Siemens Energy to produce Rolls-Royce SMR turbines in the UK

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Key steam turbine components - including high-pressure turbines and valve casings - for Rolls-Royce SMR's first three small modular reactors at the Gwyndod project on Anglesey in North Wales, will be manufactured at Germany-based Siemens Energy's facility in Newcastle, in northeast England.

The announcement was made on Thursday at Siemens Energy's historic CA Parsons Works site in Newcastle in the presence of Miatta Fahnbulleh, UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, and Jonathan Reynolds, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade. The plant has been a critical part of the UK's energy infrastructure since 1889 – including building the steam turbine for Calder Hall in West Cumbria, the World's first commercial nuclear power plant, which began generating in 1956.

Rolls-Royce SMR selected Siemens Energy in February 2025 as its global turbine systems partner for its small modular reactor (SMR). Under the agreement, Siemens Energy is to be the sole supplier of steam turbines, generators, and other auxiliary systems for Rolls-Royce SMR's planned nuclear power plants. Siemens Energy's solutions for nuclear power plants include steam turbines and generators with outputs ranging from 20 MW to 1,900 MW, as well as operational control technology and control systems.

Under the latest announcement, Siemens Energy will produce vital components for the Gwyndod project in the UK and for the growing SMR export market.

"This marks the first time these components will be produced for a small modular reactor anywhere in Europe, representing another important milestone in building a UK-led nuclear supply chain," Rolls-Royce SMR said, adding that the announcement will support more than 550 jobs and create new opportunities in Newcastle.

"I'm proud of today's announcement which clearly demonstrates how Rolls-Royce SMR is delivering its commitment to localisation, driving investment and reshoring work that would have taken place overseas," said Rolls-Royce SMR CEO Chris Cholerton. "By working with Siemens Energy in Newcastle, we are building on a remarkable industrial legacy while creating and sustaining the skills and supply chain needed to deliver clean, secure and affordable energy for decades to come."

Darren Davidson, UK Vice President for Siemens Energy, added: "This is a significant moment for Siemens Energy and our Newcastle facility, for UK manufacturing and for Britain's nuclear future. Building on a site with a world-class engineering legacy, we're preparing to manufacture the next generation of steam turbines for small modular reactors, supporting energy security, creating skilled jobs and helping power the UK's future energy mix."

"I'm delighted to welcome Siemens to the team delivering the UK's first SMRs," said Simon Roddy, CEO of Great British Energy – Nuclear (GBE-N). "Manufacturing these major components in Newcastle for our flagship project in North Wales demonstrates that every corner of the UK has a role to play in this programme. I'm particularly proud that we're sustaining such a vital strategic capability, strengthening both our industrial base and the UK supply chain."

Tom Greatrex, Chief Executive of the Nuclear Industry Association, said: "This is what reindustrialisation looks like - a vital clean energy project reviving our old manufacturing capabilities to provide good, skilled jobs where we need them. The announcement is a real vote of confidence in industrial Britain and shows what SMRs and nuclear projects can deliver for this country."

The Gwyndod project

The Rolls-Royce SMR is a 470 MWe design based on a small pressurised water reactor. It will provide consistent baseload generation for at least 60 years. Ninety percent of the SMR - measuring about 16 metres by 4 metres - will be built in factory conditions, limiting activity on-site primarily to assembly of pre-fabricated, pre-tested, modules which significantly reduces project risk and has the potential to shorten build schedules.

In October 2024, Rolls-Royce SMR was selected by ČEZ to deploy up to 3 GW of electricity in the Czech Republic, and ČEZ took a 20% stake in Rolls-Royce SMR. The plan is for the first SMR to be deployed in the area of the Temelín site (which already has two gigawatt-scale VVER-100 units), with further projects being developed for coal-fired power plant sites, including Tušimice. Rolls-Royce SMR has signed an early works agreement with ČEZ to progress licensing, permitting and site-specific design for deployment.

In June 2025, Rolls-Royce SMR was selected as the UK government's preferred technology for the country's first SMR project. A final investment decision is expected to be taken in 2029. In November, the UK government announced that Wylfa on the island of Anglesey, North Wales, would be the site to host the three Rolls-Royce SMR units. It said the site - where a Magnox plant is being decommissioned - could potentially host up to eight SMRs. In April, Rolls-Royce SMR signed a contract with GBE-N to begin site-specific design and delivery activities for the UK's first SMRs at Wylfa.In May this year, GBE-N launched a contest to find a name for the SMR plant to be built at the Wylfa site. The company subsequently announced that, after hundreds of suggestions were submitted by locals, a panel of young people from Anglesey has decided the plant will be called Gwyndod Power Station. Siemens Energy to produce Rolls-Royce SMR turbines in the UK

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Indian Home Stays Cool Without A/C Through Clever Clay Architecture

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Every summer it seems there’s a part of the world experiencing record temperatures, so perhaps it’s time for architects to design buildings designed to resist heat as easily as possible.

GNN has reported, mostly in Asia, about firms that specialize in designing auto-cooling homes that leverage the laws of thermodynamics just as our ancestors did, and with terracotta roofs, perforated walls, and high ceilings, one Indian design team is doing just that.

Elemental Architects built a new family home for sisters Renu Krishnadas and Rekha Utham, located in sweltering Kerala. Having both established and enjoyed several decades of successful careers, they wanted to return to their 1.5 acres of family land set an hour outside the city of Kannur amid rice paddies.

When Elemental proposed a house without AC, the women were skeptical.

“I was the first person to say that summers in Kerala are very hot,” remembered Krishnadas. “I stayed for 21 days, and I never once switched on an AC. I did not feel the need for an AC at all. Even today, fans are good enough.”

Literally, the cool thing about the house which Elemental lead architect Amrutha Kishor built for them is that it acts like a fan all by itself.

The first step was identifying the direction of the natural airflow. Coming from the north, the house was built along a north-south axis to ensure the breeze could pass through the entirety of the living areas. Low-lying open brick walls or clay lattices called jali allow for air to pass through the northern face of the house and circulate air in the home.

As it heats up from activity or the Sun’s rays, it rises into high, angled ceilings which channel it out through a series of windows. These windows allow light in without the heat from the Sun as might occur with normal, eye level windows.

