Saturday, October 01, 2016

CBDT extends 5-year tax incentives to 7 backward districts
After 12 years, Rosetta spacecraft bound for comet tomb
Finally, the Adivasis of Telangana get a sweet deal
T.N. tops list of endemic flowering plants
SAARC summit ‘postponed indefinitely’
UN sounds alarm bells on Boko Haram crisis
EU ministers approve ratification of Paris climate treaty
The return of Hekmatyar
Taking the road less dusty
Differences crop up in GST Council’s meeting

Friday, September 30, 2016

No breakthrough in Cauvery talks
‘T.N. in dire need of water’
IWAI clarifies on Gangetic dolphins
Aircraft with Indian airborne warning system set for induction
3D-printed material helps bones regrow
What Rosetta mission uncovered
Envoys of 31 nations on Spice Route to meet
‘Miracle’ TB drug hit by low enrolment
Heed the boundary
Budget merger may need Parliament’s nod

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Sikkim’s clean villages make it the kingdom of Swachh
Quarrying destroys Laggar Falcon habitat in Madurai
‘Megacities poisoning rural groundwater’
Kerala to get PDS grains at MSP rates
Union Cabinet approves ratification of climate deal
Mission ‘SAARC minus Pakistan’
The SAARC gambit
To revive an old friendship
No option but to talk
India’s climate future at stake
Insolvency bill moots ‘creative destruction’
New lizard species named after Indian scientist
Ahead of BRICS summit, programmes to highlight social, economic issues

Wednesday, September 28, 2016


Invisible foe in air kills 600,000 in a year
India steps up pressure, to boycott SAARC meet in Pak.
Venkaiah: Focus on skill development
Earth’s present climate points to a hotter future
By Jupiter! Proof of water plumes on moon
Ties with India, Pak. not a zero-sum game: U.S.
India to invest $2 billion in Sri Lanka over 3-4 years
Troubled waters
How the Indus Treaty was signed
A case for accepting the WTO ruling
WEF ranks India as 39th most competitive economy
Joblessness rises to 5-year high

Tuesday, September 27, 2016


India suspends talks on Indus water pact
Isolate Pak., Sushma tells U.N.
PSLV places eight satellites in two orbits
Joy, tears, relief as IIT-B’s first student satellite goes into space
CAG picks holes in security preparedness
Soon, RS to e-publish gazette notifications
Value of ISRO’s workhorse goes up
Melting Greenland ice threatens to expose Cold War waste
‘Our stance on Kashmir is unchanged’
Japan warns China against aggression
Joining the climate high table
Positive signals from the GST Council
The case against simultaneous polls
Two-in-one mission

Monday, September 26, 2016

PM to review Indus Waters Treaty today
India to ratify Paris climate pact on Gandhi Jayanti
Debate electoral reforms, says Prime Minister
Disparity between States growing: Study
Two years on, Mars orbiter remains a data trove
Pluto has massive ocean under icy shell?
Fresh insight into cognitive damage in HIV+ patients
World’s largest radio telescope begins operations
China sees Kashmir dispute as an obstacle to Silk Road
Solving the Pakistan puzzle
Africa was, indeed, our common home
India seeks long-term partnership with South Korea
Athawale calls for separate Vidarbha
Social entrepreneur Nick Klotz passes away

Sunday, September 25, 2016


Mangaluru scores high in list of open defecation-free cities
NASA-funded rocket solves cosmic mystery
China to deploy drones over S. China Sea
G4 issues joint statement for UN reforms
Sri Lanka’s Tamils rally for greater devolution
Sepsis fight gets smarter, cheaper
Pakistan’s MFN tag may stay for now
Anthropocene 2: Damage control measures
A new technique to look for exomoons
Indian ROV monitors the health of coral reefs

24 September 2016

Centre addresses fears on Citizenship Bill

India, France ink €7.87 billion agreement for 36 Rafales

Sun Pharma signs deal to develop dengue vaccine

Vatican issues newrules for saint-making

Russian troops arrive in Pakistan for first-ever joint drills

Brazil urges India to broaden MERCOSUR presence

EU may re-engage with India on free trade talks

GST threshold fixed at Rs 20 lakh, rate to be decided in October

Planet-saving climate goal difficult to achieve, say experts

National waterways project threatens Gangetic dolphins: ConservationistsOne-third of total maternal deaths in 2015 happened in India: ReportRemedying India’s healthcare colossus

Friday, September 23, 2016

Cauvery row: Centre says it cannot intervene

Polio virus detected in Hyderabad’s sewer again

Syrian aid group wins ‘alternative Nobel’

