<p>Scripps National Spelling Bee 2022 has a new champion. The contest has been won by a teenager of Indian origin, Harini Logan. The 14-year-old girl, who belongs to San Antonio, Texas, has scripted history after the contest went into the first-ever lightning-round tiebreaker, media reports said. The spell-off tiebreaker is held at the judges' discretion when there is no clear winner even after multiple rounds. In the 90-second lightning round, Logan spelled 21 words correctly. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>The second place was taken by 7th grader Vikram Raju. He spelled 15 words correctly in the tiebreaker. Vikram, who is 12 years old, is eligible to participate in Scripps National Spelling Bee for one more year. &nbsp;</p>

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<p>The 14-year-old winner of the spelling competition will also get more than $50,000 in cash and prizes. Not just this, her name will also get featured at the Scripps Cup, which is the official championship trophy of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. &nbsp;</p>

<p>The eighth-grader Logan was also eliminated from the competition once and&nbsp;then reinstated. Harini seems to be one of the best-known spellers entering the bee. She had also become a crowd favourite for her positivity. &nbsp;</p>

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Scripps National Spelling Bee 2022 has a new champion. The contest has been won by a teenager of Indian origin, Harini Logan. The 14-year-old girl, who belongs to San Antonio, Texas, has scripted history after the contest went into the first-ever lightning-round tiebreaker, media reports said.

Scripps National Spelling Bee 2022 has a new champion. The contest has been won by a teenager of Indian origin, Harini Logan. The 14-year-old girl, who belongs to San Antonio, Texas, has scripted history after the contest went into the first-ever lightning-round tiebreaker, media reports said. The spell-off tiebreaker is held at the judges' discretion when there is no clear winner even after multiple rounds. In the 90-second lightning round, Logan spelled 21 words correctly. The second place was taken by 7th grader Vikram Raju. He spelled 15 words correctly in the tiebreaker. Vikram, who is 12 years old, is eligible to participate in Scripps National Spelling Bee for one more year. WATCH WION LIVE HERE The 14-year-old winner of the spelling competition will also get more than $50,000 in cash and prizes. Not just this, her name will also get featured at the Scripps Cup, which is the official championship trophy of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The eighth-grader Logan was also eliminated from the competition once and then reinstated. Harini seems to be one of the best-known spellers entering the bee. She had also become a crowd favourite for her positivity. (With inputs from agencies) You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. ×

Proud moment: In first-ever tiebreaker, Indian American Harini Logan wins Scripps National Spelling Bee 2022

<p>Every day is special. But it also does have a past too. Well, April 24 has an interesting one. &nbsp;</p>

<p>On April 24, 2005, which is 17&nbsp;years ago, the first-ever video was uploaded on YouTube. &nbsp;</p>

<p>The platform has since become huge and is consumed by millions of people around the world. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>The 18-second video, which was titled "Me at the zoo", was posted by Jawed Karim, co-founder, YouTube. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p>This clip, which is the only video on Karim's channel till now, has got over 227,986,052 views. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>On playing it, one can see the young face of Karim. In the video, he says, "Alright. So here we are, in front of the elephants. The cool thing about these guys is that they have really, really, really long, um, trunks. And that's, that's cool." &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Karim ends by saying, "And that's pretty much all there is to say." And not like the people today say, "Subscribe to my channel!" or "Like, rate, comment!" &nbsp;</p>

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<p>Later, Karim and other co-founders sold the platform for $1.65 billion to Google. &nbsp;</p>

<p>YouTube has said that billion of users visit the platform every month and over one billion hours of content is viewed daily. This journey, however, began with Karim. &nbsp;</p>

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Every day is special. But it also does have a past too. Well, April 24 has an interesting one. On April 24, 2005, which is 17 years ago, the first-ever video was uploaded on YouTube.

Every day is special. But it also does have a past too. Well, April 24 has an interesting one. On April 24, 2005, which is 17 years ago, the first-ever video was uploaded on YouTube. The platform has since become huge and is consumed by millions of people around the world. The 18-second video, which was titled "Me at the zoo", was posted by Jawed Karim, co-founder, YouTube. Also Read: Leaked! Elon Musk confronts Bill Gates on shorting Tesla stock, mocks him This clip, which is the only video on Karim's channel till now, has got over 227,986,052 views. On playing it, one can see the young face of Karim. In the video, he says, "Alright. So here we are, in front of the elephants. The cool thing about these guys is that they have really, really, really long, um, trunks. And that's, that's cool." × Karim ends by saying, "And that's pretty much all there is to say." And not like the people today say, "Subscribe to my channel!" or "Like, rate, comment!" Watch: Billionaire Elon Musk has lined up $46.5 billion to buy Twitter Later, Karim and other co-founders sold the platform for $1.65 billion to Google. YouTube has said that billion of users visit the platform every month and over one billion hours of content is viewed daily. This journey, however, began with Karim. (With inputs from agencies)