The openings in the jali and between the bricks not only let in air, but take advantage of a natural law: that air and water necessarily speed up when moving from a wide open space into a narrow space. In this way, the 2 building features, unlike normal windows, act like little pumps to accelerate air passing through them, cooling them down for the same reason that air exhaled to blow out a candle is cool while normal breathing is warm.

On top of this, the interior dividing walls are made with perforated clay blocks, which not only allow air to literally pass through them, but moisture as well.

Unique to India, and all the more to Kerala, the skeleton of the house is constructed of a local mineral called laterite, which Kishor described to the Better India as having “very low thermal transmission.”

“Exposed laterite was common back in the day, but now it’s not very common in buildings. We’ve tried to maintain that.”

In addition to absorbing and releasing heat more slowly than other materials, laterite can also absorb moisture; helpful in a state where humidity can often hang around 80%.

The last summer-stopping design is found in the pitched roofs, which are constructed with 2 layers of local clay tiles with a gap in between them to slow heat transmission from direct sunlight.

All together, the house is like living, breathing, mammalian organism that through respiration can cool itself, and those dwelling within, even during the hottest summers.Elemental have designed dozens of structures utilizing these principles, and maybe it’s time they become a little mainstream. Indian Home Stays Cool Without A/C Through Clever Clay Architecture

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Zero‑alcohol drinks are rising in popularity. What do young people think about them?

Ann-Marie Kennedy, University of Canterbury; Jennifer Smith, University of Canterbury; Johnpaul Smith, Swinburne University of Technology, and Rachael Dixon, University of Canterbury

Over the past decade, zero-alcohol drinks have gone from a relatively niche product to a staple of our supermarket aisles, bottle stores and pubs.

Their rising appeal in New Zealand and around the world isn’t difficult to understand. Patrons can enjoy the closest thing there is to beer or wine, but without the alcohol, they don’t need to worry about taxi fares or hangovers.

But how do young people view these products? Might they offer an alternative for teenagers as they begin navigating social situations where their peers are drinking?

Or, more concerningly, could products designed to look, taste and feel like alcoholic drinks simply reinforce long-standing problems with New Zealand’s drinking culture?

Our recently published research suggests these booze-free options can indeed fulfil some of the social and symbolic roles young people associate with drinking.

But there are important limits to what they can replace.

Why do young people drink?

The health harms of alcohol are well established – and they rarely stop with the drinker, extending outward to affect partners, families and entire communities.

Globally, this harm contributes to an estimated 2.6 million deaths each year and is linked to more than 200 diseases, injuries and other health conditions.

In New Zealand, its economic toll – through lost productivity, road crashes, healthcare and other impacts – has been calculated at more than NZ$9 billion a year.

The risks of drinking from a young age are known too. Around half of young New Zealanders drink alcohol, with 6.3% drinking at hazardous levels. This early exposure can increase the risk of harmful drinking and dependence later in life.

But it’s also important to remember that young people drink for many reasons other than just getting drunk. It can be part of bonding with others, fitting in or expressing identity. They can drink to celebrate, to feel better or to regulate emotions.

So, if zero-alcohol drinks are going to provide an alternative, can they fulfil these emotional, social, and symbolic roles too?

There are also concerns they could have the opposite effect, potentially creating a gateway to alcohol consumption later on. With relatively little known about how young people perceive these products, we sought to gain a clearer picture.

In our research, we spoke to 52 Year 11 students aged 15 and 16 from three secondary schools across New Zealand.

Using creative, art-based techniques, they shared with us what alcohol and zero-alcohol drinks symbolised for them and whether they thought zero-alcohol could replace alcohol for young people.

We found zero-alcohol drinks could be used to fit in socially. They could also communicate something positive about the person drinking them, such as being responsible for themselves and others.

However, even at this young age, participants recognised that zero-alcohol could not provide the same emotional crutch as alcohol.

For instance, they recognised that zero-alcohol couldn’t “make boring things fun”. In situations they considered inherently fun – going to the beach, weddings or concerts – they could imagine zero-alcohol replacing alcohol.

But in “boring” settings, or situations where they felt socially anxious, they saw regular alcohol as serving a different purpose.

Changing what drinking represents

Our findings suggest several ways health promotion, regulation and education could potentially reduce alcohol harm among young people.

Health promotion could pair zero-alcohol drinks with fun settings normally associated with alcohol, encouraging the idea that there are alternatives to drinking at these occasions.

Restricting alcohol advertising and product placement that link alcohol with fun, could also help reduce that association between alcohol, socialising, and having fun.

As well, young people could be given more education around social skills, coping mechanisms, and emotion regulation, alongside alternative messages to those presenting alcohol consumption as normal.

Ultimately, the symbolic meaning young people attach to zero-alcohol drinks may determine how useful they are as an alternative.

We found evidence that zero-alcohol can be used to fit it, but if it is seen as less valuable than full-strength alcohol, and doesn’t provide the same social status or acceptance, young people may continue to choose alcohol.

But if zero-alcohol gains equal value as a way of socialising and fitting in, it could challenge the idea that drinking alcohol is necessary to be accepted.

Ann-Marie Kennedy, Professor or Marketing, Business School, University of Canterbury; Jennifer Smith, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education, University of Canterbury; Johnpaul Smith, Lecturer of Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology, and Rachael Dixon, Senior Lecturer, University of Canterbury

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Krishna Janmashtami

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Krishna Janmashtami, also known as Krishnashtami, Saatam Aatham,Gokulashtami, Ashtami Rohini, Srikrishna Jayanti, Sree Jayanti or sometimes simply as Janmashtami, is an annual celebration of the birth of the Hindu deity Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. The festival is celebrated on the eighth day (Ashtami) of the Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) of the month of Bhadrapad (August–September) in the Hindu calendar. Rasa lila, dramatic enactments of the life of Krishna, are a special feature in regions of Mathuraand Vrindavan, and regions following Vaishnavism in Manipur. While the Rasa lila re-creates the flirtatious aspects of Krishna's youthful days, the Dahi Handi celebrate God's playful and mischievous side, where teams of young men form human towers to reach a high-hanging pot of butter and break it. This tradition, also known as uriadi, is a major event in Tamil Nadu on Gokulashtami. Krishna Janmashtami is followed by the festival Nandotsav, which celebrates the occasion when Nanda Baba distributed gifts to the community in honour of the birth. Janmaashtami or Gokulashtami, popularly known in Mumbai and Pune as Dahi Handi, is celebrated as an event which involves making a human pyramid and breaking an earthen pot (handi) filled with buttermilk (dahi), which is tied at a convenient height. The topmost person tries to break the handi by hitting it with a blunt object. When the handi breaks, the buttermilk is spilled over the entire group. This event is based on the legend of the child-god Krishna stealing butter. A participant in this festival is called a Govinda or Govinda pathak. Hindus celebrate Janmashtami by fasting and staying up until midnight, the time when Krishna is believed to have been born. Images of Krishna's infancy are placed in swings and cradles in temples and homes. At midnight, devotees gather around for devotional songs, dance and exchange gifts. Some temples also conduct readings of the Hindu religious scripture Bhagavad Gita, Courtesy: http://en.wikipedia.org, Image: flickr.com

