In only six days, the 15th FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup will get underway in Odisha. Everybody can pretty much see how much excitement there is for the event as each day goes by.

The mineral-rich state has a long history of involvement with hockey. Over a hundred national-level players, including Sunita Lakra, Dilip Tirkey, Ignace Tirkey, Lazarus Barla, Jyoti Sunita Kullu, and many more, have come from Odisha.

Many players from Odisha are currently part of the Indian men’s and women’s national teams, including Amit Rohidas, Shilanand Lakra, Deep Grace Ekka, Nilam Xess, and Namita Toppo.

The Odisha government has made significant investments in international hockey over the past 20 years, hosting a number of major multi-nation competitions like the FIH World Cup, FIH Men’s Junior World Cup, FIH Series Finals, FIH World League, FIH Champions Trophy, and the FIH Hockey Pro League.

IANS provides you with information on the venues where the world’s top hockey teams will play for the coveted trophy prior to the start of the huge sporting event.

Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar

One of the two locations for the FIH Men’s World Cup 2023 is the Kalinga Stadium. The historical region of the same name in eastern India, which includes all of the contemporary state of Odisha as well as portions of two other Indian states—Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh—gives the stadium its name.

The Kalinga Hockey Stadium is a component of the multi-use Kalinga International Stadium, which also includes an eight-lane synthetic track for athletic competition, a number of high-performance centres, a football stadium, an Olympic swimming pool, and many other things.

It houses equipment for swimming, sport climbing, football, hockey, tennis, table tennis, basketball, and volleyball.

Bhubaneswar residents are well-known in the hockey community for the sizable crowds they bring to international hockey games played in the city.

Due to the atmosphere the large audiences generate, several players from different hockey-playing nations also cite Bhubaneswar as their preferred location to play hockey.

Since about ten years ago, the Kalinga Hockey Stadium has developed into a centre for hockey worldwide. When the stadium won the privilege to host the Champions Trophy in 2014, it has already staged its first significant international competition.
The 2017 Hockey World League Finals brought the top eight teams in the world to Odisha to compete in front of a capacity crowd as a result of the event’s success.

A year later, the FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup was held in Bhubaneswar, and this time it was the Kalinga Stadium that stole the show.

Since that time, the Indian hockey team has called the Kalinga Stadium its home. Both the men’s and women’s teams have practised there, and they have also played their home games during the FIH Hockey Pro League there.

The Kalinga Stadium hosted the FIH Men’s Junior World Cup in 2021 as well.

Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium, Rourkela

One of the two venues for the FIH Men’s World Cup 2023 is the Rourkela, India, location, the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium.

Birsa Munda, a tribal freedom fighter and folk hero who led the millenarian movement that formed in the Bengal Presidency in the late 19th century, is honoured by having the stadium named in his honour. He is regarded as a pivotal role in the history of the Independence movement.

One of the largest cities in Odisha, Rourkela is well known for housing a number of industrial facilities, including one of the country’s first steel plants.

The city is also strategically located in the Sundargarh district, in the heart of Odisha’s eastern hockey region, which has produced a number of top hockey players for India, including former captain Dilip Tirkey, who holds the record for most caps in Indian men’s hockey history and is currently the organization’s president.

The stadium is intended to provide the local hockey infrastructure the much-needed boost it needs, opening the door for future players to have access to world-class facilities right in their own backyard.

On 15 acres of land on the Biju Patnaik University of Technology campus in Rourkela, also known as the “Steel City,” the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium was constructed.

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VVS Laxman might take over after Rahul Dravid’s term as coach of India comes to an end: Report

The 108th Indian Science Congress will be opened by the PM on Tuesday

After Rahul Dravid’s contract, which is now good till the 2023 ODI World Cup, expires, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) may think about appointing V.V.S. Laxman as the team’s next head coach.

According to a News18 Cricketnext story, Laxman, who is now the Head of Cricket at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, might take over as head coach of the men’s squad if Dravid decides against seeking an extension.

In Dravid’s absence, Laxman, 48, has taken over as the Indian team’s head coach. He participated in the first T20I as well as the bilateral series against Ireland in June 2022 against England and the short tour of Zimbabwe.

