An 11-year old boy Aima’az Ali Abro who hails from Karachi, attained a new Guinness World Record during an international competition. The record he holds was for ascertaining the highest number of nations i.e. 57 just by their outline in one minute. Ali views his Guinness World Record as a stepping stone to achieving more greatness and has set his eyes on one day winning the Nobel Prize.
Mercantile Pacific, Singapore, a leading mobile phone distribution company, has been appointed as the official regional distributor in Pakistan and Afghanistan by Apple. Mercantile, in order to expand its network has signed up with Airlink Communication. Due to the strict tax policies the prices will be a litter higher relatively but users will get a full Apple product experience, which was lacking in Pakistan.
Beloved Indian YouTuber Narayana Reddy, known as Grandpa and for his mega-sized outdoor cooking, has died at the age of 73. Reddy built an audience of more than 6 million subscribers on YouTube where he uploaded videos of himself and his grandchildren preparing vast meals for the local orphans and other underprivileged people living on the outskirts of Hyderabad, in southern Telangana state. His fans are extremely upset about the news and posted tributes on Twitter.
According to Maxime Efoui-Hess of French think tank the Shift Project, watching a half-hour Netflix show would lead to emissions of 1.6 kilograms of carbon dioxide that is equivalent to driving 3.9 miles (6.28 kilometres).Gary Cook of Greenpeace mentioned that as the video file size is increasing more energy is required to maintain a system that is ready to stream this video to your device at a moment’s notice.
Long working hours significantly help in development of alopecia which leads to baldness, according to a research conducted at Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine in Seoul, South Korea with 13,391 male participants. Maximum incidences of baldness were found in men who worked for a longer time as compared to others. Stress was found the most prominent culprit which triggers damage to hair follicles.
Boeing-made space plane touched down at Kennedy Space Center after 780 days in space, breaking its previous record of 717 days, 20 hours and 42 minutes. The number of expected days from the reusable aircraft were 240 but surprisingly it lasted three times more than expected. According to Randy Walden, Director, USAF Rapid Capabilities Office, the aircraft met all mission objectives. Due to secrecy as the Boeing made this record alongside the US Air Force, details on how the craft achieved this milestone are scarce.
A recent study has formulated a new method to detect and attack cancer cells with the help of technology usually used for solar power. According to the study, published in Scientific reports, significant improvement was seen in light-activated fluorescent dyes for disease analysis, image-guided surgery and site-specific tumour treatment. Prior to this, fluorescent dyes were primarily used in therapeutics and diagnostics only, not for treatment.
A student from Karachi University has created environment-friendly plastic from a marine plant. This type of plastic is edible and can be consumed without any harmful effect after mixing it with any fluid such as water.The only drawback of using it as shopping bags commercially is that it cannot hold high-temperature liquids like tea, because it dissolves in hot solutions. However, cold liquids like milk can be carried in these bags for short periods of time.
Hina Munawar, a mother of one-year old daughter becomes the first ever commanding officer in the 106 year old Frontier Constabulary history. The force that came into being in 1913 has never seen a woman Commanding Officer, however, Hina has registered her name in the history books. She is a great example of women empowerment and an inspiration for not only women but for those aiming to achieve their goals.
Modern day Tram service is to be built in Lahore based on the famous British era tram service. Punjab Transport Development has signed an agreement with CRSC International, a Chinese and Inkon Group of the Czech Republic in this regard. The project will be built in several stages, first stage will include up to 50 electric powered trams with a 35 km track on Canal road,Lahore.