13 Jun 2019

Social media has become unhealthy: Selena Gomez



Selena Gomez the 26-year-old singer finds social media "unhealthy". She used to spend much of her time engaging with her fans on social media, but has now said she's limited the time she spends on apps such as Twitter and Instagram, because they began to make her feel "depressed". She said during an appearance on 'Live! With Kelly and Ryan': "I have it on someone else's phone. And when I feel like I want to share something with my fans or just mess around with it, I do it then."The star's comments come after she said it was "impossible" to make social media a safe place whilst speaking at a press conference at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.Speaking about her decision to stop replying to comments, the 'Wolves' hitmaker said: "I used to a lot, but I think it's just become really unhealthy, I think, personally, for young people, including myself, to spend all of their time fixating on all these comments and letting this stuff in. It was affecting me. It would make me depressed. It would make me feel not good about myself and look at my body differently and all kinds of stuff."



11 Jun 2019

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.


9 Jun 2019

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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7 Jun 2019

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.

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