Monday, February 01, 2016

U.S. plans re-merger of India, Pak. desks
Second warmest Jan. in 46 years
NASA, India join hands for astrobiology mission
Amendment to Juvenile Justice law challenged
Centre to give Rs. 148 crore to NLSA
LGBT group hopes for Sec 377 abolition
Greece resists its role as European Union’s gatekeeper
Russia encouraging Provinces to develop ties with India
Deepening the French connection
Push for IMF reform
Government may ask central bank to consider roads as a priority sector
IISc’s invention powers up nanoelectronics industry
Genetically modified monkeys to help scientists study autism

Sunday, January 31, 2016

Mahadayi: Centre says it can’t intervene

Open to framing law on euthanasia, says Centre

Socio-economic status affects food choices

In a first, all-woman naval team to go around the world under sail

‘Knowledge gap blocking universal health coverage’

Marshall Islands to sue India, Pak. over nukes

Russia warned of airspace violation

‘Not paying bribes in India is a competitive disadvantage’

European Union positive on free trade talks with India, says Dambois

Green revelations

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Yadadri project gets green signal

Govt. constitutes special cell on Zika virus

An exercise to reduce neonatal deaths

Some fungi undaunted by Mars-like atmosphere

WHO unit to focus on achieving universal health coverage

The basics for free speech

Giving cities the smart edge

The trouble with spectrum pricing

GDP expanded 7.2 % last year, slower than estimated

Ancient Babylon had a flair for astronomy

World's largest floating solar farm

Timeline of a troubled nation

Obama creates cancer moonshot task force

Friday, January 29, 2016

Centre hand-picks 20 smart cities for first phase of plan
‘Intuitive’ computer has a go at mind game, wins hands-down
For this planet, a year is a million Earth years
IMF reforms: India, China, Brazil get more voting rights
Negotiating with the Taliban
China’s long game in West Asia
The power to centralise
We should be careful about how we measure GDP: Rajan

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Govt. moves to regulate cab aggregators
Zika virus spreads
Indian-origin doctors, scientist win honours
Konkan mega projects decried
Modi to review performance of Ministries every month
Denmark the least corrupt country, India at 76th position
China to draft nuclear safety law
The stained steel frame
After Paris, keep the heat on
CERT-In signs cyber security pacts with 3 nations
Centre clears new financing model for highway projects
Canada to lift Iran sanctions

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Genetics throws light on genesis of caste system
Pranab gives assent to Central rule in Arunachal Pradesh
Ocean warming underestimated
India sets an example in subsidised TB diagnosis
Annual, quarterly job reports to replace once-in-5-year surveys
‘Need safeguards against majoritarianism’
A ringside view of the proposed GST
Consolidating ties with France
India is our closest partner, no change in policy: Maldives
African economies shaken by slowdown in China
Centre mulls coastal economic zones to boost manufacturing

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Pranab seeks clarification on Arunachal

India, France set to expand space partnership

As govt. presses for labour reforms, trade unions reunite

China moves to deepen its footprint in Iran

Discrimination on the campus

After the Delhi experiment

A debate beyond ‘clicktivism’

‘French cos may invest $10 bn in India over next 5 years’

Government makes it easier to set up companies, do business

Government mulls Shome panel suggestions on tax administration

Monday, January 25, 2016

Central norms, State law in a mismatch
Blizzard buries eastern United States
Cabinet clears Central rule in Arunachal
2016 will be a year of eclipses
New method to make biofuels cheaply
Modi, Hollande to take up defence, space and nuclear cooperation
Madhesis reject changes to Constitution
Public investment: for a new normal
Sobering reflection from Davos
Digital payments set to take off this year: TRAI chief
Flexible norms to make gold scheme glitter
Space junk: not just an environmental threat

Sunday, January 24, 2016

Action plan soon for textile sector: Union Minister
Sundarbans buzzes with discovery of solitary bee
Sri Lanka urged to ensure higher women’s presence in Parliament
Birth defects spark panic in Latin America
India drinks and smokes less now
Houston, do we have a new planet?
Central government may increase the outlay for industrial corridors
Govt. mobilises 900 kg of gold under monetisation scheme

Saturday, January 23, 2016

WEF offers to team up with State
‘India, France can gain by sharing strategies against terrorism’
By UGC norms, expulsion is discrimination
Sri Lanka tops South Asia in human development
Think like the neighbour
The unmet health challenge
Parliamentary panel to study work progress on industrial corridors
India to buy more crude oil from Nigeria
Air quality worsened after end of odd-even scheme: study

Friday, January 22, 2016

India sets agenda for Foreign Secretary talks with Pakistan

SSA to develop ‘model’ schools

Wearable technology: expensive, nerdish and ending up in the junk drawer

Food Security Act to cover all States by April

Collegium moves to fill vacancies in High Courts

India may cease to be ‘pharmacy of the world’

Pakistan’s nuke warheads aimed at deterring India: U.S. report

Ninety seven per cent of retail transactions still cash-based, says USAID report

400 railway stations to get airport-like facilities

International Solar Alliance set to be operational in 6 months

New bird species discovered in India

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Child stunting declines, but still high, data show
‘Good evidence’ for 9th planet in solar system
Child sex ratio dips further
Extinct crustacean caught prey with its eyes
ISRO puts fifth GPS satellite in orbit
Delays disappointing, Indian policy needs to change: Iran
Facebook-TRAI tussle over Free Basics escalates
‘2015 was Earth’s hottest in modern times, by far’
13th Amendment back in the limelight in Sri Lanka
The hidden wealth of nations
The case for going universal
Dealing with the slowdown
Stand at Nairobi WTO meet wins Cabinet backing
Commerce ministry backs measures to boost SEZs
Cabinet approves new power tariff policy

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Major Swiss companies offer to invest in State

First flower in space is giant leap for zero-gravity gardening

Photonics for faster communication

Fewer children dying in infancy, says survey

The Lancet turns spotlight on ending preventable stillbirths

Dispute over Opposition’s role imperils Syria peace talks

Libyan factions form unity govt.

