Friday, January 01, 2016

Multi-sector priorities in Naidu’s plan
NDC to be scrapped, NITI Aayog council likely to get its powers
Erica, ‘most intelligent’ android, leads Japan’s robot revolution
North Pole temperatures rise up due to heat wave
‘Interlinking Godavari, Krishna my most satisfying exercise’
Location too matters for growth
Nepal’s Oli rings Modi after deal with China
$50-mn loan to fund education of minorities
Call drop compensation comes into effect today
Beijing’s race for the Eurasian heartland
The diplomacy of business
This year, don’t speed dial the Army
Green norms proposal may shut units: Textile Ministry
RBI asks banks to open more branches in rural areas
Saving the Blue Amazon
India hits the I bn mark

Thursday, December 31, 2015

Centre pushing to revive NATGRID, looking for CEO
Centre counts on Big Data to grow biotechnology
Iranian banks to open in India
Indo-Israel anti-aircraft missile test-fired
18 States agree to revoke ‘no detention policy’ in RTE
Has the world reached its multilateral moment?
A welcome’s hopeful afterglow
Is the economy sick?
Good sense on LPG subsidy
Government’s clean fuel drive in reverse gear
Global growth to be disappointing in 2016: IMF
Cabinet clears amended textile scheme
Free Basics versus net neutrality
Focus on skills, clean energy and social security

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Foreign funds plan share in India’s infrastructure corpus
Govt. to notify Euro V & VI norms soon
Seaweed capsules may do away with insulin injections
8 years on, hope for tribals hit by Lendi irrigation project
Navy to test Barak-8 missile
Hirakud dam base scanned to assess cracks
Iran moves closer to nuclear deal ‘Implementation Day’
Nothing free or basic about it
Crony connectivity, and Internet for us
Secure the Line of Commerce with Pakistan
2015: Reforms, a retreat and resurgence for banks
Government pitches for global north-south corridor
Reusable launch vehicle trial in 2016
Can we solve one of the greatest mysteries of human journey?

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

LPG subsidy linked to income

Cars are not the biggest polluters in Delhi

A.P. signs MoU with Microsoft

Utilising evaporating water to generate power

Seed bank will be key to food security: experts

Ramakrishna Mission-UNESCO establish ‘official ties’

‘Manual scavenging continues’

Afghan peace talks may resume next month: Report

Bangladesh battles new tide of militancy

Free run for the rent-seekers

Letting startups scale up

Panel refuses ‘Swiss Challenge’; wants changes in corruption law

Protect our traditional food, says Alaska’s Inuit

India pumps desert oil

Monday, December 28, 2015

IT sector worried; India to take up visa fee with U.S.
He set rigorous standards for diagnosis of mental disorders
Russia is main defence partner again
Sweden’s remarkable tilt towards a cashless future
China officially ends one-child policy
Tamil council to push for constitutional safeguards
The map of neighbourly outreach
Green shoots of a possibility
Record highs predicted for bitcoin in 2016 as new supply halves
China to cut tariffs for solar, wind power
Asian infrastructure bank to start early 2016
Chinese rover discovers new volcanic rock on the Moon
Specialised fuel for deep space missions created
Valley freezes as Chillai Kalan tightens grip over Kashmir

Sunday, December 27, 2015

Cochin Shipyard to develop high-speed Ro-Pax vessels
New polymer could purify water in seconds
2016 set to lift ISRO towards heavy missions
Jipmer launches Intra Uterine Insemination facility
Red flags over Turkey-China weapons deal
Hopeful of peace talks on Jan.25: UN
Proposal forcefully tabled: Madhesis
Neuroscience and the juvenile legislation
World Bank may review India’s GDP forecast

Saturday, December 26, 2015

Bt cotton crop worth Rs. 300 crore destroyed in Raichur: experts
12th Century monument regains its grandeur
End of golden age in scholarship on modern India
Olive Ridleys find new haven in East Godavari
Astra missile proves anti-jamming capability
Okinawa countersues Japan govt.
AIIB formally established
Continental shifts, fault lines
2015, the year of indie invasion
Green norms may sound death knell for domestic textile industry
IRDAI plans changes in trade credit norms
Eventful year for Indian hockey
India, Russia sign 16 agreements
Modi inaugurates Afghan Parliament building
The little-known story of African royalty in India