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Father and Son Break Three World Records in 18,000 Mile Cycle Around the World

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A father and son broke 3 world records after spending a year cycling around the world.

George Kohler and his 23-year-old son Josh set off on their mammoth challenge on March 29th, 2025, from their home near Norwich in the UK.

In total, the duo traveled 18,000 miles and 14 months as they crossed Asia, Australia, South America, and Europe, arriving, as Ivan Goncharov wrote, to the right of their front door, having departed to the left.

When they arrived home, the all-conquering pair were presented with world record certificates for the fastest bicycle circumnavigation, the longest bicycle journey, and the most countries visited in a continuous bicycle journey, by a father and son.

Josh spoke with Southwest News Service in the UK about their trip.

“There were thousands of highlights on this trip,” he said.

“One standout moment is when we were cycling through a remote part of Turkey. We heard a shout on the hillside, and a shepherd was standing, beckoning us over. We walked up to him, and he offered to share his breakfast with us.”

George and Josh in Australia – credit, Joel Chant / Platinum Live / SWNS

“He had a pot on the campfire. We had eggs, bread and cheese, and we sat there. We wouldn’t speak Turkish, and he couldn’t speak English, but we had this incredible interaction with him.”

The Kohlers started long-distance cycling voyages when Josh was in High school, going the distance of the UK in 2021, and coast-to-coast in the US in 2022.

“We had to learn to get our bodies used to doing long cycles.”

2 years later, Josh proposed to his 57-year-old dad that they should cycle around the world. His dad, George, a chimney sweep, had a simple response: “Perfect, why not?” The pair were on their way.

From their home, the pair headed to South America, Australia, Asia, and Europe before arriving home after 400 days.

“We definitely had a full range of experience over the year,” Josh said. “Our bodies were tested day in day out, we were expecting the mental side of things to be tough as we anticipated long sprints.”

George and Josh Kohler with their Guinness World Records – credit, Joel Chant / Platinum Live / SWNS

“One thing we weren’t prepared for was the emotional challenges, when you are with someone for so long, disagreements do happen frequently. We had one unwritten rule that we would never go to sleep on an argument.”

The duo said there were many highlights on the way, whether it was having lunch with a local in Serbia or being welcomed by monks offering them food and drink.“The final day was extremely emotional seeing friends and family,” said George. “People that I haven’t seen for years and years were there to welcome us.” Father and Son Break Three World Records in 18,000 Mile Cycle Around the World

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I’m trying to lose weight. Will exercising make me hungrier and eat more?

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Nick Fuller, University of Sydney

We’ve all been there. You spend an hour in the gym, and before you even reach the change room, you start thinking about our favourite takeaway meal – after all, you’ve earned it!

Before long, you’re tucking into a super-sized meal. Then the guilt hits: what was the point of exercising to burn all those calories if it just makes us eat even more calories?

But while this might be a familiar pattern, it’s not necessarily a super-sized hunger at play. Let’s see what the science says.

How exercise impacts our appetite

While many people report that exercise makes them hungry, the science is more nuanced.

In the short term, a bout of exercise can actually suppress appetite. A meta-analysis of 20 studies found exercise reduced the hunger hormone ghrelin while increasing hormones associated with fullness, including PYY, GLP-1 and pancreatic polypeptide.

But this effect is temporary. A more recent systematic review and meta-analysis found exercise suppressed appetite initially, but this effect wore off 30–90 minutes later.

So exercise isn’t an appetite-suppression strategy. Rather, there appears to be a short window after exercise when our appetite may be dampened before it returns to normal.

There is an important distinction between what happens after one workout and what happens when we exercise regularly.

A systematic review of exercise training in adults who were above a healthy weight or who had obesity found a small increase in hunger levels while fasting.

However, there were no clear or consistent increases in post-meal or daily hunger, and exercise did not substantially increase average energy intake.

In other words, if you’re exercising more, you may well feel hungrier at some point. That’s not your body “fighting” exercise – it’s a normal physiological response to having expended more energy.

People don’t necessarily compensate by eating back all the energy they have used.

Does exercise intensity matter?

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 13 randomised controlled studies found both short bursts of high-intensity exercise (interspersed with recovery) and moderate-intensity continuous exercise temporarily suppressed appetite.

High-intenstity exercise suppressed participants’ appetites a little more, though differences weren’t consistent.

But this doesn’t mean you need to start doing high-intensity interval training to control your appetite. The bigger lesson is our appetite can change temporarily in response to exercise, and people respond differently.

Choose forms of physical activity you enjoy and can realistically keep doing. Enjoyment is an important part of maintaining regular exercise, and regular activity is far more valuable than choosing a particular workout simply because it produces a short-term hormonal effect.

How much exercise will result in weight loss?

The amount of exercise you need depends on your goal.

For general health, adults should aim for at least 30 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous activity on most days, plus regular light activity and muscle-strengthening exercises twice a week.

For weight loss, more is needed. Research suggests around 60 minutes of moderate-intensity activity a day may be required to achieve meaningful weight loss from exercise alone.

So why can you sometimes feel ravenous after exercising?

The answer isn’t necessarily that exercise has “switched on” your appetite. Several things can be happening at once.

First, there’s the simple biology: if you’ve expended a substantial amount of energy, your body may eventually respond by increasing hunger as it works to restore energy balance. The more energy you expend, the more likely it is that genuine hunger will appear later.

There are also psychological and behavioural factors.

After exercising, we may give ourselves permission to eat more because we feel we’ve “earned” it. Research suggests people can be more likely to seek a food reward when they perceive an activity as exercise rather than simply as something enjoyable or recreational.

