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[ad_1] Volvo Trucks has started testing its fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and plans to add the hydrogen-powered truck to its carbon-neutral product portfolio in the latter half of the decade.  The company says the technology will allow the trucks to run on hydrogen, emitting just water vapor from the tailpipe. Furthermore, the trucks will be capable of producing their own electricity on board. At present, the OEM has electric trucks and trucks powered by renewable fuels (such as biogas) in its product portfolio. Roger Alm, President, Volvo Trucks said, “We have been developing this technology for some years now, and it feels great to see the first trucks successfully running on the test track. The combination of battery electric and fuel cell electric will enable our customers to completely eliminate CO2 exhaust emissions from their trucks, no matter transport assignments. Hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric trucks will be especially suitable for long distances and heavy, energy-demanding assignments. They could also be an option in countries where battery charging possibilities are limited,” The operational range of the fuel cell electric trucks is said to be up to 1,000km, which in par with some diesel trucks while the refueling time is claimed to be less than 15 minutes. Furthermore, the truck is expected to weigh around 65-tonnes or higher.  According to Volvo Trucks the onboard two hydrogen cells can generate upto 300 kW of electricity. “We expect the supply of green hydrogen to increase significantly during the next couple of years, since many industries will depend on it to reduce CO2. However, we cannot wait to decarbonise transport, we are already running late. So, my clear message to all transport companies is to start the journey today with battery electric, biogas and the other options available. The fuel cell trucks will then be an important complement for longer and heavier transports in a few years from now”, concluded Alm. [ad_2] Source link

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[ad_1] To make the Indian Armed Forces young and more tech savvy, recruitment schedule for the first batch of Agniveers with training is all set to be announced later this week. On Sunday senior tri-service officers from the Ministry of Defence came out to rebut all the criticism related to the recently announced short term Agnipath Recruitment scheme for the Indian Armed Forces.  Dismissing any plans to roll back or review the scheme, Lt Gen Puri, Additional Secretary in the Department of Military Affairs, said “No, why should there be a rollback?” He also said the main objective was to reduce the average age of the personnel in uniform and “We need young people who have grown up playing with mobile phones.” Recruitment to the Indian Army On Monday the Indian Army announced that registration for the recruitment rally will start online from July. Online registration, according to the Indian Army Notification, is mandatory for all job aspirants under the new scheme announced last week. In all, 83 recruitment rallies would be organized across the country and they will cover all states. As reported earlier these Agniveers, according to the Indian Army will have a distinct insignia and will form a distinct rank. This means they will be different from the existing ranks. Financial Express Online has reported that the number of recruitment in the next few years will be around 50,000-60,000. Gradually this number will go up to 90,000 up to one lakh. Gen Puri has stated that the intake of Agniveers is going to touch up to 1.25 lakh in the future. Josh and Hosh Citing recommendations of the Kargil review committee and Arun Singh committee report, Lt Gen Puri said that the Army is looking for a mix of Josh & Hosh. And, that is why the focus is on reducing the age profile.  Once the youth start getting recruited in the Indian Army, the average age will come down from the current 32 to 26 and this will be in line with the age profile of major Armies across the globe. Adding, “The forces had been waiting since 1984 to reduce the age profile.” Details about the Indian Army Recruitment According to the notification put out by the Army, the eligibility criteria, terms and conditions have already been put on the Army website and the process will start next month. Lt Gen CB Ponnappa, Adjutant General of Army has stated that the first rallies are going to start in the first week of August to November and induction into the training centers will be done in two batches. According to him the Army has plans to induct 40,000 Agniveers in the first batch – recruitment of around 25,000 Agniveers will be completed in the first half of December and the balance in the second batch by February 2023. IAF Registration From June 24 this week the registration for the first batch of Agniveers for Indian Air Force will start and the registration will be online. And from July 24 the first phase of online examination will start. According to Air Marshal SK Jha, Air Officer in-charge, Personnel, the notification and registration process for enrolment of the first batch would start later this week on June 24 and it will be through an online system of the IAF. And the training of those who qualify will start by year end, he said. Indian Navy Sharing this with media persons, Vice Admiral DK Tripathi has said, “On June 25 we will send our advertisement to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the process would start within a month.” “By November 21, the first Agniveer will report to the Training Institute INS Chilka,” he added. Financial Express Online has reported earlier that in the first phase of recruitment under the new scheme 3,000 will be inducted out of which around 20 percent would be women. According to Vice Admiral DK Tripathi, the recruitment of Agniveers will be gender neutral. The women when recruited will be deployed on warships. Presently there are 30 women officers on different Indian Navy ships. In the first phase the Indian Navy is looking at recruiting around 600 Agniveers and their deployment will depend on the modalities and they could be posted on warships, confirmed a senior officer. Agniveers put on notice All the protestors across the country have been put on notice. According to the top DMA officer, they will find no place in the recruitment as the Army’s main foundation is discipline. At the time of registering for the recruitment, these youths will have to prove by providing a certificate that they were not part of any protest, arson or vandalism. There will be police verification and if there is an FIR against them they will not be eligible. According to the senior Army officer the first batch of 46,000 Agniveers is going to be a pilot project. The allowances the Agniveers will get will be at par with the regular soldiers in the field and in case an Agniveer sacrifices his/her life in the service of the nation, will be entitled to get compensation of Rs 1 crore. Under the new scheme, now onwards all recruitment in the forces for soldiers, sailors and airmen will now be as per the terms and conditions and eligibility announced by the three services. While 25 percent of the Agniveers will have a chance to join the regular cadre at the end of four years, the balance 75 percent will get preference in other ministries, DPSUs as well as State Police. The scheme according to the senior Indian Army officer was discussed by all service chiefs as well as Chief of Defence Staff Late Gen Bipin Rawat over two years and several studies focusing on different aspects have been also discussed in depth. [ad_2] Source link

