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• Londonistan: The five biggest recipients of UK's bilateral aid are Pakistan, Syria, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Afghanistan.



• Right direction: India and Israel to work together on perovskite solar cells and lithium sulfur batteries. Low-cost batteries and novel perovskite materials are among the topics selected for joint research and development.



• Chinese rival stole Tesla and Apple codes: Elon Musk says Chinese rival Xpeng stole Tesla and Apple codes.."They have an old version of our software & don't have our NN inference computer.. They stole Apple's code too". . . . . . . . . . . "China mastered six key technologies in warp speed, 4G, 5G, CRISPR, Quantum communication, Quantum computers, Quantum Radar". . . . India meanwhile won gold in History Debate Olympics. 



• Rice miller creates 'black gold' from ash in Odisha: Bibhu Sahu supplies rice husk ash (RHA) pellets to steel industries in Egypt, Ukraine and Taiwan and is exploring opportunities in Japan, Germany and Australia. “There were no machines available across the country to generate RHA pellets.. Some companies assured me to make the machinery but failed", recalls Sahu who hired local potters and a blacksmith to prepare a machine that can serve the purpose.



• Digital tax: France orders Big Tech to pay digital tax despite threat of US tariffs.



• On the hunt for India’s stolen heritage: The India Pride Project is a volunteer-run organisation which aims to return thousands of artefacts stolen from India during the colonial era. Many of these treasures are in the British Museum in London.  
• The new colonizer: Nigeria’s traditional textiles threatened by Chinese imports. “They take our designs and go to China and bring it to sell it cheaper”.