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Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu meets Indian High Commissioner in Singapore, aims to strengthen collaboration
Singapore City: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday emphasised that progressive policies are currently being implemented in the state to facilitate investments from Singapore-based enterprises. As part of his official visit to Singapore, CM Chandrababu Naidu met with Shilpak Ambule, the Indian High Commissioner to Singapore. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Please select course: Select a Course Category Public Policy Digital Marketing Finance Leadership Technology Management healthcare Project Management MBA Data Analytics Healthcare Operations Management PGDM Design Thinking others Degree CXO Cybersecurity Data Science Artificial Intelligence Others MCA Data Science Product Management Skills you'll gain: Duration: 12 Months IIM Calcutta Executive Programme in Public Policy and Management Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Economics for Public Policy Making Quantitative Techniques Public & Project Finance Law, Health & Urban Development Policy Duration: 12 Months IIM Kozhikode Professional Certificate Programme in Public Policy Management Starts on Mar 3, 2024 Get Details During the meeting, the High Commissioner highlighted the significant recognition and respect that the 'CBN Brand' commands within Singapore's government and industrial sectors. Ambule shared insights into Singapore's achievements in diverse areas, its robust economic growth, and the effective public policies being implemented there. He also outlined the contributions and presence of the Indian community in Singapore. He briefed CM Naidu on the strategies being adopted in Singapore across key sectors such as healthcare, green hydrogen, aviation, semiconductors, ports, and industrial development. He further emphasised the strong diplomatic and economic relationship between India and Singapore, noting that Singaporean firms are particularly interested in exploring investment opportunities in Andhra Pradesh. Live Events "A great start to my visit to Singapore with a series of productive meetings focused on strengthening collaboration. I met with Dr. Shilpak Ambule, High Commissioner of India to Singapore, for insightful discussions on developments in Andhra Pradesh and Singapore. I also had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Low Cher Ek, CEO and Global Lead for Township, and Mr. Tan Sri Dato' A. K. Nathan, Executive Chairman and Group MD of Eversendai Engineering. We explored opportunities for infrastructure development and investment in Andhra Pradesh," Naidu said in a post on X. In response, the Andhra Pradesh CM recalled the earlier collaboration with Singapore on the Amaravati capital city project. He noted that, due to certain developments during the 2019-2024 period, Singapore had to withdraw from the initiative. He affirmed that one of the objectives of this visit is to address past misunderstandings and correct the narrative through renewed engagement. The Chief Minister shared details of the state's newly introduced policies, aimed at attracting investments across sectors. He further reiterated the state's ambitious goal of achieving 160 gigawatts of green energy generation. He informed the High Commissioner that green hydrogen projects have already been launched in Visakhapatnam (in partnership with NTPC ) and Kakinada. Further, under the India Quantum Mission, Andhra Pradesh is set to establish the country's first-ever Quantum Valley in Amaravati. CM Chandrababu Naidu also announced that global tech leader Google is setting up a data centre in Visakhapatnam. Highlighting the state's industrial potential, he pointed out that regions like Rayalaseema offer highly conducive conditions for the establishment of defence, aerospace, electronics, and automobile manufacturing units. He expressed that Andhra Pradesh can serve as a strategic gateway for Singaporean investments into India and urged for the necessary support to facilitate this. Ambule also pointed out that 83 per cent of Singapore's population benefits from public housing projects. In response, Minister P. Narayana provided an overview of Andhra Pradesh's housing initiatives. Andhra Pradesh Minister for IT and Education, Nara Lokesh, outlined the steps being taken in the education sector, along with the government's future roadmap. He discussed the presence of leading academic institutions already operating in the state and confirmed that Andhra Pradesh is fully prepared to host additional prestigious institutions in the near future. The Indian High Commissioner informed CM Chandrababu Naidu that technology professionals from Andhra Pradesh are in particularly high demand across Southeast Asia, especially in Singapore. He observed that, much like the United States, Singapore is becoming a major hub attracting Indian students and skilled professionals. He further noted that the Indian High Commission in Singapore is working closely with the Andhra Pradesh government to facilitate collaboration in this area. Ambule elaborated on several sectors where Singaporean companies are exploring investment opportunities in Andhra Pradesh, including electronics, semiconductor manufacturing, shipbuilding, port operations, data centres, and pharmaceuticals. Major Asia-Pacific firms headquartered in Singapore, including STT, Keppel, CapitaLand, Equinix, and PSA are considering potential expansion in Andhra Pradesh. The meeting also focused on collaboration in fields such as artificial intelligence, startups, medical device research, and academic partnerships between universities in AP and Singapore. The discussions were attended by Ministers, including Nara Lokesh, P. Narayana, and T.G. Bharat, along with senior government officials from Andhra Pradesh.
