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Life happens, Cocoa helps

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 Cocoa & its Origin  Cocoa Pod Cocoa was first developed as a crop in many ancient South American cultures , with the Aztecs and Mayans being the most well-known of these indigenous populations. Researchers have found evidence of cocoa-based food dating back several thousand years The Mayan civilization worshiped the cocoa tree and gave it the Latin name Cocoa which means “Food of the Gods.” It was used for many different purposes. The Mayans created a ritual beverage made from ground cocoa beans, vanilla beans and other spices. It was shared during betrothal and marriage ceremonies. Market Share of Natural Beverages  Tea leads the pack with a market share of USD 65 billion followed by Coffee 34.02 and Cocoa with a market share of $ 12.3 . The global cocoa and chocolate market is projected to grow from $48.29 billion in 2022 to $67.88 billion by 2029, at a CAGR of 4.98% . Europe dominated the market and its share stood at USD 19.5 Billion because of many chocolate producers and lar

Airports

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  Airports Today, the Aviation Industry is tackling numerous pressures and challenges due to COVID-19. Per a recent report published by the IATA (International Air Transport Association), the COVID-19 crisis will see airline passenger revenues drop by $314 billion in 2020, a 55% decline compared to 2019. While the industry is dealing with multiple pressures due to reduced revenues, airports and airlines are also faced with the task of building back passengers’ confidence in air travel and ensuring their safety to resume air travel. There are guidelines and SOPs laid down by governments and authorities like the IATA and MOCA for resuming domestic and international travel such as ensuring minimum social distance, enabling contactless methods for check-in and boarding, e-payments etc. The challenge for airports now is to implement these adapted operational concepts while reducing costs to combat this crisis. Most airports today are therefore making investments in technology solutions to e
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 Wireless Evolution & The Road Ahead. It started with discovery of radio waves which soon led to Telegraph and eventually to Mobile Telephony. The very first generation of Cellular network was introduced in the late 70s with fully implemented standards being established through out the 80s. The radio signals used were 1G and were analog . The second generation 2G digital cellular system followed 1G analog cellular system with a considerable number of advancements, as early as 90s 2G system employed the digital TDMA & CDMA which was incorporated by U.S  and China but Europe adopted GSM technologies which were than incorporated by India and in most of Asia  .The most widely used 2G ie GSM broadcasts data at 9.6 kbps and is used in 900 & 1800 MHZs, 2G was followed by 2.5G or edge due to ever increasing subscriber base which couldn’t be catered by existing technology, thus 2G augmented to 2.5G with the introduction of new nodes in the core networks that supported the packet dat

Dear Coffee I Love You

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“An old proverb says: “To an old man a cup of coffee is like the door post of an old house—it sustains and strengthens him.” Civilisation, as it has moved on , has produced only three important non-alcoholic beverages—the tea plant, the extract of the cocoa bean, and the extract of the coffee bean. Leaves and beans—these are the vegetable sources of the world’s favourite nonalcoholic table beverages. Of the two, the tea leaves lead in total amount consumed; the coffee beans are second; and the cocoa beans are a distant third, although advancing steadily.  Coffee is universal in its appeal. It has become recognised as a human necessity. It is no longer a luxury or an indulgence; it is an epithet of human energy and human efficiency. People love coffee because of its two-fold effect—the pleasurable sensation and the increased efficiency it produces. Coffee has an important place in the rational diet of all the civilised people of earth. It is a democratic & revolutionary beverage.