Thursday, September 01, 2016

Israel approves 463 settlement homes in West Bank

Pakistan to acquire eight submarines from China

Brazilian Senate impeaches Rousseff

Myanmar holds historic peace talks with ethnic groups

Advance the Budget

A ‘green’ rap on the knuckles

Cabinet nod for permanent residency to FDI investors

Green vehicle plan may save Rs.60,000 cr. of fuel

India at 35th rank in World Bank logistics index

IISc researchers produce a better water purification membrane

Cabinet okays enemy property ordinance

Wednesday, August 31, 2016


U.S. backs India plea for Pak. action
327% rise in agrarian riots in 2015, NCRB report shows
India, U.S. to share defence facilities
L-G appoints panel to scrutinise AAP govt files

‘LEMOA compromises India’s strategic interests, sovereignty’

Boost to BIMSTEC meeting with top regional leaders attending

Press Council alarm on DAVP overreach

China offers qualified support for Indo-US logistics pact

The ill health of the nation

GST Bill, Bankruptcy Code will boost growth: Jaitley

Sales on high seas may be taxed twice under GST

Centre eyes green funds to scrap polluting old trucks

FTA talks of all nations in a state of gridlock: Sitharaman

Israel, UN at loggerheads

Plants to go less thirsty

Healing Touch 2.0

Water table rises in Ganga basin but so does salinity

India, Pak. had agreed on sharing INA funds

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

India, Myanmar to build bridges, sign pact for 69
The Anthropocene is here, propose scientists
Centre moves on vote totaliser machines
Anti-leprosy drug can enhance BCG vaccine efficacy: Study
Office-of-profit charge: EC reserves order on AAP’s plea
The neighbour’s concern
Privileging primary care
ISRO’s scramjet on course
Growth picking up but still below potential, says Rajan
Rosetta space probe captures comet outburst
Where’s the world’s largest marine reserve?

Monday, August 29, 2016

ISRO flight-tests scramjet engine, joins elite club
Drones to keep an eye on rash drivers on E-way
India, U.S. to sign logistics agreement
U.S. to help with NSG entry
India plans anti-terror drive at NAM
UN urges Africa to close gender gap
Securing the Scorpene
Uncertain times in London
Power Grid to electrify 1,000 km of tracks
Scientists detect rare, deep-Earth tremor

Sunday, August 28, 2016

Telangana gets 15 tmcft, AP 36 tmcft
Chronic illness cripples six mandals
Varsities must be bastions of free speech: President
Why the Surrogacy Bill is necessary
U.S., Russia closer to peace deal
Pharmacies not likely cause of TB drug resistance
GST may face hurdles before rollout
‘Own arbitration tool must for BRICS’
India is keen to be a global arbitration hub: Prasad

Saturday, August 27, 2016

Govt. U-turn on internal security Bill, to seek consensus
SpaceX Dragon heads back to Earth with station science, gear
A totem pole’s journey across 7,700 km
Centre extends retirement benefits to all Central staff
Rapid transformation, Modi’s vision for India
Preventive healthcare gets short shrift
Feud over Bt cotton licensing gives birth to industry body
‘China is now a big power in AfPak-Central Asia’
The race to light up the last village
Weighing the burden of proof
Surrogacy regulation is long overdue
India has under-invested in social capital: Singapore Deputy PM

Friday, August 26, 2016

Star system next door may host habitable planet
After BrahMos row, China tells India to focus on border peace
No role in Lokpal nominations: Centre
Monsanto stops release of new Bt cotton tech
Assad regime launched chemical attacks: UN'
The paranoid art of nationalism
Can the international solar alliance change the game?
Banks to issue Masala bonds, RBI opens currency markets

Thursday, August 25, 2016

76 road corridors on the upgrade
Surrogate children only for married couples: Bill
Air-breather propulsion test on August 28: ISRO
Private sector bears higher TB burden: Study
Not a tight ship, submarine project leaked like a sieve
Deforestation reduces summer rainfall in Ganga Basin, north-east
RS members’ work to be appraised
Citizenship without bias
The new war on piracy
New engagement with an old neighbour
RBI favours managerial autonomy for PSU banks
Antibiotics may increase diabetes risk in kids
Thousands of lakes form in Antarctica

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Western Ghats can contribute up to 30 p.c. of rainfall in Bengaluru: Study

Mumbai aims to be international cruise gateway

Central Services cadre under review

PMO open to single water panel

Scientists find inflated planet

After Suu Kyi’s visit, Chinese media focusses on Myanmar-India ties
‘Kashmir’s alienation linked to impunity’
Needed: Scientific flood management
India figures in 10 wealthiest countries at No. 7
Pace of formation of new bad loans has slowed: RBI
A checklist for habitable planets
‘Polluted clouds cause greater havoc’

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

TS issues draft notification for 17 new districts
National electricity plan by Sept.
Centre notifies Good Samaritan SOPs
SC pitches for a political solution
Putin ready to host talks between Israel and Palestine, says Sisi
Looking for some change, Governor
Diplomacy and the diaspora
Hasten a consensus
Miles to go before we reap
Ports to promote waterways as Centre plans policy rejig

