🚉 The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is developing an 🤖 artificial intelligence-based device that would be able to read the blinking eyes of drivers and alert them or stop the train in case they are feeling sleepy, according to sources.

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Sanskrit inscription on a stone slab found in Berenike, Egypt dated 4th c CE.

🎵 It contains several lines of poetry dedicated to Lord Vishnu. Signed by a man named Bhanuka.

🕉The slab was found in a building believed to have been a Hindu temple.

#India

World’s leaders approval rating:

🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin: 77%
🇮🇳 Narendra Modi: 76%
🇲🇽 Andrés López: 60%
🇦🇺 Anthony Albanese: 53%
🇨🇭 Alain Berset: 52%
🇧🇷 Lula da Silva: 50%
🇮🇹 Giorgia Meloni: 46%
🇪🇸 Pedro Sánchez: 44%
🇺🇸 Joe Biden: 40%
🇨🇦 Justin Trudeau: 39%
🇮🇪 Leo Varadkar: 38%
🇧🇪 Alexander De Croo: 35%
🇸🇪 Ulf Kristersson: 34%
🇵🇱 Mateusz Morawiecki: 34%
🇦🇹 Karl Nehammer: 31%
🇬🇧 Rishi Sunak: 29%
🇫🇷 Emmanuel Macron: 26%
🇩🇪 Olaf Scholz: 26%
🇳🇱 Mark Rutte: 25%
🇳🇴 Jonas Gahr Støre: 25%
🇯🇵 Fumio Kishida: 25%
🇰🇷 Yoon Seok-youl: 21%
🇨🇿 Petr Fiala: 20%

#Geopolitics

💊 Depressed Europe: Antidepressant Use Soars

Europeans are the largest consumers of antidepressant drugs in the world, and use has more than doubled between 2000 and 20w0 in 18 European countries, OECD data shows.

Consumption of the drugs remained highest in Iceland, but is now closely followed by Portugal, where use rose 304%. The Czech Republic saw the highest increase - 577%.

Who are the happiest countries again?

#Health #Geopolitics

Breaking: A device inside NASA's Perseverance rover has successfully produced 122g of oxygen on Mars

Enough to support a small dog for 10 hours #Space #Research

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau to stay in India as Canadian Airforce aircraft faces issues.

🇷🇺 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced on Sunday that 🇮🇳 #India plans to propose various investment options for the “billions of rupees” that Russia has amassed from its exports.

Lavrov made the announcement at a press conference in New Delhi following the G20 summit hosted by India.

- RT

#Economy #Geopolitics

I am very glad to be here in 🇮🇳India. I want to congratulate India for the G20 Summit...A lot of announcements have been made that will benefit G20 countries and the world. We will work together to create a great future for both the countries.

~ Crown Prince MBS🇸🇦

Over 80% of the total amount of dollars printed in the United States were issued Between 2020 and 2023

#Economy

Sanchi, the historic home to the renowned Stupa, which has illuminated the world for over two millennia, now holds the distinction of being India's first : 🌞'solar city'.

#India #Energy

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🏭 JC Bamford Excavators, one of the world's largest manufacturers of construction equipment like backhoe loaders and telescopic handlers, aims to increase exports from its India unit this year to 45% of its output, up from 10% 5 years ago.

#MakeInIndia #Manufacturing

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Myanmar may approach India for advanced training of its Su-30SME pilots and developing TTPs for the aircraft.

First batch of Su-30SME was delivered to Myanmar by Russia last week.

#Geopolitics #Defence

Jio, TCS likely to replace Huawei, ZTE gear in US, especially with regard to already installed 4G equipment in the US.

Blow to Chinese Telecom manufacturing companies.

#India #Telecom #Geopolitics

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EU cut its outlook for the euro-area economy, predicting it will be dragged down this year by a contraction in Germany.

#Economy

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📈 The National Stock Exchange's flagship index, Nifty 50, has made history by reaching the 20,000 milestone, supported by a strong rally in heavyweight stocks, healthy fund inflows, and robust macroeconomic indicators.

#Economy

🇮🇱 Israeli delegation makes first open visit to 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia

#Geopolitics

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🇮🇳🤝🇸🇦 India-Saudi Arabia signed 8 agreements :
🔋Energy
📱Digitization
🇸🇦CPV & Saudi anti corruption
📚National archives
💰Invest India & Saudi counterparts
💸Exim banks
🏭MSME
🧂Desalination

#Geopolitics

The BRICS countries are discussing the possibility of creating a common unit of account that would serve as an alternative to the U.S. dollar Minister Siluanov told the Chinese state-run CGTN TV channel during the BRICS summit.

The prospect of issuing single currency for the bloc, which unites leading emerging economies, (Uniting Emerging Countries = Level Playing Field") is one of the topics of the talks.

Anton Siluanov pointed out, however, that the main emphasis, when it comes to the development of trade relations, is now placed on settlements in national currencies,

“We see the potential to discuss the creation of unified settlement systems” he said

#Economy #Geopolitics