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The first fully modified aircraft for the indigenously developed Indian Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEW&C) undertook its maiden flight in Brazil — taking the country a step forward as it prepares to enter a select club.
The modified Embraer aircraft with the radar took to the skies on Monday
These components include the critical item AESA (Active Electronic Scanning Antenna) Radar Antenna — developed by DRDO
While this aircraft will now undergo full certification process over the next two years
Currently, these systems are undergoing ground integration and evaluation at the Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS), Bangalore.

Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) is planning to push for installation of smart meters, with a pre-paid option.
By installing smart meters, consumers will not just be able to monitor their power consumption but also take steps towards energy conservation. This will eventually help Bescom bring down power consumption by at least 15 per cent
The pre-paid mode in power supply was not very different from that in mobile phones. “Just like one would recharge the account when the talk-time is exhausted, consumers can recharge their electricity account once they hit a minimum balance. There will be several modes available to recharge the account.”
The common features of their products were: remote controlling of the meters, real-time monitoring of the power load, peak load management, outage detection in real time, and alerts on low balance and power disruptions via SMS or email.
The main intention of taking up this project was to bring down power consumption.
The smart metering project has already been implemented in Hyderabad on a pilot basis for 702 connections and in New Delhi for over 10,000 connections.
If all goes well and the project is taken up, there may be no need for a tariff revision next year, as we would have been able to bring down consumption

Women, particularly those living in the mountainous regions in developing countries, face disproportionately high risks to their livelihoods and health from global warming, says a U.N. report on Climate Change.
Investing in low-carbon and efficient green technologies, water harvesting and fuel wood alternatives can strengthen climate change adaptation and improve women's livelihoods.
The report was released at the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP17) in Durban, South Africa, according to a press release issued by the ICIMOD (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development) headquartered in Kathmandu.
In parts of Asia and Africa, where the majority of the agricultural workforce are women, such disasters have a major impact on their income, food security and health.
The reports also highlights how organised human trafficking, especially that of women, is emerging as a potentially serious risk associated with climate-related disasters; as floods or landslips disrupt social safety nets.

India and Pakistan are the only two nations starting construction of a nuclear power plant in 2011, even as plants are being shut down in many countries and nuclear power generation has declined.
Several countries are turning to other energy sources as a result of high costs, low demand and perceived risks from recent disasters.