If you’ve always dreamed of living the life of an astronaut, here’s your chance. NASA announced they will be accepting applications for its astronaut program between December 14 and mid-February. Earlier in 2015, NASA said it plans to land astronauts on Mars cost-effectively by 2039. “This next group of American space explorers will inspire the…
Residents of the German city of Hamburg have voted against hosting the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Hamburg was one of five cities left in the running, alongside Rome, Paris, Budapest and Los Angeles. But 51.6% of residents of the city voted no in a referendum on Sunday. The No camp argued that money earmarked…
An injectable vaccine to prevent re-emergence of polio was launched today by the government and it will be administered in addition to polio drops to double the protection from the deadly virus, which has chances of coming back. The Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) will be introduced in the routine immunisation programme of the government to…
In a country where women often have to walk miles to find and collect drinking water for their families, the WaterMaker project to produce water from thin air is no less than magical. It is, in the words of one grateful recipient, “khuda ka paani.” What is the first thing that comes to mind when…
