Liberals lay down new rules to end use of coal naturalgas power
OTTAWA – A federal task force will have the rest of the year to figure out how to help thousands of miners find new jobs as part of the Liberals’ latest move to speed up the demise of coal-fired electricity plants in this country.Putting an end to coal-fired plants by 2030 is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 16 million tonnes — about the annual emissions from four million cars — but also put between 3,000 and 3,500 miners out of work.The largest share of job losses will be in Alberta, which has four coal mines, followed by Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia.But the scope of the issue is likely to go beyond coal workers alone: Labour Minister Patty Hajdu was told last year that more than 42,000 people were directly or indirectly employed in the coal industry and “a significant portion” of them would be affected by the phase-out of thermal coal used to produce electricity.Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, who is in charge of the pollution regulations, on Friday promised to create a task force to help affected workers move into other areas of the economy and make the “transition a fair one for coal workers and communities.”The nine-member task force is expected to begin work in March and will have nine months to deliver a final report, according to terms posted online.The briefing material provided to Hajdu, obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act, included a written submission from the Canadian Labour Congress. In it, the labour group noted that governments often talk about helping workers displaced by economic changes that benefit society, but that talk “is rarely translated into practice.”Still, CLC president Hassan Yussuff said Friday he’s optimistic the Liberals’ plan will allow Canada to meet its climate targets “while ensuring that workers and communities have a strong role in creating a green economy.”The announcement of the federal task force — similar to one in Alberta — came on the same day the Liberals unveiled draft regulations to accelerate the phase-out of coal-fired electricity plants by 2030 and set new emissions regulations for new natural gas-fired plants or coal plants converted to run on natural gas.Federal officials expect more interest in natural gas and converted coal plants given the low price of natural gas and the ease with which plants can be expanded in smaller increments to better meet demand.They estimate implementation of the draft coal regulations will cost more than $2.2 billion, but potentially save the country $4.9 billion in reduced health care costs.Three-quarters of the $2.2-billion price tag would fall on the shoulders of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, which aren’t expected to end their reliance on coal for power until at least 2040.Coal-fired plants are responsible for almost three-quarters of emissions from the electricity sector, even though they only produce about 11 per cent of the nation’s electricity supply.Environmental groups applauded the government’s regulations, but warned more needs to be done to limit the use of natural gas plants in the future.Binnu Jeyakumar, a program director at the Pembina Institute, said the government’s carbon pricing scheme should apply to natural gas plants “to ensure that the market provides an even playing field for renewables, energy efficiency, and storage.”Clean Energy Canada’s policy director, Dan Woynillowicz, said limiting natural gas in Canada’s electricity system would also “minimize the number of Canadian workers who will need to transition jobs in the future.”The Canadian Electricity Association is warning the new regulations add another layer of red tape for the sector, something that is sure to affect rates across the country.
Two unions representing about 3,400 workers at Canadian Pacific Railway have formally served the company with notice of their intent to strike.Without a negotiated settlement, engineers, conductors, and signal and communications workers will walk out at 12:01 a.m. Saturday morning.The notice comes at a difficult time for the railway, which is under pressure from shippers to move backed-up grain shipments and supply more locomotives to the pipeline-constrained oil industry in Western Canada.Alberta Wheat Council Chairman Kevin Bender said the backlog has been building since the middle of last year.“Even last fall, prior to winter, one of the two railways was only at about 60 per cent of their orders fulfilled and then as the winter went on that got worse and I think got to a low of 17 per cent for the one railway,” he explained.He said it’s disappointing to hear about the potential job action.“The fact that many farmers in the prairies are captive to only one railway, if they end up being on that one CP rail and they decide to strike, their grain doesn’t move and they don’t get paid,” explained Bender.That could be devastating with planting season on the way because a lot of those costs need to be paid up front, including land payments, fertilizer and other crop inputs.“My guess is that farmers would need to refinance, I just don’t even want to go there,” he said.Bender said the government needs to take immediate action to make sure a strike doesn’t happen.He’d also like to see long term legislation to make the railway an essential service.
