Environment friendly MPs go green for Winter Session

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Environment-friendly MPs go green for Winter Session Several MPs on Monday made a statement against pollution in the national capital by riding bicycles, sporting masks and even choosing electric vehicles over fuel guzzlers as they arrived for the Winter Session of Parliament. No FASTag? Pay double the toll from December 1 Come December, owners of private and commercial vehicles without FASTags will have to cough up twice the normal rate at toll gates as the government gears up to achieve seamless road travel nationwide by making collections electronic. Know why Virat Kohli is PETA's star person India captain Virat Kohli was on Wednesday named People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India's 'Person of the Year for 2019' for his animal advocacy efforts. NASA unveils its first electric airplane, the X-57 Maxwell The Maxwell will be the agency's first crewed X-plane to be developed in two decades. How 'normal' is Kashmir? While there have been developments that point to returning of normalcy in the Valley, there is talk that broadband services, too, are likely to be restored by the end of this week. How Porsche plans to battle Tesla in US Porsche is facing growing competition in China, its biggest single market, from Tesla. This AI will soon be your 'news host' The feature called Your News Update will be activated by asking the Google Assistant to read the news. These 4 legged officers retire with medals In a unique ceremony, Hina, Kite, Jelly, Jessy, Lucy, Lovely and the lone male dog Veer were accorded a warm send off by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) after they completed their varied tenures in securing the Delhi Metro against various threats and nefarious activities. Why people are hurt by insults from bots In the study, people who played a game with a commercially available humanoid robot known as Pepper performed worse when the machine discouraged them, and better when it encouraged them. How man-made noise affects the ecosystem A new study says the noise human beings make should be treated as a "major global pollutant".

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