Good Morning Folks!!! Deemed as one of the most genetically modified fruits, its genome nearly perished from a virus outbreak. Thanks to scientific interventions, this fruit was given a second chance at survival. Today, it occupies a commonplace in most staple fruit diets globally and enjoys prestige as a delicacy savored by all. Can you guess this fruit and ace today's trivia? Stay tuned till the end of the newsletter to find out!

FSSAI
Spice Batches After Lab Alerts

One Liner: FSSAI pulls certain spice batches off shelves due to lab findings of unsafe levels of contaminants, signaling a crackdown on quality control.

FSSAI has directed several spice brands to cease the sale of specific batches following alarming lab reports. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India found that these batches contain unsafe levels of contaminants, sparking immediate action to protect public health. This move underscores the agency's commitment to stringent quality checks and consumer safety in the spice market  🔥💪

TECH
TCS, HCL, and Others Dive into India's Quantum Tech Mission

One Liner: TCS, HCL, and top IT firms join forces with the Indian government in a ₹6,000 crore project to spearhead quantum tech innovations.

India's quantum tech landscape gets a major boost as TCS, HCL, and other IT giants team up with the government on a ₹6,000 crore initiative. This project aims to advance quantum computing, encryption, and sensor technology, establishing India as a key player in this futuristic field. With new hubs and startups set to benefit, the mission promises significant technological breakthroughs 📈🥂

RAILWAY
Indian Railways Unveils Massive Tender for Kavach Safety System

One Liner: Indian Railways sets the stage for safety with a 10,000 km tender for the Kavach system, aiming to prevent train accidents through advanced technology.

Indian Railways is launching a tender for 10,000 km of the Kavach system, designed to avert accidents by controlling train speeds and enhancing safety. This initiative, which involves laying optical fiber and installing telecom towers, aims to expand Kavach’s reach nationwide. With new contracts and more OEMs coming on board, this ambitious project promises to elevate the safety standards of India's vast railway network 🛡️🦁

WORLD

While nations worldwide are grappling with tightening visa policies, the US has remarkably maintained its sheen as a dazzling destination for international students. The fad is not only attributable to the impeccable quality of American pedagogy but also to the vastness of its embrace, which seeks global talents to build its economy, contribute to innovation, and pump money into the nation.

Tomiji Suzuki, an eighty-year-old Japanese connoisseur of coding who mastered the language in his retirement, is presently brewing apps for the burgeoning elderly cohort. The man is already on a coding spree and has so far forged 11 free iPhone apps, comprising his newest brainchild: a slideshow of items to remember—a wallet, patient registration card, hearing aid, so on and so forth.

In what is deemed to be the first of a stellar innovation in its domain, a nuclear reactor that is smaller, cheaper, and planet-friendly is currently under construction in Southwest Wyoming. Adeptly built by TerraPower, a startup, and financially buttressed by its magnate founder, Bill Gates, the creation is strategically designed to generate electricity in a low-cost manner with zero to nil carbon dioxide and will not be operational until 2030.

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RIDDLE

Forwards, I am heavy; backward, I am not. What am I?

 Answer Time

Answer(Trivia): Papaya