Tobacco growers seek say in COP7 meet

Nod likely for Bhagirathi hydel projects

Afghanistan inks peace deal with the ‘butcher of Kabul’

‘Chemical weapons’ used in Iraq

Getting Railways on track

Something for everyone

Giving Africa its due

Share insights on infrastructure, Jaitley tells BRICS nations

Centre names economists to monetary policy committee

Record foodgrain output in India

NGT pulls up govt, civic bodies for disease outbreak

Don’t allow GM mustard: Anbumani

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Centre decides to do away with separate rail budget

“Intercrop cultivation will increase farmers’ income”

Cabinet gives Clean Ganga Mission power to fine polluters

India’s second cultural varsity opens in Imphal

Brucellosis-infected cattle to be culled in Kerala

China’s troubled north-east provinces face political headwinds

31 nations join Paris climate pact

Managing the Cauvery dispute

The economy on autopilot

Railway Budget, a vanishing trick

Change in U.S. stand on climate deal feared

Revised school syllabus after new education policy: NCERT Director

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

PMO nod for closure of sick govt. companies
Early Earth was covered with crust-like surface
Bipartisan backing for India in U.S.
China caught in a corridor of uncertainty
Wildlife panel clears first phase of Ken-Betwa project
IIT-M’s cheap solution to make brackish water potable
India, Sri Lanka to run oil farms in Trincomalee
Copyright and copy-making
An independent RBI is a chimera
Coastal corridor: ADB approves $631 mn. loan

Tuesday, September 20, 2016


India sticks to diplomatic offensive
Centre notifies BS-VI emission standards
AFD funding for Light Metro
Australia returns stolen sculptures to India
Online search engines should check sex determination ads, says court
One-third of total maternal deaths in 2015 happened in India: Report
First wave-produced electricity in US goes online in Hawaii
World’s largest Viking ship docks in New York harbour
Merkel’s CDU suffers defeat in Berlin
NAM backs Maduro, slams U.S. policies
The road from Bratislava
Equality before uniformity
GST notification triggers uncertainty over excise duty
Mumbai awaits nod for global financial centre
Jet fuel from trees?

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Monday, September 19, 2016

Why was Centre unable to grant SCS?

Cambodia emerges as surrogacy hub

GST deadline remains a challenge, says Sinha

New marble import policy to end licence raj

Current account moves into surplus, raises export concerns

Auto industry can create 65 million new jobs by 2026

Coherence in the neighbourhood

Political malady and legal remedy

‘Judicial innovation’ helps SC avoid awarding death penalty

A blow for the right to knowledge

Ozone and the ozone layer

Can ozone depletion impact health?

Sunday, September 18, 2016

Let bygones be bygones: Prachanda on bilateral ties

China too is our friend, says Nepal PM

Snowden says disclosures bolstered privacy

EU is in a critical situation: Merkel

In a first, Belgium euthanises a minor

Monsoon deficit may not impact crop output

Task force to evolve steps to boost India’s innovation ecosystem

Saturday, September 17, 2016

Hold ‘inclusive dialogue’, India tells Nepal
Pakistan building new nuclear site
China progresses towards manned space station
Astronomers find a baby planet

BRICS MoU on climate cooperation signed

5 Indian museums figure among the best 25 in Asia

Paris Agreement can enter into force by year end: UN climate body chief

Towards a national health policy

Himalayan climate impact: India, China share concerns

Bhagirathi monitoring panel’s term extended

Cassini to make final observation of Saturn

Friday, September 16, 2016

Babies fall victim to antibiotic resistance

BRICS members to unite against terror groups

‘Yatri Mitra’ to the aid of rail passengers in need of assistance

Delink drug prices from R&D costs: UN

Centre bans sharing of Aadhaar details

U.S expects India to ratify Paris treaty this year

Indonesia to resume work on “Giant Sea Wall” to save sinking Jakarta

Gold key to lower GST rate

Centre to resume discussions on labour law reforms

Goyal calls for global implemention of ‘polluter pays’ principle

India wastes 15-20% of its renewable energy due to lack of storage: Panasonic Energy head

Thursday, September 15, 2016

WPI rises to two-year high in August
The transformed face of a remote Buddhist enclave
India may help Nepal build railway line
India raises Balochistan, PoK at UN; hits out at Pak.
Telangana set to make industrial projects a reality
BRICS meet in New Delhi to focus on security issues
Ex-foes Nasheed, Gayoom join hands to unseat Yameen
Letting Nepal be
No Hyderabad blues
‘India wastes 15-20% of its renewable energy’