01-10-2021 The Asian Independent

22 01-10-2021 to 15-10-2021 NEWS
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Adani Green Energy to
acquire 40 MW solar
project in Odisha
Bhubaneswar : The
Adani Renewable
Energy (MH) Limited
(AREMHL), a whollyowned
subsidiary of
Adani Green Energy
Ltd (AGEL), will
acquire a 40MW operating
solar project in
Odisha.
The AREMHL has
signed definitive agreements
with Essel Green
Energy Pvt Ltd to
acquire 100 per cent
economic value in a
special purpose vehicle
(SPV) that owns the
solar project in Odisha,
the company said in a
statement on Thursday.
The project has a long-term
Power Purchase Agreement
(PPA) with Solar Energy
Corporation of India (SECI) for
Rs 4.235 per unit, with remaining
PPA life of about 22 years,
the company said. The closing of
the transaction is subject to customary
conditions. The acquisition
of the project is at an enterprise
valuation of Rs 219 crore.
Vneet Jaain, managing director
& CEO of Adani Green
Energy Ltd., said, "With the
acquisition of this project in
Odisha, AGEL will now have its
footprint across 12 States in
India. We are on an expansion
path that will make us the
world's largest renewable player
by 2030."
With this acquisition, AGEL
will achieve a total renewable
capacity of 19.8 gigawatts
(GW). The total portfolio
includes 5.4 GW operational
assets, 5.7 GW assets under construction
and 8.7 GW near construction
assets.
Duke, Duchess of
Cambridge hail 'special' Bond
movie 'No Time To Die'
What are ideal BP levels to prevent
repeat strokes, heart attacks?
New York : People with diabetes
who have a stroke, there
may be an ideal target blood
sugar range to lower the risk of
different types of vascular diseases
like a stroke or heart attack
later on, finds a new study.
The study found that people
admitted to the hospital with
A1C levels -- a test to determine
average blood sugar level --
above the 6.8 per cent to 7 per
cent range had an increased risk
of having a vascular event like a
heart attack, as well as having
another stroke.
"We know that having diabetes
may be associated with an
increased risk of having a first
stroke," said researcher Moon-
Ku Han from Seoul National
University College of Medicine
in Korea.
"But our results indicate that
there is an optimal blood sugar
level that may start to minimise
the risk of having another stroke,
a heart attack or other vascular
problems and it's right in the 6.8
per cent to 7 per cent range,"
Han added.
For the study, published in the
journal Neurology, the team
involved 18,567 people with diabetes
with an average age of 70.
All participants were admitted
to the hospital for an
ischemic stroke, which is caused
by a blood clot. Upon admission,
researchers used a test called the
hemoglobin A1C to determine
people's average blood sugar
level over the past two to three
months.
This test measures a percentage
of hemoglobin proteins in
the blood coated with sugar. A
level below 5.7 per cent is considered
normal; 6.5 per cent or
higher generally indicates diabetes.
The participants had an
average A1C of 7.5 per cent.
Researchers then followed up
one year later to find out if there
was an association between A1C
levels with the risk of having
another stroke, a heart attack, or
dying from these or other vascular
causes.
Of all participants, 1,437, or
about 8 per cent, had a heart
attack or died from the vascular
disease within a year of starting
the study, and 954, or 5 per cent,
had another stroke.
India's highest EV charging
station set up in Himachal
Shimla : Againt the picturesque
backdrop of the
Himalayas in Himachal
Pradesh's Spiti Valley, India's
highest electric vehicle (EV)
charging station was set up by a
company on Thursday.
The Pune-based company,
goEgoNetwork, has set up two
EV chargers for two and fourwheelers
in Kaza, some 350 km
from here. Subdivisional
Magistrate Mahender Partap
Singh told IANS over phone that
tourists often complain of lack of
EV charging stations in the Spiti
Valley. "This is the first station in
the valley. If the station gets good
response, more such stations
would be set up. It will also help
check vehicular pollution," he
said. Two electric scooters have
been provided by the company to
the local administration to promote
e-vehicles in the valley.
Singh also said that two riders
rode on e-scooters from Manali
to Kaza. "They covered the distance
of 320 km from Manali to
Kaza by charging the vehicle at
three-four points," he said.
As per the riders, the e-scooters
didn't face any problem while
crossing the Kunzum Pass
(4,551m). The EV charging station
lies at an altitude of 3,720m,
the highest in the country, as
Kaza is located at an altitude
higher than Leh, where temperatures
plummet below minus 20-
degree Celsius in winter. Not
accessible by road throughout
the year, the picturesque Spiti
Valley remains cut off from the
world for more than four months
a year due to heavy snowfall. It
reopens once the snow starts
thawing after mid-April.
London : Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge, Prince William
and Kate Middleton, have hailed
the "inspirational" efforts of the
cast and crew. The Prince of
Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall
along with William and Kate
attended the world premiere of
the new Bond film 'No Time To
Die'.
The Royal couple said in a
post on their Twitter account
@KensingtonRoyal: "Wonderful
to see @007 back on our big
screens! No Time To Die is the
25th Bond film and Daniel
Craig's last after 15 years in the
role. "It showcases the inspirational
work of actors, musicians,
directors, cinematographers and
all those involved in making the
film so special."
Funds from the world premiere
have been awarded to
charities that support serving and
former members of the UK's
intelligence agencies, reports
femalefirst.co.uk. The royals
have welcomed the news in their
Twitter post. The tweet added:
"Tonight's world premiere will
benefit charities supporting serving
and former members of the
three intelligence agencies: the
Secret Intelligence Service, the
Security Service, and @GCHQ."
The Duke and Duchess were
joined at the premiere by Daniel
Craig, who is making his lastever
appearance as James Bond
in the movie.
The 53-year-old actor said to
being "greatly relieved" that 'No
Time To Die', which had previously
seen its release delayed by
the Covid-19 pandemic, is now
finally ready to be released in
cinemas, after so many months
of frustration.
Reflecting on the lengthy
delay, Craig said: "We've had
Covid so everything has to be
put into perspective doesn't it?
"I am greatly relieved: we
make Bond movies for the cinema
and we're here and I couldn't
be happier about that."