Time of India
16-07-2025
- Science
- Time of India
Real-life Jurassic Park? Ancient rhino proteins found — dino discoveries may be coming
Researchers have taken protein sequences from a 24-million-year-old rhino tooth found in the Canadian Arctic. This is the oldest detailed protein data ever found. This new development in paleoproteomics lets scientists look at ancient life in ways that DNA can't. Researchers are exploring the possibility of studying dinosaur proteins in the future. This gave them new information about evolution and confirmed that proteins can stay intact for a long time. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Select a Course Category Public Policy Cybersecurity CXO Degree Healthcare Operations Management healthcare MCA Data Science Data Science Design Thinking Product Management Data Analytics others PGDM Technology Leadership MBA Finance Management Project Management Others Artificial Intelligence Digital Marketing Skills you'll gain: Economics for Public Policy Making Quantitative Techniques Public & Project Finance Law, Health & Urban Development Policy Duration: 12 Months IIM Kozhikode Professional Certificate Programme in Public Policy Management Starts on Mar 3, 2024 Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 12 Months IIM Calcutta Executive Programme in Public Policy and Management Starts on undefined Get Details This milestone means that protein studies might one day include dinosaurs, which would change the way paleontologists and researchers study evolution over long periods of time. Proteins found in the 24 million-year-old tooth, discovered in the Canadian Arctic, are ten times older than the oldest known DNA, as per a report by CNN. How did they unlock proteins from a 24‑million‑year‑old tooth? Ryan Sinclair Paterson, a postdoctoral researcher at the Globe Institute at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, who oversaw the Canadian study, stated, "Enamel is so hard it protects these proteins over deep time (long time scales)." 'It's essentially like a vault. What we did was unlock this vault, at least for this specific fossil.' Live Events ALSO READ: Diddy is back! The disgraced rapper plans a career comeback with support from pal Kanye West Archaeological science has been transformed by the study of ancient DNA found in bones, fossils, and soil. This research has revealed previously undiscovered human species, ice age creatures, lost empires, and enigmatic clans. For fossils that are millions of years old and currently outside the chronological range of ancient DNA, ancient proteins hold out the promise of a similar revolution. The study highlights the vast potential of the field, known as paleoproteomics, and was published on July 9 in the scientific journal Nature. What did the protein analysis reveal about rhino evolution? Made up of amino acid sequences, proteins are stronger than DNA, which is a brittle molecule that breaks down rather quickly. The evolutionary history , diet, and occasionally even the sex of a fossil can be inferred from proteins, despite the fact that they offer less specific information. Demonstrating that it is not a single sample or lucky strike is the next step. Even the study of dinosaurs may be possible if we push it further. The scientists extracted sequences from seven proteins that were retained inside the fossilized rhino tooth, working with colleagues from the University of York and the Canadian Museum of Nature. In order to learn more about the rhino's evolutionary history, the scientists compared the sequences to those of extinct and extant cousins. About 41 million to 25 million years ago, it split off from the same family as extant rhinos, according to the findings. According to separate studies that were published in the journal Nature, biomolecules may be able to endure in hot, tropical climates for millions of years. Harvard University and the Museum Conservation Institute of the Smithsonian Institution discovered that even in hot tropical climates, scientists can recover prehistoric proteins that can provide clues about the relationships between extinct elephants and rhinos and their contemporary counterparts. Although the details in the Kenyan proteins were not as comprehensive as those in the Canadian fossil, the authors stated that the fact that they were identified in enamel tissues in one of the warmest places on Earth offers hope for the discovery of proteins in far earlier fossils. Can this method work on dinosaur fossils? Proteins found preserved in fossils in tropical latitudes have been described as "shocking" by researchers at the University of Ghent in Belgium. The methods applied to the Kenyan fossils, according to Maarten Dhaenens, a researcher at the University of Ghent, was intricate and less proven. The results, he said, were more difficult to interpret and needed a more complete evaluation. Evan Saitta, a paleontologist and research associate at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, described the discovery of proteins retained in fossils from tropical latitudes as "shocking" and stated that the results need confirmation. He says that if this is true, it should be easy to replicate, and we should find enamel peptides (proteins) at every fossil site on Earth. "The Canadian fossil's research was more convincing," said Matthew Collins, McDonald Professor in Palaeoproteomics at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, as per a report by CNN. He pointed out that as dinosaur fossils are far older than the fossils in the two studies and primarily originate from a time when the global climate was hot and there were no ice caps, it is unlikely that protein information could be extracted from a dinosaur tooth. Generally speaking, dinosaur fossils have been exposed to significantly more geothermal heat and are buried much deeper. The thickness of the enamel of dinosaur teeth may have been insufficient to store proteins. Though there were other intriguing issues to look into first, such how mammals took over the earth after the dinosaurs died, Cappellini and Paterson hypothesized that it may be possible to extract valuable protein information from dinosaur remains within ten years. The study pushes the limits of evolutionary biology by getting proteins out of a rhino tooth that is millions of years older than the oldest DNA evidence. If this breakthrough works out, it could lead to a new era where the molecular secrets of the Mesozoic—and maybe even Jurassic Park, might not just be made up stories. This isn't just a cool thing that happened in the lab. It's a strong reminder that Earth's past isn't just bones and stones; it's molecules that are deeply coded and waiting for the right key to unlock their stories. FAQs What is so novel about ancient rhino proteins ? These are the oldest protein sequences ever decoded, 10 times older than DNA's preservation limit, providing a unique insight into deep evolutionary history. Could this indicate the presence of dinosaur proteins? Potentially, yes. Because enamel preserves proteins exceptionally well, researchers believe we could recover dinosaur proteins from suitable fossils in less than a decade. Economic Times WhatsApp channel )