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[ad_1] The SARS-CoV-2 virus may increase the likelihood of the brain degeneration found in Parkinson’s disease, according to a study in mice. COVID-19 patients commonly report symptoms such as brain fog, headaches, and insomnia, complications which are not new after a viral infection, the researchers said. It took nearly a decade for patients to develop the neurological disease known as “post-encephalic parkinsonism” after the 1918 influenza pandemic, they said. The study, published in the journal Movement Disorders, found that the SARS-CoV-2 virus could raise the brain’s susceptibility to a toxin that causes the death of nerve cells seen in Parkinson’s disease. “Parkinson’s is a rare disease that affects 2 per cent of the population above 55 years, so the increase in risk is not necessarily a cause for panic,” said study first author Richard Smeyne, from Thomas Jefferson University, US.”But understanding how coronavirus impacts the brain can help us prepare for the long-term consequences of this pandemic,” Smeyne said. The study expands on prior findings from the Smeyne lab indicating that viruses can increase the susceptibility of brain cells or neurons to damage or death. In that study, the researchers discovered that mice exposed to the H1N1 influenza strain that caused the 2009 flu pandemic were more vulnerable to MPTP. MPTP is a toxin known to cause some of the characteristic symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, most notably the loss of neurons that express the chemical dopamine and increased inflammation in the basal ganglia, a brain region that is crucial for movement. The latest study employed mice that were genetically altered to express the human ACE-2 receptor, which the SARS-CoV-2 virus utilises to get access to the cells in our airways. These mice were infected with SARS-CoV-2 and then allowed to recover, the researchers said. The dosage used in this research corresponds to a mild COVID-19 infection in people, with around 80 per cent of infected mice surviving, they said. Thirty-eight days after the surviving mice had recovered, one group was given a modest dosage of MPTP that would not ordinarily trigger neuron loss. The control group was given saline. The animals were sacrificed and their brains were examined two weeks later. The researchers found that COVID-19 infection alone had no impact on dopaminergic neurons in the basal ganglia. However, mice given a modest dosage of MPTP after recovering from infection demonstrated the classic pattern of neuron loss found in Parkinson’s disease.This increased sensitivity following COVID-19 infection was comparable to what was reported in the influenza trial, suggesting that both viruses might cause an equal increase in the risk of developing Parkinson’s. “We think about a ‘multi-hit’ hypothesis for Parkinson’s — the virus itself does not kill the neurons, but it does make them more susceptible to a ‘second hit’, such as a toxin or bacteria or even an underlying genetic mutation,” Smeyne explained.Both influenza and SARS-CoV2 have been found to cause a “cytokine storm” or an overproduction of pro-inflammatory chemicals. These chemicals can cross the blood-brain barrier and activate the brain’s immune cells – microglia. The researchers found increased numbers of activated microglia in the basal ganglia of mice that recovered from SARS-CoV2 and received MPTP. While the mechanism is not fully understood, they believe the increased microglia inflame the basal ganglia and cause cellular stress. This then lowers the neurons’ threshold to withstand subsequent stress. “We were concerned about the long-term consequences of viral infection,” said Peter Schmidt, a neuroscientist from New York University in the US, who co-led the study. The researchers are planning to determine whether vaccines can mitigate the experimental increase in Parkinson’s pathology linked to prior SARS-CoV-2 infection.They are also testing other variants of the virus, as well as doses that correspond to milder cases in humans. [ad_2] Source link

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