The US Could Announce Major Breakthrough In Fusion Reaction On Tuesday

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US Could Announce Major Breakthrough In Fusion Reaction

Scientists in the California-based Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) had achieved a “net energy gain” from an experimental fusion reactor said a media report in Financial Times on Sunday. The US Department of Energy also announced a “major scientific breakthrough” later in the week.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Nuclear fusion is considered the produces energy for the future
• It produces little waste and no greenhouse gases
• The US could share more information on its research on Tuesday

What Did LLNL Achieve?

It is the first time that scientists can produce more energy in a fusion reaction. It is the same type that powers the sun and is considered a major step in the pursuit of zero-carbon power. But the analysis was still going said LLNL in a statement. It also said that US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm would “announce a major scientific breakthrough” on Tuesday.

The fusion reaction that occurred in the past two weeks produced a 120% net energy gain said FT. Later the Washington Post reported a senior fusion scientist saying that to most of them, that was only a matter of time.

US Could Announce Major Breakthrough In Fusion Reaction

Why Fusion Reaction Is Considered A Game Changer?

Fusion differs from fission in the way that involves fusing two atomic nuclei instead of splitting … Read more

The US Fears Use Bioweapons In Ukraine

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US Fears Use Bioweapons In Ukraine

The US warned that Russia could use bioweapons against Ukraine in the ongoing war while rejecting the assumptions that the US was supporting a bioweapons program in Ukraine.

Russia has alleged that Ukraine was working on a bioweapons program with the support of the US. But America has rejected the allegation saying that Moscow could use the bioweapons themselves.

Highlights:

• The US denied that it was supporting any bioweapons program in Ukraine
• America called the allegation a conspiracy theory for using bioweapons by Russia
• White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the disinformation by Russia was a sign that Russians could use the biological weapons
• Psaki hinted that Russia had a track record of accusing the west

Did Russia Find Bioweapons In Ukraine?

US Fears Use Bioweapons In Ukraine

Russian foreign ministry claimed to find evidence of the presence of biological weapons in Ukraine in its 6th March tweet. It said that Russian forces caught Ukrainians erasing traces of a military-biological program allegedly funded by the US.

The US Rejected The Allegation

State Department spokesman Ned Price issued a statement soon after the allegation was made against the US. Ned Price said that the Kremlin was intentionally spreading outright lies that the US and Ukraine were conducting any such activities in … Read more

The US Again Warns India of CAATSA Sanction Over S-400 Missile Deal

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The US again raised its concern over India buying S-400 missile defense system to India and called Russia is playing a destabilizing role in the region. But it admitted that India’s decision to buy Russian missiles is based on the national interest of the country.

State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said that the US had concerns with the S-400 system and he thought that the deal put the destabilizing role of Russia not only in the region but potentially beyond as well in the spotlight.

Price further maintained that while the US hadn’t decided about the missile deal, it was something the US continued to discuss with the government of India about the risk of CAATSA sanctions for the missile deal with Russia.

Price was speaking to the reporters about the implications of the Russian missile on the Indo-US bilateral ties. The US is analyzing the deal in the shadow of its heightened tensions with Moscow for Russia’s imminent Ukraine invasion.

India closed the S-400 missile deal despite strong objections from the Biden administration and the threat of US sanctions. Also, the US administration has yet to decide on CAATSA sanctions.

Price said that the US continued to urge all countries to avoid buying Russian weapon systems. He further … Read more

Why Should Every Indian Be Proud Of The 2021 Indiaspora Government Leaders List?

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The 2021 Indiaspora Government Leaders List released on Monday made Indians proud by highlighting the Indian community members are playing in the development of world polity and economy.

What is 2021 Indiaspora Government Leaders List?

Released by a US based organization working among Indian expatriate, it is the first of its kind-list highlighting the bigger role of Indians. The list draws its inspiration and information from publicly available resources including government websites.

MR Rangaswami, one of the founders of the organization and a Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur and investor, said that they were proud of a person of Indian origin becoming the Vice President of the world’s oldest democracy and that they wanted to make use of the President’s Day to highlight others in the diaspora that are also doing a remarkable job in public service.

Highlights of the list

• 200 people of Indian origin occupy leadership positions in 15 countries including the US and UK
• 60 people of Indiaspora occupy cabinet ranks
• The Indiaspora leaders collectively represent more than 587 million constituents
• The countries they head account for USD 28 trillion GDP

Who are Indiaspora included in the list?

