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PM Modi shares his ‘Techade’ vision; Calls upon India-US partnership to empower young entrepreneurs
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PM Modi shares his ‘Techade’ vision; Calls upon India-US partnership to empower young entrepreneurs

[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi's trip to the USA has been touted as ‘historic' and in just two days, it has been proven to be a landmark visit. PM Modi has already met Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and the billionaire has stated that Tesla cars will come to India ‘as soon as humanly possible'. He also met astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson, who later said he was delighted to meet a head of state who was as “scientifically thoughtful as is PM Modi”. And now, in a recent speech, he has shared the vision of a tech decade or ‘Techade', and what must be done in order to realize it. After making his way to Washington from New York, PM Modi visited the National Science Foundation in Virginia alongside US First Lady Jill Biden. Speaking at the event, he explained that the Indian government aims to ...
Modi in US: PM to meet billionaire Elon Musk and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Modi in US: PM to meet billionaire Elon Musk and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson

[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in the US today, where he is expected to meet the world's most influential leaders in New York. There will be many such leaders at the conference, including Tesla chief Elon Musk, who is known for his entrepreneurial brilliance and astrophysicist, author, and science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson, Nobel laureate Paul Romer, essayist, mathematical statistician Nicholas Nassim Taleb, and investor Ray Dalio.As part of his visit from June 21-24, PM Modi will attend the state dinner hosted by President Biden, as well as address a joint session of the US Congress. PM Modi is in the US to forge closer strategic tes with the US, ink a some armament deals as well as to encourage businessmen to invest in India. About Musk, Degrasse Tyson, and other though...
Chelyabinsk disaster shows how dangerous an asteroid really is; Know this HORROR story
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Chelyabinsk disaster shows how dangerous an asteroid really is; Know this HORROR story

[ad_1] Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson spoke about the asteroid horror story, dubbed the Chelyabinsk disaster, in Russia. Know just how dangerous an asteroid can be. On February 15, 2013, an asteroid exploded over the city of Chelyabinsk, Russia. The explosion resulted in the asteroid breaking down into small pebbles which rained onto Earth in the form of debris. The debris itself was not the cause of any real injury or damage. Amazingly, the real threat was from the explosion that took place and the shock wave that followed combined with the reality of modern living. The horror story that ensued injured nearly a thousand people. Since the last major asteroid strike to the Earth was hundreds of thousands years ago, most do not realize the lethality of even the smallest of space roc...