Visakhapatnam: In a show of strength, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal is all set address a huge public rally in Visakhapatnam in support of Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party at a mega rally in the port town on Sunday evening.Though many other leaders from the proposed grand alliance of anti-BJP parties including Janata Dal (Secular) president Deve Gowda, DMK chief M K Stalin, Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar, RJD leader Tejaswi Yadav and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdulla were invited to the rally, but they expressed their unwillingness due to hectic campaigning in their respective states, a senior TDP leader said. Also Read – India gets first tranche of Swiss bank a/c detailsEarlier Abdullah had addressed a series of rallies in Andhra Pradesh’s Rayalaseema region while Kejriwal had attended the TDP rally at Vijayawada last week.”Deve Gowda will join the campaign for the TDP next week. More leaders are expected to participate in various rallies to express their solidarity with the TDP,” the senior TDP leader said.The three-hour rally of the TDP will commence at NTR stadium in Old Visakhapatnam at 5.30 pm. After the rally, all the three chief ministers will stay back in Visakhapatnam to discuss the national scenario and work out strategies in the coming days. Also Read – Tourists to be allowed in J&K from ThursdayLike Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam is a cosmopolitan city with a large number of people from West Bengal, Odisha and northeastern states living in the port city for education, employment and business activities. “We are hoping that Mamata’s campaign would help garner their votes,” the TDP leader said.Congress though is staying away from the Visakhapatnam rally because the party is fighting the elections independently in all 175 assembly and 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in Andhra Pradesh.According to TDP’s spokesman Lanka Dinakaran, the party will win Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha seat with unprecedented margin as people of the state are against the government at , which is led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Modi has betrayed the mandate of Andhra Pradesh people by not granting special status to the state. The BJP candidates will lose its deposits in all seats,” Dinakaran said.
Kolkata: Senior health department officials on Wednesday held a high-level meeting with the medical superintendents of various medical colleges and hospitals in the city to overcome the crisis of blood which has been prevailing in the state.The health officials also conducted a video conference with hospital superintendents of various hospitals in the districts and the chief medical officers of health giving a detailed guidelines stressing on the collection of bloods. Also Read – Bengal family worships Muslim girl as Goddess Durga in Kumari PujaThey have been urged to bring the medical students and other health workers into the process to tide over the crisis. They districts health officials have been asked to organise blood camps so that adequate blood is collected in the districts. A story was published in Millennium Post on April 23 saying that how a prolonged process of Lok Sabha Elections affected the blood donation camps across the state leading to an acute crisis of blood in various blood banks. Also Read – Bengal civic volunteer dies in road mishap on national highwayThe involvement of youths and various local clubs in political activities has reduced the number of blood donation camps in the state since the notification of Lok Sabha elections. The entire state is facing a severe blood crisis putting thousands of lives in jeopardy. It was alleged that the relatives of the patients have been denied blood even by the central blood bank in Manicktala. The relatives of the patients are being asked to arrange donors unless it would be difficult for the blood bank authorities to provide a steady supply of blood. The other state government run blood banks in the city are no exception as they are going dry as there is no adequate supply of blood. According a senior official of the health department there is a crisis of blood during summer. The situation is further complicated because of the prolonged process of elections due to which camps could not be conducted. Necessary instructions have been issued to all the senior health officials in the district to combat the situation.
