Torrential rains in Morocco have led to significant flooding at Lake Iriqui, dramatically altering the landscape of this typically dry region. The heavy downpour has overwhelmed the lake's banks, resulting in rising water levels and flooding of surrounding areas. Local authorities are closely monitoring the situation and assessing the impact on nearby communities, infrastructure, and wildlife. This sudden weather event serves as a reminder of the region's vulnerability to extreme climate fluctuations, raising concerns about future water management and environmental sustainability in the area.

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<p>Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli have announced their first-ever foray into promoting events and experiences through their new venture ‘Nisarga’. Nisarga will associate with like-minded partners to promote high-impact events and IPs. The initiatives will undertake the curation of special segments in existing IPs as well as develop and create new platforms.</p>

<p>As a first step, Nisarga has tied up with Elite Octane, a specialist motorsports and entertainment events company with cult IPs like The Valley Run. As a partner, Elite Octane will be instrumental in executing various activities and creating new platform segments, especially in the domains of motorsports and entertainment. The calendar of events currently comprises three motor sporting events, expos and one music concert including innovative youth-connect programmes.</p>

<p>Anushka and Virat said in a joint statement, “Nisarga embodies our values and vision in what we do personally and professionally. Nisarga’s initiatives will promote these perspectives, the impact of which will be seen as we embark on this journey and execute these on the ground, through engaging experiences so that we leave behind more than what we were given.”</p>

<p>The core management team at Nisarga comprises of a trio of leaders with a combined experience of over 60 years in the industry. Taha Coburn Kutay, CEO of Nisarga leads the Global Operations and Strategic Partnerships, Shivank Sidhu oversees Strategic Marketing, Events and Alliances and Ankur Nigam, COO leads Finance, Legal and Transactions.</p>

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<p>Taha Coburn Kutay said, “I welcome Elite Octane as our strategic partner. We are excited to announce a robust calendar of motor sporting events from the house of Nisarga with the help of their decade-long expertise in creating cult motorsports IPs.’’ Ankur Nigam added, “We are thrilled to commence work on these important initiatives and creating IPs in various shapes and forms that coincide with the core objectives that we have laid down for ourselves at Nisarga. &nbsp;The recently announced E1 World Championship partnership is another step in that direction.”</p>

<p>Rongom Tagore Mukerji, Founder, Elite Octane said, “I would like to thank the core team of Nisarga for believing in our mutual vision as we move ahead to make these exciting initiatives a reality. Our focus for the past decade has been to take motorsports to all, which is primarily the reason for choosing the globally popular format of Drag Racing. It is truly the T20 of Motorsports and the only format that connects any one or vehicle with RACING in a controlled environment. We have seen tremendous growth in the popular EV Race Categories and with the support of Nisarga, we intend to take significant steps towards building a clean motor-sporting future with focused initiatives”.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The larger idea behind this partnership is to take forward a mutual vision of an events calendar and bring out the tremendous scope of promoting solutions that will positively impact our way of travel and racing. The three motor sporting events include The Valley Run ’23, Hyderabad Speed Fest, Aces of Speed alongwith Pro Auto Expo and music concerts called Eco-Harmonix including innovative youth-connect programmes.</p>

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Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli have announced their first-ever foray into promoting events and experiences through their new venture ‘Nisarga’. Nisarga will associate with like-minded partners to promote high-impact events and IPs.

Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli have announced their first-ever foray into promoting events and experiences through their new venture ‘Nisarga’. Nisarga will associate with like-minded partners to promote high-impact events and IPs. The initiatives will undertake the curation of special segments in existing IPs as well as develop and create new platforms. As a first step, Nisarga has tied up with Elite Octane, a specialist motorsports and entertainment events company with cult IPs like The Valley Run. As a partner, Elite Octane will be instrumental in executing various activities and creating new platform segments, especially in the domains of motorsports and entertainment. The calendar of events currently comprises three motor sporting events, expos and one music concert including innovative youth-connect programmes. Anushka and Virat said in a joint statement, “Nisarga embodies our values and vision in what we do personally and professionally. Nisarga’s initiatives will promote these perspectives, the impact of which will be seen as we embark on this journey and execute these on the ground, through engaging experiences so that we leave behind more than what we were given.” The core management team at Nisarga comprises of a trio of leaders with a combined experience of over 60 years in the industry. Taha Coburn Kutay, CEO of Nisarga leads the Global Operations and Strategic Partnerships, Shivank Sidhu oversees Strategic Marketing, Events and Alliances and Ankur Nigam, COO leads Finance, Legal and Transactions. Also read: Kohli will go down as one of the greatest ever: Mitchell lauds star batter after India beat NZ in CWC '23 Taha Coburn Kutay said, “I welcome Elite Octane as our strategic partner. We are excited to announce a robust calendar of motor sporting events from the house of Nisarga with the help of their decade-long expertise in creating cult motorsports IPs.’’ Ankur Nigam added, “We are thrilled to commence work on these important initiatives and creating IPs in various shapes and forms that coincide with the core objectives that we have laid down for ourselves at Nisarga. The recently announced E1 World Championship partnership is another step in that direction.” Rongom Tagore Mukerji, Founder, Elite Octane said, “I would like to thank the core team of Nisarga for believing in our mutual vision as we move ahead to make these exciting initiatives a reality. Our focus for the past decade has been to take motorsports to all, which is primarily the reason for choosing the globally popular format of Drag Racing. It is truly the T20 of Motorsports and the only format that connects any one or vehicle with RACING in a controlled environment. We have seen tremendous growth in the popular EV Race Categories and with the support of Nisarga, we intend to take significant steps towards building a clean motor-sporting future with focused initiatives”. The larger idea behind this partnership is to take forward a mutual vision of an events calendar and bring out the tremendous scope of promoting solutions that will positively impact our way of travel and racing. The three motor sporting events include The Valley Run ’23, Hyderabad Speed Fest, Aces of Speed alongwith Pro Auto Expo and music concerts called Eco-Harmonix including innovative youth-connect programmes. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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<p>Let's take a moment to look back on 2022 before heading on to 2023. This year has been an archetype&nbsp;for events that nobody saw coming.&nbsp;Millions&nbsp;received Covid jabs&nbsp;worldwide, while other regions saw extreme flooding and record-breaking heat.&nbsp;Some of these events were so powerful that they set the tone for our future discourse.&nbsp;Take a look at the top&nbsp;events of 2022&nbsp;&nbsp;that no one expected.</p>

<h2><strong>1) The longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II died, making Prince Charles the King&nbsp;</strong></h2>

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<p>The longest-reigning monarch in British history, Queen Elizabeth II, passed away in Balmoral on September 8 at the age of 96. After her passing on September 8, Prince Charles became King Charles III and succeeded her on the throne.</p>

<p>Charles, the first-born child of the queen and her late husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was the next in line to the throne from the time he was three years old. As a result, he is the most experienced and well-prepared successor to the throne in British history.</p>

<p>He is also the oldest king to ever ascend to the British throne at the age of 73. The next in line to the throne of the United Kingdom is Prince William, the eldest son of King Charles and former Duke of Cambridge.</p>

<h2><strong>2)&nbsp;Cristiano Ronaldo left Manchester United</strong></h2>

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<p>Following his explosive conversation with Piers Morgan on November 23, Cristiano Ronaldo departed Manchester United by mutual consent. The 37-year-old attacker and United came to an understanding to end his contract, according to a 67-word statement United released.</p>

<p>Ronaldo said he felt "betrayed" by the team in the TalkTV interview and that he had "no respect" for Erik ten Hag as manager. "When I missed pre-season because my kid was ill, Man Utd questioned my ability. If Arsenal wins the Premier League, that would make me delighted," he remarked.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>3)&nbsp;Found: a 48,500-year-old zombie virus</strong></h2>

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<p>After resurrecting a "zombie virus" that has been trapped beneath a frozen lake in Russia for a record 48,500 years, French scientists raised concerns about the possibility of yet another pandemic.</p>

<p>According to experts, irreversible permafrost thawing has already started in large regions, "releasing biological stuff frozen for up to a million years."</p>

<h2><strong>4) Elon Musk buys out Twitter</strong></h2>

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<p>The billionaire Elon Musk officially declared his desire to buy Twitter on April 14. He made a&nbsp;take-it-or-leave-it for Twitter of $44 billion (about Rs. 36,025 crore). The bid was first rejected by Twitter's board, which even included a "poison pill" clause in an effort to stop Musk from acquiring the firm forcibly. On April 25, Twitter's board had a change of heart and decided to accept the offer after all.&nbsp;Musk tweeted, "Yessss."</p>

