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On the growing popularity of Bitcoin in the world, its mining is turning to be a major concern for many governments. Bitcoin mining affects pollution and the green environment in its process. China has banned Bitcoin mining claiming environmental causes. Proof of work is the original crypto consensus mechanism, used in Bitcoin mining. It requires a huge amount of processing power for miners to validate transactions. As per one report, the Bitcoin mining network accounts for 0.08% of the world's CO2 production in 2021. 60% of Bitcoin mining activity in the world comes from fossil fuels. Bitcoin mining companies don’t have the same expenditure while doing the mining. Mining expenditure differs from to country. Venezuela is the cheapest country in the world to mine 1 bitcoin whereas South Korea is the most expensive country in this regard. On the other side, El Salvador is the first in the world which announced that Bitcoin as its official currency is doing mining activity w...

For two days the hashtag #CanadaHasFallen has been going viral in social media. It is odd to hear that the Prime Minister of the country is hiding from the protests in front of his office. Reportedly, Justin Trudeau moved to a secret location along with his family as Truck drivers and farmers protest spark security fears. Thousands of truckers protest in Capital Ottawa against Canada’s vaccine mandatory rule. 50k protesters could be seen carrying copies of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, while others carried signs reading 'God keep our land glorious and free,' 'Make Canada great again,' and 'we are here for our freedom'. They shouted slogans against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Protestors compared covid-19 restrictions to fascism and made use of Nazi’s symbol on upside down Canadian flags. The movement slowly turned into a movement against Justin Trudeau’s government. Hundreds of trucks packed into the streets of the capital Ottawa. It is surprising that c...

Is another threat now looming ahead of the world that has been ravaged by the corona (SARS Cov-2) virus for the past two years? Yes!! Like Wuhan, NeoCov is also from bats. Wuhan scientists in China have revealed that another virus from bats NeoCov could become dangerous to the human community. The NeoCov virus is said to have originated in South Africa. It is transmitted to animals by bats and has been linked to the rapid spread of the virus. Warnings have been issued that this could lead to a higher death rate. The mortality rate is 33% for every 3 people infected, 1 will die as per the reports. NeoCov has already been identified as an animal-to-animal virus. As per the Wuhan scientists report, NeoCov utilizes the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE2) in bats. There have been studies showing that a mutation in the virus can be transmitted from animals to humans. Compared to the coronavirus, Neocov‌ revealed a higher risk of prevalence and mortality. Chinese scientists have revealed tha...

US President Joe Biden has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that any aggression against Ukraine could lead to weapons and sanctions. Will Putin infiltrate Ukraine and prepare for a major war in defiance of US warnings? A Russian political analyst has commented that even Putin has no answer to those questions. The Ukraine conflict has been hot for a long time.  Deployment on both sides is huge. If hundreds of thousands of Russian troops were on the Ukrainian border, the U.S. would have moved large-scale warships and fighter jets. To withdraw his diplomatic staff, The Government of India is also issuing directive warnings to its embassy staff from time to time as there are more Indian students. Russia wants Ukraine, which was torn apart by the breakup of the Soviet Union, to remain its own and it's own forever. Ukraine, strategically separated from many key defense industries, missile manufacturing systems, and mineral wealth, is strategically key to Russia. Putin believes tha...

5G technology, a nickname for mobile internet data speeds, is about to enter India. If all goes as planned, by the end of December this year, Indian mobile users will be able to reach 100 times the current data speed. The Central Government is also in the process of mobilizing resources as part of the ‘Digital‌ India’ project. Government is ready for 5G Spectrum auction It is planned to end the cable in April. Reliance Jio has already announced that it will roll out 5G services in 1,000 cities by the end of this year. Other operators are also competing. With the advent of this 5G technology, which is currently limited to developed countries, the current 50-100 Mbps speed will exceed 1 GBPS.  5G technology requires a lot more technical resources compared to previous generations. But the cost is very low when compared to 2G, 3G, and 4G. The cell tower range is further reduced for 5G. Radio Frequency (RF) engineers estimate that tower equipment of 200 meters to 500 meters is required....