The former aide of an MP accused of plotting with her brother to avoid a speeding ticket said he felt “morally and legally” obliged to give evidence against her.Dr Christian DeFeo, who managed campaigns and communications for Peterborough MP Fiona Onasanya, said he was compelled to contact police after spotting a news report of her trial at the Old Bailey.He claims the Labour MP visited his home on the day of the alleged speeding incident, adding that she arrived alone in a car. Dr DeFeo said he discussed with his wife Caroline Earle whether or not to give evidence against the 35-year-old, but decided he had a moral duty to contact police on Tuesday this week, the day Onasanya’s trial began.He told the court he had “enormous hopes invested” in the Labour MP, who was elected in 2017, and added: “I never dreamed in my darkest dreams – I never thought I would have to be sitting here (giving evidence).”It is with the greatest reluctance I have to do this.”To do otherwise, I cannot. It’s morally and legally unacceptable not to.”Onasanya is accused of plotting with her brother Festus Onasanya to claim that a Russian man was behind the wheel of her Nissan Micra when it was clocked doing 41mph in a 30mph zone on The Causeway near Thornley in Cambridgeshire. Want the best of The Telegraph direct to your email and WhatsApp? Sign up to our free twice-daily Front Page newsletter and new audio briefings. Onasanya, from Peterborough, denies one count of perverting the course of justice.Her brother has pleaded guilty to three charges of perverting the course of justice, including to one related to the July 24 incident.The court was told about an email exchange between Onasanya and Dr DeFeo, arranging to meet on July 24 last year.Asked what time she was there, the witness said: “I cannot say a specific time, however she arrived late and was there quite late because we offered her a bed to stay the night.”She arrived in her car. She arrived alone. She pulled up her car in front of our house. I greeted her at the door.”Dr DeFeo said Onasanya, his wife and himself spent no less than two hours discussing the “nitty gritty” of a charity lease in his living room.They were there together throughout apart from the occasional “loo breaks” and his wife going into the kitchen to prepare a “hot lemon squash”.Dr DeFeo said Onasanya had been to his home three or four times, including when he threw a “victory party” to celebrate her election, accompanied by her mother.The trial continues. The incident happened near where Dr DeFeo lived at the time, on July 24 2017, a week after Onasanya was elected MP.
Tenova says its HYL division will supply a DRI Micro-Module to steelmaker Sinosteel for its Empresa Siderúrgica del Mutún (ESM) project in Bolivia.Tenova HYL’s direct reduction technology will be used for the first stage of the project, which will include a 250,000 t/y direct reduction iron (DRI) facility, a 650,000 t/y concentration plant, a 400,000 t/y pelletising facility for Mina El Mutún and a steel plant with a continuous caster and rolling mill with a total capacity of 190,000 t/y of long steel products.“This cost-effective Micro Module will use the state-of-the-art ENERGIRON Zero-Reformer (ZR) Process and will be capable of supplying the melt shop with high quality DRI with metallisation levels of 94% and an adjustable high carbon content in the range of 3% to 4%,” the company said.Rubén Rodríguez, Sales Manager at Tenova HYL, said the contract was very significant, with construction of these facilities being the “cornerstone in what surely is the beginning of the steelmaking industry in Bolivia”.Stefano Maggiolino, President and CEO at Tenova HYL, said: “After the recent successful projects in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America, we are glad that the first DR plant built in South America in the last 20 years will use the state-of-the-art ENERGIRON technology.”The 250,000 t/y Micro Module plant is expected to be in operation in mid-2021.
