Saturday, August 01, 2015

Centre to pump Rs. 70,000 cr. into PSU banks
No special category status, Centre tells AP
No special category status for Bihar: Centre
Enclaves still have nowhere people
Vaccine developed to fight Ebola
Two-thirds of rural households still use firewood for cooking
Russia, China to counter U.S.-led ‘Asia Pivot’
Indian scientists discover plant species of dinosaur age
Rocky exoplanet found

Friday, July 31, 2015

Desalination plants for Ramnad and Tuticorin
PM’s U.S. trip to have digital, diaspora focus
A robot in single-minded pursuit of picking things up
Censure motion notice against Sushma
Cong. rejects GST Bill draft
Enclaves get ready to celebrate
Beijing slams U.S. for militarising South China Sea
Iran not to allow inspectors from U.S.
Interpretive remedies in NJAC case
A basic right is in danger
Clearing roadblocks
An artificial protein making factory!
ICAR lab artificially breeds milkfish for first time in India
Indian origin couple invent Swiss Army jacket (With Images)
India population to outnumber China s in 2022: UN
Rs.7 crore sanctioned for wetland conservation

Thursday, July 30, 2015

Whistleblower, activist win Magsaysay Award
Kalyani group ties up with Rafael to make Spike missiles
Caste shadows migration patterns, says study
Tiger roars towards century mark
India under pressure to declare emission targets
Cabinet clears changes to GST Bill
Turkey nod for use of air base by U.S. against IS
In search of freedom
Clean energy sector adds 695 MW in Q1
NASA orbiter ready for Mars lander’s arrival in 2016

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Surface-to-air missile to be tested in Israel
India ignored as Pakistan takes charge of Afghan-Taliban talks
Rules in place for compulsory rural service
E-visa facility for Chinese tourists from tomorrow
Tripura: pension for transgenders launched
Animal sacrifice banned in Nepal festival
IT Ministry objects to authorisation of interception
Sowing the seeds of a disaster
Agrarian distress and suicides
Mangroves help protect against sea-level rise
China to expand oldest Buddhist temple
Stephen Hawking to answer your queries on alien life
India, China face exodus of millionaires: report

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Engaging the Taliban
India a source, destination, transit country for trafficking: U.S.report
‘Curative plea must be circulated among those who passed the verdict’
From missiles to coronary stents
RAW report had alerted PMO on resurgence of Sikh groups
New Constitution needed: TNA
Royal Bengal Tiger count falls rapidly
Beijing, Moscow enhance cooperation in S. China Sea
‘Secularism’ may not be part of the new Nepal Constitution
All eyes on Pluto
Terror at the border
Pacific reef growth can match rising sea: Study
Sunshine and smiles

Monday, July 27, 2015

A host of issues led to farm suicides: survey
SC should reconsider validity of death penalty, says ex-judge
Man-animal conflicts: Erode records maximum casualties
Iran reaches out to Arab nations
Pope signs up for World Youth Day
Winds of change in West Asia
Signals from gold prices
Moving to mainstream
A harvest by the sea
Mounting threat to Galapagos from ‘El Nino’
Arsenic study: What’s brewing?
A good initiative
Single Siberian migration peopled the Americas, DNA shows

Sunday, July 26, 2015

No joy in cities as safety, civic services fall short
Italy moves ITLOS in Marines case
UAE on a mission to seed clouds in summer
Mount Nalini, in honour of her Himalayan efforts
This Bolt runs on solar energy
Chinese investments, with strings attached
Tunisia passes tough anti-terrorism law
Britain lifts Iran travel warning

Saturday, July 25, 2015

NASA probe discovers bigger, older cousin to Earth
Megalithic burial site unearthed
Defence, aero PSUs reveal hurdles to ‘Make in India’
Control cricket betting, says SIT
Javadekar non-committal on air pollution-induced deaths
Sri Lankan Army says it has only ‘limited’ role in north
Britain must stay in EU, says Barack Obama
Give the RBI its independence
A subsidy and some questions
Cap on premature PF withdrawals likely
Scientists map deadly Nepal Earthquake of 2015
NGT’s directive to states
Study says Syria 'most dangerous' while Iceland 'most peaceful' globally
FSSAI drafts safety norms to regulate food, health supplements
Iceland protests five-nation fishing deal in Arctic

Friday, July 24, 2015

Govt. proposes to strip RBI chief of veto power on monetary policy

Will not allow Chinese military bases, Maldives assures India

SAARC satellite to cost Rs. 235 cr.

Creditors satisfied with second round of Greek reforms

First world agrarian distress

The Iran deal, a triumph for diplomacy

Constitutional conversations on Adivasi rights

Undervaluing privacy

Centre, RBI differ on debt management body

Doing away with animal testing

Expedition 44 astronauts reach ISS for Mars research

e-rickshaws to hit State roads soon

New tourist circuits planned

Greece clears final reform hurdle before new bailout talks

Thursday, July 23, 2015

RS panel backs majority of GST Bill proposals
Privacy not a right, Aadhaar legit: Centre
Jung wants explanation
Rural electrification scheme to be launched on Saturday
‘N-power output set to register huge increase’
‘No pressure from India on Port City project’
China has rigs close to disputed waters: Japan
An atonement gone too far?
NRIs can invest in NPS
Cabinet to take up gold monetisation scheme in few weeks
New steps to fight global warming
Antibiotics may double juvenile arthritis risk
Modern technology to read ancient scroll
Attempting to end six decades of fighting
Agri-based tech must for prosperity: Kalam