Friday, December 25, 2015

Russian defence choppers to be ‘made in India’
Tripura, Meghalaya to get six more border markets
‘New Indians’ battle cold, food insecurity
Telangana is second State to set up Zoroastrian jury
Ensure wetlands are not reclassified: High Court
Sharif’s Sri Lanka visit to see signing of 10 pacts
After Paris, promises to keep
Liveable Cities Mission is what we need
Cess proceeds in a black hole
Judicial overreaction
Obama to host ASEAN leaders next year

Thursday, December 24, 2015

e-tourist visa gaining patronage
NASA suspends 2016 launch of key Mars mission
Indian American professor wins top honour for research on tumours
New type of moon rock discovered
Rural development, farm spending rises by 10%
‘Seychelles committed to Indian naval base’
Rebooted with U.S. help
An opportunity missed at Nairobi
Indian startup grows human liver in lab
Cancer drug: Natco, Celgene settle case
ONGC to spend Rs.3,500 cr on drawing methane
Russia remains our principal partner: Modi

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Sensing public mood, Rajya Sabha clears Juvenile Justice Bill
From 2017, thermal plants have to go clean
1,671 projects got security clearance in 2015
CAG audit finds irregularities in implementation of health scheme
Madhesis reject govt. proposal
Zhengzhou emerges a major hub along the New Silk Road
1 million migrants reached Europe in 2015
Misdiagnosis of the Rajya Sabha malfunction
Government says it protected India’s interests at WTO talks
India is the fastest growing economy
Loss of monkeys, birds ups carbon emission
How sea spray affects cloud formation
Resolve issues bilaterally, US asks India, Pak

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

PMO sets ambitious paperless target

NDRF seeks air wing for faster response

Nairobi declaration: experts feel let down for farm sector

Haryana mulls making Class XII mandatory for municipal polls

India, Russia likely to sign deal for 4 stealth frigates

India welcomes, Madhesis reject Kathmandu package

Researchers gain insight into human intelligence

Riddles in the Syria road map

Failing the test of gender

WTO ‘talkathon’ on social media soon

India joins select club to build LNG ships

Monday, December 21, 2015

Maharashtra reports highest ever farmer suicides in 2015
Black holes could grow as large as 50 billion Suns: study
Sri Lanka eager to share ‘Make in India’ avenues
Democrats unite against Trump
NC, Madhesis agree to resolve crisis
Big questions for our generation
Government to respond to WTO’s ‘Nairobi package’ in Parliament
BSE-listed companies spend $1 billion on CSR
Breakthrough of 2015
China accuses US of serious military provocation

Sunday, December 20, 2015


Life exploded on Earth after oxygen rise over 100 million years
Evidence of Buddhist monastery found
‘Malabar’ exercise should not upset peace: China
UN Security Council agrees on Syria plan
The assault on our bodies
Government to push for bankruptcy law in 3 days
India rues WTO Nairobi outcome skirting DohaEconomy may touch $5 trillion in a decade: Sinha
Maximum design for minimum disease

Saturday, December 19, 2015


Genome of the Asian elephant sequenced for the first time in India
A boost to global drive for stricter anti-tobacco laws
Obama’s Syria strategy under attack
Ukraine not to repay Russia debt
Govt. lowers growth outlook, stresses supply-side reforms
Stalemate continues at WTO meet in Nairobi
India pledges $500,000 to UN rapid response fund
Curiosity spots loads of silica on Mars

Friday, December 18, 2015


Nairobi deadlocked over draft deal on agriculture
Federal Reserve hikes rates, Indian stocks gain
Hubble spots first ever supernova explosion
UN resolution to curb Islamic State revenue flows
Sri Lanka to convert its Parliament to ‘Constitutional Assembly’ next year
Fed’s liftoff ends uncertainty
Be afraid, disasters are waiting to happen
PPP projects worth Rs. 50,000 crore lined up for ports

