Quick notes: Heliogen | Pilgrimage aid...

• Solar thermal breakthrough: Heliogen makes high-temperature industrial heat from sunlight, replacing fossil fuels in steel and other big-polluting industries.
  
  Heliogen employs computing power to keep the mirrors precisely aligned, thus generating even more heat. Using this approach, Heliogen says it's been able to achieve temperatures of more than 1,000 Celsius. And that was on its first try. The company believes it can produce temperatures above 1,500 Celsius--enough to split water molecules and produce hydrogen fuel.



• But wait, there is more! After pastor honourarium, Jagan govt hikes financial aid for Jerusalem pilgrims by whopping 50%

Chilukuru Balaji temple’s ‘pradhana archakaulu’ Sri Rangarajan garu on article 26.
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• Rules don't apply to MNCs: The Centre has prohibited the use of sachets for storing, packaging or selling gutkha, tobacco and pan masala under the plastic-ban-law but the packaging of chips, salted items and noodles by MNCs face no such ban. 



• Non-stop embezzlement: PSU banks report fraud of over Rs 95,000 cr in Apr-Sep 



• Chinese spy in Australian parliament: Beijing trying to infiltrate Canberra through donations and other means.



• China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Chinese companies are importing materials and equipment from China rather than giving that business to Pakistani companies. bringing in Chinese workers amid rising unemployment in Pakistan. Chinese workers who earn money in Pakistan, take the wages back to China, leaving very little in the local economy.



• Tesla’s Cybertruck will have a solar option: Additional 15 miles of range from solar roof.



• Solar parks promote biodiversity: In addition to helping reverse soil erosion, it (ground-mounted PV systems) can also attract myriad insect and plants species, thus reintroducing natural genetic exchange, much of which has been wiped out with intensive agriculture practices. 



• Is India ready for solar waste mountain? Indian-made solar modules don’t last long and waste is already piling up thanks to defects and faulty installation.



• Airline Loyalty: The award for the world’s most bizarre airline loyalty program award chart goes to… Air India!