Social network Facebook had said in an ambitious earlier-this-month announcement -- in commemoration of the company's 12th anniversary -- that it will reach 5 billion users by the year 2030. However, Facebook's plans having seemingly hit a major roadblock; in the form of recent issues with the company's Internet. org service in India.

As per the 2014 statistical report released by the World Health organization (WHO), about 1.2 million deaths were caused by AIDS globally whereas the deaths accounted 1.5 million with tuberculosis infection. Officials are surprised to see the results that tuberculosis deaths now outnumber the AIDS death, despite of the fact that tuberculosis is curable disease.

India's Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has said that the country will soon submit "comprehensive and balanced" Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) on reducing emissions during the next week.

Space research scientists in India are celebrating first anniversary of the Mars Orbiter spacecraft launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation or ISRO in the previous year.

India’s space scientists have said that the country’s hugely successful Mars Orbiter Mission will continue to operate for many years to come.

Environment experts have warned that the Air Quality Index (AQI) of Indian capital, Delhi has reached 'critical' level mainly due to the increased presence of dust and heat.

India’s premier space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation or ISRO has said that it is planning to test a reusable space shuttle during the month of August.

Ratan Kumar Sinha, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India and secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy,has said that India is applying for the associate membership of the CERN, which is the European Organisation for Nuclear Research.