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

New Development Bank of BRICS opens in Shanghai
BRT corridor to be scrapped
Mangaluru keen on having INS Viraat berthed as naval museum
Scrapping Aadhaar will hurt welfare schemes: Centre tells SC
Govt. extends interest subvention scheme
BRICS bank to bolster Asian infrastructure funding
‘India, Japan and U.S. can shape China’s peaceful rise’
World mayors seek bold climate agreement
Historic fly-by
Crime and commensurate punishment
How fishes cope with climate change
World’s first green airport

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Investment protection pact in the offing
Cabinet clears plan to amend Lokayukta Act
U.N. backs IRAN deal
Rajya Sabha panel adopts report on GST
National policy to counter IS threat planned
BJP resets ties; Pranab, Modi to visit Israel
IPR policy draft focusses on stronger enforcement
India facing over 17 cases of international arbitration
Greek banks reopen, taxes rise
Japan’s security dilemma
Policy clarity on wind energy sought

Monday, July 20, 2015

Unit II of RTPS shuts down
Trial courts too liberal with death sentences
Israel offers to help clean Ganga
Temporary toilets force ‘indirect’ manual scavenging
LBA: Indian officials to attend meet in Dhaka
Centre yet to notify crucial FEMA amendments
Centre to release Rs. 400 cr. crop insurance
Merkel rules out debt relief
An unsound recommendation
Yes to multi-stakeholderism
What makes a carbon neutral city?
Space missions to look out for
India, Russia to jointly build 200 military choppers
Aegean Sea storing Carbon dioxide pools?

Sunday, July 19, 2015

UPA set manufacturing job growth record
Remains of old fort found in Goa
U.S., India to collaborate on second aircraft carrier
In a first, China to participate in Indian International Fleet Review
Indo-Pak hostility has affected SAARC: Karan Singh
A.P. plans to acquire INS Viraat
Village puts an end to age-old practice
Maharashtra records most farmer suicides
Experts bat for space law
BETTING ON ‘STRING OF PEARLS STRATEGY’

Saturday, July 18, 2015

GST: govt. firm on extra tax
Hampi’s Stone Chariot on Rs. 10 note
Iran’s envoy lauds Indian assistance
State submits Rs. 4,000 cr. worth proposals under Sagarmala
Deconstructing Ufa
Good old turmeric to fight diabetes
Kharif sowing of pulses, oilseeds picks up despite sluggish monsoon
Identity of CJI under statute likely to impact NJAC
Iran promises preferential treatment to Indian investors
Lawmakers back Merkel on talks
Ghani backs talks with Taliban
Talking tough with Pakistan
Stimulated economy, sluggish investments
The Greek let-down
Inflation getting under control, says C. Rangarajan
RBI inks pact with Sri Lanka’s Central Bank
Round-the-world solar plane suspends flight

Friday, July 17, 2015

High-level meet to decide on ESA notification today
Crude storage cavern receives second consignment
Sickle cell anaemia stalks Adivasis, says study
It buffers them from fatal malaria
Bill to scrap 295 obsolete laws approved
DoT’s Net neutrality panel offers a mixed bag
Expert group set up to classify caste data collected by survey
Japan passes security bills despite stiff opposition
Obama defends deal; Khamenei calls for scrutiny
Manipur’s dilemma
India, and the Taliban’s changing dynamics
39 MORE DRUGS COME UNDER PRICE CONTROL
RBI tightens norms for credit card billing
Jupiter s twin spotted
Largest peaceful gathering

Eid mubarak to all our friends 

Thursday, July 16, 2015

State pitches for online voting for NoRKs
Telangana first State to make IT parks differently abled-friendly
Ottappalam to have India’s first defence industrial park
SC asks govt. to review drug pricing policy
90% of enclave dwellers give choice of nation
Many measures recessionary, says FM
China eyes Silk Road projects with Iran
Right of States under question
Greek Parliament votes as IMF calls for debt relief
‘It ends manufactured crisis’
Showing spine at the WTO negotiations
Reality check on air quality
A pernicious law
Positive impact of lower oil price will be delayed due to counter-shocks, says IMF
RBI sets up panel on financial inclusion
A for immunity
Mission accomplished
Impact of hostile environment on children
India makes an impact in the U.S.

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Iran reaches historic nuclear deal
Stagger office hours to cut pollution: NGT
Trial delayed: Italian marines
After refit, Vikramaditya ready to join Navy
India welcomes Iran deal, wary of implications
27 nations working on quake warning system
Govt. clears Naval P-8Is and air defence guns for Army
Opposition to Greek bailout deal mounts
Japanese firms enter arms race after five decades
‘World headed for a generation free of AIDS’
SO2, CO prominent pollutants in Chennai
Pluto in spacecraft’s sight
Where is the caste data?
‘We have a strategic plus partnership now’
Ufa and civil-military relations in Pakistan
Space out fund-raising plans, PSU banks told
Big surge in FII inflows in 2014-15
Warming linked to rise in excess rainfall
Re-skilling can safeguard your career

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Two States united by the Godavari
A virtual date with Pluto
India, Tajikistan to intensify anti-terror cooperation
SAARC satellite launch likely in December 2016
Satellite-based navigation system launched
Liability law still clouds nuclear deal
Built on hype, deflated by reality
At Akodara, India’s first digital village
Stock markets gain on EU bail out plan for Greece
India’s steel imports surge 53 % in Q1 
The e-book reader revolution
New bailout deal sealed
India’s Nagal wins junior boys doubles Wimbledon title
Cosmic giants meet dwarfs
In 2 billion years, Earth might turn into a waterworld
Jaipur Literature Festival goes to the U.S.