Friday, July 01, 2016

WB offers $1 billion aid for solar projects

New missile shoots down target aircraft

Gays, bisexuals not third gender: SC

Kolar mangoes make the U.S. cut

Hubble spots spectacular fireworks as stars are born in a tiny galaxy

Who can lay claim to Rumi, the Sufi mystic and beloved poet?

China slams U.S. over remarks on NSG, S. China Sea

West tells Sri Lanka to maintain momentum on reconciliation

‘The one bright spot is India’

Is FDI really a gift horse?

Tiger safari project in Corbett red flagged

Thursday, June 30, 2016

Supreme Court refers plea on homosexuality to CJI
Excessive use of technology may play havoc with children’s studies: survey
Plastic-free city initiative launched
China’s ‘madness’ aimed at Indian Ocean: U.S.
Mamata announces setting up of Tea Directorate
Unprecedented hunger in war-hit South Sudan: UN
A downgrade for democracy
Centre buffing package for leather sector to boost jobs
‘Bank bad debts a challenge but not a time bomb’
Clinton unveils technology agenda

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Parched Panchayati Raj Ministry on verge of closure

The declining power of Babel

New weapon against cyber threat

Deep space rocket booster tested

‘Ancient civilisations knew how to adapt to seasonal changes’

Median marriage age up: Census data

Brexit-hit Hungary eyes Indian corporates in U.K.

U.K. should have the closest possible ties with EU, says Cameron

Flaws in a flagship programme

Bank NPAs may hit 8.5 % by March

Know your rights

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

India enters elite missile tech group
A.P. shifts its durbar to Vijayawada, Guntur
Start-up makes drones to explore the sea
Key study links air pollution to over six million deaths
U.S. wants progress in investment pact talks with India: Envoy
NITI Aayog strategy to monitor health
Democratic Party to oppose TPP, review all trade deals
Why the British said no to Europe
Picking up the pieces from Seoul
Centre notifies amended RBI Act to usher in MPC
Institute of Plasma Research seeks funds for international project

Monday, June 27, 2016

India among top 3 regions in corruption-linked fraud
Hawking plans to map universe
Expanded Panama Canal is now open
1,000-year-old inscription on Kapalikas found
Now, faster credit for urban poor
Africa’s charcoal economy is scorching the trees
The writing on the great wall
Caution on the coastline
India’s toxic e-waste needs better handling
The Western Ghats: biodiversity hotspot
Humans, climate change led to Ice Age giants’ extinction

Sunday, June 26, 2016

Gold coins, skeletons dug up in Pompeii
A daily dose of probiotics cuts breast cancer risk
Rajasthan govt. accepts proposal for NGO participation in healthcare
NSG appoints nuclear envoy to panel for India
Environment Ministry revokes draft forest policy
‘Returning of bills unconstitutional’
Putin deepens special ties with China through 30 pacts
A dent in the anti-malaria armour
The ‘Write’ track
‘India preparing projects worth $2-3 billion for funding by AIIB’
A station in Himalayas to study climate change
New technology to detect gravitational waves better

Saturday, June 25, 2016


Britain casts a dark shadow over Europe
NSG meet ends without any decision on India
Cabinet okays Swiss Challenge proposal
Panama to whip curtain aside on newly expanded canal
NASA spots ‘Super Grand Canyon’ on Charon
New bio-ink for 3D printing with stem cells
NASA, ISRO join hands to develop data satellite
Shocked EU tells Britain to leave as soon as possible
Can Britain opt for the Norway model?
Drones for disaster missions under trial
International cleanliness standards for 10 iconic places

Friday, June 24, 2016

India’s NSG entry stuck on NPT issue
Panel to implement KRMB orders
Darjeeling zoo to receive snow leopard from London
China to insulate ties with India from any NSG fallout
DRDO, Jadavpur varsity establish research centre
Obama immigration plan blocked by SC
A strange obsession with the NSG
A stitch in time
Saving oceans for a healthy planet
China sets up first dark sky reserve

