Condoling the deaths, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said the state is on condition that all possible support needed.

12 dead after heavy rains in Pune; schools and colleges shut

“2 NDRF teams are located in Pune and 2 in Baramati, state government is also intimately monitoring the dam release,” Fadnavis said in a series of tweets on Thursday morning.
Rescue teams recovered the bodies from three different areas of the city.

Five bodies were recovered from Parvati- Aranyeshwar area, one body was found inside a car found floating in floodwater on Singhnad Road and another was found in a canal in Sahakarnagar.

According to fire crew officials, five people died when a compound wall shrunken in Tangewali colony. Water spilling over from a close canal caused the wall to collapse. At least 3-4 people are still lost in the incident.

Two of the five people who died in the wall crumple incident were recognized as Rohit Bharat Amle, 13, and Santosh Kadam, 55. The three other wounded include two women and a 9-year-old boy.

Telangana govt extends liquor shops license

Hyderabad: The State government has extended the license for liquor shops for one month up to October 31 by laying down certain conditions.

A G O Ms No 108 was issued in this regard. The current license term will expire by this month-end. As per conditions, the shopkeepers must pay a proportionate annual retail shop excise tax for one month period.

The G O also mentioned about the collection of retail shop excise turnover tax at the rate of eight per cent plus applicable VAT thereon from all the licenses on purchases made from October 1 to 31, both days included. Other conditions prescribed in rules for shops would also be applicable. The Prohibition and Excise Commissioner will take necessary action in the matter accordingly.

Instructions have been issued to officials concerned to collect proportionate one-month shop excise tax of 2,215 liquor shops immediately without fail and submit compliance undersigned.

Telangana: Bus accident on NH 65, ten injured

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The bus belonging to Diwakar travels with registration number AP02TC7695, was on its way to Hyderabad from Visakhapatnam.

Suryapet: At least 10 passengers were injured when private travels bus fell sideways on National Highway 65 at Durajpally in the early hours of Thursday.

The bus belonging to Diwakar travels with registration number AP02TC7695, was on its way to Hyderabad from Visakhapatnam. It shot off the road and fell sideways near Durajpally village. The bus started from Visakhapatnam at 7 pm on Wednesday. In all, 50 passengers were travelling in the bus at the time of the incident.

The police rushed to the spot and shifted the injured to Area hospital at Suryapet for treatment. The police suspect that the driver could have slept in the wheel leading to the accident.

two die in separate accidents during heavy rain in hyderabad

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A 23-year-old gym instructor was electrocuted to death in Serilingampally, while a 43-year-old priest fell into a nala in Chaitanyapuri.

As heavy rains lashed the city on Tuesday, two persons died in separate incidents during the downpour. A 23-year-old gym instructor was electrocuted to death in Serilingampally, while a 43-year-old priest fell into a nala in Chaitanyapuri.

According to reports, 23-year-old Adam Mark Jordan who was staying at Manikanta Men’s hostel in Serilingampally was electrocuted while returning from the gym around 11.30 pm on Tuesday.

According to the police report, Adam stepped on an iron rod, which was in contact with a live wire, as he reached the gate of his hostel. Adam reportedly died on the spot.

The Madhapur Sub-Inspector told Times of India, “The incessant rains led to water-logging around his hostel. When he reached the hostel gate on his cycle, Jordan put his foot down and touched an iron rod and got electrocuted. We suspect that an electric wire had snapped after the builder at a nearby construction site trimmed the tree branches.”

Police have registered a case of 304-A (Causing death by negligence) and are investigating the case.

Adam’s body was taken to Osmania hospital and a post-mortem was conducted.

In another tragic incident, a 43-year-old priest identified as B Premkumar Shastry drowned in a nala and died. The incident took place in Chaitanyapuri.

According to Times of India, Shastry along with his friend Ramakrishna Sharma had gone to Chaitanyapuri for some work. The duo had parked their vehicle at Peddamberpet. “Around 11.40 pm, while going back to Peddamberpet from Chaitanyapuri, the two accidentally slipped and fell into a nala. While Ramakrishna managed to escape unscathed, Shastry did not,” Ashok Reddy, inspector at LB Nagar police station, told Times of India.

Shastry’s body was recovered around 3 am, 100 metres away the accident site, according to the report. Police suspect that both Shastry and Sharam were in an inebriated state, according to reports.

On Tuesday, Telangana received heavy rainfall in isolated places. While Hyderabad recorded 76 mm of rainfall, Tirumalagiri in the city received a near record-breaking 132 mm of rainfall.