THE NATIONAL TREASURY Management Agency (NTMA) has reaffirmed it intends to raise as much as €10bn of Ireland’s funding for 2015 this year.The agency’s Results and Business Review 2013 (click to read), published this afternoon, details that Exchequer cash and deposits of €18.5bn leave Ireland fully funded into the first quarter of 2015It also values the government’s stake in Allied Irish Bank and Bank of Ireland at €13.1 billion.This consists of “ordinary and preference shares in Allied Irish Banks, ordinary shares in Bank of Ireland and cash which derived from the realisation in December of the Fund’s preference share investments in Bank of Ireland”.This fund, referred to as the Discretionary Portfolio, excludes public policy investments in both banks, and earned a return of more than 6 per cent in 2013.The value of government securities issued this year will be between €6bn and €10bn, potentially more than the €7.5bn raised in 2013.The agency issued Ireland’s first post-bailout bond this morning, and notes that yield on this 10-year bond is now “much closer to German… yields than both Italy and Spain”, currently below 4 per cent.State Claims AgencyThe NTMA, acting as the States Claims Agency, also made savings 50 per cent on a number of “third-party legal costs arising from certain Tribunals of Enquiry”, the costs amounting to €4.2 million.It also achieved savings of €34 million on the management of clinical claims.The work of the NewEra unit is also detailed, which is currently working with Irish Water and advising it on financial structures.The report also notes that it is conducting analysis into a merger of Bord na Móna and Coillte.Other milestones detailed include:NAMA’s redemption of €500m in senior bonds.Raising a total of €7.5bn in 2013, including €2.5bn on the bond markets at the start of the year.The procurement by the National Development Finance Agency of a number of properties for new schools and courthouses. This plan included the new DIT campus.Read: Post-bailout Ireland returns to the bond markets >More: NTMA could gobble up your savings next March if they have become dormant >
If you’ve always wanted a Segway but know you could only afford one wheel, the Solowheel may be the personal transportation device for you. Alternatively, if you’re tired of being seen on your unicycle, pedaling down the street, this gadget has more of a modern twist. Teasing aside, the Solowheel is essentially a single wheel with a gyroscope on-board and two foot pedals on either side of the wheel. Step on, lean forward, and away you go. The Solowheel weighs about 20 pounds, and can run for about 2 hours on its 1000-watt rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery. It even incorporates regenerative braking, so when you coast or go downhill, the battery recharges itself to give you a little more distance. Once you get to your destination, just step off of the Solowheel, pick it up, and plug it in to any standard outlet to recharge. After about 45 minutes, you’ll be ready to go again. Clearly the Solowheel is aimed at city-dwellers and people who have short, walkable or bike-able commutes to work but who also don’t actually want to walk or ride a bike Pricing and availability haven’t been announced, but you can be sure it won’t be cheap. You can check out a video of the Solowheel in action behind the jump.
According to his former Chelsea teammate, the now-retired footballer was not appreciated in his country and now they want a player like himEnglish legendary footballer Joel Cole announced his retirement today.And his former Chelsea teammate, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, says England did not appreciate Cole enough.“What a player he was when he came to Chelsea. Juan Sebastian Veron said ‘no, you need to have the number 10’ because of how he was as a player,” he told Sky Sports.
Daniel Farke, From mid-table in the Championship to the Premier League Manuel R. Medina – September 14, 2019 Norwich City manager, Daniel Farke, has taken his team from the middle of the table in the English Championship to play with the big boys in the Premier League.“Technically so good, such a good guy. So much ability. If you look back at what he has achieved as a player, absolutely magnificent.”“He used to do things with the ball nobody else could do. It was a pleasure and I wish him all the best in the next chapter.”“Well do they need another striker? I think every club that is going for the Premier League needs three strikers,” he added.“But for me, Morata will score goals. He is somebody that is a confident person. He is so good at getting behind a defense – he needs to keep on doing that.”
