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This Singapore startup is using insects to turn trash into treasure
Insectta, Singapore based startup, is battling food waste crisis with the help of the black soldier fly larva. These fly maggots can eat up to eight tons of food waste per month, which includes byproducts of soybean factories and breweries, like okara and spent grain....
Business activity continues to rise, now well above pre-pandemic levels: Report
India’s business resumption activity continues to rise, much above the pre-pandemic levels for the week that ended on August 29, according to a Japanese brokerage. The Nomura India Business Resumption Index (NIBRI) rose to 102.7 from 101.3 in the prior week, as per...
Singapore crosses 80 per cent Covid-19 vaccination milestone: Ong Ye Kung
Singapore becomes the world’s most vaccinated country. The nation has fully vaccinated 80% of its population against Covid-19. Also, the home vaccination team aim to complete all jabs by the end of September. Read the original article here:...
Himachal administers first dose of Covid vaccine to 100% of its population
India: Himachal Pradesh becomes the first state in the country to administer the first dose of the vaccine against coronavirus to 100% of its population. According to the health department the second dose of vaccine for all its residents is likely to finish by...
Fibre Optic Cable Project – Update
St Helena, marking a momentous milestone, Fibre Optic undersea cable was dropped over the side of the ship and placed in articulated pipes. It was laid and secured in a predefined path on the Ruperts’ seabed. The cable will connect St Helena to the Equiano subsea...
Tokyo Paralympics: Nishad Kumar wins silver medal in T47 high jump event, creates Asian Record
India's Nishad Kumar wins silver medal in the men's high jump T47 event. It is a class meant for athletes with a unilateral upper limb impairment with some disability at the shoulder, elbow and wrist. With Kumar's Asian record, this is the second medal for the country...