Chinmayanand Case: ‘Rape Victim’ arrested

The alleged victim in the case of sexual abuse against BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand was arrested from Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh.

arrested because she did not hand over her mobile phone to the special investigative team (SIT) and a video showed her discussing an extortion plot against Chinmayanand with three friends, said people aware of the matter. The SIT said she has admitted to being present in the video and hence she has been arrested.

While the SIT had not been able to recover her mobile phone, they said. The victim has been termed as the mastermind of the extortion plot by the SIT, which says the other three accused have said they acted on her directions. Her three friends have given statements to the SIT, implicating her in the extortion plot by the SIT, which says the other three accused have said they acted on her directions. Her three friends have given statements to the SIT, implicating her in the extortion matter, said the people cited earlier.

The video was allegedly shot to ensure none of the four accused go back on their word on how to share the extortion amount of Rs 5 crore. It is believed that the woman’s missing mobile phone also has key evidence in this regard.

The SIT said enough digital and forensic evidence was found against the woman. “Those (three) arrested have said they sent messages to Chinmayanand on directions of the girl in panic as they were not getting money and were upset,” SIT chief Naveen Arora said on Wednesday.

Arora, however, admitted that key pieces of evidence against Chinmayanand in the sexual abuse case were missing – for instance, the pair of spectacles with hidden camera worn by the woman have not been recovered by the SIT yet and the state forensic science laboratory could not recover data deleted by Chinmayanand on his mobile phone.

The SIT recorded the statements of the woman’s friends – Sanjay Singh, Sachin Sengar and Vikram alias Durgesh – after taking them into custody on Tuesday and planned to confront the woman with the trio. The SIT is also trying to trace the mobile phones of Singh and Sengar from which extortion messages were allegedly sent.

Injured Lionel Messi a doubt for Inter clash : Sources

Lionel Messi will miss out Barcelona’s tour to Getafe on Saturday after scans on Wednesday declared that he has a thigh injury.

Barca has not exposed how long he will be out of the side for but few reports have told ESPN FC that he’s likely to be out for between one to one and half week, making him a foremost doubt for upcoming matches against Inter Milan and Sevilla as well.

Defending Champions Spanish Barca are looking for their first away win of the season.

Messi, 32, made his first appearance in the season in Tuesday’s 2-1 victory over Villarreal at Camp Nou but he was enforced off with a groin injury at halftime.

Injured Lionel Messi a doubt for Inter clash : Sources

He gone through the scans on Wednesday as club physio’s declared the strain. The Champions League group stage in opposition to Inter Milan and then the round-robin game with Sevilla go after Getafe before October’s international break.

Coach Ernesto Valverde talk down the cruelty of the knock, and told he was taken off as a safety measure, but he is expected to be without his onward for this weekend’s match in Madrid.

While giving an interview in Milan after achieving the victory in FIFA‘s The Best on Monday, Messi told he didn’t consider at his best in the game at Granada after coming on as a replacement at half time.

“It had been two to three months nearly without a game and you could fell,” he said. “I felt tired and inactive. I didn’t have that glitter. I was lacking a bit of swing.”Messi said.

Salman Khan Confirms Prabhudeva Film for Eid 2020 is Not Titled Radhe

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At the IIFA Awards 2019, Salman Khan had reassured fans that despite his withdrawal from ‘Inshallah’, he was still working on a film, set for Eid 2020 release.

Ever since 2009’s Wanted, Salman has gifted his fans, on the occasion of Eid, a blockbuster every year. Despite some bumps in the road this year, he is still gearing up and is ready to entertain his fans with a film on Eid 2020.

Earlier, Salman was working on Inshallah which was to be directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and would see Alia Bhatt working with them for the first time. The film, which was set for Eid 2020 release, was shelved over creative differences. Immediately after, Salman assured fans on Twitter that he was still going to appear on the big screen in Eid 2020 in a different film.

Salman Khan Confirms Prabhudeva Film for Eid 2020 is Not Titled Radhe

While fans began speculating if the new Eid gift would be Kick 2, Salman came forward to confirm that it was not.

Now he has revealed that he is working on a film with Prabhudeva, which will be released on Eid 2020 and is not titled Radhe.

quoted him saying, “We (Prabhudheva and I) are doing a film together again. But it is not called ‘Radhe’. It will come on Eid.”