Geneva Motor Show 2019 Volkswagen reading • VW is still ‘100 percent’ investigating a pickup truck for the US 24 Photos 3 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid: First hybrid minivan wins on fuel economy The Atlas Tanoak concept used a unibody design, much like the Honda Ridgeline, and was well received by New York Auto Show attendees last year. Volkswagen is investigating bringing the truck to market like that — “we have opportunities to do it ourselves,” Keogh said.But a recent partnership with the Ford Motor Company brings other new opportunities, as well. In the initial agreement, Ford agreed to build a version of its European-spec Ranger truck for Volkswagen that will be sold in markets outside the US. Could something similar happen in the US?”We have opportunities with Ford,” Keogh said. “It’s something we are 100 percent investigating.”Keogh is mindful about Volkswagen’s credibility when entering a new market space, and that’s especially important with a segment like pickups in the US. “Does your brand belong there?” Keogh asks. “I don’t think it’s enough just to have a market opportunity. … When you get that marriage together, you have a home run, and that’s exactly what we’re looking at.”Enlarge ImageThe Atlas Tanoak concept used a unibody design, similar to the Honda Ridgeline. Volkswagen In the late 2000s, Volkswagen partnered with Chrysler to launch the Routan, a rebadged version of the Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans. The van was largely unsuccessful, commanding several thousand dollars more than its Chrysler and Dodge counterparts, and was discontinued after only a couple of years.In launching a new pickup, Volkswagen does not want to repeat this process, and Keogh says his company will “not just do a badging operation.””That doesn’t work for us,” Keogh said. “We have to have credibility and bring something to the table.”Exactly what — if anything — will happen remains to be seen, but Keogh is confident that a Volkswagen pickup truck could be a hit in America.”I think this is an opportunity for Volkswagen, if you look at how we position the brand,” he said. “We are capable of entering the pickup market with a car we’re proud of.” Geneva Motor Show 2019 More From Roadshow Apr 17 • The 2020 Jaguar XE gets its first major visual refresh 2019 Volkswagen Arteon first drive: Flagship fastback feels familiar Tags One year after showing the Atlas Tanoak pickup truck concept at the 2018 New York Auto Show, Volkswagen still hasn’t made a firm decision about whether or not to bring a production version to market. But according to Volkswagen of America boss Scott Keogh, it’s a segment the automaker is very, very keen on entering.”We think we are now, finally, with our SUVs, a mainstream manufacturer,” Keogh told Roadshow during an interview at the Geneva Motor Show this week. “But without a doubt, the biggest open space is pickup. Without a doubt.” Volkswagen Atlas Tanoak Concept is a pickup truck tease
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OnePlus 6T Thunder Purple Review: Fashionable and classy IBTimes VideoRelated VideosMore videos Play VideoPauseMute0:05/0:59Loaded: 0%0:06Progress: 0%Stream TypeLIVE-0:54?Playback Rate1xChaptersChaptersDescriptionsdescriptions off, selectedSubtitlessubtitles settings, opens subtitles settings dialogsubtitles off, selectedAudio Trackdefault, selectedFullscreenThis is a modal window.Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.TextColorWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentBackgroundColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentTransparentWindowColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyTransparentSemi-TransparentOpaqueFont Size50%75%100%125%150%175%200%300%400%Text Edge StyleNoneRaisedDepressedUniformDropshadowFont FamilyProportional Sans-SerifMonospace Sans-SerifProportional SerifMonospace SerifCasualScriptSmall CapsReset restore all settings to the default valuesDoneClose Modal DialogEnd of dialog window. COPY LINKAD Loading … OnePlus has become a household name in the smartphone industry. The company has built a reputation in its field by listening to customer feedback and improving products. This has helped the brand grow by leaps and bounds. As it continues to enhance the user experience on its phones, there’s a new feature in the offing that greatly benefits users who spend a lot of time on their phones.At a time when people’s lives revolve around smartphones and screen-time is higher than ever, it is important to practice caution. The shift from OLED to LCD on most premium and mid-range smartphones, as beneficial as it has been, comes with its own setbacks. Since OLED panels use Pulse Width Modulation technique to control backlight brightness, the rapid on and off variations at low levels causes the screen to flicker.As a result, screen flickering in low-light conditions, which most users might not notice, can cause eye strain. With people spending more time on smartphones, be it for watching movies or playing games, the exposure to the screen flickering at low brightness levels is extremely high. While companies have come up with ways to help users cut down on screen-time by introducing features where users can track and control the amount of time spent on apps, OnePlus has another way to help users. OnePlus 6T displayIBTimes India/Sami KhanOnePlus to the rescue…If excessive smartphone usage is causing health problems like headaches and eye strain, OnePlus is working on a feature that will help users without having them to cut down on essential screen time. The feature is called DC Dimming, which we’ve seen in Black Shark 2 and other brands like Oppo, Meizu and Vivo’s iQOO are planning to offer in future phones. With the help of DC Dimming, OnePlus will counter the effects of PWM.DC Dimming does the job of PWM technique of dimming the OLED panel by adjusting DC current. It is simple and popularly used in offices, homes and retail spaces for dynamic lighting solutions.OnePlus CEO Pete Lau confirmed that OnePlus is working on bringing DC Dimming feature to its phones. Since the feature comes at a cost of quality, the company decided to play safe and offer it as an optional setting under OnePlus Lab or Developer Options in a future update. OnePlus 6T brightness settingIBTimes India/Sami KhanDC Dimming in OnePlus phones is going to be useful for those who prioritise health over display quality. We say so because users will not be able to get the true OLED experience with the feature turned on.Lau did not comment on when users can expect the feature in their phone settings or the phones that will get the optional display setting. But users can expect DC Dimming to be added to the settings in the next software update.