The list includes people from the countries with a rich history of Indian expatriates migration like US, … Read more

US Recognizes India Emergence As A Global Power

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Indo-US relations touched a new high on Tuesday when the US State Department spokesperson Ned Price termed India “one of the most important partners in the Indo-Pacific region”.

What did US say about its relations with India?

The Biden administration said that the US welcomes India’s emergence as a global power. Also, that it recognized India’s role as a net security provider in the region.

Ned Price further highlighted the Indo-US relations by saying that both the countries cooperate on a wide range of issues related to defense, non-proliferation, regional cooperation in the region, counter-terrorism, peacekeeping, environment, health, education, technology, agriculture, space and oceans. Price said that the list of areas is exhaustive.

US on India’s tenure at UNSC

The Biden administration said that the US welcomed India’s tenure at the security council as a non-permanent member. Price said that the US remained the highest trading partner of India in 2019 when the total bilateral trade of the both the countries touched USD 146 billion mark.

Secretary Blinken talked to Jaishankar

The US Secretary talked to his Indian counterpart Jaishankar to continue the engagement at the highest level of the government to deepen cooperation on different fronts. He even said that the US was confident that Indo-US partnership would continue. … Read more

President Donald Trump Claims To Have Tested More Than India In Record Days

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A triumphant Donal Trump announced that the US had carried out more tests for the novel coronavirus pandemic than 10 countries and this list includes India. The President Trump even went ahead to listing those countries and the number of tests the US had conducted.

President Donald Trump made a record testing

Mr Trump said that the US continued to make steady progress in its war against COVID-19 as he had tested 4.18 million people and that was a record. America had tested more than France, United Kingdom, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, India, Austria, Australia, Sweden, Canada and India said Trump while speaking to media in White House.

Number of COVID-19 patients in the US

There are total of 764,000 patients in America but the total number of fatalities has crossed 40,000 mark. With 2,42,000 cases and over 17,600 deaths, New York has emerged as the epicentre of the disease. But the data over eight-day period revealed a decline of 50% in new cases in New York.

In his address to the media, Trump highlighted the progress achieved in other states that include Seattle, Detroit, New Orleans, Indianapolis and Houston Metro. He assured the people that country was going to be safe.

US under lockdown

At present, more than 95% … Read more

Liverpool wild win over West Ham was Delight to watch in the United States

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The much-awaiting movement for the fans finally accomplished. Liverpool has taken one more step forward in the Premier League by getting a win over West Ham by 3-2 in the United States, Monday.

This outstanding win lessens their score and all they need 11 points to win from 11 games, which is the quickest way to kiss the trophy of the league.

Liverpool is the first who breaks the record of winning continuously with high wins, which was set by themselves in 1972.

And at this win, the Liverpool Boss Klopp said, I couldn’t wish for such great victory in 11 games. It was extremely difficult, but we have done it. This win was also recorded for the 18th-century city premier league victories.

Liverpool Vs West Ham

Liverpool and West Ham have exchanged the goals for the starting 12 minutes with Georginio Wijalndum and giving the lead to the alexander by the corner-kick. Then West Ham gave the shock to Anfield by Pablo shot in the next 54th minute.

Next 64th minute, Lukasz Fabianski mishap his goalkeeper when Mohammed salah has made a shot by legs and hands.

Then after Liverpool got the lead and made a goal into the empty net, 81st minute. The warnings were ongoing, but the … Read more

Trump Offers Talks For Peace with Iran

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US President Donald Trump said that all American soldiers were safe during the Iranian missile strikes on US bases in Iraq. Also, the damage to military equipment was minimal. He further said that the outcome of the strike was that Tehran didn’t want war or escalation of the conflict.

Trump on Iranian attack on US bases

He said on Wednesday that Iran appeared to be standing down that was a good thing for all parties concerned and a very good thing for the world. He further said that US has military and smart equipment but America didn’t want to use the equipment. He was flanked by Vice President Mike Pence, Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and military officers at the time of speaking to the press.

Trump suggested new talks with Iran

He urged the world to quit the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran and work on a new deal. US has already left that deal in 2018. He said that it was that deal that was in the center of the Iran-US conflict but Iran rejected the offer of new talks.

Iran on the US offer

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that the attacks on US bases in Iraq were a slap … Read more