12 April 2021 - On its Climate Science Information Centre, extended in February to South Africa, Facebook states that “at least 97% of published scientists agree that global warming is real and caused by humans”.
At meeting held on 02 April 2021The Board of Thomas Cook (India) at its meeting held on 02 April 2021 has approved the preferential allotment of 43,56,57,000 Optionally Convertible Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares of Face Value Rs. 10 each to Fairbridge Capital (Mauritius) on a private placement basis at a price of Rs. 10 per security for cash, at par, aggregating to
the consideration of Rs. 435.65 crore.
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Apparently the Pentagon Is Thinking of Giving Jetpacks a Try
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If you need further proof that we are living in a literal science fiction movie right now, look no further than the fact that the U.S. Defense Department is thinking about strapping jetpacks onto its special forces cadres. Well, actually the term they are using is “portable personal air mobility system,” but you get the picture.
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Pentagon’s R&D hub for new military technologies, recently opened a bid for research proposals involving said “air mobility” systems. The agency has offered up to $1.5 million in development costs to vendors willing to make flying commandos a reality.