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Shares of companies in the energy space are poised to buzz when markets open for trading on Monday after the first-ever auction for wind energy saw tariff plunge to a record low of Rs 3.46 per unit. One of the four successful bidders was Inox Wind, listed on the bourses. Stocks that could witness heightened activity include Suzlon Energy, NTPC, Power Grid Corporation and PFC.On Thursday (February 23), Inox Wind shares ended at Rs 178 apiece, NTPC at Rs 165, PFC at Rs 135, PGC at Rs 199 and Suzlon Energy at Rs 18 (face value of Rs 2 each). Stock markets were closed on Friday on account of Maha Shivratri.Read: Bidders push wind energy tariff to record low in India auction Suzlon Energy is one of the other companies in the wind energy space while NTPC has interests in thermal and solar power. Power Grid Corporation (PGC) is a transmission company, while Power Finance Corporation (PFC) is into funding power projects.On Friday, bidding for 1 giga watt (GW) wind energy generation saw four firms bagging contracts to produce 250 mega watt (MW) each at Rs 3.46 per kilo watt hour (kWh). The other three successful bidders were Mytrah Energy, Green Infra and Ostro Kutch Wind.Firms that were in the race but could not win included ReNew Power Ventures, Gamesa Renewables Pvt. Ltd., Hero Future Energies Ltd and RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group’s CESC Ltd.The auction was conducted by state-run Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).Inox Wind has three state-of-the-art manufacturing plants in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh with a cumulative manufacturing capacity of 1,600 MW and manufactures components for wind turbine generators.The plant near Ahmedabad (Gujarat) manufactures blades & tubular towers while hubs & nacelles are manufactured at the company’s facility at Una (Himachal Pradesh). The new integrated manufacturing facility at Barwani (Madhya Pradesh) manufactures blades & towers, and will manufacture nacelles & hubs in the future, according to a company update.The company posted net profit of Rs 107 crore on total sales of Rs 1,160 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2016.NTPC is India’s largest power producing company, both in terms of installed capacity and output. The state-run company that generates and sells power in bulk supplies reached 48,143 MW in power generating capacity with the commissioning of the 115 MW Bhadia Solar Power project in West Bengal recently. The public sector company’s power generating capacity is almost a fourth of the country’s total.For the quarter ended December 31, 2016, its net profit and revenues stood at Rs 2,468 crore and Rs 19,395 crore, respectively.Private sector company Suzlon Energy has an installed capacity of 15.5 GW globally. In India, it has about 100 wind farms in nine states with a capacity of 10 GW.In Q3, the company earned net profit of Rs 304 crore on total turnover of Rs 3,307 crore. It sold 462 MW power during the quarter and 1,019 MW for the nine months ended December 2016.The order book as of December 31, 2016 stood at 1,231MW valued at Rs. 7,523 crore, including new orders for 557 MW in the third quarter. Suzlon Energy’s net debt excluding FCCBs was Rs 6,538 crore.
