NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Unstable weather conditions will linger in most parts of Kazakhstan on February 13 due to the fronts. Precipitations as rain and snow are expected in places. Occasional fog, ice slick, ground blizzards, and strong wind are also predicted, Kazinform reports citing Kazhydromet.
India must shift to renewable energy faster
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The switch must happen not only because of limited availability of fossil fuels but also due to their adverse impact on environment
The structure of global energy demand is undergoing a rapid transformation. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix is expected to increase sharply, from the current 11 per cent to over 20 per cent by 2040.
While the transformation was already happening, driven mainly by climate change mitigation, the Covid-19 pandemic has hastened its pace globally.
The energy market dynamics have overnight tilted favourably towards renewables such as wind, solar and hydropower. Independent oil companies (IOCs) across the world are accelerating towards this transition.
Rihanna winds down Fenty Fashion operations amid covid-19
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Rihanna winds down Fenty Fashion operations amid covid-19
Grammy award winning singer and beauty guru Rihanna has Rihanna has finally decided to wind down all Fenty Fashion productions in light of covid-19.
According to
Women’s Wear Daily, “Rihanna and LVMH have jointly made the decision to put on hold the RTW [ready-to-wear] activity, based in Europe, pending better conditions.”
Currently only “skeleton staff remains at the Paris headquarters of Fenty fashions to wind down remaining operations.”
However that is not to say Rihanna will wait out the storm without making any more professional ripples in the industry, according to
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About three months ago an unusually fierce windstorm blew through our neighbourhood. I went to the second floor of the house to look out at the valley below. The giant blue spruce in the neighbour’s yard on the right was swaying perilously, its branches dancing and swinging, as if possessed by a demon.