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The former president reflects on the nation's's struggles since he exited the White House 10 years ago ASPEN, Colo. -- During Bill Clinton's two terms as president, the median family income increased by 14 percent, the number of Americans in poverty declined by nearly 17 percent, and the number of children in poverty fell by almost one-fourth. Since he left office in 2001, the median income has declined by 5 percent, or more than $2,500. The number of Americans in poverty has increased by 38 percent, or about 12 million. The number of children in poverty has spiked by one-third, or nearly 4 million. Few decades in American history have produced such economic losses. MORE FROM NATIONAL JOURNAL: Enough Already U.S. Economy Less Governable Than Ever Outsiders in Name Only The Clinton-era gains derived, above all, from a dynamic labor market that produced nearly 23 million new jobs from February 1993 to February 2001. Conversely, the stagnation of … [Read more...] about Clinton: What Went Wrong With the Economy After I Left?

Shark Vacuums are super popular so it's always a bonus if you can bag one when it's on offer. Good news, Amazon is selling this Shark Cordless Upright Vacuum Cleaner for £299 down from £429.99 saving you a massive £130. The vacuum comes with a 60-minute run time and includes the pet tool and anti hair wrap that work hard to remove pet hair from the brush rolls. £130 off Shark Vacuum at Amazon Shark Cordless Upright Vacuum Cleaner The vacuum comes with a 60-minute run time and includes the pet tool, anti hair wrap, PowerFins, Shark’s DuoClean and the Powered Lift-Away Was £429.99 From £ 299.00 Amazon Buy Now The PowerFins include 2 brush-rolls that work together in Shark’s DuoClean floorhead and digs deep into carpets to remove dirt from your floors, while the Powered Lift-Away transforms your vacuum from upright to portable - simply lift the main unit away from the wand to easily clean stairs, furnishings and up high, you will also be … [Read more...] about Amazon slashes price of this Shark Cordless Vacuum by £130!

While India celebrates its 75th year of Independence, it also celebrates 60 years of diplomatic relations with the European Union (EU). A cooperation agreement signed in 1994 took the bilateral relationship beyond trade and economic cooperation. The first India-EU Summit, in June 2000, marked a watershed in the evolution of the relationship. At the fifth India-EU Summit in 2004, the relationship was upgraded to a ‘Strategic Partnership’. The two sides adopted a Joint Action Plan in 2005 towards strengthening dialogue and consultation mechanisms in the political and economic spheres, enhancing trade and investment, and bringing peoples and cultures together. The 15th India-EU Summit, in July 2020, provided a common road map to guide joint action and further strengthen the partnership over the next five years. The road map highlights engagement across five domains: foreign policy and security cooperation; trade and economy; sustainable modernisation partnership; global governance; and … [Read more...] about A road map for India-EU ties

Around 300 metres from Shri Shankarlal Sundarbai Shasun Jain College for Women in T Nagar, a “classroom” functions at Kannammapet crematorium and burial ground. Since February 2022, the college has been maintaining a micro-composing facility at the burial ground in accordance with a consent it received from the Greater Chennai Corporation last September. This micro-composting facility serves as a classroom initiating students into composting and entrepreneurship. Under this initiative, every day, conservancy workers of Urbaser Sumeet bring to the facility four tonnes of organic waste collected from the neighbourhood including the T Nagar vegetable market. The green waste is processed in concrete pits. Four workers and one supervisor, hired by the college management, handle the various processes, ensuring every load of bio-degradable garbage is composted. As the one leading the project, college principal S Padmavathi says the management has always worked towards the upkeep of … [Read more...] about A sustainability classroom at a Chennai college

With regulatory and enforcement agencies clamping down on Bitcoin operators in India, leading international legal and taxation expert Nishith Desai has given this cryptographic digital product a clean chit stating that Bitcoins per se are not illegal in India but how one deals with these may be matter of legality. “Our Bitcoins Practice Group examined the issue from techno-legal perspective, and we have found that Bitcoins per se are not illegal in India. This is in consonance with international approach,” said Nishith Desai, Founder & Managing Partner of Nishith Desai Associates. “Every new technology comes with new legal and tax problems and technology is a double-edged sword. It is very important that the new technology is understood in timely basis and appropriate regulatory regime is developed so that India does not miss out from a vast opportunity. We should not throttle this business,” Mr. Desai said. He said ten years ago, lot of people lost lot of money in dotcoms … [Read more...] about Bitcoins per se are not illegal in India: Nishith Desai

