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Jimmy Carter’s Georgia solar farm went on to supply about 60% of Plains’ power

The solar array was equipped with single-axis tracking technology, which means its panels are able to follow the movement of the sun and improve energy generation throughout the day. Before solar farms dotted the American landscape, Jimmy Carter was already threading renewable energy into his public legacy. That philosophy was practiced in the past by...

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Watch: Netanyahu invites PM Modi, pilot Machchhar to Israel I-Day

Netanyahu praised the pilot for his actions during the incident and hailed him as ‘hero of the entire world’. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has invited Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar to light a flame at Israel’s Independence Day event, calling him a “hero” of Israel, India and the entire world for foiling an alleged...

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British Indian pair fight extradition to US over alleged cancer drug fraud

(Representative image): The pair, who recently divorced and live in Nottinghamshire, appeared at Westminster magistrates’ court last week to contest their extradition. LONDON: A wealthy British Indian businessman and his ex-wife are battling extradition to the US, where they face charges of smuggling unapproved medical drugs from India into the US as well as defrauding...

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Kashmir professor removed for ‘harassing’ students

(Representative image): Registrar Nisar Ahmad Mir said he had spoken to the protesting students and assured them that anyone using ‘such language’ should be reported to university authorities immediately. SRINAGAR: Central University of Kashmir has removed chemistry department head Chinnappan Baskar after some female students accused him of harassing them and asking one of them...

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Drug addicts turn to painkillers amid Nasha Mukt crackdown in J&K

(Representative image): Investigations have so far led to the recovery of 2,19,425 tablets and capsules of pharmaceutical drugs, as well as 3.830 kg of codeine-containing liquid, including the storage containers, police said. SRINAGAR: Drug users and peddlers in Jammu & Kashmir are increasingly turning to pharmaceutical opioids, primarily painkillers, amid an intensified crackdown under Nasha...

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PoK woman crosses LoC in Rajouri, detained

(Representative image): Such intruders are often intercepted by Army troopers and handed over to local cops for identity verification before being repatriated through designated checkpoints following special flag meetings with Pakistani counterparts. JAMMU: A 19-year-old woman from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) was intercepted by Army personnel after she crossed the LoC in J&K’s Rajouri district, officials...

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Road injuries 10th leading cause for deaths in India: WHO report

India, which has recorded the maximum road deaths since such global data compilation started, registered 1.74 lakh such fatalities in 2023, and this was a little over 14% of the 12.2 lakh people who lost their lives in road crashes across the world. NEW DELHI: ‘Road injuries’ was the eighth leading cause of deaths among...

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Texas ranching family protects 6,409 acres in $8.863m conservation deal

O’Connor ranching legacy began in 1834; 6,409 acres of Texas prairie protected 191 years later (Image Credit: Kenny Braun) A Texas ranching legacy that began in 1834 is now tied to one of the state’s major private-land conservation efforts. An $8.863 million conservation easement has permanently protected approximately 6,409 acres of the historic T.M. O’Connor...

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