DOT Desk The Fire Prevention and Protection Rules 2014 still remains stalled even four years into its formulation due mainly to bureaucratic tangle, officials said, reports The Financial Express. The government framed a set of rules in 2014 but put them on hold in January 2015 following objections from stakeholders, especially apparel leaders, they added….
DOT Desk A woman was killed by her daughter-in-law in Subarnachar upazila of Noakhali on Thursday night, reports The Daily Observer. Deceased Laxmi Rani Nath, 61, was the wife of Santosh Nath, a resident of Charmajid village in the upazila. Mita Rani Nath, 21, stabbed her mother-in-law Laxmi with a machete around 10.00pm. in the…
DOT Desk Abundant production of cauliflower has brought smile on the faces of farmers in the district this season, reports The Financial Express. Twelve pieces of small cauliflowers are being sold at Tk 120 to Tk 150, 12 middle size cauliflowers at Tk 160 to Tk 200 and 12 large cauliflowers at Tk 230 to…
AFP Google said Thursday it was tweaking its translation application with the goal of reducing gender bias. The move comes amid criticism that Google Translate often defaulted to masculine names when it converted text to another language. “Over the course of this year, there’s been an effort across Google to promote fairness and reduce bias…
Science Alert There are a few things we should demand from a decent power supply. Not least, it shouldn’t require oven-like temperatures to function. That’s just a given. For decades, fluoride has sat on the sidelines as a potential competitor for lithium-ion batteries. If not for its need to bake at more than 150 degrees…
NDTV Jingling amid a Kuala Lumpur skyline, nearly a dozen people sit in a hanging sleigh-like restaurant as it is raised by a crane some 45 metres (147 feet) above the street below. Strapped into rollercoaster-like seats, the Santa in the Sky patrons dine next to prancing reindeer models and a mannequin of jolly St…
Tech Explorist One in every eight deaths in India is attributable to air pollution in India, making it a leading risk factor for death in the country. This makes air pollution a bigger contributor to the disease burden than tobacco, according to a new study released on Thursday. In 2017, over 12 lakh deaths occurred…
NTV After much wait, the Mumbai reception of the newlyweds Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh was finally took place. After their private wedding ceremonies at Lake Como in Italy and their receptions for family and close friends in Bangalore and Mumbai, the power couple is hosting the who’s who of Bollywood tonight. While the likes…
Tech Explorist Most electronics only function within a certain temperature range. Now, scientists at Purdue University have blended two organic materials together and created electronics that can withstand extreme heat up to 220 degrees Celsius (428 F). Jianguo Mei, an assistant professor of organic chemistry at Purdue University said, “Commercial electronics operate between minus 40…
Science Alert A new discovery has pushed the timeline of the plague in Europe back even earlier than we had previously thought. A new strain of the Yersinia pestis bacterium has been identified in 4,900-year-old bones in a Neolithic burial site in Sweden. It’s the oldest strain ever identified, and the most basal we’ve seen…