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25mn-year-old dust on ocean floor at odds with Supernovae hypotheses

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Researchers have recently analysed galactic dust from the last 25 million years that has settled on the ocean floor, which has provided new insight into supernovae theories.

They have analysed extraterrestrial dust thought to be from supernovae, which has settled on ocean floors to determine the amount of heavy elements created by the massive explosions.

Anton Wallner, from the Research School of Physics and Engineering at The Australian National University (ANU), said that small amounts of debris from these distant explosions fall on the earth as it travels through the galaxy.

US Air Force files on UFO investigations finally available online

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Declassified US Air Force files on UFO investigations and sighting are now available on the web wherein nearly 130,000 pages are already present online.

According to CNN, declassified UFO records by government have always existed on microfilm in the National Archives in Washington.

UFO enthusiast John Greenewald said that database from his Project Blue Book Collection is the first that compiles all declassified documents from the Blue Book project online which can also be downloaded for free.

EU lifts ban on import of mangoes from India

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The European Union has decided to lift a ban on the import of mangoes from India after it made significant improvements in plant health controls and certification system, clearing the way for them to return to the 28-member bloc by March.

However, the prohibition on the import of vegetables from India will be reviewed at later stage after collecting more evidence, the EU said in a statement.

A European Commission committee meeting in Brussels voted to lift the ban on mangoes today.

‘Make in India to use technology for industrial growth’

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Inviting American companies to take advantage of the vast manufacturing opportunities in India, a senior government official has said that a major highlight of the ‘Make in India’ initiative is to use technology to leapfrog in terms of industrial growth.

Amitabh Kant, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), yesterday urged US industry to take advantage of the vast opportunities in the various sectors identified under ‘Make in India’ to enter India, make for the domestic market and also export.

WEF 2015: India’s power sector set for $250 bn investment, says Goyal

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Confident about foreign and domestic investors participating in a big way in the Indian growth story, Union Minister Piyush Goyal Wednesday said the country’s power sector is set for USD 250 billion investment across different segments.

Speaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting, Goyal said his message to foreign investors is that India story is getting stronger and back to its high growth phase.

Domestic crude oil production falls 1.4% in December

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India’s crude oil production fell 1.4 percent in December as output from oilfields operated by private companies like Cairn India fell sharply.

Crude oil production at 3.21 million tons in December 2014 was 1.4 percent lower than 3.25 million tons in the same month a year ago, according to latest data released by Petroleum Ministry here today.

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) reported a 0.7 percent rise in output at 1.9 million tons on the back of 5 percent surge in offshore production.

Petrol costs more than jet fuel (ATF) in India!

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Perhaps for the first time, petrol in India costs more than the superior jet fuel (ATF) used in aeroplanes, as the government has levied a record excise duty on the fuel used in two-wheelers and cars.

A litre of petrol in Delhi costs Rs 58.91 per litre. On the other hand, Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF), which has a higher octane than petrol and is a heavier fraction in the distillation process, is priced at Rs 52.42 a litre.

Traditionally, petrol being of lesser quality than ATF, would cost less. But four consecutive excise duty hikes in three months have reversed this.

Pakistan ex-CJ files Rs 20 billion defamation case against Imran

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Pakistan’s former chief justice (CJ) Iftikhar Chaudhry on Tuesday filed Rs 20 billion defamation case against cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan for allegedly maligning the Supreme Court and accusing him of rigging in the 2013 elections.

The former CJ filed the suit in the court of district and session judge in Islamabad, where judge Nazir Ahmed Gajana ordered the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief to appear before the court on January 29.

Khan have been accusing Chaudhry of being involved in rigging the 2013 general election, which PTI had lost.

Nepalese leaders must work together to draw new Constitution: MEA

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The Ministry of External Affairs has said that it expects all Nepalese leaders to work together in the final stage of the peace process and in the drawing up a new Constitution that honours past agreements and the mandate of the elections.

“It is our expectation that all Nepalese leaders will work together in the final stage of the peace process, in drawing up a Constitution that honours past agreements and understandings as well as the mandate of the CA elections,” MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said on Tuesday.

Nepal to miss constitution deadline amid continuing confusion

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Nepali lawmakers were Wednesday set to miss a self-imposed deadline for promulgation of the country`s new constitution after the various political parties failed to reach a consensus on key issues eluding a resolution.

Jan 22 was the deadline the lawmakers imposed upon themselves last year in the wake of the election to the second Constituent Assembly (CA) after the first CA — elected for a two-year term — failed in the Himalayan task from May 28, 2008 to May 28, 2012.

CPM will get new general secretary at 21st Congress in April: Karat

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CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat on Tuesday made it clear that he would be replaced at the party’s 21st Congress at Visakhapatnam in April.

“The general secretary will change because our constitution provides for only three terms for a secretary at any level. So already in the state conferences many of our state secretaries who completed three terms have changed… when (new) central committee is elected, there will be a new general secretary…Who it will be is up to the new central committee and the party congress,” Karat said here.

Cyberabad CP awarded by ECI for Best Electoral Practices-2014

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Cyberabad Police Commissioner CV Anand has been conferred the Election Commission of India’s National Special Category Award for the Best Electoral Practices- 2014.

Anand has been bestowed the National Special Award by Election Commission of India (ECI) for the “commendable” election related measures taken by him in the area of ‘Expenditure Monitoring and Tackling Money Power’ during the General Elections of 2014.

The ECI has conferred these national awards after a country-wise scrutiny of best practices adopted by over 450 District DEOs/SPs in India.

