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The Richer They Get, the More Meat They Eat

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The world’s production of meat and poultry reached about 100 million tonnes in 1970, 233 million tonnes in 2000, and 325 million tonnes in 2020. In 2020, average supply rates in India and Bangladesh were still below 5 kg of carcass weight per year, per capita—a bit less than in Ethiopia. That represents a tripling since 1970.

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How and When the Chip Shortage Will End, in 4 Charts

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Unlike the state of things in mid 2021—when crimps in the semiconductor supply chain cropped up in big ways—supply and demand have become much less of a mismatch. industrial concerns from falling victim to similar semiconductor supply chain snafus in the future. The aim of Washington’s $50 billion expenditure is to prevent U.S.

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Saudi Arabia And Iran Reignite The Oil Price War

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Saudi Arabia, OPEC’s largest producer, has been boosting oil production to offset supply disruptions elsewhere, including the anticipated loss of Iranian oil supply after U.S. The Saudis are also cutting their prices to the prized Asian market to lure more customers as they increase supply. Link to original article: [link].

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Africa’s Electricity-Access Problem Is Worse Than You Think

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Similarly, having a distribution line (often illegally rigged) running to a dwelling tells us nothing about the usage of power or the reliability of its supply. Global electrification has risen steadily since World War II, reaching 73 percent in 2000 and 90 percent in 2019 (the pandemic year of 2020 was the.

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GODI India gets LFP BIS Certification for indigenous Li-ion cells – ET Auto

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These LFP cells boast an energy density exceeding 150 Wh/kg, exceptional charge-discharge rates, and a service life surpassing 2000 cycles. The recently certified LFP cells, meticulously designed and tested in-house, signify a giant leap toward reducing India’s dependence on imported LFP batteries.

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Remembering the Legacy of Trailblazing Technologist Gordon Moore

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His original hypothesis, published in a 1965 Electronics magazine article , was that the number of transistors would double each year. Intel supplied microprocessors to several companies, including IBM , helping it capitalize on the rapidly growing PC market and ushering in a 10-year period of unprecedented growth.

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Oil Industry Faces Huge Worker Shortage

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Because of this, the collective US shale industry has been likened to the new “swing producer”: low oil prices force quick cutbacks but higher prices trigger new supplies. A tighter supply of services will drive up rates. Link to original article: [link]. In essence, shale could balance the market in the way OPEC used to.

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