Thursday, October 01, 2015

India to hold G20 Chair in 2018, Delhi may play host
CM suggests crowd-sourcing of ideas for new capital
Study to ascertain undersea volcano ends
Antrix to contest ICC ruling in court
‘Demonstrate technology used to mitigate impact of climate change’
Maharashtra imposes tax to tackle drought
Foundation stone laid for BEL’s new missile complex
Nepal’s growing divide
India, U.S., Japan say interests in Indo-Pacific converge
Scripting clean polls, via Aadhaar
Development and security
Russia’s Syria gambit
India climbs 16 places in WEF’s Global Competitiveness Index
INS Kochi commissioned

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

RBI move could make your loans cheaper

CEA also hails RBI decision

Ancient murals at Parthasarathy temple conserved

India to rank its higher centres of learning

Rafale deal faces many obstacles

Putin’s UN Syria show puts Moscow back on centre stage

‘Terror’ tag excludes Iran from UN summit

30,000 troops for UN peacekeeping

Empower, not weaken the CAG

Granted life, but never free

Pump-priming growth

Space observatory takes wing

Collectives help rural women ‘Lean In’

Common man alwa ys benefits from a rate cut

Centre launches Green Highways policy, aims at 6,000 km in first year

South Asia important geo-politically, not economically: CEA

Celebrating a century of Einstein's relativity

What is UNSC?

Evolution of super galaxies

Novel plan to protect wildlife

Stung by climate change

New genetic test speeds up Ebola diagnosis

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

NASA finds evidence of liquid water on Mars

Climate tops agenda

India seeks funds, technology to combat climate change

Pictorial warnings on tobacco products to get bigger

Seven MoUs exchanged

U.S., India sign $3-bn defence deal

Indigenously-made INS Kochi set to join the fleet tomorrow

23 foreign satellites lined up

With Astrosat launch, ISRO scales new heights

Supermoon may cause tidal flooding

Russia proposes global contact group to resolve Syrian crisis

More sops for start-ups coming

Putin’s grand strategy for West Asia

India an easy country to settle in for expats: Survey

Tokyo recommends five additional sports for 2020 Olympics

India to submit commitments on reducing emissions next week

Monday, September 28, 2015

Modi boots up ‘Digital India’ with high-profile Silicon Valley show
Whale protein could hold key to synthetic blood
Major security audit on the anvil in Kerala
‘Promote green credit’
How start-up economy hums
AI flight to connect IT hubs in India
Sri Lanka to build 65,000 homes for war-hit families
Ready for plan of action, Rouhani
Iraq to share intelligence on IS with Russia, Iran and Syria
Hemmed in by the safety net
For a win-win bilateral trade diplomacy
The challenge of skills and jobs
DoP seek Cabinet nod to set up Payments Bank
The clues to planet formation
Modi promises more transparent governance
Italy’s glaciers retreated by 40 per cent: WWF
Tsipras pledges to lead Greece out of crisis by 2019
Asian Development Bank doubles climate financing
The recycled-food project

Sunday, September 27, 2015

G4 leaders seek time-bound U.N. reforms
Call tripartite meet on Mahadayi, CM urges Modi
‘District courts have 10-year backlog’
Astronomy observatory all set for take off
CCMB’s new facility to be dedicated to nation soon
Smart formulation to fight fungal keratitis
Four satellites from U.S. too
Judicial system without lawyers favoured
11 selected for Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award
India to announce climate commitments on Gandhi Jayanti
Xi’s inner circle offers West cold shoulder
UN goals to end poverty in 15 years adopted
Foreign role in probes is not new to Sri Lanka
Stronger U.S. second quarter growth backs case for rate hike
Mending gender gap could add 60 % to India’s GDP by 2025: McKinsey
What is deflation and is it bad?

Saturday, September 26, 2015

Our march in step with U.N. vision: Modi
Govt. to build more bridges, roads in Naxal-affected States
Climate change on agenda for Obama meet
Signals point to better economic activity: CEA
Tidal waves likely to hit Kerala coast, says INCOIS
Northern districts of the State may also feel the impact
Chennai Declaration seeks official status for all languages
London’s Ambedkar house is finally India’s
Chinese gift of Mansarovar water enriches Shahi Snan
Tripura tribal parties oppose citizenship plan
Space tech awaiting smart city planners: ISRO chief
Tsipras pledges to end debt crisis by 2019
Sustainable future can’t be won without tackling poverty: Modi
Making friends, influencing Nepal
When India found a leader, but lost a statesman
Green power corridors improve solar projects’ outlook
First Indian to get Harry Messel award

Friday, September 25, 2015

Centre puts the brakes on JNNURM research projects, capacity-building
Govt. plans green road corridors
Centre banks on ISRO to curb illegal mining across States
New exploration policy soon
TN’s largest solar plant goes on stream
Colombia, FARC rebels to ink historic peace deal
Yazidis urge ICC to open probe into IS atrocities
Great power, greater responsibility
Restoring the law in courts
Revisit the sedition law
Puncturing wrong notions of the Northeast
An exporter of talent, India undergoing revolution: Pichai
Syria, Ebola failures highlight UN shortcomings
Bridging the digital divide