Monday, August 22, 2016

In a first, scientists predict brain activity patterns
NASA new space mission aims at unveiling origin of life
BRICS meet pledges to work for inclusive growth
Iran releases images of new indigenous missile system
Such a long silence on Yemen
Ending the impasse
Recording each vote
Challenges before Urjit Patel
Man with a huge ‘negative’ carbon footprint
India is world’s third biggest tech start-up hub: Assocham study
T. rex fossil with near complete skull discovered

Sunday, August 21, 2016

Deputy Governor Urjit Patel named Rajan’s successor
New species of eel found in Bay of Bengal
Chinese scientists discover molecule to repair organs
Speaker asks BRICS to join hands for SDGs
Myanmar to support Silk Road, BCIM
‘Social equity must be prioritised’
Knowing early, and safely
Improving access to DOTS is crucial
New evidence for northern movement of eastern Himalayan syntaxis
Mars rover finds buttes and mesas

Saturday, August 20, 2016

Diaspora must join reconstruction efforts, say Sri Lankan Tamil MPs

Scientists turn to artificial intelligence to map poverty

Sea-level and surface temperatures

Rising silicosis deaths in Bengal a concern

Moscow’s long shadow

Panel to review India’s innovation landscape: Nirmala Sitharaman

India ranks 39th in Asia Pacific on fixed broadband

‘DGFT rules to change for GST compatibility’

This island village in Alaska is considering moving out

Friday, August 19, 2016

Vacate PoK, India tells Pakistan

T.N. to file interlocutory plea on Cauvery water

Giant hybrid airship takes off for first time

Violation of U.N. charter: Pakistan

‘NAM principles more relevant now’

Centre funding 16 yoga research projects

The cost of political interference

‘Time for a National Water Commission’

Panel suggests corporate bond index, easier norms for FPIs

India Post Payments Bank set for 2017 start

Mumbai's public bike sharing programme

Reduce, reuse and recycle should be the mantra

Where happiness comes first

Thursday, August 18, 2016


Maharashtra, Karnataka oppose move to reallocate Krishna water
Sunshine, seaweed help to break down dye waste
Centre accepts some suggestions of collegium
ICHR plans encyclopedia of village folklore from across India
Bengaluru’s tomato varieties get researchers national award
Uniting the divided world order
An anachronistic law
Thailand’s new Constitution
NLC begins construction work for solar plants
Ancient structures, timeless stories
India, Bangladesh join hands to rekindle ties
Will interlinking of rivers solve India’s water woes?
NASA’s robotics challenge
Biological clock linked to infection

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Draft Ganga Act to draw from Highways Act
India, Maldives discuss peace in Indian Ocean
Melting glaciers pose a threat beyond water scarcity
China reaching out to Bhutan as part of new S. Asia policy
The Beijing balancing act
An avoidable war of attrition
Warming target in danger of being missed

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

In a first, Railways uses drones for survey of vulnerable sections
Dakshina Kannada to be declared open defecation-free shortly
In policy shift, Modi brings up Balochistan again
With diaspora, I-Day becomes global fete
Drones better than satellites to gauge crop loss, says panel
T.N. ryots oppose GM mustard
‘Sri Lanka-India economic pact may soon be a reality’
Europe’s summer of discontent
Not only the mother’s responsibility
Will not compromise on Mahadayi: Goa CM
Maharashtra relaunches scheme to improve girl child ratio

Monday, August 15, 2016

Water security govt.’s top priority: Naidu

House panel pitches for better pesticide regulation

China to launch first quantum hack-proof satellite

No Rail Budget from next fiscal

Centre owes Rs. 80,000 cr. to States, says CAG report

What it means to be independent

How to be a model State again

End the judicial logjam

ONGC unveils start-up fund

China to use tougher green standards to tackle capacity glut

Let’s call it darmstadtium

Antarctica and Greenland ice serving as time capsules

NHRC meet: Need uniform civil code, single definition of ‘child’

Sunday, August 14, 2016

Cultivation of crops other than paddy, sugarcane to get a push
Kejriwal seeks full Statehood
Monk on a mission to save river
4,500-year-old Early Harappan wall damaged
India home to legitimate dissent: SC
Is Lok Sabha playing junior partner to Rajya Sabha?
Venus could have once hosted life
Disabled are forced to migrate to cities
The dark side of light pollution
Off-grid solar can meet India’s power demand

Saturday, August 13, 2016

SC pulls up Centre for sitting on Collegium list
Assam is first to pass GST Bill
CAG uncovers roads to nowhere
No excuse to paralyse judiciary, says CJI
Satyarthi launches campaign for youth against child labour
NSG door not shut on India: Chinese media
Finding a boundary
A new deal for mental health
Cybersecurity firms urge caution
Ancient ice reveals vital clues about Earth’s past climate

Friday, August 12, 2016

India joins Norway, Canada with longest maternity leave
Mahadayi tribunal term extended
Flooded canyons found on Saturn’s moon Titan: NASA
Thawing permafrost could bring Ice Age diseases
Technical issues delay launch of BRICS university
Less toxic bone marrow transplants on horizon
Union Territories have their identity, says SC
Novel drug compound inhibits skin cancer in mice, finds study
Russia-Ukraine spar threatens to revive Crimea conflict
A chance to narrow India-China differences