Hydration can also matter. If you’ve exercised while dehydrated, thirst and hunger can sometimes be difficult to distinguish.

But this shouldn’t be interpreted as meaning that post-exercise hunger is simply thirst in disguise. If you’ve expended a lot of energy, genuine hunger is a perfectly normal response.

So don’t fear hunger after exercise – but don’t automatically assume you’ve “earned” a super-sized meal either.

How to manage your post-exercise hunger

Research suggests regular exercise can reduce our desire for high-energy foods and and help reduce overeating.

But if your post-exercise hunger is genuinely derailing your weight goals, here are some strategies that might help:

1. Hydrate first

After exercise, have some water and give yourself a moment to check in with your body. If you’ve been sweating heavily or exercising in hot conditions, replacing fluids is important.

2. Check whether you’re genuinely hungry or just want a reward

Real hunger comes on gradually and has distinct physical cues: a rumbling stomach, low energy, a headache, light-headedness and difficulty concentrating.

3. Eat if you’re genuinely hungry

Never deprive yourself of food. Your post-exercise hunger is your body working more efficiently and responding to increased energy and metabolic demands.

4. Reach for nature first

Have a filling post-exercise snack ready to go. Choose foods that are filling and nutrient-rich, such as:

• a handful of nuts
• Greek or natural yoghurt with berries
• a piece of fruit with a handful of nuts
• wholegrain toast with avocado or cottage cheese
• boiled eggs with wholegrain toast
• hummus with vegetable sticks
• a glass of milk.

These foods provide a combination of protein, fibre and healthy fats, which can help keep you satisfied until your next meal.

The Charles Perkins Centre studies the science of obesity and weight loss. You can learn more about our clinical trials here.

Nick Fuller, Clinical Trials Director, Department of Endocrinology, RPA Hospital, University of Sydney

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Air India, Drukair ink interline partnership to boost India-Bhutan connectivity

Air India, Drukair ink interline partnership to boost India-Bhutan connectivity (Photo: Air India)

New Delhi, (IANS): Air India on Wednesday announced an interline partnership with Bhutan's national carrier, Drukair-Royal Bhutan Airlines, enabling passengers to travel seamlessly across the two airlines' networks on a single ticket while strengthening regional connectivity.

The Tata Group-owned airline said the arrangement expands its reach across the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region through a combination of its own services and partner networks.

Under the agreement, travellers will be able to book single-ticket itineraries that combine flights operated by Air India and Drukair, allowing for smoother end-to-end journeys.

It also includes coordinated baggage transfers through Air India's hub at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport, eliminating the need for passengers to recheck luggage during transit.

Customers will benefit from competitive interline fares, improved routing options and greater travel flexibility, according to the airline firm.

For Air India passengers, the partnership provides easier access to Bhutan through Drukair's services to Paro via Delhi.

Travellers will also be able to connect onward from Paro to destinations within Bhutan, including Bumthang, Gelephu and Yonphula, it added.

"Our partnership with Drukair reinforces our commitment to strengthening connectivity across the SAARC region, which we consider our extended home market. Bhutan is a valued part of this region, and we are happy to enable easy access to Bhutan for our guests and look forward to welcoming Drukair's passengers onto Air India's extensive domestic and global network," Air India Chief Commercial Officer Nipun Aggarwal said.

The collaboration will also allow Drukair passengers to access Air India's domestic network via Delhi, Guwahati and Kolkata, with onward connections to cities such as Bengaluru, Mumbai and Kochi.

In addition, travellers will gain access to Air India's international network, including destinations such as Paris, Colombo, Newark, Frankfurt, New York, London, Melbourne, San Francisco, Sydney, Toronto and Vancouver.

"This partnership marks a significant milestone for Drukair as we continue to strengthen our global connectivity and enhance the travel experience for our passengers," said Drukair Chief Executive Officer Tandi Wangchuk.He added that the agreement would provide Drukair customers with seamless travel options, broader access to international markets and stronger connectivity across India and beyond. Air India, Drukair ink interline partnership to boost India-Bhutan connectivity | MorungExpress | morungexpress.com

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Amitabh Bachchan says he is working relentlessly to 'learn & grow more

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Mumbai, (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has shared a glimpse into his relentless work routine, and also reflected on the ‘time, knowledge and the importance of willpower’ in his latest blog post.

The veteran actor, who continues to remain professionally active despite his decades-long career in the Hindi film industry, said that his schedule is currently tightly mapped out, that has left him with little time for rest and other aspects of daily life.

“Work is relentless .. time is mapped out in 24 .. rest, food etc., is by passed,” Amitabh Bachchan wrote.

The actor also acknowledged that his blog has remained a constant in his life, while apologising to his readers for keeping his recent posts minimalist.

“This Ef Blog remains a mainstay .. regret the minimalist texts, but the heart in NOT minimalistic,” he added.

He added, “As time passes you discover how little you know .. and the desire to know increases,” he wrote.

The 83-year-old went on to describe his approach towards his professional commitments, further saying that he remains at work with the intention of learning more, pushing himself further, gathering knowledge and assimilating it.

“I am at work to learn more .. to push to, to gather, to assimilate .. and put to good use,” Bachchan wrote.

The actor ended his reflective note with a simple “Love”.

Amitabh Bachchan has maintained a close connection with his fans through his personal blog over the years. He frequently uses the platform to share his thoughts on work, life, family, cinema and his interactions with admirers.

The actor, while on Kaun Banega Crorepati, has been seen talking about a lot many experiences of his life.He was seen revealing how during his initial days in the Hindi film industry he was height shamed and also asked to leave a film set because he arrived late. Amitabh Bachchan says he is working relentlessly to 'learn & grow more' | MorungExpress | morungexpress.com

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India’s Lion Populations Increase 70%, Total Habitat by 15% Over the Last Decade

A family of Asiatic Lions in Gir National Forest – CC 3.0. Mayankvagadiya

The Asiatic lion populations living in western India have increased 70% over the last decade, while their rangeland has also increased 15%.

In a large protected area called the Greater Gir Landscape in Gujurat state, the animals now number 891, up from 523 lions in 2015.

