Coinciding with India’s move to launch an International Solar Alliance of over 100 sunshine-rich countries, the world’s top industrialists including Bill Gates, Mukesh Ambani, Ratan Tata and Jack Ma will on Monday announce the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, an international group of 28 investors to bring companies that have the potential to deliver affordable, reliable and…
According to the video, the drone could fly for up to 15 miles (24km) and deliver a parcel within 30 minutes of the order being placed. There was no indication of when it might be used by the retail giant. The firm was given permission to test delivery drones in the US earlier this year….
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…
Pink leather and bright lights. The colour and the concept are creating a stir in cricket circles on the eve of the sport’s first day-night test match. Australia will host New Zealand at the Adelaide Oval in a match which starts Friday afternoon and is set to span five days and nights. It’s a real…
‘This is due to a combination of a strong El Niũo and human-induced global warming’. This year is set to be the hottest on record and 2016 could be even hotter due to the current El Niũo weather pattern, the U.N. weather agency said on Wednesday. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said global average surface…
Authorities near Chennai have sent back rain-affected families from a relief centre so that the school that was turned into a shelter can reopen, the families claim. Latha Vijayan, a domestic help is back to knee deep sewage contaminated waters back home at Varadarajapuram. Last week floods inundated her home and she had to take…
CHENNAI: GAIL (India) Ltd would use drones and satellite imagery to map and monitor its pipeline network while expanding its Sahyogi (partner) scheme to detect/prevent encroachment and terror attack threats, a senior official said. “In 10-15 days, we will issue a tender for drones to monitor our 200-km long pipeline in Madhya Pradesh’s Chambal area,”…