Thursday, June 23, 2016

ISRO launches 20 satellites
DGCA to get more punitive powers
India has to complete a long process for SCO membership
India seeks immediate NSG membership
Colombia govt., FARC agree on full ceasefire
Limits of the big freeze
International Paper eyes India opportunities
Cabinet extends UDAY scheme deadline
Likely remains on Buddhist monastery found

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Door is open for discussions: China on India’s NSG entry
‘Made in India’ F-16s on radar, thanks to FDI
Panama seeks to regain image with wider canal
Jews in Maharashtra get minority status
Coastal zone report relaxes curbs on constructions
Human trial of Zika vaccine to start soon
ISRO set for test flight of scramjet engine
Rising Right targets refugees in Germany
Banking revival must be a priority
Revisiting the Rajya Sabha’s role
Opening our skies
Declared as second gateway port for Nepal
Alternative to culling
Solar plane flies over the Atlantic

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Modi fast-tracks reforms with radical change in FDI norms
RBI can’t lower guard on inflation: Rajan
New Chinese supercomputer is world’s fastest
Ancient asteroid almost wiped out mammals: study
M&As to be an active ingredient in pharma
Cameron invokes India in Brexit debate
Do not break away, Britain
It’s about propriety, not constitutionality
The Centre’s big reform push

Monday, June 20, 2016

India hopeful of convincing China to back its NSG bid

Panel on education policy wants UGC Act to lapse

Humans and climate change caused extinction of Ice Age giants

‘South Asia comes first, Non-Alignment on track’

Improved PDS may have swung polls for TMC: Dreze

Parliamentary panel to review election code, suggests ways to curb freebies

CO {-2} levels increase in South Pole in all-time high

India and the Brexit forecast

The cost of nuclear diplomacy

IIP has limitations as a representative of aggregate growth in manufacturing

Why China failed to make it to the MSCI Index

Mars crater named after Nepal quake-hit village Langtang 

Sunday, June 19, 2016

Defence Minister aims at gender parity in Armed Forces

PSLV-C34 with 20 satellites all set for new experiments

Ghana’s proposals for nuclear pact will be studied: Pranab

All eyes on Telangana’s rapid response

Japan, Russia to discuss islands dispute

Juno ready to encounter Jupiter

One more reason to avoid consanguineous marriages

Indian researchers exploring the Arctic

Space antennae to probe gravitational waves

Saturday, June 18, 2016

In a first, diplomats vow to fight for LGBT rights
India-Bangladesh waterways transit inaugurated in Dhaka
Tiny asteroid becomes Earth’s constant companion
On this highway, proceed with caution
Consolidation: a reflection of tough environment

Friday, June 17, 2016

White Paper likely to moot steps to mop up resources
Living bone grown in lab for the first time
A global appeal to save the Monarch butterfly
Farm pond concept gaining currency in Andhra Pradesh
Middle-aged smoke and drink the most: Survey
Determined to honour pact on uranium supply: Namibia
Eurozone ready for any Brexit ‘shocks’
The culling fields
Weakening the watchdog
MCX plans to trade more commodities

Thursday, June 16, 2016

Centre plans to import pulses
NASA spots methane leak from space
Second breakthrough for LIGO detectors
A project that changed the lives of Nashik villagers
3 years on, ISRO to launch earth observation satellite on June 20
India sets sights on gold in ocean
P anchamirtham may pack a GI punch soon
Government clears civil aviation policy
SC to hear plea against declaring nilgai a vermin
France ratifies UN Paris climate deal
Groundbreaking discovery in space
Pampa-Vaipar project may set off another water war

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Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Scientists to use underwater robots to study monsoon

Climate change: Australian rodent may be first species to go extinct

India warned against pitfalls in ASEAN trade agreement

Mindful of China, India seeks to expand trade with Ghana

A ‘maha kumbh’ in Kashmir after 75 years

Haryana to go in for climate-resilient farming

Sirisena defends foreign policy

Marching onwards from Paris

Giant new planet discovered

Tug-of-war for unity

Nashik, Nagpur to be part of ‘Ramayana Circuit’