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Uphill task for Skill India mission
Biometrics a must for Schengen visa
MOM turns one, spurs Asian wannabes
Krishna and Penna will also be integrated, says A.P. Minister
‘It has lifted brand of India, ISRO’
Rajasthan decision on 68% reservation draws flak
India seeks Ireland’s support for U.N. Security Council seat
EU offers 1bn euros to UN
5.6m fingerprints stolen, says U.S.
Apply Panchsheel on Nepal
Create, but don’t destroy
Mistaking a scholar for a bureaucrat
The encryption debate
Putin’s plans for Syria
Rare meteorite to go on display
Children’s message on inclusion inspires U.N.
US to help provide skills training to 400 million Indians
U.S. supports India’s membership to MTCR

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Ahead of Modi’s U.S. visit, $3 bn defence deals cleared
CM seeks Singapore help to make AP a knowledge economy
Draft encryption policy dropped following outcry
NCW upset at obsolete medical test on rape victims, to approach Centre
Rajasthan Assembly passes new quota Bills
India, U.S. look at expanding horizons
UAVs help pinpoint Chinese transgression
‘Contractor raj’ still on in nutrition schemes
National Health Profile highlights poor doctor-patient ratio
West Bengal seeks GI tag for rasagolla
Defence deals cleared
Relatively low emigration from India
Understanding the monsoon
‘Mission 2022’ launched
UN goals to focus on quality education for children: Unicef

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

India has to homogenise liability law, says GE chief
Ahead of UN meet, India sends tough message to Pak., China
Encryption move sparks row
IIM-V launched
NASA building space shotgun to blast asteroids
GREECE Back to square one
Pak. may join anti-IS coalition
Iran adhering to safeguards: UN
For an inclusive humanities pedagogy
What Corbyn means for India’s Left
Preparing for the climate exiles
Constitution sans consensus
NTPC to start work at Jharkhand mine
India needs to do more on reforms front, says U.S.
China to check companies handling dangerous materials
Australia s Great Barrier Reef needs more care
India wants better relations with Pak, China
Tsipras storms to victory

Monday, September 21, 2015

Blackbuck reserve proposed in Chamarajanagar district
Tracking the path to Alzheimer’s Disease
Singapore most preferred by Indian tourists: survey
India, U.S. to team up at global level
India, Japan, U.S. plan to push ties to next level
EU struggles to cope with human tide
‘Not a celebratory moment for India’
Nepal adopts first democratic Constitution
Rekindling the disarmament momentum
Power Grid to link solar parks & ISTS
Government releases kharif crops production estimates
Federal Reserve’s inaction is big news
India's ranking slips further in Global Innovation Index 2015
Huh, bee stings and this year’s Ig Nobels

Sunday, September 20, 2015

No ecological harm: DVS
British wanted to ban INA song in last years of its rule
Kathmandu ignores Delhi’s concerns on Constitution
ISRO ready for one satellite launch every month: ISAC chief
ASEAN trade corridor could ease regional tensions
Greece heads for cliffhanger polls

Saturday, September 19, 2015

Bose documents bring no closure
Electricity for all houses by 2022: Modi
Evidence Act likely to be amended
Secrets of Soviet space prowess revealed to the West at last
Huh, bee stings and this year’s Ig Nobels
No more refugees, says Croatian PM
Myanmar’s e-revolution aids transparency, media control
Change in govt. prevented U.N. strictures, says Sirisena
Japan allows its military to fight abroad for first time since WW-II
U.S., Russia begin talks over Syria
The fine balance of hybrid courts
Fifty years and none the wiser
Environment favourable for policy action by RBI: Sinha
‘India an island of calm in ocean of turmoil’
Pluto resembles Earth!

Friday, September 18, 2015

Meat ban can't be imposed at will, says SC
Make in India campaign gets fashionable promotion in NY
SC stays operation of new Haryana panchayat law
The tiger finally reaches Kawal sanctuary
Geo-tagging to ensure better land management
Saudi diplomat issue casts shadow on Indo-Nepal ties
Testing times for students of enclaves
Fed leaves key interest rates unchanged, citing low inflation
Japan forces security bills through panel amid chaos
The way out of the economic tailspin
Mayors stumble on Smart City mission
Centre to hold mines auction on behalf of States
‘CAD to be about 1.5 % of GDP this fiscal’
Missing in the sea

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Sri Lankan war crimes horrific: U.N. report
Chief Minister completes Godavari-Krishna link
India, Cambodia sign two MoUs
50 days more of MGNREGS work for the drought-hit
Outdoor air pollution killed 0.65 million Indians in 2010: study
Obama’s Pivot to Asia shaping Xi Jinping’s upcoming U.S. visit
Nepal passes new charter
Wait for borderless travel set to end
Mass protests as Japan votes on security bills
Reform eludes UN Security Council
Time to reform the UNSC
PM lauded for making sanitation a national priority
Conflict depriving 2 mn children of education: Unicef

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

India reaches out, wants to upgrade ties with North Korea
Crowdsourcing to counter radical online posturing
G4 leaders plan summit
Swine flu: quick response lacking
Anti-tank guided missile test-fired
Modi, Ranil discuss U.N. rights report
Delta ryots question Karnataka claim
Pentagon cell to push India trade ties
Nepal set to unveil new Constitution
N. Korea restarts all n-bomb fuel plants
Small leap forward in child health
Fresh initiatives in Sri Lanka
It’s not the Chinese economy that’s in crisis
Exports drop by more than 20%
SEBI to conduct nation-wide investor survey
Rhone Glacier
Longest volcano chain found
Creature of Curiosity
India losing green cover faster than ever, warns study
Hasina wins UN environment award