The single largest takeaway for any Indian from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech from the ramparts of Red Fort on the first morning of the 76th year of a free India is that there is now a deadline for when India must evolve into a developed nation. This is the first time in the history of independent India that a prime minister has presented not only a blueprint with instructions on how we can change our status from developing to developed, but has also put an end-date to the plan — 2047 or [email protected] Let this sink in. Never before has a prime minister presented to an aspirational India the ultimate dream to become a developed nation with a deadline to hold themselves, their political party and their government accountable in case of failure. We Indians, for decades, have made compromises in our aspirations telling ourselves that it is too unachievable a goal and too unrealistic a dream. Partly due to an uninspired, disinterested political leadership, and … [Read more...] about I-Day Speech: PM Narendra Modi Provides a Roadmap for [email protected]

An international research team has succeeded in recovering muscle movement in a model of paralysed mice organic through artificial nerves. The team was led by Prof. Tae-Woo Lee (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea) and Prof. Zhenan Bao (Department of  Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, US). The outcome was published in the prestigious international journal “Nature Biomedical Engineering.” The nerves are easily harmed by a variety of factors, including physical injury, genetic factors, secondary problems, and ageing. The nerves are crucial for life activities and also have a substantial impact on quality of life. Additionally, some or all of their body functions are permanently lost due to poor bio-signaling because once nerves are injured, they are difficult to rebuild. The traumatic account of a celebrity’s spinal cord injury occasionally makes the news. Despite the dramatic advances in medicine and biology, the … [Read more...] about In A New Study, Analysts Probe If People With Spinal Injuries Can Walk And Run

HYDERABAD: Researchers from Hyderabad have 3D-printed an artificial cornea and transplanted it into a rabbit’s eye. A team of clinicians and scientists from the LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), Hyderabad, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad, and Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), have collaborated to develop the 3D-printed cornea from the human donor corneal tissue which would have otherwise been discarded for not meeting optical standards for clinical transportation. The printed corneas need to undergo further clinical testing and development before they can be used in patients, which could take several years. The team is hopeful of a positive outcome. Funding sources While corneal substitutes are being actively researched throughout the world, they are either animal-based or synthetic. The Hyderabad-based team said that their product is completely natural, contains no synthetic components, and is free of animal residues. It is developed … [Read more...] about Researchers develop 3D printed artificial cornea

Mahindra & Mahindra has unveiled the new ‘INGLO’ architecture which will be underpinning all the upcoming electric SUVs of the brand in future. INGLO stands for the flow and exchange of energy and emotion while being a system that brings complete harmony. – INGLO platform is compatible with augmented reality-enabled heads-up display, edge-to-edge screen, 5G network capability and Over-The-Air updates. Needless to say, all of the aforementioned features will be seen in the Mahindra electric SUVs going forward. – As per the company, INGLO is an optimised architecture that gives rise to modular and scalable design while at the same time, it gives freedom to the company to develop multiple electric SUVs. The platform also significantly reduces underbody weight, resulting in one of the lightest skateboards. – Mahindra INGLO platform will support 60-80 kWh battery packs which can be fast charged upto 80 percent in merely 30 minutes by using a 175 kW charger. The SUVs based on this … [Read more...] about New Mahindra Electric Platform INGLO Explained in 8 Points

Commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland Ltd. (ALL) will be introducing complete variants of LNG and CNG trucks in haulage, tipper and tractor segments over the next six months. “As a part of our green-mobility agenda, we aim to bring alternative fuel based vehicles which can provide same efficiency and range as our ICE models,” said N. Saravanan, chief technology officer, in a statement. On Wednesday, ALL claimed that it was the first company to receive LNG Fuelled Truck Central Motor Vehicle Rules (CMVR) certificate for AVTR UF3522 and its variants from the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI). “AVTR UF3522 is an effort to bring clean and safe vehicles to all our stakeholders. Our LNG vehicle is based on our proven modular truck platform – AVTR along with H6 engine to provide better range and operability across all functions and industries,” he said. While announcing that it was completely developed in and for India, ALL said it was intensifying efforts in the … [Read more...] about Ashok Leyland to roll out new LNG, CNG trucks in 6 months