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HAL test flies light copter up to 6km altitude

HAL test flies light copter up to 6km altitude

10-12-2018  comments

Bengaluru (IANS): State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has test flown a prototype of its Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) up to 6km altitude, the defence behemoth said on Monday.

"The LUH has achieved a milestone of flying at 6km…

China launches lunar probe to study moon's far side

China launches lunar probe to study moon's far side

08-12-2018  comments

Beijing (IANS) China launched a lunar probe on Saturday which is expected to make the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon.

A Long March-3B rocket, carrying the Chang'e-4 probe including a lander and a rover, blasted…

China aims at detailed 3D map of human brain

China aims at detailed 3D map of human brain

06-12-2018  comments

Beijing (IANS): Chinese scientists are planning to draw the clearest yet three-dimensional map of the intricate neurons and blood vessels in the human brain.

Why do some brains discover the laws of universe, while others create soul-stirring…

Railways create history by converting diesel locomotive to electric traction

Railways create history by converting diesel locomotive to electric traction

06-12-2018  comments

New Delhi (IANS) Keeping with the Railways' mission of 100 percent electrification and de-carbonization, Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW), Varanasi, has converted a diesel locomotive to run on electric traction at almost twice the power,…

India's heaviest communication satellite put into orbit

India's heaviest communication satellite put into orbit

05-12-2018  comments

Chennai (IANS): India's heaviest and next generation communication satellite with high throughput GSAT-11 was put into orbit by Ariane-5 rocket of Arianespace from French Guiana on Wednesday, the Indian space agency and Arianespace said.

Weighing…

Now world's cheapest drinking water at 50p/l, claims NGO

Now world's cheapest drinking water at 50p/l, claims NGO

05-12-2018  comments

Santiniketan (West Bengal) (IANS) Population around Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore's Santiniketan will get the cheapest drinking water in the world at 50 paise per litre with the inauguration of an innovative project on Wednesday…

3-nation crew lands safely on ISS after Soyuz accident

3-nation crew lands safely on ISS after Soyuz accident

04-12-2018  comments

Washington (IANS) Barley two months after a Soyuz made an emergency landing, the Russian spacecraft has safely brought one astronaut each from the US and Canada and a cosmonaut from Russia, to the International Space Station (ISS).

Details of 100 mn users stolen in massive Quora data breach

Details of 100 mn users stolen in massive Quora data breach

04-12-2018  comments

San Francisco (IANS) Personal information of over 100 million Quora users including their name, email address and encrypted passwords have been compromised, the California-based popular question-and-answer platform said.

"Questions…

WhatsApp launches TV campaign in India to fight fake news

WhatsApp launches TV campaign in India to fight fake news

03-12-2018  comments

New Delhi (IANS) Facing flak for the misuse of its platform, WhatsApp on Monday launched its first-ever TV campaign in India as part of its efforts to address the challenge of misinformation and pernicious rumours.

The popular messaging…

New drug offers hope for diabetes-related blindness

New drug offers hope for diabetes-related blindness

01-12-2018  comments

Sydney, Dec 1 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, Australian scientists have developed a new drug that offers treatment for people suffering from diabetic retinopathy -- the main cause of blindness from diabetes.

The debilitating disease…

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