Wreckage of AN 32 aircraft found in Arunachal

Afer huge search operations the Indian Air Force confirmed that the wreckage of  missing Indian Air Force (IAF) AN-32 was spotted Tuesday. 16 kms North of Lipo, North East of Tato at an approximate elevation of 12000 ft by the IAF Mi-17 helicopter undertaking search in the expanded search zone. The AN-32 is a twin-engine turboprop transport aircraft and the IAF currently operates a sizeable number of it. Here's everything you need to know.The aircraft carrying six officers, five airmen and two non-combatants (enrolled) took off from Jorhat, Assam at 12.27 hours for the Mechuka Advance Landing Ground in Arunachal Pradesh, where it was supposed to reach Mechuka at 13.30 hours. More than a week after the Indian Air Force’s An-32 with 13 people on board went missing near Arunachal Pradesh, the wreckage of the transport aircraft has been found. The IAF launched a massive operation to trace the missing aircraft but the search was badly hit by poor weather conditions. The assets deployed for the operation included Sukhoi-30 aircraft in addition to a fleet of C-130J and AN-32 planes and Mi-17 and ALH helicopters. The ground forces included troops from the Army, Indo Tibetan Border Police and state policeISRO's Cartosat and RISAT satellites were also used to take images of the area around Menchuka. IAF also stated that On Twitter efforts are underway to establish the status of occupants and establish survivors. “Further details will be communicated as the recovery actions progress,” IAF tweeted.

Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger are married

Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger got married yesterday at San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, California. Defying reports earlier this year that the two were too busy to plan anything earlier than a winter wedding. A source confirmed to Entertainment Tonight that the two tied the knot with an intimate ceremony. "The couple wanted to keep it simple, but have the most important people in their lives there," the source said.People also confirmed the wedding with its own details. "The venue is beautiful. Lots of flowers and greenery everywhere. It’s a very romantic setting for a wedding,” a source told the outlet. "The whole family took wedding photos, including her parents Maria (Shriver) and Arnold (Schwarzenegger). Everyone just looked so happy.”After the ceremony, the group enjoyed cocktails on the lawn with a live band playing. They had a very healthy and "vibrant" menu, a source detailed to People. “They are using only local food. It’s a lot of fresh vegetables. They didn’t want the menu to be too heavy, or rich. It’s more of a light summer menu. For dessert, there are lighter options as well like raspberries, blue berries and red currant.” Paparazzi got some photos of them two with varying quality. You can see the clearest shot teasing Schwarzenegger's long white gown and its train here on Entertainment Tonight.Pratt made a speech thanking guests for joining them.

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Japan plans carbon emission cuts, more nuclear energy

Land of the rising sun nation Japan is calling for further efforts to cut carbon emissions by promoting renewables but also nuclear energy despite the 2011 Fukushima reactors meltdowns.The energy white paper, adopted by the Cabinet Friday, says Japan faces an “urgent task” of reducing carbon emissions coming from utilities that have relied heavily on fossil fuels to make up for shortages of cleaner nuclear energy. The call comes as the Fukushima nuclear reactors are slowly being restarted amid lingering anti-nuclear sentiments since the 2011 crisis.Japan wants further development of renewable energy and has set a 22% to 24% target while maintaining nuclear energy at around the same level. It also pledges to reduce carbon emissions by 26% from 2013 levels by 2030. So far it has so far achieved a 7% reduction.While the renewables account for 16% of Japan’s energy supply, nuclear energy remained at just 3% in 2017, compared to the target of 20% to 22%, according to the paper. Coal and natural gas accounted for 74%.Before the 2011 quake and tsunami that destroyed the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant’s cooling systems and sent three of its reactors into meltdowns, nuclear energy made up about one-third of Japan’s energy supply.Despite the government’s nuclear energy ambitions, reactor restarts are coming slowly as nuclear regulators spend more time on inspections under stricter post-Fukushima standards, while utility companies have opted to scrap aged reactors instead of investing in additional safety measures.The slow reactor resumptions have added to Japan’s large plutonium stockpile problem that has become an issue of international concern. Japan, which is stuck with 47 tons of plutonium stockpile from spent fuel, has resorted to burning it in conventional reactors to reduce the amount after the country’s fuel recycling program has stalled.But the amount is not decreasing, and experts are now calling for more drastic steps to get rid of it amid criticism that Japan’s plutonium makes Tokyo’s calls for nuclear non-proliferation less credible. About 37 tons of spent fuel is kept in France and Britain where it has been reprocessed since Japan lacks the capability to do it at home.

D-Day 75th anniversary commemorations

World leaders, including US President Donald Trump, have joined the Queen in Portsmouth to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings.The countries represented at the event have agreed to make a joint statement pledging to ensure the "unimaginable horror" of World War Two is not repeated.Theresa May is hosting 15 world leaders to honour the largest combined land, air and naval operation in history.Figures from every country that fought alongside the UK are attending.Coming to the end of a three-day state visit to the UK, Mr Trump said he was looking forward to marking what "may have been the greatest battle ever".

D-Day: The military term for the first day of the Normandy landings was the largest amphibious invasion ever undertaken and laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Germany in World War II.It paved the way for Allied success on the Western Front in World War II, turning the tide of the war against the beleaguered Axis powers.The invasion took place on June 6, 1944, and saw of tens of thousands of troops from the United States, the UK, France, Australia and Canada landing on five stretches of the Normandy coastline codenamed Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword beaches.