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In Silicon Valley, it's never too early to become an entrepreneur . Just ask 13-year-old Shubham Banerjee. The California eighth-grader has launched a company to develop low-cost machines to print Braille, the tactile writing system for the visually impaired. Tech giant Intel Corp. recently invested in his startup, Braigo Labs. Shubham built a Braille printer with a Lego robotics kit as a school science fair project last year after he asked his parents a simple question: How do blind people read? " Google it," they told him. Shubham then did some online research and was shocked to learn that Braille printers, also called embossers, cost at least $2,000--too expensive for most blind readers, especially in developing countries. "I just thought that price should not be there. I know that there is a simpler way to do this," said Shubham, who demonstrated how his printer works at the kitchen table where he spent many late nights building it with a Lego … [Read more...] about 13-Year-Old Boy Builds Braille Printer With Legos, Starts Company

Pesident Rodrigo Roa Duterte at the Reception hall of Malacañan Palace before the presentation of credentials of Ambassadors from Bangladesh, Vietnam and Egypt. INQUIRER PHOTO/JOAN BONDOC Despite earlier misgivings, President Duterte signed on Tuesday the Paris Agreement detailing commitments to deal with climate change. Mr. Duterte submitted to the Senate the instrument of accession, dated Feb. 28, for ratification. “After examining the text thereof, I find it advisable to accede to the Paris Agreement and seek the Senate’s concurrence thereto,” he said. The Paris Agreement aims to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change by keeping the global average temperature rise this century to well below 2 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels. The pact also seeks to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 C above preindustrial levels. The Philippines earlier pledged a 70-percent cut in emissions by 2030. On Wednesday afternoon, … [Read more...] about Duterte finally signs Paris Agreement on climate change

The board of state-run Bank of Baroda (BoB) has approved raising up to Rs 5,000 crore through bonds in financial year 2022-23, a regulatory filing stated on June 27. The targeted amount would be raised in single or multiple tranches, the bank said, adding that it would be used for financing "infrastructure and affordable housing". "Board of Directors in their meeting held today has approved the proposal of raising of long term bonds for financing of infrastructure & affordable housing to the tune of Rs 5,000 crores in single or multiple tranches during financial year 2022-23," it informed the stock exchanges. "These bonds shall be senior, unsecured and will not form part of capital of the bank", the lender further noted. The shares of BoB closed at Rs 100 a piece at the NSE today, up 0.05 percent as compared to the previous day's close. Close The announcement of raising Rs 5,000 crore in FY23 comes days after the bank released its financial results for … [Read more...] about Bank of Baroda board approves raising up to Rs 5,000 crore in FY23