Tuesday, November 01, 2016


Nepal drains risky glacial lake near Mount Everest
‘300 million children breathe toxic air’
‘Brazil, Russia keen to learn from India’
More differently abled attend schools than before: Census
The pivot through Kabul
France ends CAR military mission
Russians fear Syria campaign could spark ‘WW-III’
Residents of former enclaves vote in local body elections
‘India to get electricity from offshore wind energy’
Can CO2 become a fuel?

Monday, October 31, 2016

UN lights up for Diwali for the first time

Tesla's Musk adds solar roofs to his clean energy vision

Fertiliser subsidy bill set to reduce by Rs 10,000 crore next fiscal: Crisil

Get serious about fighting TB

Still seriously hungry and poor

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Saturday, October 29, 2016


Centre is trying to decimate judiciary: SC
Dalai Lama’s Arunachal visit will damage ties, China warns India
Indian muon trackers get a handle on solar storms
Don’t want institutions to clash: SC
National Anthem: Supreme Court issues notice to govt.
Range of BrahMos to be doubled
Second Mars mission will have a closer look at the red planet
Coast of Antarctica Will Host World #8217;s Largest Marine Reserve
An ‘alternative vision’ to sharing Cauvery
Himachal declared ODF State
Extending food security
‘India must ready itself to implement TFA’

Friday, October 28, 2016


India s salt intake twice the WHO recommended mark
3D-printed bone implant can dissolve in body
India, Russia to hold more defence talks
WHO seeks special U.N. session on TB
IMD plans to move its weather data to the cloud
Reviving a vanishing folk art form in Bengal
Russia to destroy chemical weapon stockpile by 2017
Two-thirds of wild animals may go extinct by 2020, warns report
Ways out of the GST maze
How to judge the judges
Trade, transit pact with Bhutan gets approval
China’s space lab searches for strongest blasts in universe

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Thursday, October 27, 2016


Govt. withdraws Swiss Challenge notification
NSG: New Zealand to play ‘constructive’ role
Poll freebies tantamount to bribing voters: CJ
Terror: India, Russia protest ‘double talk’
Glacier melting faster than expected
Third lettuce crop planted on space station
Running to stand still
India-S. Korea DTAA notified
India to house 10,500 start-up firms by 2020
Pollution affects children's resistance to allergy

Wednesday, October 26, 2016


About 5 lakh TB patients contacted govt. clinics, still went untreated
Rajasthan drive to end child marriages
World community must unite to defeat terrorism, says President
France begins demolition of Calais camp
Indian, Pak. communities make common cause in U.S. election
Dealing with the Maoists
Playing on geopolitical chessboards
A challenge called Wallonia
Workplace gender gaps persist: WEF
WB report didn’t take note of key reforms: India
What’s new about Uranus?
‘Pakistan will attend Heart of Asia conference in India’
Atmospheric CO2 hits new high

Tuesday, October 25, 2016


Child rights panel to probe Jain girl’s death
As AI evolves, so does its criminal potential
Living in China’s expanding deserts
SpaceX's Elon Musk elaborates on plan to colonize Mars
ISRO begins series of tests for Chandrayaan-2
Nothing unusual in Verma’s Tawang trip: India
Era of e-postal ballots dawns, courtesy EC’s new initiative
SC wants RBI to name big loan defaulters
Substance use disorders in 22.4% of population
ePDS will ensure accountability in food-grains distribution: Mehbooba
Editorial — The data breach, banks and their cyber culture
Cotton production expected to go up
Centre may bring indebted, ailing units under PSU bank management
China’s space lab launches micro-satellite

Monday, October 24, 2016


Delay in justice delivery keeps investors away: CJI
State puts up stiff resistance to GM crops
High GDP figures not enough, says Pranab
Centre plans to link varsity autonomy to performance
India falls short in female literacy
Fossilised algae may soon power electric vehicles
Opium cultivation in Afghanistan up by 10%
India, Sri Lanka look at infrastructure partnerships
Making cities inclusive
Kingdom of bonds
Stuck in the terrorism groove
Rate cut: Economic panacea for all ills?
Climate change threatens fish too
Who tilted our solar system? A possible ninth planet!
Cuba urges US to lift economic, trade blockade

Sunday, October 23, 2016


Onus of de-escalation on India: Experts
Lung friendly: Palampur to set the standards for air quality
CFTRI adds fizz to beverages market with fruit-based carbonated drinks
Study uncovers protein link to Alzheimer’s
Finding the right waves to cut breast cancer
India needs to talk about mental illness
‘One India’ push for ease of business
Full convertibility on capital account unlikely for few years
Infra needs $150-$300 bn. equity over 5 years
In Naropa, with love
IISER Kolkata makes breakthrough in targeted cancer drug delivery