The actor is currently busy shooting for Dabangg 3 which is also being directed by Prabhudeva. The two have also worked together on the 2009 film Wanted. It only seems fitting that the director who began the Eid release trend come to its rescue after the cancellation of the originally planned Eid release. Salman’s next appearance on the big screen is in Dabangg 3 which will be releasing on December 20.

Test Opener Rohit Sharma in big focus as Board President’s XI take on Proteas

India will try out Rohit Sharma at the Test level as an opener – after impressing in ODIs. He will be troubled by South African speed gun Kagiso Rabada and company with the new ball in the upcoming series, but before that examination, Rohit also needs to step up as the skipper for the Presidents XI.

Rohit Sharma has featured in 27 tests for India and scored 1,585 at an average of 39.these numbers aren’t too worse for the Indian white-ball vice-captain. But for his talent and potential, these numbers doesn’t do them justice. Rohit also scored 3 hundreds and 10 fifties in those 27 tests. In which 2 of the hundreds came in his first two test innings against the west indies. Sharma has scored all his test runs as a middle-order batsman batting at No.4, 5 and 6 rarely at 7.

Rohit’s first-class numbers are no way near to his test career. The Mumbai batsman scored 6,562 from 87 first-class matches at a whopping average of 54. Along with 20 hundreds and 30 fifties to his name with 309 not out is his best.

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But the challenge for Rohit Sharma at top of the order is the moving red ball.he had played lot of white-ball cricket at the top of the order, but Rohit will open for the first time in his first-class career against South Africa for the BPXI as a skipper.this will be Rohit’s final opportunity in test match cricket.

If at all Rohit secedes the opening conundrum will come to an end. If not India will try not likes of Shubman Gill, Abhimanyu Eswaran, Priyank Panchal, even Prithvi Shaw will return from the ban.

South Africa will face Rohit Sharma’s Board President XI on Thursday before facing India in the first Test on October 2 at Vishakapatnam.

probe begins after woman killed at hyderabad metro station

Officials also said that a public hearing will be held at the Metro Rail Bhavan in Hyderabad on October 3.

Days after the death of Mounika at Hyderabad’s Ameerpet Metro Station, the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) on Tuesday initiated a probe into the incident. The 24-year-old had died earlier this week, after a chunk of mortar from the station got dislodged and fell on her.

JK Garg from the CMRS, who reports to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, conducted a preliminary inspection at the accident site along with Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) Managing Director N V S Reddy and other senior officials.

Officials also said that a public hearing will be held by CMRS at the Metro Rail Bhavan in Hyderabad on October 3.

Mounika was taking shelter from the rain at the pedestrian zone under the metro station when the tragedy occurred. Her death has left her family in shock.

Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) K T Rama Rao has already instructed Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited authorities to conduct a thorough investigation and check all structures.

probe begins after woman killed at hyderabad metro station

He tweeted that the reputation gained by Hyderabad Metro is high quality and safety standards shall be maintained and safety shall be a high priority.

Larsen and Toubro (L&T), the company which constructed the Hyderabad Metro projects, has also agreed to pay Rs 20 lakh as compensation to the victim’s family. The company also said it would provide another Rs 15 lakh from an insurance company and job to a family member.

Xiaomi’s Mi Mix Alpha is almost entirely made of screen

Xiaomi revealed the craziest technology ever on a smartphone. It is named Mi Mix Alpha which consists of Samsung’s 108 Mega-pixel camera sensor. The smartphone is fully covered with the display and a cut out being left for the camera modules and Xiaomi’s branding.

Xiaomi describes the Smartphone as “the Concept”. The alpha comes with a triple camera module with the main sensor of 108 mega-pixels and the other two are the telephoto and the wide-angle sensors respectively. the camera is protected with sapphire glass, which only causes the scratches with a diamond.

Xiaomi’s Mi Mix Alpha is almost entirely made of screen

Mi Mix Alpha is powered by Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 855 plus processor along with 12 GB RAM of LPDDR4 and 512 GB of UFS 3.0 storage. The device also comes with 40w fast charging and a mammoth 4,050 mAh battery.

As there are no physical buttons such as volume rockers and power On/Off buttons Xiaomi has included the pressure-sensitive button in this concept smartphone.

Xiaomi has announced that the Mi Mix Alpha will be available in limited stocks from December this year. the alpha is priced at a whopping 2,800 US dollars which nears 2,00,000 Indian Rupees in the Indian market.

