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Oxford researchers develop new malaria vaccine

In a major scientific development, scientists at Oxford University have developed a new malaria vaccine which can guard against the deadly mosquito-borne disease. The vaccine has shown promising results in the first clinical...

December 7, 2013

Bill for creation of Telangana gets assent of Union Cabinet

The Union Cabinet has approved for the creation of Telangana with 10 districts and sketched the draft for carving out the India’s 29th state from the current Andhra...

December 7, 2013

Microsoft mulls stronger encryption of Internet traffic

In the face of NSA syping, software giant Microsoft is eyeing a stronger encryption and it is taking steps to protect the privacy of online communications. Why a need...

December 6, 2013

Gross NPAs touched Rs. 2.9 lakh crore by March: ICRA

Investment Information and Credit Rating  Agency (ICRA) warned the banking industry that it may suffer more shocks due to the pile up of its’ gross bad assets which...

December 6, 2013

India ranked 98th in Forbes 'doing business' list 2013

India ranked 98th in the Forbes list of world’s best countries for doing business that has cited poverty, corruption and discrimination against girls among the challenges facing the...

December 6, 2013

Ms Sushma Singh will be the next Chief Information Commissioner of India

The senior most Information Commissioner Ms Sushma Singh will be the next Chief Information Commissioner of India (CIC), she will succeed Ms Deepak Sandhu. The decision to appoint Sushma...

December 6, 2013

RBI relaxes ECB norms for infrastructure firms

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) relaxed External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) norms for companies raising foreign funds for infrastructure projects. As per the relaxation given by the central...

December 5, 2013

NASA discovers signs of water in atmosphere five distant planets

NASA scientists have found signs of water in the atmospheres of five distant planets. Though some previous studies have also reported the presence of atmospheric water on a...

December 5, 2013

Karnataka Assembly passes rigorous ESMA Bill

The Legislative Assembly of Karnataka passed a stringent Essential Services Maintenance Bill (ESMA), 2013 which will render striking work a non-bailable offence and empowers the police to arrest...

December 5, 2013

India to be hub of oil demand growth after 2020: IEA

As per Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA), India will become the largest single source of global oil demand growth after 2020. Key predictions of IEA published in its...

December 5, 2013

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