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DSI-NRF Funds HIRAX Dark Energy Telescope Following an intensive and rigorous review process involving international experts, the National Research Foundation (NRF) approved the funding of R35 million for the Hydrogen Intensity and Real-time Analysis eXperiment (HIRAX) which will be built as a guest instrument on the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory’s (SARAO) site in the Karoo. The new equipment will bolster the country’s ability to perform cutting-edge astronomy research in alignm...

Survey identifies challenges to women-owned businesses in UAE 08 Mar 2021 NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA) and UN Women have shared the results of a bi-lingual survey jointly undertaken to determine the structural barriers for women-owned enterprises in the UAE and analyse the impact of COVID-19 on their economic activity. The results were unveiled on March 8 when the two entities joined hands to commemorate International Women’s Day 2021 and celebrate fema...

Ganga ghats in Varanasi cleaned up during cleanliness drive ANI | Updated: Mar 07, 2021 13:37 IST Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 7 (ANI): As many as 84 ghats of Ganga was cleaned as part of the cleanliness drive launched by the district administration here on Sunday. The district administration launched the initiative with the help of several other institutions. Speaking to ANI, Rajesh Shukla, organiser of the Namami Gange campaign said, "A massi...

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 February 2021: Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister – Professor David John Francis has today told the Sierra Leone Telegraph, that he will not be distracted by fake propaganda, stressing that his “focus is on His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio’s New Direction agenda of accelerated delivery”. Speaking exclusively to the author of the Sierra Leone Telegraph, following request for his response to the barrage of allegations of impropriety in his office published...

2021 solidarity message: AASU calls on governments to secure the education of 11 million girls across Africa Listen to article The education of over 11 million young girls hang in the balance as they are likely to remain home during the 2021 academic year as a result of the covid-19 pandemic. To this end, the General Secretary of All-Africa Students Union (AASU), Mr. Peter Kwasi Kodjie is urging governments across the continent to take drastic measures to ensure the education of these vulnera...

NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant With its multi-sectoral approach, Namami Gange has been successful in making positive impact: NITI Aayog CEO ANI | Updated: Dec 12, 2020 11:02 IST New Delhi [India], December 12 (ANI): Amitabh Kant, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), NITI Aayog said that rivers in India are a symbol of faith, hope, culture and sanity as well as a source of livelihood for millions while asserting that Namami Gange, with its multi-sectoral approach, ha...