Though almost entirely pictured as an African animal, subspecies of the lion ranged right the way across the Old World, from South Africa to Morocco, and from Morocco to India. All of Africa’s big cats, in fact, had such extended ranges, with cheetahs still living wild in Iran today, and leopards in Azerbaijan.

The Asiatic lion is smaller than its African brethren, and exists today only in India. Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav presented the findings of the 16th Asiatic Lion Population Estimation, conducted in May 2025, in time for World Lion Day on August 10th.

The results were a growth in the population of 32% in 6 years, and 70% in 10 years.

Nearing 1,000 individuals, it’s a far cry from the 60-80 that existed in Gir in the 1980s. Since then, Yadav wrote in a column, extensive conservation efforts across the whole landscape, with a particular emphasis on rebuilding prey populations of nilgai, sambar and spotted deer, and wild pigs, has helped to rapidly multiply the big cat population.

The lions’ range has also expanded from about 30,000 square kilometers in 2020 to nearly 35,000 across 11 districts. In 1990, their range was a mere 20% of that figure.

Another crowning achievement in India’s efforts to keep the lion alive was the natural recolonization of Barda Wildlife Sanctuary, where the cats had disappeared from in the 19th century. Arriving anew in 2023, there are now 17 lions living there year-round.It sits high on the admittedly-long list of conservation triumphs the modern Indian state has engineered, among such diverse fauna as the one-horned rhinoceros, tiger, and a suite of vulture species. India’s Lion Populations Increase 70%, Total Habitat by 15% Over the Last Decade

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Maruti Suzuki India begins production at 4th Gujarat plant, e VITARA to roll out first

Maruti Suzuki India begins production at 4th Gujarat plant, e VITARA to roll out first (Image: Maruti Suzuki India)

New Delhi, (IANS): Maruti Suzuki India Limited on Thursday commenced commercial production at its fourth manufacturing plant at Hansalpur in Gujarat, taking the facility's annual production capacity to one million vehicles and making it the country's largest passenger vehicle manufacturing complex at a single location.

With this, the site's annual production capacity increases from 7.5 lakh units to 10 lakh units.

The commissioning of the fourth plant makes Hansalpur the first Suzuki manufacturing facility globally to achieve an annual production capacity of one million vehicles at a single location.

It also becomes India's largest passenger vehicle manufacturing facility at one site.

With the addition of Plant D, Maruti Suzuki's total manufacturing capacity across India has increased to 2.9 million units per annum.

The company has made a cumulative investment of Rs 25,288.7 crore at the Hansalpur facility, including an estimated Rs 3,900 crore invested in the newly commissioned plant.

The new facility will initially manufacture the company's flagship battery electric vehicle (BEV), the e VITARA, supporting Maruti Suzuki's entry into the electric passenger vehicle segment.

Hansalpur currently manufactures popular models such as the FRONX, Baleno, Swift and the e VITARA.

The facility has also emerged as a key export base for the automaker, accounting for nearly 47 per cent of Maruti Suzuki's total overseas shipments during FY2025-26.

The company has also strengthened sustainable logistics at the Gujarat plant. In March 2024, Maruti Suzuki commissioned India's first in-plant railway siding for automobiles at the Hansalpur facility under the Prime Minister's GatiShakti programme.

Since railway dispatches began in March 2023, the company has transported more than 7.5 lakh vehicles through the network, helping reduce carbon emissions, fuel consumption and road congestion.

In another milestone, the Gujarat in-plant railway siding became the world's first modal shift transportation project to be registered under Verra's Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) programme in February 2026, recognising its contribution towards reducing transportation-related emissions.

Beyond manufacturing, Maruti Suzuki has expanded its skill development initiatives in Gujarat to strengthen the local automotive ecosystem.The company has established two Japan-India Institutes for Manufacturing (JIMs) in Mehsana and Gandhinagar in collaboration with the governments of India and Japan, where more than 1,200 students have been trained. Maruti Suzuki India begins production at 4th Gujarat plant, e VITARA to roll out first | MorungExpress | morungexpress.com

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Dancer with ALS Performs on Stage Again Through Digital Avatar–WATCH

A photograph from the dancer and her avatar’s December performance at OBA Theater in Amsterdam – credit, Dentsu Lab, supplied to the BBC

Brain interface technology allowed a dancer suffering from ALS to project her imagination onto the stage in the form of a mixed reality avatar that pranced around a theater in Amsterdam as part of a first-of-its-kind performance.

Whether tense or free, timid or morose, the avatar encapsulated all the long years of training that saw Breanna Olson become a successful dancer before the disease confined her to a wheelchair.

The incredible moment gave Olson a chance to dance again, something she had not been able to do for years after being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the most common form of motor neuron disease.

“I never dreamed that I would be able to dance on stage again,” she said. “It was just a beautiful and memorable moment I will remember for the rest of my life.”

ALS affects the nerves, brain, and spinal cord, weakening and stiffening them over time which can lead to difficulty talking, breathing, and swallowing. There is no known cure and the disease is fatal.

Breanna Olson – credit, Dentsu Lab

A subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Dentsu, Dentsu Lab gave Olson the opportunity to become involved in its “Waves of Will” project that sought to use advanced brain interface technology to help those living with disabilities recapture their personal expression and identity.

Their new brain interface which the Lab developed in concert with a data tech firm NTT uses an electroencephalogram headset that captures the brain activity of Olson, and translates certain electrical signals into dance moves. Olson envisions how she would execute a movement, and the interface delivers it through normal computer instructions to a projected avatar which then performs the motion.

Olson told the BBC that it requires extreme focus and concentration to imagine the precise details of any particular movement for the avatar. She said that it did exactly what the project’s aim was: to give personal expression back to someone like her who had lost that freedom.

In December, at the OBA Theater in Amsterdam, Olson and her Avatar danced around the stage as part of a Waves of Will performance, which Dentsu Labs called the first of its kind anywhere in the world. Dancer with ALS Performs on Stage Again Through Digital Avatar–WATCH

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India's auto sales hit record July high, passenger vehicle dispatches jump 34.3 pc: SIAM

India's auto sales hit record July high, passenger vehicle dispatches jump 34.3 pc: SIAM (AI Image/IANS)

New Delhi, (IANS): India's automobile industry recorded its strongest-ever July sales performance with passenger vehicle, two-wheeler and three-wheeler dispatches posting robust double-digit growth, according to data released by industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) on Thursday.