China’s 6.9 per cent growth calms global market nerves

Oceans will have more plastic than fish: WEF report

Could AI solve the world’s biggest problems?

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Modi likely to unveil Mission Kakatiya pylon
Researchers identify water ice on Comet 67P
India silent on lifting of sanctions against Iran
India, EU hold stock-taking meet on outstanding issues on FTA
Countdown begins for PSLV-C31 launch
Longer tenure for RAW chiefs sought
AIIB signals structural alignment of Europe and Asia
A tale of two economists
Increase in renewable energy use to boost global GDP by $1.3 trillion
Weak infrastructure, vulnerability to inflation constraining India’s growth
Ganga pollution: NGT raps Centre, UP Govt.
World Bank embraces zoo in India!

Monday, January 18, 2016


U.S. lifts sanctions on Iran
Cheaper oil, more trade opportunities for India
India may ease visa norms for China
Scientists use ‘mini force fields’ to control microbots
Green vegetable intake can cut glaucoma risk
A standing example of conservation architecture
A new prescription for peace from India
Panel to revisit national policy on farmers
Making the brain transparent
Turkey’s failed double game
Air India changes stand on 5/20 rule to allow private airlines to fly abroad
Flex fuel policy of government to curb pollution worries automakers
Evidence for expansion
Direct emission from cars down by 30 40 percent during odd even days: CSE
Most luminous supernova discovered
N. Korea demands peace treaty for halting nuke tests

Sunday, January 17, 2016

PM unveils liberal start-up ecosystem

Field fossil museum to come up at Varanavasi

Import of pulses inevitable this year too, says Paswan

‘Naval exercises will strengthen ties’

Farooq, Mirwaiz for continuation of Indo-Pak talks

Opening of AIIB part of global financial revamp

Anuradha Roy wins DSC Prize

Engineering life, one gene at a time

A unified front against cancer

The future isn’t private

World Bank to help create fund to develop railways

Solar power generation capacity crosses 5,000 MW-mark

Creating cohesion out of fragmentation

Govt launches 'Start up India'
SpaceX success launches space startups to new heights
Fiscal deficit in November at 87 per cent of Budget Estimate
China steps up efforts to stabilise yuan
NASA’s solar-powered Jupiter probe sets new distance record
In a first, CFTRI sends a food item for clinical trial
Sikkim becomes India’s first organic state
500-strong women troops commissioned into ITBP
India, Japan conduct joint exercise ‘Sahyog-Kaijin’ off Chennai coast

Friday, January 15, 2016

Startup mission envisages incubators, parks
Indian engineers, scientists in U.S. nearing one million
Largest canyon hidden under the Antarctic
Fund crunch has hit research in 32 institutions: ICMR chief
Bio-diesel will power locos
U.S. pumps in $8 million to map drug-resistant infections in India
WHO declares end to Ebola epidemic
Stagflation risk ahead
Government to hold talks with WIPO
The endangered manatee
Time, not money, brings happiness: study
Aadhar ID hailed

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Centre won’t budge on special status
Grim harvest: 3,228 farmer suicides in 2015
The most energetic light ever in space
Centre clears new crop insurance scheme
High-power body to lead ‘Namami Gange’
Obama outlines four-point agenda for the future
India hails Sirisena’s address
To talk or not to talk…
What Free Basics did not intend to do
Digital dividends not spreading rapidly, says World Bank
Millions Leave Native Lands
World heritage site vulnerable
Impact of light exposure on children
Nisin’s cancer killing properties

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

No reason to distrust Pak. promises on action: Rajnath
Ministry put pressure on Animal Welfare Board
Deadly bacteria more prevalent than previously thought: study
Delhi experiment may not cut pollution: Indian American expert
Nepal under pressure
Denying them their basic right
If you think drones are a passing fad, better think again
Five robot trends to watch for in 2016 
Moon drives migration
Social sector asks Jaitley to review subsidy alternatives
China allows RBI to enter forex market
Leaving no poor person behind
The waning lustre of the Budget
Afghanistan peace talks: communique emphasises direct talks with Taliban
IIP shrinks by 3.2%, worst trough since October 2011
Unusual warm weather worries wheat growers

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

SC for separate law to deal with child rape

Fillip to ‘Make in India’ in defence purchases

Deadly bacteria more prevalent than previously thought: study

No more ‘droughts’ in India, says IMD

China’s new force to offset U.S. edge

Crisis a gift for South Korean President

Improve the investment climate

Welcome measure to clean the air

India’s strategy for the near west

Govt to amend mining law

Some bacteria may prevent pneumonia