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Pichai pitches Project Loon for connectivity
Crucial brain chemical made from human stem cells
Physicists find hint of mysterious new particle
Drones to map high-altitude glaciers
ISRO launches 6 Singapore satellites
Rural landholding almost halved over 20 years
$1.5-bn WB loan for Swachh Bharat
India, Bangladesh begin land survey
Govt. to resort to executive route
The strange love for nuclear energy
In Delhi, just waiting to inhale

Wednesday, December 16, 2015


WTO chief calls for a Paris-style deal
India Business Card for SAARC trade
Farmers urge Centre to implement Forest Rights Act
Nobel laureate bats for GM crops
In China, India and Pak. differ on terror
Kazakhstan key in China’s connectivity initiative
Saudi Arabia forms anti-terror bloc
A climate more congenial to India
Splendid decade, but miles to go
Government ready to roll out GST beginning January next year
Earth’s tilt affects climate change
Tensions test US-Thai relations as strategic talks resume
UNESCO nod for Vienna's horses, Korean kimchi-making
China wants to replace millions of workers with robots

Tuesday, December 15, 2015


India wants WTO to discuss farm subsidies of the rich
Relocation plan for displaced slum dwellers in the offing
HAL should work with private sector: Parrikar
New rules mandate undertaking by NGOs
India-Pak. ties will help region: U.S.
‘Inequality pulls back India’
Japan asteroid probe enters target orbit
India ranks 3rd in Asia when it comes to ransomware attacks
Beijing-Moscow bonhomie the focus of SCO meet
‘Ganga cleaning drive cosmetic’
India, Japan chart Asia’s peaceful rise
At Paris, something for everyone
A postscript on the NJAC
A historic step

Monday, December 14, 2015

Paris pact will secure earth for future, says Obama as world leaders hail deal
Vast desert sun farm to help light up Morocco
How violence affects children s mental health
ISRO gears up for PSLV C-29 launch
Paris deal may bind India on emissions data
Surveillance, an anti-pollution weapon
Hope on climate & a long road ahead
Leading technology trends for 2016
U.S. civil society groups back India’s stand at WTO
India rejects rich world’s attempt to create divisions
Traders, industrialists lobby for early rollout of GST

Sunday, December 13, 2015

Historic Paris climate pact puts world on green path
Defence ties reset as Japan joins Malabar naval exercises
TAPI is a dream come true for India: Ansari
Rising sea levels make days longer, says study
Tata to make parts for Sukhoi Superjet
Climate change actions must respect rights, equity: Paris pact
Voter insecurities feed rise of rightwing, populist politicians
Invest in our girls
Biggest 2016 risk may be the one just behind us: oil
India’s fight for farmers, food security at WTO gets U.N. experts’ backing
Defining Make in India
Latest FDI reforms could hit Make in India

Saturday, December 12, 2015

U.S. bowed to Indian pressure
Paris climate pact talks go down to the wire
NASA plans to exit space station
When rocket tech touches daily life
Response to UDAY scheme from States positive: Centre
Russia keen on guarantee pact for defence projects
Illiberal law, roll it back
Industrial output climbs to 5-year high
Reviving old Indo-Japan ties
New Delhi on top 10 global cities ‘on the rise’ list
Myanmar launches first Unesco biosphere reserve
North, S.Korea hold high-level talks meant to ease animosity
Green panel’s move to cut pollution

Friday, December 11, 2015

Supreme Court upholds Haryana panchayat law
Kerala to be declared first digital State
Anti-dengue vaccine brings hope
T.N. capital tops the list in emissions
Chennai paid the price for loss of wetlands and open spaces: study
India, U.S. narrow down differences
Global NGOs want road map to 1.5 degrees C, not just a target
Why EU will continue to press India, China for 5-year review
‘Earmarking flood buffer zones vital’
Beijing emerges as a bridge builder
The nationalist in the NRI
India-Pakistan talks: the view from Rawalpindi
India rejects ‘artificial deadlines’ for WTO deal
ISRO to launch six Singaporean satellites on December 16