According to the SIAM data, domestic passenger vehicle dispatches from manufacturers to dealers rose 34.3 per cent year-on-year to 4,57,810 units in July compared with 3,40,772 units in the same month last year.

Meanwhile, two-wheeler sales increased 22.6 per cent to 19,23,483 units last month from 15,69,120 units a year earlier, while three-wheeler dispatches also registered strong growth and rose 33.4 per cent to 92,560 units against 69,403 units in July 2025.

Commenting on the performance, SIAM Director General Rajesh Menon said the industry delivered its strongest-ever July sales, supported by broad-based growth across segments.

"India's auto industry delivered its strongest-ever July sales, with robust double-digit growth across Passenger Vehicles, Three Wheelers and Two Wheelers. Passenger Vehicle sales rose 34.3 per cent to 4.58 lakh units, Three-Wheeler sales grew 33.4 per cent to 0.93 lakh units and Two-Wheeler sales increased 22.6 per cent to 19.23 lakh units compared with July 2025," Menon said.

He added that the positive momentum, sustained over several months, has continued as the industry enters the festive season, with expectations of strong consumer sentiment supporting demand.

In addition, in the two-wheeler segment, scooter sales climbed 23.7 per cent to 7,98,190 units, while motorcycle sales grew 20.7 per cent to 10,74,796 units.

Similarly, moped sales surged 48.6 per cent to 50,497 units.Among three-wheelers, passenger carrier sales rose 32.9 per cent to 77,994 units, while goods carrier sales advanced 40.3 per cent to 12,896 units. E-rickshaw sales increased 7.5 per cent to 1,132 units and e-cart sales rose 16.2 per cent to 538 units. India's auto sales hit record July high, passenger vehicle dispatches jump 34.3 pc: SIAM | MorungExpress | morungexpress.com

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Europe’s Air Quality Dramatically Improves in 10 Years, With 39-59% Drop in Industrial and Road Toxins

Lago Maggiore with Italian and Swiss Alps, 2026 – ©GWC for GNN

Air quality continues to improve across Europe, with emissions from most of the major pollutants declining by significant amounts.

“The overall picture remains positive,” according to the annual Assessment Report on European Air Quality 2025, released by the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), an EU program that has monitored changing air pollution levels for over ten years.

“Air quality continues to improve in Europe, with emissions of key air pollutants declining across the continent as a result of long-standing air quality policies, technological improvements, and cleaner industrial and transport systems,” said the report.

In the past decade, CAMS monitoring shows that emissions of sulphur oxides and nitrogen oxides have fallen by approximately 3-5% per year, across the European Union.

The most significant reductions have been achieved in industry (like smokestack emissions) and road transport (like car emissions).

Since 2015, industrial emissions of sulphur oxides have fallen by 59%, while nitrogen oxide emissions from industry have declined by 39%.

Road transport emissions have also fallen substantially, with reductions of 40% for nitrogen oxides and 34% for fine particulate matter (PM2.5).

Each colored line represents a major pollutant in 10-year trend:

Courtesy of CAMS / Copernicus

The CAMS Air Quality report provides a clear indication that air quality policies are working. At the same time, a deeper dive into the report demonstrates that year-to-year variations in weather conditions can significantly influence pollution levels, even as long-term trends continue to improve.

CAMS is one of six services that form Copernicus, the European Union’s Earth observation program that studies the environment for the ultimate benefit of all European citizens.The CAMS website says they will continue to not only identify “where pollution occurred” in 120 cities across Europe, “but also the factors that caused it”. Europe’s Air Quality Dramatically Improves in 10 Years, With 39-59% Drop in Industrial and Road Toxins

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Great apes were using touch to reassure and keep the peace six million years before humans evolved – new research

Physical touch may be an important evolutionary tool to help manage social tension and keep the peace. Left: Jake Brooker/Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage Trust; Right: Zanna Clay/Lola ya Bonobo Sanctuary, CC BY-NC-ND 

Jake Brooker, Utrecht University and Zanna Clay, Durham University

During an eight-month-long research trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia, we studied consolation: the way bonobos and chimpanzees comfort each other after conflicts and distress. But early on, we kept noticing something that didn’t quite fit.

The animals were exchanging a lot of friendly physical contact, embracing, touching and kissing, in competitive situations before any clear conflict or distress signals had broken out. We started wondering what all that touching was actually for.

Our new research into how great apes manage social stress suggests it could be quite important, and that this behaviour dates back at least 6 million years, long before our species evolved. Like us, our closest ape cousins, the bonobos and chimpanzees, also navigate stressful and competitive situations every day.

One example is when they discover a tree laden with ripe fruit. Everyone wants to eat and conflicts of interest can often lead to fights. But something else caught our attention. More often, apes reach out to one another with friendly touch: embracing, patting and making gentle contact.

Our colleague Edwin van Leeuwen, a Dutch biologist, had developed a feeding task to measure social tolerance across great ape groups. This task is called the peanut swing. It involves filling a bamboo trough with peanuts and swinging it over the fence so the food lands in front of the apes. This spreads peanuts evenly across a small area while researchers record who gets food, and how much. We used this test to measure whether groups could share resources peacefully in close proximity.

Because the apes watched the trough being filled, we could observe how they behaved as anticipation built. Friendly touch clustered in the minutes just before the food arrived. Previous researchers called this celebration behaviour. But discovering food is not just a cause to celebrate. It is also tense and risky.

Could friendly physical contact be helping to keep that tension at bay?

To find out, we measured a five-minute anticipation period before the food was released. We watched everything the apes did: friendly contact like kissing, embracing and patting, as well as aggression and threats. Over several months, we filmed 116 apes from five groups across 60 sessions at two African sanctuaries, Lola ya Bonobo in the DRC and Chimfunshi in Zambia.

In both species, the answer was clear. Bonobos and chimpanzees who engaged in more reassuring friendly contact before the food arrived spent significantly more time feeding peacefully alongside others afterwards. This pattern held across most groups and was strongest in the most tolerant ones. Researchers consider tolerance – the willingness to share space without aggression – to be the foundation of cooperation and social learning across the animal kingdom. Our findings suggest that pre-emptive friendly touch may be part of how that tolerance is maintained.