"Me at the zoo": On April 24, 2005, first-ever video uploaded on YouTube   

<p>The offshore wind energy test facility, which is being set up by India's National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) in Tamil Nadu's Dhanushkodi, is regarded as the first such project in the Asia-Pacific region. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Funded by the Government of India, this project is expected to come up in two years and will involve the setting up of two wind turbines of over 8MW (megawatt) capacity, in order to perform studies and collect data on the feasibility of large-scale projects of this kind. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Such facilities are required to test turbines for specific Indian conditions, as against European conditions, where most tests are conducted by default. Notably, wind turbines from Europe don’t perform at their optimum in India, given the difference in conditions.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“We will be setting up an offshore wind energy test bed and research centre at Dhanushkodi (a narrow strip of land in Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram District). We have got 75 acres of land allotted for the project. Generally, turbines are tested only in Europe and their wind profile is different. Testing here in Indian conditions will give us confidence to re-design the turbines for best performance in Indian conditions. In Europe, the average windspeed is around 10 meters per second, whereas it is around 7.5-9m/s in India,” Dr Balaraman Kannan, Director General, NIWE, elaborated to WION.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asia-Pacific's first-ever Offshore Wind energy test facility to come up in 2yrs, at this narrow strip of land Dhanushkodi, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TamilNadu?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TamilNadu</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/India?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#India</a> : Dir Gen, <a href="https://twitter.com/niwe_chennai?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@niwe_chennai</a> told me<br />
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<p>Being built at a total cost of Rs 3500 million, bids for the two turbines (to be installed at the test facility) will be soon issued to original equipment manufacturers. The relevant agencies are considering turbines that can each generate anywhere between 8-12 MW. With a coastline that spans 7,500 km and immense energy requirements, India has great potential to develop offshore and near shore wind energy projects.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Notably, the Government of India has made a commitment at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) to combat climate change and global warming, by setting itself a target of 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030. Of this 500 GW, wind alone comprises 140 GW. However, industry body Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA) feels that much more can be done to ramp up wind energy projects in India and to utilize the capacity and expertise of the Indian wind Power industry.&nbsp;</p>

<p>According to Tulsi Tanti, Chairman, IWTMA, the wind energy capacity addition during 2022-23 is expected to be about 1,500-1,600 MW and the next year it will be about 2,000-2,500 MW. Last fiscal, the total wind power capacity that was added in the country was about 883 MW. However, the generation capacity addition is very low as compared to the industry’s turbine manufacturing capacity of 10,000 MW per annum. The industry body also said that India's wind energy sector has achieved 80 percent indigenisation, in line with the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'(self-reliant India) initiative. They also added that Tamil Nadu(which is regarded as pioneer of Wind energy in India) has an offshore wind power generation potential of 35GW and that wind power installations can come up both nearshore and offshore.&nbsp;</p>

<p>'Windergy India 2022’, a mega wind energy trade fair is to be held in Delhi between April 27 and 29 and is meant to enhance the wind energy eco-system by facilitating quicker migration to clean energy. The event will witness the participation of Government Officials from India, Denmark and industry representatives.&nbsp;</p>


The offshore wind energy test facility, which is being set up by India's National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) in Tamil Nadu's Dhanushkodi, is regarded as the first such project in the Asia-Pacific region.