When Dravid was ill with Covid-19 at the T20 Asia Cup in the UAE in 2022, he was also with the Indian squad. He also travelled to New Zealand as the team’s head coach for their white-ball tour just after the T20 World Cup concluded in November 2022.

Laxman not only worked at the NCA to develop the future generation of athletes, but he also travelled with the India U-19 squad to the successful 2022 World Cup and took a highly active part in the young group’s performance there.

The report also stated that split coaching will not be used right away. A top BCCI official was cited as asking, “Has that ever occurred in Indian cricket when asked about the possibility of split coaching coming into the set-up.

Since he replaced Ravi Shastri as the team’s head coach in November.

With the exception of losing the Test and ODI series in South Africa and rescheduling the fifth Test against England at Birmingham, they didn’t make it to the final of the 2022 T20 Asia Cup and lost to England in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup.

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The 108th Indian Science Congress will be opened by the PM on Tuesday

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 108th Indian Science Congress through video conferencing on Tuesday. The theme of the event this year is “Science and Technology for Sustainable Development with Women Empowerment”.

The general public is welcome to attend talks and exhibitions.

The Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU) is hosting the event at its Amravati Road Campus, and the opening ceremony will begin at 9.30 a.m.

The event’s “Pride of India” mega-expo is a major draw. The exhibition, which brings together and presents hundreds of new ideas, technologies, and products across the whole canvas of the scientific world, will highlight the notable advancements, big successes, and substantial contributions mostly of Indian Science and Technology to the society.

Pride of India showcases the accomplishments and strengths of the nation’s innovators, business owners, PSUs, academic institutions, and research and development organisations.

Top dignitaries like Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology & Earth Sciences Jitendra Singh, Governor of Maharashtra and Chancellor of Maharashtra Public Universities Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Chairman of the Advisory Committee of RTMNU Centenary Celebrations Nitin Gadkari, Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde, and Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra D.

The university’s Mahatma Jotiba Phule Educational Campus has separated the technical sessions into 14 parts, each of which will host parallel sessions at several locations.

In addition to these 14 divisions, there will be a section on science and society, a science communicators’ congress, a farmers’ science congress, a children’s science congress, a tribal meet, and a women’s science congress.

Experts and technocrats from a wide range of sectors, including space, defence, IT, and medical research, as well as Nobel Laureates will speak at the Plenary Sessions. Innovating and practical research in the fields of agriculture and forestry, animal, veterinary, and fisheries sciences, anthropology and behavioural sciences, and chemical sciences will be presented during the technical sessions, Chemical Sciences, Earth System Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Information and Communication Science & Technology, Material Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Medical Sciences, New Biology, Physical Sciences, and Plant Sciences.

The Vigyan Jyot programme, a staple of the Indian Science Congress, was held on Monday in preparation for the occasion.

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Private cryptocurrencies will start the next financial disaster If left to grow: RBI Governor

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Shaktikanta Das, governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), stated on Wednesday that if private digital coins are allowed to develop, the global crypto meltdown would cause the next financial crisis, which will affect millions of investors.

Das emphasised that cryptocurrencies have no “underlying value” and represent significant hazards to global macroeconomic and financial stability when speaking to a group of politicians and leaders from the banking industry.

“After the development of the last one year, including the latest episode surrounding FTX, I don’t think we need to say anything more,” Das said.

“Crypto or private cryptocurrency is a fashionable way of describing what is otherwise a 100 per cent speculative activity,” he added.

Upon the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, US authorities detained San Bankman-Fried, its former CEO, in the Bahamas and filed formal charges against him for defrauding stock investors.

Since 2019, FTX has raised more than $1.8 billion from equity investors, including over $1.1 billion from 90 US-based investors, according to the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) lawsuit.

In order to increase financial inclusion and shift the economy away from cash, the RBI launched a pilot project last month to introduce its own digital rupee in the wholesale sector. This month, it wants to launch a second experiment in the retail sector (CBDC).

The CBDCs can accelerate innovation in cross-border payments by enabling immediate transactions and assisting in overcoming significant difficulties related to time zone differences, exchange rate variations, as well as legal and regulatory constraints in various jurisdictions.

Additionally, the interoperability of CBDCs offers ways to reduce risks and frictions associated with cross-border and cross-currency transactions while enhancing the function of central bank money as a payment system anchor.

