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US President Joe Biden has halted the construction of the much-publicised 'border wall' between the United States and Mexico. However, an alternative 'Smart wall' has been proposed to replace the physical and armed patrolling with advanced surveillance technology.Smart Wall may solve border security issues without a physical barrier using sensors, radars and other surveillance technologies to detect and track border break-ins.In 2019, the Trump Administration declared a national emergency to fund the construction of a border wall along the US-Mexico Border, citing invasion of drugs and criminals from Mexico. What is Smart Wall? At present, there's no single definition for the 'Smart Wall', however, the wall will use technologies such as scanners, sensors and radars to prevent illicit entry, smuggling and other border threats. The wall will create a technological barrier-- too high to climb over, too wide to go around and too deep to burrow under. With the he

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There’s a popular story that is now recounted among sommeliers of heritage brews in India. In the 13th century, Rana Hammir Chauhan of Ranthambhore found himself wanting in the bedroom, thanks to his 11 wives. A saint came to his rescue, giving him the recipe for a concoction that would endow him with the vitality of a hundred steeds. The recipe for the grand aphrodisiac is still safe with the Mahansar royal family: a royal secret.  Man Singh of Kanota’s royal family claims that their wildly popular heritage brew— Chandra Haas — It has miraculous properties too. the blend, concocted for the first time in 1863 by their jagirdars, features close to 80 herbs, including saffron, rose, white sandalwood, safed musli (indian spider plant), nutmeg and anise. Man Singh compares its revitalising and disease-combating powers to the asura-vanquishing blade of vishnu’s khadag. “Iss mein sabhi rogon ko kaatne ki kshamta hai... [it’s capable of curing all ailments.] The recipe clearly mentions that