Singapore built a floating solar farm in the sea, but thousands of barnacles turned it into an engineering challenge that could sink its 13,000 solar panels | World News

Singapore uses floating solar farms to overcome land scarcity for renewable energy goals. Marine organisms like barnacles attach to pontoons, adding significant weight and reducing buoyancy. This biofouling accelerates corrosion and can damage electrical components of the solar arrays. Maintaining these offshore solar plants requires constant maintenance and inspections. Singapore is an island nation with…

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Democracy’s table manners

There’s a photograph from last week that ought to be framed and hung somewhere solemn. Spokespeople for a political party named after an insect, seated beside GOI ministers, hammering out terms. Compensation for families of the dead, a minister’s resignation. A movement, months old and born out of a single social media post, negotiating as…

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Trump bans new Chinese robots and power inverters over security fears

The measures will prohibit the import of new humanoid and quadruped robots from China. NEW DELHI: The Trump administration has introduced sweeping restrictions on imports of new Chinese-made robots and power inverters, saying the move is aimed at protecting the United States’ artificial intelligence supply chain and critical infrastructure from potential security risks.The measures, announced…

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Public Sector Banks: Bad debt of PSBs at lowest levels in many decades: Government

NEW DELHI: Government on Tuesday said that public sector banks are in good financial health, reporting significant improvement in balance sheets , high levels of profits and bad debt at lowest levels in several decades.“Further, public sector banks have recorded sustained credit growth across different sectors of the economy,” minister of state for finance Pankaj…

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Our FTAs fair & equitable, protect farmers, MSMEs, labour sector: Govt to NDA MPs | India News

Two Cabinet ministers have told BJP-led NDA MPs that govt has engaged in “fair, equitable and balanced” trade agreements NEW DELHI: Two Cabinet ministers have told BJP-led NDA MPs that govt has engaged in “fair, equitable and balanced” trade agreements with large, high income and complementary economies, unlike the UPA dispensation that signed FTAs with…

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Middle East war escalates: Multiple dead in US-Saudi strikes in Iraq; Iran targets Hormuz ships – top developments

US-Saudi hit Iran-linked entities in Iraq; Tehran hits US bases, ships in Hormuz The war in the Middle East escalated once again after couple of days of fragile peace as the United States and Saudi Arabia launched joint strikes on Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Iran claimed to have intercepted oil tankers…

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‘Those attending protest like rape, girls enjoy being raped’: Right-wing commentator TG Mohandas booked over remarks on Delhi protest | Thiruvananthapuram News

Right-wing commentator TG Mohandas booked over ‘girls enjoy being raped’ remarks in YouTube video THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Police’s cyber Crime wing on Wednesday registered a case against right-wing political commentator TG Mohandas over remarks he allegedly made in a YouTube video about the students’ protest in Delhi over the alleged NEET paper leak.According to the First…

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Top stocks to buy or sell today: Stock recommendations for July 29, 2026 – check list

Top stocks to buy or sell today Stock market recommendations: United Breweries, and Max Healthcare are the top stocks to buy recommended by Mehul Kothari, DVP – Technical Research at Anand Rathi Shares for July 29, 2026. Adani Enterprises has been identified as a sell call.United Breweries: Bullish Divergences Signal Potential ReversalBuy: Rs 1,430–Rs 1,410…

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