OnePlus 7T will launch with Android 10 based Oxygen OS: Here’s what you can expect from it

The OnePlus 7T has been confirmed to launch with Android 10 based Oxygen OS onboard. OnePlus has already rolled out Android 10 update for the OnePlus 7 series this year.

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OnePlus 7T will launch with Android 10 based Oxygen OS onboard.
The OnePlus 7 series has already got the Android 10 update in September.
The OnePlus 7T will get a 90Hz display and triple rear camera setup.

OnePlus 7T will launch with Android 10 based Oxygen OS: Here’s what you can expect from it

onePlus has been quite eager to roll out the latest Android updates to its customers since the last few years. This year, we saw the OnePlus 7 series getting the stable Android update within a few days after the Google Pixel phones received the stable version of Android 10. And unlike Google which uses a stock Android interface, OnePlus rolled out the Android update with its deeply customised Oxygen OS ROM, featuring all the new features. And since it’s already out for the old phones, OnePlus will release its upcoming OnePlus 7T with the Android 10 update pre-installed.

In one of the latest social media posts, OnePlus confirmed that the OnePlus 7T is scheduled to launch with Android 10 pre-installed. OnePlus 7T users won’t need to wait for the update after the launch and hence, they won’t need to wait for any download. The Android 10 update will bring a new version of Oxygen OS which is most likely to be similar to the version we saw on the OnePlus 7 Pro and OnePlus 7.

This would eventually make the OnePlus 7T the first smartphone to launch with Android 10 this year, ahead of the Google Pixel 4 scheduled to launch globally in October. OnePlus hasn’t detailed any specific feature that users can expect with the new version of Android on the OnePlus 7T. However, we expect a few new additions to Oxygen OS, as has been the norm with every major Android OS update for OnePlus phones every year.

There are high chances that the Android 10 based Oxygen OS could borrow all the features from the OnePlus 7 Pro. And that means users could enjoy some of the benefits the new Android 10 brings to the table along with some additional stuff that OnePlus throws in to enhance the user experience.

The major change in the user experience will be seen with the new gesture control system that’s new to Android 10 this year. However, OnePlus has tweaked the core gesture system to make it more fluid and consistent with the rest of the OS and apps. We tried it on the OnePlus 7 Pro and it made it easier to use the phone, despite its massive 6.65-inch display. On the OnePlus 7T, we also expect the same benefits given that there are rumours of a bigger display making it to the phone.

Apart from the gesture navigation, the new version of Oxygen OS based on Android 10 will get all the new security and privacy features that will give users more control over their data, apps and location. Users will also be able to get more options for customizing the theme on Oxygen OS. Similar to the OnePlus 7 Pro, the camera app is also expected to offer a super macro mode for taking close-up shots, given that the OnePlus 7T will get a triple camera system similar to the OnePlus 7 Pro.

NASA to pay $4.6 billion to Lockheed Martin for making six space capsules for Artemis mission

NASA has rewarded 2.7 billion dollars to Lockheed Martin, the US-based aerospace and security Company for constructing three Orion capsules for Artemis missions III-V. NASA’s first women will be traveling in those missions and a man will travel to the Moon by the year 2024.

The US space organization in plans to order for three more Orion capsules in the year 2022 for the Artemis missions VI-VIII, for a whole sum of $1.9 billion, NASA mentioned in a press report.

“This deal secures Orion production in the next decade, showing NASA’s obligation to building a sustainable experience at the Moon to bring back new information and prepare for sending spacewalkers to Mars,” Jim Bridenstine specified in a declaration.

NASA to pay $4.6 billion to Lockheed Martin for making six space capsules for Artemis mission

NASA quotes that the Orion capsule will be able to carry the astronauts to the Moon and back, it will also be competent enough to tour to other missions such as Mars and more.
“Orion is a highly-proficient, state-of-the-art spaceship, planned especially for deep space missions with spacemen, and an essential part of NASA’s framework for Artemis missions and prospective exploration of the solar system,” Bridenstine extended.

The examine unit of the Orion, that provides the power and impulsion for Orion during the mission, is managed by European Space Agency(ESA), NASA mentioned in an earlier press release.

The Orion capsules are also planned to be reusable. The continual plan of NASA is to reclaim the recovered crew modules at least once. The Artemis mission is the US space Organization’s next step in the field of space discovery by humans. It is part of NASA’s Moon to Mars discovery program.

