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Delhi authorities sprays water on roads

Delhi authorities sprays water on roads to control post-Diwali pollution.

In a video from Monday, the day after Diwali, an East Delhi Municipal Corporation vehicle can be seen sprinkling water as it moves along the roads of Laxmi Nagar. Early this month, the capital breathed its cleanest air in five years. But around October 10, air quality slipped back to the “poor” category.

PM Modi receives Goalkeepers Award

India will share learnings to improve global sanitation: PM Modi gets Goalkeepers Award.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dedicated the Global Goalkeepers Goals Award 2019 to the 130 crore people of India who partnered with government to meet the Swachh Bharat goal. The award was given to him by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for providing toilets and improved sanitation to dramatically improve the lives of at least 500,000 million people.

'no education' rule for obtaining driving license

‘No education’ rule to get license thrills auto drivers.

While amendments to the Motor Vehicles Act draw flak for the hefty penalties, auto drivers in the city are ecstatic that they no longer need minimum educational qualification to obtain a driving license (DL).

Vikram lander's landing site before and after Chandrayaan 2

Chandrayaan 2: Nasa To Share Before And After Images Of Vikram Lander’s Landing Site

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is currently analysing the communication data to figure out exactly what went on during the final descent phase of Chandrayaan 2’s Vikram lander on the lunar surface. At a distance of 2.1 km, ISRO mission control lost communication with the lander. It appears that Vikram crashed on the surface of the moon and efforts are being made to reinitiate contact with the lander.

First images of Earth captured by Chandrayaan 2, shared by ISRO

ISRO shares first set of images of Earth captured by Chandrayaan-2

Space agency ISRO on Sunday released the first set of pictures of the earth captured by Chandrayaan-2, the country’s second moon mission launched a fortnight ago.

Zomato App gets 1 star ratings

Zomato App gets 1-star ratings as backlash for ‘being biased against Hindus’

Food aggregator Zomato’s response after a customer cancelled his order over the delivery executive’s religion took the internet by storm Wednesday. But hours after winning hearts on social media, many people seem to have gone after the company, giving it poor ratings.

Mumbai-Pune Hyperloop Project

Mumbai-Pune Hyperloop ride in 35 minutes, moves closer to reality

Travel in Maharashtra between Pune and Mumbai, about 120 km, could come down to 35 minutes by 2026 if all goes well with the Hyperloop project proposed to connect the two cities. That is a step closer now, after the Maharashtra state cabinet approved the public-infrastructure status of the project on July 30, clearing the way for a bidding process to select the private companies to build the super-fast transit system.

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