The Supreme Court rejected on Monday Tehelka magazine founder Tarun Tejpal’s plea to quash rape charges levelled against him in a Goa court. The top court further directed the lower court in Goa to complete the trial within six months. Tejpal was accused of sexual assault by a female colleague in 2013. The SC bench, headed by Justice Arun Mishra, said that this is a “serious and morally abhorrent offence”. The bench added that there could be no further delay since the complaint was filed six years ago. The complaint was filed by a former female employee of Tejpal’s, who alleged that he sexually assaulted her in an elevator of a five-star hotel in Goa, following which shed quit her job. Tarun Tejpal at the Bombay High Court bench in Panaji on 4 March, 2014.IANS FileTejpal had stepped down as Tehelka editor. He was arrested on November 30, 2013, after his plea for anticipatory bail was rejected. Tejpal has been on bail since May 2014. He is facing charges under Sections 341 (wrongful restraint), 342 (wrongful confinement), 376 (rape) and Section 354 (b) (criminal assault with intent to disrobe) of the IPC.The former editor had said in court that the allegations were “absolutely false” and were motivated by “political vendetta”. However, the CCTV footage of the elevator shows that he assaulted the victim. Due to the allegations levelled against him, the Editors Guild of India (EGI) had ousted Tejpal along with MJ Akbar, who was called out in the MeToo movement last year. A statement from the EGI read: “The Editors Guild of India (EGI) had sought the views of its Executive Committee (EC) on what action should be taken against Mr M.J. Akbar, a dormant member at present and one of its past presidents, Mr Tarun Tejpal and Mr Gautam Adhikari in light of the charges of sexual misconduct levelled against them by several women journalists. A majority of the EC members suggested that the membership of Mr Akbar should be suspended.” IBTimes VideoRelated VideosMore videos Play VideoPauseMute0:01/0:24Loaded: 0%0:01Progress: 0%Stream TypeLIVE-0:23?Playback Rate1xChaptersChaptersDescriptionsdescriptions off, selectedSubtitlessubtitles settings, opens subtitles settings dialogsubtitles off, selectedAudio Trackdefault, selectedFullscreenThis is a modal window.Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.TextColorWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentBackgroundColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentTransparentWindowColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyTransparentSemi-TransparentOpaqueFont Size50%75%100%125%150%175%200%300%400%Text Edge StyleNoneRaisedDepressedUniformDropshadowFont FamilyProportional Sans-SerifMonospace Sans-SerifProportional SerifMonospace SerifCasualScriptSmall CapsReset restore all settings to the default valuesDoneClose Modal DialogEnd of dialog window. COPY LINKAD Loading … Close
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Kolkata: With the incident of caving-in of the Majerhat bridge, a move has been taken to ensure that maintenance of all bridges above 12 metre in length is carried out by the state Public Works Department (PWD) and Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) in the area under its jurisdiction.According to a senior official of the state government, the move has been taken up considering that the two agencies are having the necessary number of manpower with the required expertise to carry out the maintenance of the bridges. As a result, an incident like Majerhat can be averted. Departments including PWD, Irrigation department, Panchayats and Rural Development department and the statutory planning usually make bridges across the state while in most cases, the KMDA undertakes the same in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area. Also Read – Rain batters Kolkata, cripples normal lifeAccording to some state government officials, the matter regarding monitoring the “health” of bridges in the state and its proper maintenance have come up strongly after the caving-in of the Majerhat bridge. All the departments and the KMDA have carried out a study to check the condition of the bridges built by them. A database containing detailed information about all bridges in the state has been prepared too. Sources added that there was a subsequent discussion on the need for a proper mechanism to ensure better maintenance of the bridge. It is learned that the top brass of the state government assessed the situation and came to a conclusion that the PWD will carry out maintenance of all the bridges above 12 metre in length and the KMDA will carry out the same in the area under its jurisdiction. The Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners (HRBC) will also be undertaking maintenance of a few. There are 3,998 bridges across the state that was constructed by the state Irrigation department. Sources said that a section of the total number of the bridges will be maintained by the state PWD and KMDA. Similarly, above 12-metre long bridges made by other departments will also be maintained by the two agencies. Also Read – Speeding Jaguar crashes into Mercedes car in Kolkata, 2 pedestrians killedA senior official said monitoring and maintenance work of the bridges is a regular process. So the step has been taken up to carry out the work more effectively.It may be recalled that almost a year ago the state government had entrusted the state PWD to widen and strengthen roads even of Zilla Parishads as the former has the necessary expertise to carry out the work. The state PWD has already taken up more than 3,000 Zilla Parishad roads for widening and strengthening.