Earlier this month, NASA opened up using a huge tank of water at its Neutral Buoyancy Lab to organize its astronauts for the upcoming challenges that take place while going into space. This apart, to arrange for the 2024 Artemis mission, NASA has also in recent times given a $13.7 million agreement to complex Space, a US-based engineering services company, for mounting and working on a lunar orbital CubeSat mission that will be launched as early as December 2020.

Maruti Suzuki cuts car prices, days after govt slashes corporate tax

The new Maruti car prices will be applicable from today
This reduction in Maruti car prices will be over and above the current promotional offers, the car-maker said

Maruti Suzuki cuts car prices, days after govt slashes corporate tax

Days after the government cut corporate tax rate, Maruti Suzuki, the country’s biggest car-maker announced a reduction in prices. Maruti Suzuki has reduced the price of select models by ₹5,000 (on ex-showroom price), effective from today. The price cut will be applicable on all variants of Alto 800, Alto K10, Swift Diesel, Celerio, Baleno Diesel, Ignis, Dzire Diesel, Tour S Diesel, Vitara Brezza and S-Cross, Maruti Suzuki said.

This reduction of price will be over and above the current promotional offers for the company’s vehicle range, Maruti said.

Facing worst sales slowdown in the last two decades, many car-makers have lined up hefty discounts and other offers to lure buyers. The biggest car-maker Maruti Suzuki is offering discounts and other benefits in the range of ₹40,000 to ₹1,01,200 on its popular models, news agency IANS reported.

Welcoming the government’s initiative to revive the demand in automobile industry, Maruti Suzuki India said it has decided to “proactively and voluntarily share the benefits of corporate tax reduction with its customers.”

Maruti Suzuki also said that it is optimistic that the price reduction will bring down the cost of acquisition especially for the entry-level customers. “This announcement around the festive season will help boost customer sentiment and revive the market to create demand,” the car-maker said.

Earlier this week, Maruti Suzuki chairman RC Bhargava said that the car-maker expects sales of its cars in September to be higher than the previous month. Domestic sales of Maruti Suzuki fell 34.3% in August, one of the biggest monthly drops in sales in recent times.

The nine-day Navaratri festival, which typically witnesses an uptick in sales, begins on September 29.

Maruti Suzuki will launch its small hatchback — S-Presso — on 30 September, as the company looks to revive sales during Navratri and Diwali on the back of new products. Last month, Maruti had launched XL 6, a multi purpose vehicle, in August that will be sold from the Nexa chain of premium dealerships.

PM Modi Receives International Award For ‘Swachh Bharat’ Campaign

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Bharat Mission in October 2014 as a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary

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PM Modi received Goalkeepers Global Award for Swachh Bharat programme
Microsoft founder Bill Gates presented the award to PM Modi at a ceremony
“Gandhiji’s dream for cleanliness is now becoming true,” PM Modi said

PM Modi Receives International Award For 'Swachh Bharat' Campaign

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today received the Goalkeepers Global Goals Award for his government’s Swachh Bharat programme. Microsoft founder Bill Gates presented the award to PM Modi at a ceremony on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York City.
Started by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Goalkeepers award seeks to “bring together leaders from around the world to accelerate progress for ending poverty and fighting inequality”, according to the organisers.

“Gandhi ji’s dream for swachhata (cleanliness) is now becoming true,” PM Modi said. “The World Health Organisation has reported that three lakh people have been saved (from diseases) by the campaign… Such as campaign was never heard of,” he said. “Getting the award in the year of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary is personally significant for me. When 130 crore people take a pledge, any challenge can be overcome,” he said.

PM Modi launched the Swachh Bharat Mission in October 2014 as a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi. It seeks to improve cleanliness through solid and liquid waste management and making villages open-defecation free.

“Due to lack of toilets, a number of girls had to drop out of schools. Our daughters want to study, but because of lack of toilets, they had to abandon their education midway and sit at home,” he added. “The Swachh Bharat programme has changed this.”

india had only seen constitutional federalism for decades. Our government made an effort to change it to cooperative federalism and with time we are moving towards competitive-cooperative federalism. I am happy that through Swachh Survekshan (cleanliness survey), India’s states now compete with each other for higher ranking in cleanliness,” the Prime Minister said.

The Swachh Bharat campaign is the world’s largest behavioural change programme. “Behaviour change has been the key differentiator of Swachh Bharat Mission and therefore emphasis is placed on behaviour change communication,” the government says on the Swachh Bharat website.

The inaugural Goalkeepers event in 2017 hosted a diverse group of leaders. Speakers, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, former US President Barack Obama and activist Malala Yousafzai had attended it.