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• The inflatable airbag helmet was developed by three final year mechanical engineering students at IIT Roorkee - Rajvardhan Singh, Sarang Nagwanshi and Mohit Siddha. To be noticed: • The airbag helmet reduces the impact on the head by up to 4 times • The final production version of the helmet could cost up to Rs. 2,000 • The airbag inflatable helmet is made of kevlar

Ramveer Tanwar, 26, quit his job with a multinational company to revive small ponds. He has saved ten ponds in the past five years. The mechanical engineer is creating water awareness in villages to fight the problem of water scarcity. Creating awareness about conservation became Mr Tanwar's focus after watching water wastage since childhood in the area he lived.  "I completed my B.Tech in 2014 and did my M.Tech in 2016. During student days, I started creating awareness regarding sustainable use of water. In big cities, people have to pay about 20 rupees for a liter of drinking water but in the village people were wasting hundreds of liters of water just because they were getting it for free. I was shocked to calculate the cost of water being wasted so I started sanitising villages by making door to door campaign," Mr Tanwar said

A biker who was flagged down by the Madivala traffic police left the two-wheeler with them after coming to know that there were 77 violation cases against the vehicle and he has to pay Rs 42,500 penalty to get vehicle back. Police said that Arun Kumar was stopped near Madivala police station on Friday morning for not wearing a helmet and having a defective number plate on the vehicle. When the police generated the cases, it was found there were 75 cases of traffic violations, apart from two for Friday’s violations. “The cases were pending for two years. Most of the violations were for jumping traffic signals and triple riding. Hence, he was asked to pay Rs 42,500 as penalty. He said that the value of the two-wheeler was less than Rs 30,000 and he will not pay the penalty,” the police said. Following his refusal to pay the penalty, the police seized the vehicle. 

Of all things that you can spot in the sky, the moon is certainly not among the rarest of the celestial lot. Come tomorrow, though, and the moon is going to be more interesting than usual. On Saturday, October 31, we will witness the second full moon of the month – an occurrence that happens only once in a while. To make things even more interesting, it so appears that the second full moon is also our first global full moon in a long, long time – 76 years, to be precise. This means that tomorrow’s full moon shall be visible from almost every part of Earth, although some unfortunate regions will still miss out on it. While India is not particularly big on Halloween, folklore in the West has even more reason to celebrate – this is the first Halloween full moon in close to eight decades. While typical Halloween folklore has always counted the night of Halloween as one with a full moon up in the skies, it so happens that this depiction is more ingrained in popular culture, rath...

When TVS Motor India acquired Norton Motorcycle, it was presumed that they will be restructuring the iconic British brand to get it out of the mess it found itself in. The Hosur based two-wheeler giant now has big plans to get Norton back on track after it went through a not so good phase. And what better way to do this than introducing new products? That’s exactly what seems to be happening with Norton as the iconic British brand has filed for trademarks to get hold of six new names. The names filed in the trademark applications are taken from Norton’s illustrious history, and include ‘Norton Electra’, ‘Norton Fastback’, ‘Norton Navigator’, ‘Norton Nomad’, ‘Norton Ranger’ and ‘Combat’.  Norton was Founded by James Lansdowne Norton, in Birmingham, in 1898, Norton Motorcycles is among the most popular British motorcycle brands of all time and is one of the most emotive marques today. Since the 20th century, Norton Motorcycles is renowned for their classic mod...

In partnership with MG Motor India and Tata Power have inaugurated the first Superfast Charging EV station in Nagpur. The MG ZS EV can be charged up to 80% in 50 minutes at the facility. We previously reported that MG Motor India and Tata Power partnered up for deploying 50kW DC superfast charging stations in India. Now they have inaugurated the first Superfast Charging EV station in Nagpur. The public EV charging station is available to all vehicles compatible with CCS/ CHAdeMO fast-charging standards and is in line with MG’s commitment to provide a 5-way charging ecosystem. The MG ZS EV can be charged up to 80% in 50 minutes at the facility. ON FURTHER Other charging options with the MG ZS, India’s first pure electric internet SUV – include – free-of-cost AC fast-charger installation at the customer’s home/office, extended charging network, a cable to charge anywhere and charge-on-the-go with RSA (Roadside Assistance). OTHER STATIONS MG Motor India has a total of 10 Super...

The flying car  :The vehicle suitably named Air Car is reportedly the latest version of a flying car developed by Slovakian firm KleinVision. •  car that can transform itself into an airplane in three minutes flew 1,500 feet in the air over Slovakia as part of a test flight and the video of it is making the rounds of the internet. •  The video of the test flight shows the vehicle transforming into a plane on a runway and then taking off for the test flight.                  ( https://youtu.be/QAnIjwwzupI ) •  According to the developers, the car is suitable for self-driven journeys or as a commercial taxi service. •  The fifth generation flying car designed by Professor Stefan Klein completed two 1500′ AGL flights at Piestany airport in Slovakia this week. The model safely achieved two full airport patterns, including two takeoffs and landings,” an official release said. The statement said that the two-seat model weig...