Therefore, one of the main reasons for considering its issuance is the CBDC’s potential utility in easing cross-border payment difficulties.

The government has yet to introduce a bill in Parliament that will outlaw all private cryptocurrencies in India.

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Meta boosting Quest 2’s GPU performance

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In order to improve application performance on virtual reality (VR) headsets, Meta Quest 2 devices will now provide developers with 7% extra graphics processing unit (GPU) computational capability.

In order to improve application performance on virtual reality (VR) headsets, Meta Quest 2 devices will now provide developers with 7% extra graphics processing unit (GPU) computational capability.

In order to help developers increase pixel quality and application efficiency, the business is aiming to improve developer tools and experiences, Meta stated in a Quest blog post on Wednesday.

The developer will be better able to “exploit more pixel density without significantly decreasing the resolution in order to meet the goal frame rate” thanks to the more powerful GPU.

Now, all programmers can benefit from the new 525 MHz GPU frequency.

As soon as the dynamic clocking system determines that the application might benefit from a higher frequency, it will do so automatically.

In order to maintain superior visual quality for as long as possible, the GPU will increase from 490 MHz to 525 MHz before increasing foveation.

“We’re excited about the impact this improvement will bring across our app ecosystem, and early experiments strongly suggest that a 7 per cent increase in GPU clocks will provide a better experience for both you and your app’s community,” Meta said.

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Malang Sajna: Sachet-Parampara’s latest Album Transition from a bike to the Ocean

Google Introduces new AI Programmes to link Millions of Indians

Google on Monday unveiled a slew of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered initiatives to address language divide on the Internet, support the digitisation of farmland in partnership with the Telangana government, and new investments to drive responsible development of AI in the nation as part of its effort to connect the next one billion users.

Google on Monday unveiled a slew of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered initiatives to address language divide on the Internet, support the digitisation of farmland in partnership with the Telangana government, and new investments to drive responsible development of AI in the nation as part of its effort to connect the next one billion users.

The business announced Project Vaani, a partnership with the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, to record several Indian dialects for stronger AI language models.

The company stated during its annual flagship ‘Google For India’ event here that the move is intended to gather and transpose open source voice data from every one of India’s 773 districts and make it accessible through the Center’s ‘Bhashini’ project in the future.

“We continue to support the innovation ecosystem with a commitment to support early-stage and women-led start-ups,” Sanjay Gupta, Country Head and Vice President, Google India told the audience. “We have been partners in India’s digital transformation for nearly two decades, and we are deeply inspired by the myriad ways people have woven technology into every aspect of their everyday lives.”

A new fraud detection model for secure digital payments on Google Pay, integration with Digilocker in the Files by Google app for Android to enable quick access to important digital documents, privately, and securely, and new camera and voice search capabilities were also announced by the tech giant.

Manish Gupta, Director-Research, Google India, said, “We look forward to working closely with our ecosystem partners as we continue to responsibly deploy Google’s AI and Machine Learning advancements towards addressing large social problems.”

In order to provide a more inclusive experience for many more Indian language users, Google has set a goal to create a single, unified model that can handle over 100 Indian languages in both speech and text.

With the launch of Multisearch, the business is further enhancing the naturalness of visual search. The next year will see the introduction of various Indian languages, beginning with Hindi, in addition to its availability in English in India.

“India is leading the way in the adoption of visual and voice search, consuming material in several languages, and there is still a tonne of room to grow in terms of satisfying people’s information demands. By bringing new India-first and India-focused innovations, we’re making Search more beneficial than ever thanks to advancements in AI “said Vice President of Google Search Liz Reid.

The business additionally disclosed a fresh $1 million funding via Google.Org to Wadhwani AI for the purpose of utilising cutting-edge technologies for improved agricultural results.

Google has been testing “Project Relate,” a speech recognition tool that is tuned to the distinctive speech patterns of people who speak in a non-standard manner.

In India, the business has been testing the app with English users before launching it for Hindi customers in early 2023.

Additionally, Google revealed a partnership with the National eGovernment Division (NeGD) that will make it simple for users to access their legitimate digital documents through the Files by Google app for Android.

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Malang Sajna: Sachet-Parampara’s latest Album Transition from a bike to the Ocean

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The song “Malang Sajna,” written by the musical pair Sachet-Parampara, is already available and is sure to get music fans moving. The song’s composer and singer team discuss how it felt to be a part of it and how the song captures the feelings of folks who are in love.

