Lenskart to hire over 2,000 employees to meet expansion goal by 2022
Lenskart- an Indian optician prescription eyewear retail chain, has announced plans to recruit over 2,000 people by 2022 as it focuses on expanding its business reach in India as well as overseas. Ac....
Lockheed Martin’s LINUSS Cubesats to service satellites in orbit
Lockheed Martin- a U.S.-based aerospace company has reportedly announced plans to launch two CubeSats during the latter half of 2021 in a bid to showcase how small satellites can be used to service ot....
Mercedes-Benz, DSEU partner to offer automotive mechatronics course
The program will tutor students to cater to innovative industry demands. Over 660 students have pursued the course since its inception. Luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz India has reportedly signed a....
IPCC study warns of extreme rainfall and strong heatwaves in India
The United Nations (UN) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released its long-awaited scientific assessment on how human-caused emissions are causing fundamental planetary changes to ....
UK to invest £4Mn to run fibre optic cables via water pipelines
The UK government has reportedly announced a £4 million funding to support projects that will test the use of fibre optic internet cables passing via water pipes to connect hard-to-reach houses ....
Swiggy joins forces with Reliance BP Mobility to push EV adoption
Swiggy, India’s leading online food ordering and delivery platform, has inked a partnership with Reliance BP Mobility Limited or RBML - a JV between Reliance Industries and British energy major ....
Hyundai debuts Mocean Electric Vehicle subscription service in the UK
The subscription service would be available for Hyundai BEV, PHEV, and hybrid cars, and will cost around £339 (~$471) per month for a 24-month duration South Korean automotive giant, Hyundai ha....
Nokia & TWM complete world’s first 5G carrier aggregation trial
Nokia and Taiwan Mobile (TWM) have established the world's first NRCA (New Radio Carrier Aggregation) by merging spectrum in the 700MHz and 3500MHz bands. The trial in a 5G standalone (SA) network....
Indian Oil Corp looking to sell some petrol pumps to boost revenue
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the country’s largest oil firm, is eyeing to offer around 32,300 petrol pumps to a joint venture company with Malaysian government-owned Petronas to monetize its ex....
NASA launches Boeing’s CST-100 starliner spacecraft to ISS
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has revealed the launch of its Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) second mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Notably, the novel OFT....
San Diego's water desalination initiatives to be aided by federal funds
Desalination projects in San Diego can get large funding under a bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Mike Levin. According to Mr. Levin, the Desalination Development Act would fund $260 million over five yea....
UK could witness hotter summers due to climate change: Report
According to the International Journal of Climatologys annual "State of the UK Climate" report, 2020 was the fifth wettest and third hottest year on record, courting back to the 19th century....