The offshore wind energy test facility, which is being set up by India's National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) in Tamil Nadu's Dhanushkodi, is regarded as the first such project in the Asia-Pacific region. Funded by the Government of India, this project is expected to come up in two years and will involve the setting up of two wind turbines of over 8MW (megawatt) capacity, in order to perform studies and collect data on the feasibility of large-scale projects of this kind. Such facilities are required to test turbines for specific Indian conditions, as against European conditions, where most tests are conducted by default. Notably, wind turbines from Europe don’t perform at their optimum in India, given the difference in conditions. “We will be setting up an offshore wind energy test bed and research centre at Dhanushkodi (a narrow strip of land in Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram District). We have got 75 acres of land allotted for the project. Generally, turbines are tested only in Europe and their wind profile is different. Testing here in Indian conditions will give us confidence to re-design the turbines for best performance in Indian conditions. In Europe, the average windspeed is around 10 meters per second, whereas it is around 7.5-9m/s in India,” Dr Balaraman Kannan, Director General, NIWE, elaborated to WION. Asia-Pacific's first-ever Offshore Wind energy test facility to come up in 2yrs, at this narrow strip of land Dhanushkodi, #TamilNadu #India : Dir Gen, @niwe_chennai told me Costing Rs350cr, the 75acre facility will have 2 turbines of 8GW capacity each,enabling advanced R&D,tests pic.twitter.com/ruIK2WmEB2 — Sidharth.M.P (@sdhrthmp) April 7, 2022 × Being built at a total cost of Rs 3500 million, bids for the two turbines (to be installed at the test facility) will be soon issued to original equipment manufacturers. The relevant agencies are considering turbines that can each generate anywhere between 8-12 MW. With a coastline that spans 7,500 km and immense energy requirements, India has great potential to develop offshore and near shore wind energy projects. Notably, the Government of India has made a commitment at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) to combat climate change and global warming, by setting itself a target of 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030. Of this 500 GW, wind alone comprises 140 GW. However, industry body Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA) feels that much more can be done to ramp up wind energy projects in India and to utilize the capacity and expertise of the Indian wind Power industry. According to Tulsi Tanti, Chairman, IWTMA, the wind energy capacity addition during 2022-23 is expected to be about 1,500-1,600 MW and the next year it will be about 2,000-2,500 MW. Last fiscal, the total wind power capacity that was added in the country was about 883 MW. However, the generation capacity addition is very low as compared to the industry’s turbine manufacturing capacity of 10,000 MW per annum. The industry body also said that India's wind energy sector has achieved 80 percent indigenisation, in line with the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'(self-reliant India) initiative. They also added that Tamil Nadu(which is regarded as pioneer of Wind energy in India) has an offshore wind power generation potential of 35GW and that wind power installations can come up both nearshore and offshore. 'Windergy India 2022’, a mega wind energy trade fair is to be held in Delhi between April 27 and 29 and is meant to enhance the wind energy eco-system by facilitating quicker migration to clean energy. The event will witness the participation of Government Officials from India, Denmark and industry representatives.

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<p>The first-ever yoga festival was organised on Bay La Sun Beach in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Saturday. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Around 1,000 yoga practitioners from the country participated at the event, which was organised by the Saudi Yoga Committee. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The event, which was held at Juman Park on the shores of King Abdullah Economic City, witnessed huge participation from young girls and women. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Numerous yoga enthusiasts and practitioners gathered to practice yoga and watch special performances of the sport with famous trainers in the kingdom. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Many workshops and activities were organised by the yoga halls and centers, who offered services to attend and train people on yoga exercises, competition and meditation in the open air. &nbsp;</p>

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<p>In an interview with Al-Arabiya.net, Saudi Yoga Committee’s chief Nouf bint Muhammad Al-Maroui said, “The passion of this sport was the reason for its spread in various parts of the kingdom two decades ago.” &nbsp;</p>

<p>There seems to be a large base for amateurs and yoga practitioners in the kingdom. It has reached tens of thousands of practitioners and trainers in the country. Yoga has flourished in the kingdom after the Ministry of Sports launched a licence for such gyms. &nbsp;</p>

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The first-ever yoga festival was organised on Bay La Sun Beach in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Around 1,000 yoga practitioners from the country participated at the event, which was organised by the Saudi Yoga Committee.

The first-ever yoga festival was organised on Bay La Sun Beach in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Around 1,000 yoga practitioners from the country participated at the event, which was organised by the Saudi Yoga Committee. Also Read: Oman defence ministry's secretary general, air and navy chief to visit India to strengthen ties The event, which was held at Juman Park on the shores of King Abdullah Economic City, witnessed huge participation from young girls and women. Numerous yoga enthusiasts and practitioners gathered to practice yoga and watch special performances of the sport with famous trainers in the kingdom. The 1st Yoga Festival in Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 by @yoga_ksa in @kaec_saudi today a big number of people participated in the event. We reached our capacity today 🙏🏼💚🤸🏻‍♂️ https://t.co/8Ue7v5O2ql — Nouf Almarwaai نوف المروعي 🇸🇦 (@NoufMarwaai) January 29, 2022 × Many workshops and activities were organised by the yoga halls and centers, who offered services to attend and train people on yoga exercises, competition and meditation in the open air. Also Read: PM Modi hails 'special friendship' with Israel on 30th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic ties In an interview with Al-Arabiya.net, Saudi Yoga Committee’s chief Nouf bint Muhammad Al-Maroui said, “The passion of this sport was the reason for its spread in various parts of the kingdom two decades ago.” There seems to be a large base for amateurs and yoga practitioners in the kingdom. It has reached tens of thousands of practitioners and trainers in the country. Yoga has flourished in the kingdom after the Ministry of Sports launched a licence for such gyms. (With inputs from agencies)

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