The song “Malang Sajna,” written by the musical pair Sachet-Parampara, is already available and is sure to get music fans moving.

The song’s composer and singer team discuss how it felt to be a part of it and how the song captures the feelings of folks who are in love.

The song “Malang Sajna” embraces love in all its manifestations, according to Sachet. Working on the song, including the audio and video, was fun. Everyone felt good, just like the track and in high-spirits.

Awaiting the audience’s reaction to this Malang music.

For Parampara, the most astonishing aspect of the track was the underwater and bike riding portions that were filmed.

“Malang Sajna has a tranquil yet upbeat vibe to it,” she stated. The underwater section and the bike riding part made filming this song a unique experience altogether because they were both brand-new and energising. People of all ages will like this song, but couples especially will.

Kumaar, who wrote the lyrics, claimed that Sachet-Parampara did justice to the song’s lyrics and vibe, and that it has all the qualities that will appeal to music enthusiasts of all ages.

“The vocals and composition of Sachet and Parampara have given the lyrics life. This duo never fails to impress their followers, and I believe they will do it once more this time.”

Director Adil Shaikh also stated that the song will have a significant influence on the listeners in terms of music, lyrics, euphonious voice, and graphics.

“We tried to capture the festive, homey, and pleasant vibe that “Malang Sajana” has in the video as well.
Both Sachet and Parampara’s visuals and vocal interpretation of it are flawless.”

Kumaar wrote “Malang Sajna,” Sachet-Parampara composed the music, and Adil Shaikh oversaw the film’s production. Both Sachet and Parampara Tandon are present. The song is available on the T-Series YouTube channel.

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FIFA World Cup: Argentina wins their third Championship

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On Sunday at Lusail Stadium, Argentina overcame a few tense moments to defeat France in a dramatic 4-2 penalty shootout, fulfilling Lionel Messi’s lifelong dream of winning the FIFA World Cup.

Both sides were tied at two goals each at the completion of regulation play, and they each added a goal in extra time to make it three goals each, forcing the final match into a penalty shootout.

Kylan Mbappe scored the first goal for France in the tie-breaker, but Martinez began the scoring for Argentina with a shot that was off the mark and one that was stopped by the keeper.

Kolo Mani scored for France, but it wasn’t enough because their competitors made all four kicks.

Messi opened the scoring for Argentina, and then his three teammates did the same, giving their captain the ideal send-off gift. The 35-year-old has declared that the World Cup in Qatar will be his final.

Messi and Mbappe were the main topics of conversation leading up to the game because of their significant roles in the final, and they did not dissapoint. Mbappe scored a hat trick while Messi scored twice.

Six goals, three from the penalty spot, and a tonne of drama in extra time forced the game into a shootout.

Argentina took the lead once again through a goal from Messi in the 109th minute of the game, but Mbappe tied the score three times in the 118th minute with his third goal of the game and second from the penalty spot.

The defending champion’s game was displayed in two different ways in the final. They were essentially spectators in the first half before roaring back to catch up to their opponents late in the second.

Additionally, both teams started the scoring from the penalty spot, and they both rushed goals from 12 yards away.

Messi gave Argentina the lead in the 23rd minute, and Angel Di Maria scored a second to make the score 2 -0 at the break.

The Les Blues rallied to tie the score and added a second goal, both of which were scored by Mbappe in the 80th and 88th minutes.

Argentina were not the same team against the Asian side despite playing in the same stadium where they started their tournament campaign and shockingly lost 2-1 to Saudi Arabia.

The Argentinians were all over France’s defence after playing six matches and developing communication and fluency with one another.

Attended by 89,966 viewers Through the successful conversion of a spot kick, Argentina took the lead. When Di Maria was hauled down within the box, the Polish referee pointed to the location.

To make it 1-0, Messi, who stepped up to take the penalty, sent Lloris the wrong way.

Argentina added a second goal, which was initiated by Messi on the right after a few passes found him there again. The mercurial left-footed magician then skillfully released Di Maria to make it 2-0 for Argentina.
Close to halftime, French coach Didier Deschamps made two substitutions in an effort to turn the tide after falling down by two goals.

