On the theory that a driver who knows when a red light will turn green is more relaxed and aware, vehicle manufacturer Audi is unveiling this week in Las Vegas a technology that enables vehicles to “read” traffic signals ahead and tell the motorist how long the wait will be.
Continue reading Car company offering red light-reading vehicles in Las Vegas
Thirty Kendriya Vidyalayas are among the around 250 schools selected for NITI Ayog’s ‘Atal Tinkering Labs’ (ATL) scheme which aims to groom one million children in the country as modern innovators.
The Ministry of Women and Child Development has released Standard Operating Procedures or SOPs for missing children, three years after the Supreme Court directed the Centre to develop them.
Continue reading Women and Child Development Ministry releases SOPs for missing
A Japanese city has introduced a novel way to keep track of senior citizens with dementia who are prone to getting lost — tagging their fingers and toes with scan-able barcodes.
Continue reading Lost and found: Japan tags dementia sufferers with barcodes
A British-Dutch company planning to install a community of humans on Mars admitted on Wednesday that it’s project will be delayed by several years.
Continue reading Mars One puts back planned colonisation of Red Planet
The UAE, which was founded 45 years ago, preceded warnings of environmental experts on repercussions of the climate change, global warming and pollution in all its forms, by taming the desert and cultivating green spaces as well as protecting water and animal resources, Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, has said.
Continue reading UAE preempted climate change warnings by taming the desert
The Martyrs’ Families’ Affairs Office at the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi has announced that Wahat Al Karama, a memorial site created to honour the UAE’s martyrs, would be officially open to visitors from today.
Continue reading UAE martyrs’ memorial Wahat Al Karama opens today
A heartwarming story of a worker in Saudi Arabia is making headlines in the region – in a classic case of social media rallying for a good cause and making an impact. Continue reading Worker mocked for staring at gold showered with gold set, gifts
Five people were injured in four pile-up traffic accidents involving 26 vehicles on the Ras Al Khaimah roads due to the dense fog in the early morning of Tuesday. Continue reading Fog leads to 26-vehicle pile-up in Ras Al Khaimah
Gold prices have now erased 10 months of gains after posting their biggest monthly drop in more than three years, with Donald Trump’s election to the US presidency only exacerbating a cocktail of negatives for the metal. Continue reading Gold price at 10-month low; will it fall further?
