Lokesh meets global leaders at Davos
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Lokesh meets global leaders at Davos

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh team is continuing its tour in Davos. Education Minister Nara Lokesh met Hitachi India MD Bharat Kaushal and urged him to cooperate for implementing HVDC-model of modern technology for power transmission in AP. Taking to X, Lokesh mentioned, "I urged Bharat Kaushal to expedite the grounding works of three waste-to-energy plants (Kadapa, Anantapur, proposed in the state. He said that measures would be taken for the construction of the plants after speaking to the company representatives. Bharat Kaushal explained that Hitachi was developing systems to improve public services delivery in alignment with real-time data analytics." Lokesh also appealed to the WEF Healthcare head Shyam Bishen to cooperate with the state officials to make Andhra Pradesh into a Healthcare Technology hub. He asked Bishen to cooperate in realizing the Swrandhra-2047...
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A NASA space probe will fly into the sun on Christmas Eve
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A NASA space probe will fly into the sun on Christmas Eve

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Why it matters: The Parker Solar Probe is on an ambitious mission to study the origins of the solar wind – the constant stream of charged particles flowing outward from the sun. Despite over half a century of scientific investigation since its discovery in the 1960s, the phenomenon's precise source within the corona remains unknown. We're just days away from the Parker Solar Probe making its closest approach yet to the sun. The little spacecraft will barrel through the sun's outer atmosphere on Christmas Eve, passing within just 3.8 million miles of the surface below. That may sound like a significant distance, but for a red-hot celestial ball with a diameter...
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Parker Solar Probe to make closest approach yet to the sun
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Parker Solar Probe to make closest approach yet to the sun

NASA's Parker Solar Probe will come withing 6.1 million kilometers of the sun, closer than any other spacecraft. Credit: ASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve GribbenWASHINGTON — A NASA spacecraft is performing better than expected as it makes its closest approach to the sun this week. Parker Solar Probe will pass 6.1 million kilometers from the sun at 6:53 a.m. Eastern Dec. 24, the closest approach to the sun by this or any other spacecraft. At the time of closest approach, the spacecraft will be traveling 191 kilometers per second. The spacecraft launched in 2018 and used a series of gravity-assist flybys of Venus to lower its perihelion. The final Venus flyby, on Nov. 6, set up the spacecraft for this perihelion, the closest the spacecraft will fly to the sun on its mission. “On Christmas Eve of this year, Parker...
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Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz Launches 150 ‘Maryam Nawaz Health Clinics’
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Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz Launches 150 ‘Maryam Nawaz Health Clinics’

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has launched the “Maryam Nawaz Health Clinic” program, aiming to upgrade 150 health centers across the province into modern clinics. These clinics will be equipped with advanced facilities similar to top private hospitals and feature state-of-the-art technology. Patients will be managed through a digital system to ensure efficient and quality care. At the launch event, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz handed out appointment letters to doctors and interacted warmly with them. Provincial Minister Khawaja Imran Nazir praised her leadership and referred to her as a “Super CM” for her dedication to improving healthcare in Punjab. This initiative is set to enhance both the quality and accessibility of healthcare services across the province. In a related development, MRI services have been introduced in district hospitals as part of a public-private partnership. Agreements have...
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