France in midst of 4th heatwave amid historic drought

France was in the midst of its fourth heat wave of the year Monday as the country faces what the government warned is its worst drought on record. National weather agency Meteo France said the heat wave began in the south and is expected to spread across the country and last until the weekend. Overall, the southern…

Last Supermoon of 2022 to rise in skies. It’s named after the largest fish

While humans continue to look up to the Moon, a celestial view is set to dazzle as the last supermoon of the year takes to the skies. Named after the largest fish found in North America, the Sturgeon Moon will rise on August 12 and appear bigger than usual as it comes closer to the planet. The supermoon will be visible…

58% of infectious diseases made worse by climate change, study finds

As the world continues to reel under the impact of Covid-19 and several countries battle the outbreak of Monkeypox, a new report paints a grim picture of the connection between climate change and infectious diseases. Researchers have found that 58 per cent of known human infectious diseases have been worsened by one or…

Fire in Google data centre brings Google Search down for minutes

Google’s data centre caught fire in the United States, due to which the company faced a global outage earlier today. A few reports suggest that three employees were severely injured in the incident. One of them got severe burns on the left arm and thigh. A worker has a lower torso injury and another employee has…

Motorola launches Moto G32 with 50MP quad rear cameras for Rs 13,000

Motorola brings yet another budget smartphone to the Indian market. The new smartphone is dubbed the Moto G32. The smartphone comes in a single model with 4GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage for a price of Rs 12,999. Motorola has also announced a discount offer in partnership with Flipkart and HDFC. Motorola is…

Karnataka study shows eggs in mid-day meals help children’s growth

In Karnataka providing  eggs as part of mid day meals  has had a positive output. The study was conducted over 4500 students in two districts. There was a “clear evidence of significant improvement” with girls in Class 8 gaining up to 71% more weight than their peers who were not served eggs.  The study reveals…

China using military drills as ‘excuse’ to prepare for invasion: Taiwan’s foreign minister

Taiwan’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that China was using the military drills it launched in protest against US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit as an excuse to prepare for an invasion of the self-ruled island. Joseph Wu told a press conference in Taipei that Taiwan, which is claimed by China as its…