Practice Questions on Important Topics from Current Affairs: (13.05.2025)
1. What is a morphological ridge? Examine the origin and geomorphological significance of the Delhi Ridge as a northern extension of the Aravalli range.(250w,15m)
2.India is among the top e-waste generating countries in the world. Critically examine the challenges associated with e-waste management in India and suggest a roadmap for its sustainable handling.(250w,15m)
Practice Questions on Important Topics from Current Affairs: (13.05.2025)
1. What is a morphological ridge? Examine the origin and geomorphological significance of the Delhi Ridge as a northern extension of the Aravalli range.(250w,15m)
2.India is among the top e-waste generating countries in the world. Critically examine the challenges associated with e-waste management in India and suggest a roadmap for its sustainable handling.(250w,15m)
Telegram hopes to raise $1bn with a convertible bond private placement
The super secure UAE-based Telegram messenger service, developed by Russian-born software icon Pavel Durov, is looking to raise $1bn through a bond placement to a limited number of investors from Russia, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, the Kommersant daily reported citing unnamed sources on February 18, 2021.The issue reportedly comprises exchange bonds that could be converted into equity in the messaging service that is currently 100% owned by Durov and his brother Nikolai.Kommersant reports that the price of the conversion would be at a 10% discount to a potential IPO should it happen within five years.The minimum bond placement is said to be set at $50mn, but could be lowered to $10mn. Five-year bonds could carry an annual coupon of 7-8%.
Telegram Gives Up On Crypto Blockchain Project
Durov said on his Telegram channel today that the two and a half year blockchain and crypto project has been put to sleep. Ironically, after leaving Russia because the government wanted his encryption keys to his social media firm, Durov’s cryptocurrency idea lost steam because of a U.S. court. “The technology we created allowed for an open, free, decentralized exchange of value and ideas. TON had the potential to revolutionize how people store and transfer funds and information,” he wrote on his channel. “Unfortunately, a U.S. court stopped TON from happening.”
