Passage 1
In the control room of a research centre, part of the European Union’s Infrastructure ELI project, engineer Antonia Toma activates the world’s most powerful laser, which promises revolutionary advances in everything from the health sector to space.
France’s Gerard Mourou and Donna Strickland of Canada won the Nobel Prize for harnessing the power of lasers for advanced precision instruments. “The sharp beams of laser light have given us new opportunities for deepening our knowledge about the world and shaping it,” the Nobel Academy’s citation said.
Mr. Mourou confessed he was “very moved” by his “incredible odyssey” — from the U.S. where he spent 30 years, to bringing this project to fruition in Europe.
Source – https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/worlds-most-
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Passage 2
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 1 targeted the over the Katchatheevu island issue, alleging the ruling party of did nothing to safeguard the State’s interests.
New details emerging on the issue of India handing over the Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka have unmasked the double standards totally, he said on X, citing a news report which claimed that then chief minister had given his concurrence to the agreement despite his party’s public posturing against the deal.
The media report is based on an RTI reply received by BJP state president to his queries on the 1974 agreement between India and Lanka when Indira Gandhi was the prime minister.
Source- https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-p
