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Researchers Use Carbon-Air Battery in Breakthrough for Next-Generation Storage Systems

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The power sector is undergoing a rapid change globally as the world shifts to renewable energy and cuts down on using fossil fuels. However, a big roadblock to generating electricity from wind and solar energy is their intermittent nature due to unfavourable environmental conditions. To address this problem, storage was found in hydrogen batteries. But these, too, suffered from poor efficiency and required massive space to build, which made them complex for thermal management. Now, researchers at a Japanese institute say they have found a way to make renewable energy…

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Bad Loans Likely To Rise Up To 9% By Fiscal-End: CRISIL

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Gross non-performing assets (NPAs) of banks are likely to rise to 8 per cent to 9 per cent by the end of the current financial year, compared to 7.5 per cent of last year, rating agency CRISIL said in a report. The Coronavirus relief measures like restructuring and emergency credit line guarantee scheme will help in limiting the rise, it added. The rise in NPAs, said Krishnan Sitaraman, CRISIL’s senior director and deputy chief ratings officer, will be led mainly by retail clients and micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME)…

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What Parliament Panel Is Considering To Make Social Media Platforms More Accountable

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A parliamentary committee on Thursday recommended widening the scope of proposed data protection legislation to include both personal and non-personal data and sought greater accountability for social media platforms by treating them as publishers. The Joint Committee on Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, headed by BJP MP PP Chaudhary, tabled its report in both the Houses on Thursday. The key highlights of the report include widening the scope of the draft legislation to also cover non-personal data, tighter regulation for social media platforms and the establishment of a statutory media…

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What NOT To Do as a Student (or Teacher) Blogger

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Knowing What NOT to is as Important as Knowing What TO do Blogging may sound like something that is easy to do. Taking your thoughts and putting pen to paper (or should that be fingers to keyboard?) The truth is, blogging can be quite tricky to get the hang of. Much like social media, blogging can be open to plenty of issues and mistakes. Things that can make you come across in the wrong way, or not even interest your possible readers at all. So, how do you make sure…

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Breaking News: Does NAR Have Zillow On Blast?

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Last week, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) accused Zillow of causing “consumer confusion.” This all went down on July 31st, the last day that the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) were accepting comments regarding the real estate industry for evaluation. But what’s wrong with Zillow? According to the National Association of Realtors, its lead-generating software known as the Premier Agent Program and its quick home estimates feature, known as “Zestimates,” were the main causes for said consumer confusion. In a statement from NAR’s general counsel Katie Johnson, it was expressed that, “Zillow’s Premier…

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12 Fashion Designer WordPress Themes for Your Website Design Inspiration 2021

Loknath Das

An online fashion store is unlike a regular website that has static information. Instead, a fashion website is all about management non-stop. Add or remove products, update prices, images, categories, the list goes on and on. The fashion designer WordPress themes below would help you make fashion website management a breeze. So whether you need to build jewelry, a watch, or handmade store, a custom tailoring agency, or a shoe repair firm, we’ve got you covered. The following fashion designer WordPress themes are the most popular and ready-made ones you…

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