In 1941, Henry Ford introduced an experimental soybean car that used plant-based plastic body panels and challenged the future of steel automobiles |
Long before “bio-based materials” entered the lexicon of the car industry, Henry Ford was trying to answer a different question. Could farms supply more than food? Could fields also provide the raw materials for manufacturing? That idea reached its most unusual expression in the summer of 1941, when Ford unveiled an experimental vehicle with a…
Why putting newspaper under your car mats during the rainy season can help keep the carpet dry |
A few sheets of old newspaper can have a surprisingly practical use in the car, especially during the rainy season. Placed beneath the floor mats, newspaper can help deal with one of the most common problems that drivers face during wet weather that is moisture. Water, mud, and dampness often enter the car through the…
Japan break Indian hearts as PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda and Tanvi Sharma lose in Asian Games quarterfinal | Asian Games 2026 News
India’s PV Sindhu (ANI Photo) India’s women’s badminton team bowed out of the Asian Games after Japan secured a 3-1 victory in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, with the singles players unable to match the impact of the country’s World Championships bronze-winning doubles pair Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand.India were handed a difficult start when two-time…
India edge Thailand in thriller to reach Asian Games women’s team TT quarterfinals | Asian Games 2026 News
India overcame a major scare before defeating Thailand 3-2 in a dramatic women’s team table tennis Round of 16 encounter at the Asian Games 2026 on Tuesday. Sreeja Akula held her nerve in the deciding match to send India into the quarterfinals, where they will face North Korea.The tie could hardly have started worse for…
Imran’s party demands CEC resignation over ‘poll rigging’
ISLAMABAD: Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan‘s party on Tuesday demanded chief election commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja’s immediate resignation for failing to hold “free and fair” elections after allegations of massive poll rigging emerged.The 71-year-old’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party said that the CEC had “no right to stay in the position for a single…
Pakistan inflation slows to 23.1% yr/yr in Feb, lowest since mid-2022
KARACHI: Pakistan’s consumer price index for February was up 23.1% from the same month last year, marking the slowest rate of annual inflation since June 2022, data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics showed on Friday. The country has been struggling with soaring inflation, which last May hit an all-time high of 38% on an…
Pak SC, HC judges receive threat letters with toxic powder
(Representational image- ANI) ISLAMABAD: Pakistani police reported Wednesday that a day after letters containing a powdery substance and threatening messages were delivered to all judges of Islamabad high court, similar letters were received by four judges of Lahore HC and five of Supreme Court, including Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa.According to the FIR, the letters…
Two policemen killed in suicide blast in Pak’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | World News
Two policemen killed in suicide blast in Pak’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa PESHAWAR: At least two policemen, including a sub-inspector, were killed and three others injured in a suicide blast in northwest Pakistan‘s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday night, an official said. SSP Masood Bangash said the suicide bomber attacked a police mobile van near the cattle market…
If India uses water as weapon, Pakistan is ready to fight, says Bilawal
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (Image credit: ANI) Former Pakistan foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari issued a blunt warning Monday to India over its unilateral suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), saying Pakistan would not hesitate to respond if its water rights were violated. Speaking during the budget session of National Assembly, the Pakistan Peoples Party…