NEW DELHI: Nearly 12% of spice samples tested by Indian authorities didn’t pass quality and safety checks and standards, based on data from the Right to Information Act. This news comes as several countries have taken steps due to contamination concerns with popular spice brands. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) tested […]
MADRID: Maria Branyas, who was considered the world’s oldest person at 117, has passed away, her family confirmed on Tuesday in Spain. The family shared the news through Branyas’ X account, stating, “Maria Branyas has left us. She has gone the way she wanted: in her sleep, at peace, and without pain.” Also read: China […]
NEW DELHI: India’s food safety authorities have launched a new project to address the rising issue of microplastic contamination in food. This initiative follows a report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), which highlighted the presence of microplastics in common food items like sugar and salt. The Food Safety and Standards Authority […]
BERLIN: A World Health Organisation official stressed on Tuesday that mpox, regardless of whether it is the new or old strain, is not the new COVID, as authorities know how to control its spread, as per agency reports. “We can and must tackle mpox together,” said Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, in a […]
Zoom customers can now choose webinars for 10K, 50K, 100K, 250K, 500K, and 1M attendee capacities. Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) announced the launch of its new single-use webinar offering, which can host up to one million attendees. In addition to its monthly and annual webinar subscription options, Zoom now offers a range of […]
The high-octane trailer of “Murshid”, the gangster saga, featuring Kay Kay Menon, Zakir Hussain and Tanuj Virwani, sets the stage for a gritty, intense journey through Mumbai’s underworld saga. Global, 20th August 2024: ZEE5Global, the world’s largest streaming platform for South Asian content, unveiled the explosive trailer of its upcoming original series ‘Murshid’ today. This gritty […]
Heman Bekele, an Ethiopian-born teen, has been named Time’s 2024 Kid of the Year for his groundbreaking work on a skin cancer soap, announced on August 15. “It’s amazing to think that my soap could one day directly impact someone’s life,” Heman shared with Time. “That’s why I started this project.” His soap aims to […]
Swiss technology firm FinalSpark has introduced a groundbreaking program allowing scientists to rent ‘biocomputers’ made from human brain cells for $500 a month. These biocomputers, named Neurospark, are designed to provide a more efficient and energy-saving alternative for training artificial intelligence (AI) models. FinalSpark claims that using human brain cells for AI training could be […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is currently imprisoned, has applied to become the next chancellor of the University of Oxford, his party announced. Khan, who served as prime minister from 2018 to 2022, is facing various charges including corruption and inciting violence, which he claims are politically motivated attempts to prevent him […]
Interstellar Lab, a small business comprised of team members from France, Texas, and Florida, took home the $750,000 grand prize for their food system, NUCLEUS, which uses a multi-pronged approach to growing and harvesting food outputs for astronauts on long-duration human space exploration missions. OHIO/USA: NASA has awarded $1.25 million to three U.S. teams in […]
NEW DELHI: India will celebrate its first National Space Day on 23rd August 2024, marking a significant achievement in space exploration. The day honours the success of Chandrayaan-3, India’s third lunar mission, which achieved a historic soft landing of the Vikram Lander on the Moon’s surface on 23rd August 2023. According to an Asian News […]