The patterns followed the social structure of each species. In bonobos, female-female pairs were the most likely to show friendly reassurance. This reflects how bonobo society works: females form strong alliances to counter male aggression and occupy high status positions. In chimpanzees, it was males who reassured each other most, reflecting the importance of male coalitions in their societies.

For both apes, these patterns were clearest in the more tolerant groups. In groups with more authoritarian leaders, the pattern disappeared.

Some of the most striking behaviour we saw were among the chimpanzees. During tense moments, they placed fingers, hands and other body parts inside each other’s mouths. They also held each other’s genitals. For a species known for lethal aggression, these are extraordinarily risky things to do.

Perhaps the vulnerability is itself the signal of trust. You only offer a risky contact if you are confident the other animal won’t bite. And this communicates something important about how you see the relationship.

Hand-in-mouth between male Sims (left) and female Careen: a vulnerable contact which is common during tense competitive periods in chimpanzees. Jake Brooker/Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage Trust, CC BY-NC-ND

Touch is among humanity’s oldest forms of communication. Skin-to-skin contact between infants and caregivers is one of the first channels through which attachment forms, long before language develops. A 2006 study found holding a romantic partner’s hand can reduce threat-related brain activity. A 2001 paper found that a brief touch from a stranger can increase cooperation.

Research across five European cultures published in 2015 found that the area of the body you’ll let someone touch maps almost directly onto the strength of your emotional bond with them. There’s plenty of cultural variation though. Brits are famously more guarded about casual contact than other Europeans, and touch between men in many western contexts carries particular social weight.

Perhaps most strikingly, touch before competition makes a difference. A study of negotiators found that pairs who shook hands before bargaining cooperated more, lied less and reached better joint outcomes, even in situations where cooperation came at a personal cost. A handshake may signal something important about intent before a word is even spoken.

But physical contact matters even during competition. A 2010 study of all 30 teams in the US National Basketball Association during the 2008-09 season found that the teams who touched more during games early in the season, through fist bumps, hugs and high fives, performed better and played more cooperatively later. This held even after controlling for player salaries and preseason expectations. In another 2024 study of women’s college basketball, players who received more physical contact from teammates after missing their first free throw were more likely to score on the second.

We see the same thing in genuinely high-stakes situations too. Research analysing street conflicts using CCTV found that witnessing a fight increased anxiety in bystanders. But, those who then engaged in physical contact with others showed reduced anxiety afterwards. A separate study of consolation after street robberies found that the way bystanders approached and touched victims closely mirrored the post-conflict consolation we observe in chimpanzees.

Humans, bonobos and chimpanzees all use reassuring touch but our evolutionary lineages split over 6 million years ago. The simplest explanation is that reassuring touch predates all three of us, and is certainly far older than our own species. So let’s not forget that we hold within us powerful and ancient behaviour that can help us manage our social worlds and maintain peace.

Jake Brooker, Research Associate in the Department of Biology, Utrecht University and Zanna Clay, Professor in the Department of Psychology, Durham University

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.

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World Communication Awards 2026: Your chance to celebrate excellence

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Posted by Harry Baldock: For more than two decades, the World Communication Awards (WCAs) has set the global benchmark for excellence, innovation, and leadership across the telecoms industry. Recognised worldwide as one of the sector’s most prestigious honours, the WCAs celebrate the companies and individuals driving meaningful change and shaping the future of global communications.

The WCAs is judged by an independent panel of more than 100 industry experts and every entry undergoes a rigorous review process to ensure the awards recognise genuine innovation, measurable impact, and outstanding achievements,

From 5G, AI, cloud and cyber security to submarine networks, sustainability, crisis response, customer experience and beyond, there is a category for every part of the telecoms ecosystem.

Think you could be a winner? Make sure you get started on your entry today! Enter all nominations before the deadline on Friday 19th June 2026. Top tip: you can part complete your entry and come back to it later.

Winners from the World Communication Awards 2025

5G Award

Winner: Singtel, in partnership with Ericsson, for Singtel 5G+

(Silver Award: KT, AICT Company) 

Access Innovation

Winner: Ericsson and Telstra for the world’s first 5G triple-band FDD Massive MIMO

(Silver Award: Rakuten Symphony, Rakuten Site Management’s Fiber Manager) 

AI Innovation

Winner: Jio Platforms for JioBrain

(Silver Award: Chunghwa Telecom)

Best Digital Transformation Programme

Winner: Ericsson and IOH for their Digital Monetization Platform

(Silver Award: Jazz and Huawei)

Best Network Evolution Initiative

Winner: Colt Technology Services for their global Optical network

(Silver Award: Telefónica Global Solutions)

Best operator in a Growth Market

Winner: Lumitel

(Silver Awards: Smart Axiata)

Best Wholesale Operator

Winner: Orange Wholesale

(Silver Award: Colt Technology Services, Wholesale SIP)

Beyond Connectivity Award

Winner: VEON for JazzCash

(Silver Award: PT Telkomsel)

Cloud Award

Winner: Jio Platforms for its Cloud Platforms and Private MEC

(Silver Award: Rakuten Symphony for Rakuten Cloud)

Connected Communities Award

Winner: Airband for its next generation Fixed Wireless Access

(Silver Award: Fibrus)

Crisis Response Award

Winner: Palestine Telecommunications Company – Jawwal

(Silver Award: Prima Limited, ICN1 Earthquake crisis response in Vanuatu)

Cyber Security Award

Winner: Jio Platforms for its Quantum-Safe Security Suite

(Silver Award: Bridge Alliance and Aeris Communications, Aeris IoT WatchtowerTM)

Enterprise Service of the Year

Winner: China Broadcasting Network & AsiaInfo Technologies for their Smart Wind Farm private 5G network

(Silver Award: Singtel, Singtel 5G+ Priority and Enterprise Mobile Protect)

Future Award

Winner: Singtel for its Quantum-Safe Network

(Silver Award: Cohere Technologies)

People and Culture Award

Winner: Viettel Group

(Silver Award: Deutsche Telekom – Europe Segment, DT Europe Talent Powerhouse)

Platform Award

Winner: Singtel for the Paragon Platform

(Silver Award: Rakuten Symphony, Rakuten Cloud-Native Platform)

Satellite Telecoms Award

Winner: Telefonica Global Solutions

(Silver Award: VEON and Kyivstar, Kyivstar/Starlink)

Social Contribution Award

Winner: Helium

(Silver Award: Moldcell Foundation)

