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Battlegrounds Mobile India, the Indian version of PUBG Mobile, has crossed 20 million pre-registrations in the country in just over two weeks. The game went up for pre-registrations for Android users on May 18 after being announced early last month. Battlegrounds Mobile India is the Indian avatar of PUBG Mobile that was banned in the country back in September last year along with 117 other apps. The game is essentially the same as PUBG Mobile but with some tweaks made for the Indian audience.Krafton, the South Korean…

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Xiaomi has announced through its Mi TV India Twitter account that in just over two years, 4 million Mi TVs have been shipped in the country. Mi TV models have made a mark for themselves in the Indian market with their budget friendly pricing and impressive specifications. Building on its popularity in the smartphone market where Xiaomi follows the same formula, the company roped in a significant fan base which has now led them to the 4 million mark.The Twitter post, along with making the announcement, thanks the customers…

Tell us about Westland’s journey from Amazon to Pratilipi. Why did the association with Amazon end, and how did Pratilipi come into the picture?Amazon’s decision to shut down its publishing interests in India is what brought Pratilipi into the picture. They moved quickly in their expression of interest and we were excited to become part of them. They’re India’s biggest digital publishers with a huge, growing readership and they’re invested in connecting writers to readers in several Indian languages, which is something…

Although it looks like someone mixed up the DNA for a deer and a fox, South America’s native maned wolf is neither. In fact, the animal isn’t even a part of the family that it is named after. Instead, the maned wolf is scientifically known as Chrysocyon brachyurus, a name that suggests it rests in a class of its own. Now, this unique creature’s existence is being threatened thanks to ongoing urbanization, as well as the use of its body parts in traditional medicine. Meet the deer-like maned wolf…

Stranger Things 4 has become only the second Netflix series after 2021's Korean survival-thriller Squid Game, which clocked in 1.65 billion hours in its first 28 days, to hit a billion hours of viewing time. The nine-episode fourth season of the sci-fi horror series Stranger Things has been viewed for 1.15 billion hours since the seven-part first instalment, dubbed “Volume 1”, dropped on the streaming platform on May 27. Of these, 301 million hours came just this past weekend courtesy of the two-part super-sized Volume 2,…

Perovskite is poised to become a major material for solar cells, but before then it needs to overcome a major durability issue. Engineers at Princeton have unveiled a new perovskite solar cell design that tests suggest could last as long as 30 years of real-world use.Silicon has been the go-to material for solar cells for decades, but in the last 15 years or so perovskites have been quickly catching up. They’re approaching the efficiency of silicon but are cheaper to make, lighter and more flexible.The problem, however,…

Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL), the country’s largest automotive manufacturer, is about to launch the newest generation of its highly popular sub-compact SUV Brezza. And just before the debut of the new model, the company has went on and revealed the total sales of the Brezza so far. MSIL stated that it has sold over 7.5 lakh Brezza’s over the course of six years from the day of its launch. It added that currently, Brezza which is one of top sellers in its segment still receives over 10,000 sales per month for the…

MIT researchers have created a tissue model that allows them model drug delivery to brain tumors. Tumor cells (green) are surrounded by endothelial cells (purple). Credit: Cynthia Hajal and Roger D. Kamm (MIT), edited by Chris StraehlaTested using a new brain tissue model, the tiny particles may be able to deliver chemotherapy drugs for glioblastoma, a fast-growing and aggressive type of cancer.Currently, there are very few good treatment options for glioblastoma, an aggressive type of brain cancer with a high fatality…

Tesla does not have any further plans to enter the Indian market. However, around the world, Tesla is very successful and probably one of the best when it comes to electric cars. We have seen  Tesla cars doing some weird stuff. Here, we have a video in which we can see Tesla Model Y crossing a flooded road while a BMW 3 Series is stuck. Apparently one car is better than the other. pic.twitter.com/hchtKy3jQD — Ray4Tesla⚡️🚘☀️🔋 (@ray4tesla) June 15, 2022 This is not the first time that we have seen such incident. We have…