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China’s Chang’e-5 Samples Reveal Key Age of Moon Rocks – First Fresh Lunar Samples in More Than 40 Years

Astronomy(space)

chang’e 5 probe(a lunar probe) launched by Chinese Space Agency

Scientists share analysis of first fresh samples from the moon in more than 40 years.

A lunar probe launched by the Chinese space agency recently brought back the first fresh samples of rock and debris from the moon in more than 40 years. Now an international team of scientists — including an expert from Washington University in St. Louis — has determined the age of these moon rocks at close to 1.97 billion years old.

“It is the perfect sample to close a 2-billion-year gap,” said Brad Jolliff, the Scott Rudolph Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences in Arts & Sciences and director of the university’s McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences. Jolliff is a U.S.-based co-author of an analysis of the new moon rocks led by the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, published on October 7, 2021, in the journal Science.

West Bengal further relaxes Covid restrictions from 10-20 Oct.

Pandemic reliefs (covid-19)

Shopping in the storm(southwest monsoon)-West Bengal

All shops, restaurants and bars can remain open as per normal operational hours, the West Bengal government notification read

Further relaxing restrictions due to Covid-19, the West Bengal government on Saturday allowed all shops, restaurants and bars to remain open as per the normal operational hours between 10 and 20 October.

Delhi power crisis: Blackout warning for city as only ‘one day’ coal stock left

Electricity(power crises – India)

This warning came after the Delhi Power Minister held a meeting with the representatives of power distribution companies (discoms) to discuss the ‘power crisis’.

There is only one-day stock of coal left in the thermal power station from where the national capital gets electricity, Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain said on Saturday after a meeting with the representatives of power distribution companies (discoms).

Arunachal Pradesh’s Itanagar hit by a 3.6 magnitude earthquake

Earthquake(India)

Seismograph measured using seismogram or seismometer (longer the wave, larger the earthquake)

seismogram has measurement of magnitude between 1 to 10

Earthquake of Magnitude:3.6, Occurred on 09-10-2021, 01:24:33 IST, Latitude: 27.40 and Longitude: 92.87, Depth: 5 Km, Location: 80 km West-Northwest of Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh,’ the NCS said in a tweet

An earthquake of 3.6 magnitude on the Richter scale struck the West-northwest area of Itanagar district in Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) informed.

India may have to abandon its equalisation levy, If a global minimum tax agreement is reached.

Taxation(India)

Global taxation of corporates(digital services taxes)

136 countries, including India, have agreed to modify global tax laws to ensure that multinationals pay taxes at a least of 15% wherever they operate as part of a significant reform of the worldwide tax system.

According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) implementation plan announced late Friday, the accord compels governments to abolish all digital services taxes and other comparable measures, as well as commit not to establish such measures in the future.

The World’s Top 100 Most Valuable Brands in 2021

Business(brands)

enumeration of brand’s values in percentage

Pratik Vitthal Mohite earns Guinness World Record for shortest competitive bodybuilder

Sports(Guinness record-body building)

Pratik Mohite, a Maharashtra native, is the world’s shortest competitive bodybuilder. Pratik was born with short arms and legs. He began bodybuilding after observing his uncle doing so. In 2016, he competed in a competitive event for the first time. “It was a lifelong ambition of mine to hold a Guinness World Records title, and it’s an incredible honour to have done so.” “I’m overjoyed, and this will be my greatest professional triumph to far,” Pratik says. After years of hard work, he has finally arrived at this point. Because of his small hands, he found it difficult to pick up the equipment at first. But he persisted and eventually discovered a way out.

Indian tea is world famous, but our exports are still behind Kenya, China and Sri Lanka

Trade (export-Indian tea)

India is the world’s second-largest producer of tea after China. Eighty-nine per cent of the tea produced domestically is consumed (1,145 million kg in FY2021) in the country itself. Tea worth $704.36 million was exported overseas in FY21; Russia, Iran, UAE, the US and China are leading markets for export of Indian tea where flavours like Assam, Darjeeling and Nilgiri—among the finest in the world, recognised for their strong flavours and intense aromas—are popular.According to Mrigank Singh, co-founder of luxury tea start-up Hindcha House, India’s worldwide prominence has benefited attempts to reorganise the Indian tea business and the goal of offering quality product to global consumers. Consumer purchasing habits have shifted as demand for herbal and organic teas has increased. People are increasingly looking for things made in the United States. Furthermore, a warmer climate exacerbates current pest and disease problems while also introducing new ones, such as a lack of reliance on precipitation and temperature levels. These overlapping challenges jeopardise yield quality, which will disrupt the entire supply chain.

Ambani Joins Bezos, Musk in World’s Exclusive $100 Billion Club

Billionaire(India)

Since taking over his late father’s oil-refining and petrochemicals industries in 2005, Ambani, 64, has been attempting to turn the energy behemoth into a retail, technology, and e-commerce behemoth. In June, Ambani outlined an ambitious plan to invest $10 billion in green energy over the next three years. Last month, the billionaire declared his company would “aggressively” explore green hydrogen production. As Asia’s best-performing major stock market this year receives a boost from a spike in initial public offerings, India’s billionaires are among the biggest gainers on the world’s wealthy list.

The Senate approves a short-term agreement to raise the debt ceiling and avoid an economic crisis

Debt ceiling (Senate-washington,D.C)

The U.S. Senate has approved an agreement to extend the government’s debt power until December. Experts say a compromise between Republican and Democratic leaders will temporarily avoid an unprecedented federal mistake.

Wrestler Anshu Malik Becomes First Indian Woman To Win World Championships Silver

Sports(Olympics)

Anshu Malik won a silver medal in the 57kg final against 2016 Olympic winner Helen Lousie Marouli in Oslo, Norway on Thursday, but India will have to wait for its first female world champion in wrestling. The 19-year-old began the match aggressively and with great intent after becoming India’s first-ever woman finalist at the World Championship. She was up 1-0 at the time of the break, but the fight shifted dramatically in the second. To take a 2-1 lead, Maroulis grabbed Anshu’s arm and pulled her down. She had Anshu’s right arm in a vice-like hold and continued twisting to get a ‘exposed’ point, bringing the score to 4-1.