“Buy the dip” is the cache slogan in equity markets. Investors used to buy valuable shares of the company to reduce the average price or hold more shares and sell later for huge amounts.  Soon after El Salvador announced bitcoin as legal tender of the country, buy the dip became the policy of the nation. President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele is acting as CEO of cryptocurrency. He is encouraging people to buy biotin whenever the famous crypto falls down. El Salvador purchased 410 bitcoin for $15 million two days back with the currency trading at its lowest point in six months. El Salvador start buying 400 bitcoins first time on September 06 th , one day before announcing bitcoin as its official currency. After trading 9 times of bitcoin the country amassed 1801 bitcoins in its wallet. The country has a 6.5 million population. Out of more than 4 million people who have bitcoin wallets in El Salvador. Small companies in El Salvador will be able to receive funding to power t...

Joe Biden, 46 th President of the United States of America has completed the first year of his tenure. The entire world saw the irregularities in the presidential election and how the supporters of Donald Trump tried to obstruct joint session of Congress assembled to count electoral votes that would formalize President-elect Joe Biden's victory. The United States Capitol attack on the first week of January 2021 was an indelible scar in its history. People put many hopes on new President Joe Biden. Three of his election slogans like “America is Back”, “Diplomacy is Back”, and “Build back better” attract many young voters to win the election. It seems all these promises remain unfulfilled during Joe’s first year as President. When we see the approval ratings of Joe Biden is just 1% ahead of his arch-rival Donald Trump.  Joe Biden is at 41% whereas Trump stood at 40% in approval ratings. Joe took the charge as the US President when his rating is high at 59% and by September his ...

It is surprised, everyone. An extraordinary letter has come to light from Davos, where the World Economic Forum conference is taking place. The 102 Millionaires around the world wrote an open letter urging governments to impose more taxes on their wealth, thereby reducing the unusually high economic disparities. They said the current tax system was not fair and as a result was losing credibility. They call on governments to hike taxes to help the poor amid of pandemic situation. Their appeal made a review on wealthy individuals and nonprofits found that a wealth tax on the world's richest people could raise $2.52 trillion per year. In the letter, they mentioned that the world has been facing severe financial difficulties for the past two years. But, it can be said that our wealth has increased significantly even during the epidemic. We can say that we can pay our fair share of taxes. There are three companies in this Millionaires group who demand taxes on them. One is the American ...

Air India has canceled 8 flights to the United States on Wednesday in the wake of the availability of 5G services in the United States. Hundreds of passengers who had booked tickets in them were in serious trouble. Passengers traveling to the US from Shamshabad airport in Hyderabad were outraged by the cancellation of the flight. The situation is similar everywhere, with airlines such as Dubai, Emirates, Japan Airlines, and Japan Airlines suspending flights to the United States. Major airlines were asked Biden Administration to delay the rollout of 5G spectrum services in airports. The band is assigned to 5G Internet services in the United States (3.7-3.98 GHz). The reason for the current crisis is the close proximity of the bands (4.2-4.4 GHz) frequencies at which radio altimeters operate on aircraft landings. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) warned on January 14 that this could damage the aircraft's radio altimeters, preventing the engine and braking systems from sw...

Australian Open, the first grand slam of the year 2022 is scheduled to take place at Melbourne Park, from 17 th to 30 th January 2022. Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked as world No. 1. His visa was canceled by the government upon arrival for this month’s Australian Open, after determining that the player’s recent Covid-19 infection did not sufficiently meet the requirements for him to be allowed to enter the country unvaccinated. Djokovic has 20 Grand Slam Men’s singles titles including a record of nine Australian Open titles. When he is gearing up to win the 10 th one, the Australian govt reacted sharply at Djokovic. Serbian star player arrived in Melbourne last week to compete in the Australian Open. Djokovic, who landed at Tullamarine Airport in Melbourne, was greeted at the airport by a champion but was stopped at the airport for not taking the vaccine. Also, his visa was revoked, and moved to the Immigration Detention Facility. T...

Many people used to hear about two Medical and Research bodies like DCGI and ICMR soon after the eruption of the pandemic virus in India. Spokespersons of two bodies gave their brief on coronavirus in India to the people everyday evening. Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) is the head of the department in the approval of licenses of specified categories of drugs. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination, and promotion of biomedical research. It seems there was no coordination between the two on some issues that create confusion for the people. The Union Health Minister announced that the first anti-viral pill was available to fight Covid-19 but the Chief of the Medical Research Council of India has stated that there is a risk of various diseases if the pills are used. In fact, this is not the first time that different system decisions have been different in the case of Covid‌-19 drugs and vaccines. The Drug Controller...