<h2><strong>5) UK gets its first Indian-origin PM</strong></h2>

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<p>Rishi Sunak made history after becoming Britain’s first Indian-origin Prime Minister.&nbsp;Following Penny Mordaunt's resignation from the campaign, he was chosen without opposition as the next leader of the ruling Conservative Party.&nbsp;</p>

<h2>6) Taliban ban women from universities</h2>

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<p>Afghanistan's Taliban leaders&nbsp;imposed a permanent ban on women attending the country's universities this year,&nbsp;the ministry of higher education said in a letter issued to all government and private universities.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“You all are informed to implement the mentioned order of suspending education of females until further notice,” said the letter signed by the minister for higher education, Neda Mohammad Nadeem.</p>

<h2><strong>7)&nbsp;Europe's heat melted runways and railroad signals</strong></h2>

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Let's take a moment to look back on 2022 before heading on to 2023. This year has been an archetype for events that nobody saw coming. Millions received Covid jabs worldwide, while other regions saw extreme flooding and record-breaking heat.

Let's take a moment to look back on 2022 before heading on to 2023. This year has been an archetype for events that nobody saw coming. Millions received Covid jabs worldwide, while other regions saw extreme flooding and record-breaking heat. Some of these events were so powerful that they set the tone for our future discourse. Take a look at the top events of 2022 that no one expected. 1) The longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II died, making Prince Charles the King The longest-reigning monarch in British history, Queen Elizabeth II, passed away in Balmoral on September 8 at the age of 96. After her passing on September 8, Prince Charles became King Charles III and succeeded her on the throne. Charles, the first-born child of the queen and her late husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was the next in line to the throne from the time he was three years old. As a result, he is the most experienced and well-prepared successor to the throne in British history. He is also the oldest king to ever ascend to the British throne at the age of 73. The next in line to the throne of the United Kingdom is Prince William, the eldest son of King Charles and former Duke of Cambridge. 2) Cristiano Ronaldo left Manchester United Following his explosive conversation with Piers Morgan on November 23, Cristiano Ronaldo departed Manchester United by mutual consent. The 37-year-old attacker and United came to an understanding to end his contract, according to a 67-word statement United released. Ronaldo said he felt "betrayed" by the team in the TalkTV interview and that he had "no respect" for Erik ten Hag as manager. "When I missed pre-season because my kid was ill, Man Utd questioned my ability. If Arsenal wins the Premier League, that would make me delighted," he remarked. 3) Found: a 48,500-year-old zombie virus After resurrecting a "zombie virus" that has been trapped beneath a frozen lake in Russia for a record 48,500 years, French scientists raised concerns about the possibility of yet another pandemic. According to experts, irreversible permafrost thawing has already started in large regions, "releasing biological stuff frozen for up to a million years." 4) Elon Musk buys out Twitter The billionaire Elon Musk officially declared his desire to buy Twitter on April 14. He made a take-it-or-leave-it for Twitter of $44 billion (about Rs. 36,025 crore). The bid was first rejected by Twitter's board, which even included a "poison pill" clause in an effort to stop Musk from acquiring the firm forcibly. On April 25, Twitter's board had a change of heart and decided to accept the offer after all. Musk tweeted, "Yessss." 5) UK gets its first Indian-origin PM Rishi Sunak made history after becoming Britain’s first Indian-origin Prime Minister. Following Penny Mordaunt's resignation from the campaign, he was chosen without opposition as the next leader of the ruling Conservative Party. 6) Taliban ban women from universities Afghanistan's Taliban leaders imposed a permanent ban on women attending the country's universities this year, the ministry of higher education said in a letter issued to all government and private universities. “You all are informed to implement the mentioned order of suspending education of females until further notice,” said the letter signed by the minister for higher education, Neda Mohammad Nadeem. 7) Europe's heat melted runways and railroad signals 🔥 The East Coast Mainline has re-opened following a fire that spread to the track in Sandy, Bedfordshire - due to the extreme heat. 🌡️ ⚠️ Disruption is still to be expected throughout the day, so check before you travel - @nationalrailenq. ➡️ https://t.co/4wBwJJ7g6T pic.twitter.com/qQ1fj0f0NG — Network Rail (@networkrail) July 20, 2022 × In July, temperatures in sections of Europe that were experiencing a severe heatwave as a result of wildfires burning over Portugal, Spain, France, Greece, and Croatia suddenly rose drastically. In the midst of this, the UK started to experience sweltering temperatures that reached 40 degrees Celsius. As a result, incidences of public property melting were reported, which negatively impacted the inhabitants' everyday lives. WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

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