Indian-origin scientist develops new way to treat osteoarthritis

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Indian-origin researcher Tina Chowdhury from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and her team have developed a new “microcapsule” treatment delivery that can reduce inflammation in cartilage affected by osteoarthritis and reverse damage to tissue.

“If this method can be transferred to patients, it could drastically slow the progression of osteoarthritis and even begin to repair damaged tissue,” said Chowdhury from QMUL’s school of engineering and materials science.

US offers additional $75 mn for Ukraine’s security

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The US Congress decided to provide an additional $75 million to Ukraine for boosting its security capabilities, US Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt said here Tuesday.

Pyatt said that the funds would be allocated as part of the European Reassurance Initiative, Xinhua reported.

However, the ambassador emphasised that the US offered only non-lethal assistance to Ukraine to enhance its defence capabilities.

He also stressed that the implementation of army reform was more important for Ukraine to boost its security than aid in the form of armaments.

27 swineflu cases detected in Telangana

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As many as 27 people have tested positive for the H1N1 virus in Telangana and are presently undergoing treatment at the Gandhi Hospital here while 35 cases are under observation for suspected influenza.

Dr K Narasimhulu, coordinator for swineflu at Gandhi Hospital, said they have received four fresh cases of swineflu today from various private hospitals.

“Till yesterday, we had 23 patients undergoing treatment in our hospital. We have received four more cases today. At the same time, 35 suspected cases including 10 children are under observation,” Narasimhulu said.

Deadly TB strains emerged in Asia over 6,000 years ago

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In a path-breaking find, an evolutionary geneticist from the National Museum of Natural History in Paris has decoded the tuberculosis (TB) genome, suggesting that a pernicious family of the strain emerged in Asia over 6,000 years ago.

The study of nearly 5,000 samples of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from around the world showed how a lineage of the bacterium that emerged thousands of years ago in China has since become a global killer, widely resistant to antibiotic drugs, the Nature Genetics reported.

Man suspected to be infected with Ebola admitted to AIIMS

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A man having severe fever was admitted to AIIMS Tuesday amid fears that he has contracted Ebola, which the hospital authorities are yet to confirm.

The patient, referred by a private hospital in Jodhpur, was admitted to the Medicine department.

“The patient has been admitted in the Medicine department of AIIMS under professor Dr Sanjeev Sinha. He has symptoms of high grade fever and appears to be suffering from viral hemorrhagic fever.

“His condition is being constantly monitored and tests are being carried out,” said a doctor from AIIMS.

Meet Facebook’s oldest registered user who just turned 107

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Facebook’s oldest registered user, who will turn 107 in January 2015, earned the distinction when her friends at the medical aid charity signed her up for an account on her 105th birthday.

Santa Barbara resident Edythe Kirchmaier , who was born in 1908- that’s 49 years before the Internet was invented, now has nearly 55,000 followers on her Facebook page, ABC News reported.

Kirchmaier said she embraces social media because it allows her to check in daily with friends and family. She’s also used her status to raise awareness for causes she believes in, such as Direct Relief.

Now, read audio clips on Facebook messenger

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Social networking site Facebook has launched a new feature for its messenger app that automatically transcribes any file sent as a voice recording and lets the people send voice clips to each other.

To send an audio clip, just tap the microphone icon, record the message and send.

The tool listens to the full audio clip and posts a typed version below the audio, media reports said.

The tool has been presently rolled out for a test group.

Mysterious `cosmic radio burst` captured in real-time for first time ever

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Australia astronomers have, for the first time, captured cosmic radio burst in real-time by using CSIRO’s 64-m Parkes radio telescope.

Researcher Emily Petroff from University of Technology in Melbourne said that these bursts were generally discovered weeks or months or even more than a decade after they happened and they’re the first to catch one in real time.

Banking that she’d spot a “live” burst, Petroff had an international team poised to make rapid follow-up observations, at wavelengths from radio to X-rays.

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft gets close-up view of its target dwarf planet Ceres

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NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has got a close-up view of its target dwarf planet Ceres, obtaining navigational images of more than half of Ceres using its framing camera.

Scientists at the Planetary Science Institute and elsewhere have been studying these images and have been able to discern all of the albedo features identified by Hubble over that portion of Ceres observed by Dawn.

Success of Jan Dhan is a matter of pride for India: PM Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed the success of his pet-project Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) scheme as overwhelming and said it was a matter of pride for the nation.

PM Modi tweeted, “The unprecedented success of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana is overwhelming. This is a matter of pride for the entire Nation.”

According to the Finance Ministry report on Tuesday, 11.5 crore bank accounts have been opened under the Jan Dhan scheme so far, exceeding the enhanced target of 10 crore set for January 26.

GDP expected to grow around 5.5% in FY’15: FinMin

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The economy is likely to grow by around 5.5 percent during the current fiscal ending March this year, a top Finance Ministry official said.

“All the global economies of the world are facing economic slowdown, if we grow over 5.5 percent it would be quite satisfying,” a top Finance Ministry official said.

“This year, with the hangover of the last two years, have to be in approximation of 5.5 percent,” the official said.

The Economic Survey for 2013-14 projected a growth in the range of 5.4 to 5.9 percent in 2014-15.

SIT on black money suggests a cap of Rs 15 L with individuals

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The Special Investigating Team (SIT) on black money has suggested to the Supreme Court that a ceiling of Rs 15 lakh be imposed on the maximum cash currency that an individual/entity is allowed to possess at a particular point of time to curb the menace.

“Cash holding is one of the primary modes in which black money is held in this country. Legitimate transactions can be made through the use of cheques/bank transfers all of which can be traced. The use of cash for executing transactions makes the source of money difficult to trace.