Cancun, Q.R. — Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (Asur) has announced a major investment that will see the addition of another terminal at the Cancun International Airport.Approved by authorities, the airport’s master development plan will go ahead with a 24.4 billion peso investment over the next 15 years. Asur, who operates nine airports in southeastern Mexico including Cancun, said nearly half of the resources are destined for 2019-2023.The airport group says that over the next five years, approximately 6.1 billion peso will go toward upgrades for the Cozumel airport as well as a new Terminal Five for Cancun.In October, when Terminal Four of the Cancun International Airport was inaugurated, Fernando Chico Pardo, President of Asur, announced another planned expansion for the airport, saying they would begin the construction of Terminal Five at the end of 2018 or the beginning of 2019.Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste said that the balance of the money will be invested between 2024 and 2033. They have six airports in northern Colombia and control Aerostar Airport Holdings LLC, which operates the San Juan, Puerto Rico air terminal.Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)
Yesterday, the team at GitHub released Content Attachments API (beta) that allows the GitHub app to provide more information for URLs that are linked to registered domains. Why Content Attachments API? Users share a lot of links on GitHub and nearly one-third of the comments on pull requests and issues include a link. Each link has some important content attached to it. And while going through each of the links, the user gets navigated away from the current context and loses their focus. This process is time-consuming and at times affects productivity. With Content Attachments API, the content behind each URL can be embedded directly in the conversation on GitHub. New GitHub apps using Content Attachments API RunKit RunKit, is an interactive Node environment that makes it easy for the users to file, reproducible and runnable bug reports for Node.js projects. RunKit notebooks packages the environment within a container that could be shared with a URL for giving access to project maintainers. With the help of Content Attachments API, a RunKit link can now show the contents of the entire notebook and its output. LeanBoard LeanBoard, a whiteboard with sticky notes helps the remote teams to collaborate in real-time. A snapshot of the board can also be pulled into the related GitHub issue. Now, with Content Attachments API, it is possible to drop a link in an issue or pull request to preserve the conversation. The screenshots in content attachments also get updated automatically, every five minutes, as the board changes. CloudApp CloudApp features screen recording, video messaging, screenshot annotation, and GIF creation. With CloudApp and the Content Attachments API, users can paste URL for rendering a GIF or screenshot in an issue. Lucidchart With Lucidchart, users can create and collaborate on architecture diagrams, flowcharts, mockups, user flows, and other visuals in real time. With Content Attachments API, users can now add these visuals to a GitHub issue and these diagrams automatically update as the system gets updated. It would be interesting to see if GitHub also implements frame previews in the issues or pull requests. Users are still curious about this release and have questions if the Content Attachments API support iframes or just the markdown. To get started with how to use the Content Attachments API, check out GitHub’s blog. Read Next Developers rejoice! Github announces Github Actions, Github connect and much more to improve development workflows GitHub acquires Spectrum, a community-centric conversational platform GitHub Octoverse: The top programming languages of 2018