Despite Argentina’s continuing dominance, Lloris stopped a few chances that were headed for the net, preventing them from adding a third to end the game. The first of Mhappe’s two goals sparked the action. He scored twice from the penalty spot, making it 2-2 after the first conversion. When France requested a second penalty kick, the referee instead issued the French striker a yellow card, adding to the tension on both sides of the field.

In injury time of the second half, Lloris was had to make a spectacular stop to deflect Messi’s graceful drive for a corner kick. Both teams engaged in additional goalmouth activity, with Argentina repelling a few threatening attempts to to take the match into extra time.

Argentina and France did not play as well in the extra period, engaging in numerous sloppy tackles that required the Polish referee to repeatedly maintain control of the situation. Messi was denied by Lloris in the second period of extra time after he unexpectedly created an opportunity. But it did not take long for Argentina to score after the French goalkeeper had first blocked a shot; in the 109th minute of the game, Lloris’ defence gave way.

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The Google Home App Displays The Error “Could not Reach”

The semifinals of the FIFA 2022 World Cup Promise Practicality over Brilliance

Many users are allegedly seeing a “could not reach” error message while adding smart home devices to the Google Home application.

Users are unable to add additional devices as a result, which prevents the process from concluding, according to 9To5Google.

The Home application may operate hundreds of third-party devices created by other firms in addition to Google-owned goods like the most recent Nest Cam and Nest Thermostat.

Normally, adding devices involves connecting an account to another service, but at the moment, that process seems broken.

The tech giant reportedly made more user interface (UI) adjustments earlier this month as its Home application intensified preview testing for its significant revamp, but it also seemed to be breaking established Assistant routines for some users.

The former page’s drop-down settings only enabled users to change the on or off settings for each light or switch in their home; the new page, however, allows routines to handle a variety of functions of each item.

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The semifinals of the FIFA 2022 World Cup Promise Practicality over Brilliance.

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The semifinal matches of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, in which Croatia will face Argentina and France will play Morocco, appear to be a showcase for perseverance on the field and a victory of realism over genius.

After a nail-biting penalty shootout victory over Brazil that had the pre-tournament favourites in tears, Croatia advanced to the semifinals for the second time in four years.

The Croatians’ never-say-die attitude, combined with the skill of seasoned midfielder Luka Modric and defender Dejan Lovren, led to a strong defensive performance and demonstrated that they are a team that does not know how to give up, according to the Xinhua news agency. They have recently taken many ties in the knockout stages of major tournaments to extra time.

Every team in the final four has a standout player, but Lionel Messi stands out for Argentina because the 35-year-old is playing in what is almost certainly his final World Cup and looked like a man on a mission as he led his team to victories over Australia in the round of 16 and the Netherlands in a shootout in the quarterfinals.

Although Emiliano Martinez, the shootout winner, is a great goalkeeper and Messi has capable lieutenants in Julian Alvarez and Enzo Fernandez, Argentina as a whole seems to be a team of players performing better than the sum of their individual parts.

That is a testament to the Argentine players’ and coach Lionel’s character.

The semifinal will be tactical and challenging rather than brilliant.

After beating Portugal to go to the World Cup semifinals as the first African team, Morocco coach Walid Regragui referred to his team as the “Rocky of this World Cup.” This is perhaps a fair description.

Morocco scored first and then made sure that Portugal didn’t, with to goalie Bono stopping everything Portugal threw at them. They demonstrated complete dedication to the cause, and a stadium full of supporters encouraged them to make history.

A potential issue is that a team that is so committed on defence would struggle to attack at some stage.

Current champions With a thrilling 2-1 victory over England, France advanced to the semifinals. The French are possibly the exception to the rule. a team that is capable of unitary defence and has a terrifying attack.

While England played outstanding defence to stop Kylian Mbappe on Saturday, they were unable to stop Olivier Giroud from scoring, and Aurelien Tchouameni’s goal in the 17th minute was the kind of goal for which you can never really prepare. He hit the ball at over 100 km/h and curled it away from goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
Antoine Griezmann, who contributed two assists and provided coverage in midfield while he whizzed over the field, was France’s man for all seasons.

Didier Deschamps, the coach of France, said before the game that he was not putting aside the semifinals, but in addition to team spirit and discipline, France also has a little bit more in attack that, once more, might be important.

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