Submarine Networks Award

Winner: EllaLink

(Silver Award: Telin)

Sustainability Award

Winner: Vodafone & Closing the Loop, One for One

(Silver Award: KT, AI-based ES Orchestrator)

Total Experience Award

Winner: Sparkle

(Silver Award: China Mobile (Guangdong) & Huawei, AI+BOSS)

Next Gen Award

Winner: Chiago Akpata – Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs at Bayobab

(Silver Award: Sam Sham, RETN)

Startup of the Year Award

Winner: nodeQ (Silver Award: A5G Networks) 

World Communication Awards 2026: Your chance to celebrate excellence - Total Telecom

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3rd T20I: Sooryavanshi’s 81, Mayank’s 3-29 power India to 3-0 sweep over Zimbabwe

Harare: India's Vaibhav Sooryavanshi plays a shot during the third T20I match between India and Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Sunday, July 26, 2026. (Photo: IANS/X/@BCCI)

Harare, (IANS) Spearheaded by teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s sublime 81 and a clinical three-wicket haul from speedster Mayank Yadav, India outclassed Zimbabwe by 35 runs in the third and final T20I at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday, and clinch a 3-0 series sweep.

Having arrived on the back of disappointing series defeats in Ireland and England, India produced a clinical all-round performance to assert their dominance. Sooryavanshi set the tone early with a sparkling 81 off 49 balls to lift India to a formidable 192/5 on a slow pitch.

In defence of the total, Mayank was clinical in using short of good length and short balls to ensure Zimbabwe were never in the hunt. Despite a sloppy display in the field that saw five chances being dropped, India restricted Zimbabwe to 157/7 to wrap up a comfortable series win.

Electing to bat first, India rode on Sooryavanshi’s calculated brilliance, as the young opener abandoned his typical all-out aggression for a more mature, paced knock and showed willingness to rotate strike via 19 singles and three twos. Blending power with precision, he hammered the Zimbabwean attack - whenever they erred - across the park for hitting eight fours and four sixes at a strike-rate of 165.31.

Though India fell just eight runs short of the 200-mark, Sooryavanshi also shared stands of 75 and 50 with Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer before Rinku Singh provided the finishing touches with 14-ball 25. For Zimbabwe, though Brad Evans was the standout bowler with 2-41, the bowlers were majorly expensive and gave away 17 extras – 15 of which were wides.

Zimbabwe's decision to open the bowling with skipper Sikandar Raza backfired instantly as Sooryavanshi carved the first ball past short third man for four before bringing out the lofted drive for another boundary in a 17-run opening over. But Blessing Muzarabani quickly came in and reasserted his dominance over Abhishek Sharma.

For the third time in the series, the towering pacer had the opener’s number - inducing a thick edge as Abhishek attempted to smash him over cover, and an easy catch was taken by the keeper for just two. Unfazed by the early setback, Sooryavanshi muscled a hook into the parking lot off Muzarabani for six before edging him past third man for another boundary.

Sooryavanshi displayed equal dexterity against fuller balls - repeatedly opening the face of his bat to squeeze out yorkers from Newman Nyamhuri and Brad Evans through the off-side for boundaries. On the other end, Kishan settled into his groove by slicing and muscling Brad Evans for consecutive boundaries before muscling Wellington Masakadza over mid-wicket for another four.

Sooryavanshi also launched Masakadza over mid-wicket for another towering six before bringing up his second T20I fifty in 31 balls when he calmly cut Wessly Madhevere to deep point for a single. Though Kishan was castled by Raza for 29, Sooryavanshi continued to show his range - smoking Madhevere down the ground before reverse-sweeping him for another boundary.

With skipper Iyer hammering Madhevere for consecutive boundaries, Sooryavanshi continued to dish out towering sixes, including a 102-m hit down the ground, before his attempt to go downtown again ended in Brad Evans pulling off a sensational low diving catch at long-off to finally dismiss the teenager for 81.

Though Shreyas Iyer holed out to deep mid-wicket off Brad Evans for 27, Tilak Varma and Rinku Singh hit four boundaries collectively before the latter holed out to deep cover off Evans on the last ball of the innings. By then, India crossed 190-mark, thanks to Sooryavanshi’s measured blitzkrieg and 40 runs coming from overs 17-20.

Chasing 193, Zimbabwe’s reply got off to a disastrous start as Mayank struck with the very first ball of the innings – just like he did in the first T20I. The express pacer produced a 147kph thunderbolt that nipped away and drew an edge from Brian Bennett, which Vaibhav Sooryavanshi caught sharply at first slip.

Yash Thakur’s double-strike in the fourth over effectively derailed Zimbabwe’s chase. Thakur first outsmarted Dion Myers (19) with a clever 125kph bouncer, which the batter tamely chipped to Shreyas Iyer. On the very next ball, Thakur produced a moment of magic - getting a 143kph delivery to take skipper Sikandar Raza’s leading edge before diving dynamically in his follow-through to pluck a sensational one-handed stunning catch.

Though Ryan Burl denied Thakur a hat-trick with a crisp drive to the boundary, India seized complete control of the contest by taking three scalps in power-play. Ryan Burl and Ben Curran tried resurrecting the innings with a 31-run stand, before the latter reverse-swept to short third man off Ravi Bishnoi.

Burl and Wessly Madhevere tried reducing Zimbabwe’s pressure after four boundary-less overs with some lofty hits - the former carted Sharma for a four and six while the latter gave the same treatment to Thakur.

The 60-run partnership ended when Mayank had Madhevere pulling to mid-wicket (and later had Brad Evans caught out at cover) and once Ashok Sharma sent Tadiwanashe Marumani’s off-stump for a walk to get his first international wicket, the writing was on the wall for Zimbabwe, with the result entirely in India's favour, despite Burl hitting an unbeaten fifty off 42 balls.Brief Scores: India 192/5 in 20 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 81, Ishan Kishan 29; Brad Evans 2-41, Blessing Muzarabani 1-33) beat Zimbabwe 157/7 in 20 overs (Ryan Burl 54 not out, Wessly Madhevere 28; Mayank Yadav 3-29, Yash Thakur 2-45) by 35 runs 3rd T20I: Sooryavanshi’s 81, Mayank’s 3-29 power India to 3-0 sweep over Zimbabwe | MorungExpress | morungexpress.com

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