Saturday, October 22, 2016


New Saudi scheme brings cheer to migrant workers
Bangladesh to adopt Indian correctional system for its jails
Second draft of medical device regulations disappointing: Industry
Alzheimer’s disease prevention a step closer, claim BHU researchers
China defends Duterte’s decision
China’s tightrope walk
India’s dissent over capping aviation emissions baffles IATA
New APMC Act in 2017 to boost farmers’ income
When the ocean is the lifeline

Friday, October 21, 2016


WTO members stay committed to development
Beijing to have world’s biggest air purifer tower
Triple talaq a highly misused custom: NCW
Pakistan warns India against breaching Indus Water Treaty
Will continue to play a full role in EU till we leave, says May
Duterte declares Philippines’ ‘separation from the U.S.’
Shifting the GST goalpost
‘PPP model can revive private investment’
Conservation effort resurrects age old skills
Grand plans to develop tourism circuit
Project to increase wild tiger population
‘India leading in poultry development’

Thursday, October 20, 2016


No decision yet on GST rates as States oppose cess
Gene mutation that ups miscarriage risk found
Compulsory voting is not practical in India, says Zaidi
India, Myanmar to ‘stay connected’
Microsoft builds first speech-recognition system
India, China conduct first military exercise in J&K
Putin in the line of fire at Berlin talks on Ukraine and Syria
A decisive battle for Mosul
The bonding in Benaulim
Britain’s Indian litmus test
Hyderabad firm develops pig tapeworm vaccine
India offers solar plant in Trincomalee
Sea erosion a threat to nesting sites of Olive ridley turtles
Russia to lease another n-sub
Algeria, India to promote bilateral relations
Scrap Sundarbans plant, UNESCO tells Dhaka

Wednesday, October 19, 2016


Centre moots 4 GST slabs
U.S. stands in solidarity with India on cross-LoC strikes
Delhi’s air quality very poor: SAFAR

In Germany, communities reap wind power rewards

India invites Pak. to disaster risk reduction meet

India to lend a helping hand to Myanmar’s reconciliation efforts

Personal laws and the Constitution

Changing the course of the planet

Reinventing old links

India-U.S. meet to focus on market access issues

Vehicle makers must share noise, emission data from April 2017

Moving beyond the solar system to exoplanets

Paris climate targets to cost Asia $300 billion a year

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

China opposes Modi linking Pak. with terror

Cauvery panel tells SC of drought, debt

The Kerry effect: Centre lifts curbs on fund transfers by NGO

Food Security Act from April 1

China sends two astronauts to live on its space laboratory

Now, India has a nuclear triad

BIMSTEC waxes as SAARC wanes

Reimagining BRICS

Court orders and reluctant governments

Stanford University to go solar

Smoking, alcohol affect DNA in cells

‘IT firms have changed the game of entrepreneurship’

Monday, October 17, 2016

BRICS meet declaration pledges to fight terror

Centre’s stand on triple talaq is based on gender justice: Prasad

New molecule may aid in obesity fight: researchers

Bacteria help avert radioactive leaks, study finds

Uniform Code not just ideology-driven, says Law Minister

India rekindles bond with Hungary

Dhaka seeks balance of strategic ties

An onerous task ahead

BRICS agrees to set up credit rating agency

Sunday, October 16, 2016

Russia gives S-400 systems to boost India’s air defence

Saraswati did exist, say experts

India, China can’t afford differences on terror, Modi tells Xi

Govt unveils satellite surveillance to curb illegal mining

BIMSTEC a sunny prospect in BRICS summit at Goa

India to revive National Counter Terror Centre

Centre may seek additional $7.5 bln. to lend growth a fillip

Centre to widen social security law dialogue

The End TB strategy

Kigali makes history with hydrofluorocarbons freeze

Saturday, October 15, 2016



History beckons: On the trail of the lost Saraswati
Two trillion galaxies in ‘observable’ universe
Self-powered UV photodetector charges energy storage devices
Israel cuts ties with Unesco over Jerusalem draft resolution
Dhaka, Beijing begin strategic alliance
A return to Cold War tensions
Can’t ban all imports from China: Minister

Friday, October 14, 2016



We are frustrated with Pak., says Hasina
Times they are a-changin’ — Dylan gets Literature Nobel
Maldives quits Commonwealth
Putin says India ‘privileged strategic partner’, to ink weapon deal
ISRO has plans to go small with lighter satellites
India to ban release of potent greenhouse gas
Voices rise against proposal to amend Citizenship Act
India under-reported TB for 15 years: WHO
India, Russia to set up agro irradiation centres
A facelift for the moon every 81,000 years
U.S. enters Yemen war, hits rebel sites
BRICS-RENEWABLES
Centre backs low GST rate, EU FTA to spur textile jobs