A new study, using NASA data, has suggested that rainwater can save people in India a bucket of money.
The University of Utah study found that collecting rainwater for vegetable irrigation could reduce water bills, increase caloric intake and even provide a second source of income for people in India.
President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday extended his greeting and felicitations to the government and people of Djibouti on their Independence Day.
The official Twitter account of the President shared the news via a series of tweets.
“Warm greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of Djibouti on their Independence Day.”
“India and Djibouti have traditionally enjoyed friendly and cordial relations.”
“Govt. of Djibouti’s support in evacuation of Indian nationals from Yemen has taken this relationship to a new level.”
Coffee Day Enterprises, the company that runs the country’s biggest coffee chain under the brand Cafe Coffee day has submitted its papers with market regulator Sebi to get listed on the Indian bourses. The company intends to raise an estimated Rs 1,150 crore to aid its expansion plans and pay off debt.
The parent company has investors like private equity giants KKR, Stanchart PE and New Silk Route. It has reserved Rs 15-crore worth shares for its staff.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that investment in the country is increasing and the world is coming to explore the opportunities India has to offer.
“Investment in India is increasing, the world is coming to explore the opportunities India has to offer,” Prime Minister Modi said on twitter while sharing a link to a Wall Street Journal article which praises India’s economy growth.
He also shared an article by the Foreign Policy magazine which said India is coming out on top in the Baseline Profitability Index (BPI).
BRICS leaders at the 6th BRICS summit in Fortaleza, Brazil; from left: Russian President Vladimir Putin, PM Narendra Modi, Brazil President Dilma Rousseff, Chinese President Xi Jinping and South African President Jacob Zuma. File Photo AFP photo
The emerging market BRICS nations will have their own development bank by the end of the year, South Africa said on Saturday.
Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J. P. Nadda will hold a review meeting with the health ministers of the North-East here on Saturday.
Different ongoing programs in the health sector are likely to be reviewed in the meeting.
The various schemes and programs of the National Health Mission, being implemented in the region, may also be reviewed.
As per reports, issues on the construction of AIIMS like institute in Assam are also expected to be discussed. (ANI)
Amid the ongoing calls for her resignation, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Saturday left for New Delhi to attend a NITI Aayog meeting.
Clad in a grey saree, Raje left for New Delhi in a chopper.
As per reports, Raje will also attend sub-committee meeting of NITI Aayog on June 28.
The Rajasthan Chief Minister had yesterday rebutted reports of personally calling MLAs to seek their support and loyalty, rubbishing the news as ‘baseless’.
Greece’s talks with its creditors for a bailout plan took a dramatic turn today with the radical left Syriza government lead by Alexis Tsipras calling for a referendum on the latest proposed deal on July 5, and hence rejecting the “ultimatum” given by its lenders. A referendum will have the entire electorate vote for the fate of the creditors’ proposed plan. The government will be working toward urging voters to reject the plan.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced the referendum in a televised address to the nation, following an emergency meeting of his cabinet.
Sowing area of pulses has increased by 80 percent to 11.04 lakh hectares during this kharif season so far on better rains and higher support price announced by the government, but area under paddy lags behind.
“Hike in the minimum support price (MSP) of pulses coupled with rise in retail prices seems to have enthused farmers to put more area under lentils,” Agriculture Secretary Siraj Hussain said.
Sowing of pulses to such an extent is of great significance. If domestic production rises then there will be no inflationary trends in prices, Hussain added.
As India’s forex kitty is growing steadily, foreign brokerage HSBC on Friday said the country needs at least USD 60 billion more in reserves to fight a sustained period of global volatilities.
According to the global financial services major, India’s forex reserves are above traditional norms but the country’s “peculiar characteristics and experience” in recent crises suggest that about USD 60 billion more could buffer sufficiently against prolonged global financial tightness.
Indiabulls Real Estate will seek shareholders’ nod to raise a total of Rs 538 crore from promoters, including convertible warrants worth Rs 290 crore.
The company’s board, during its meeting held yesterday, approved 3.67 crore equity shares and 4.36 crore convertible warrants, Indiabulls Real Estate said in a regulatory filing today.
The move is part of effort for augmenting “the long-term resources of the company for meeting funding requirements for its business purposes,” and also reflects the confidence that the promoters have, it added.
After the victory of love in the United States, many restaurants and food chains are showing their support in favour of gay marriage, and leading amongst them is the Chipotle.
The fast-food chain has used social media to show its support for June 26th 5-4 ruling from the Supreme Court in favor of same-sex marriage across the U.S., reported the Time.
Using the phrase “Homo Estas,” which have been used in their previous gay pride events, the company tweeted, “Homo Estas? Very well, thank you. #LoveWins”
Indian High Commissioner in New Zealand is set to leave the country after allegations that his wife had assaulted a staff member.
High Commissioner Ravi Thapar was formally recalled and a vehicle was seen this morning at his Wellington address, media reports said on Saturday.
NZ Radio website said that Police were declined to interview both Thapar and his wife Sharmila.
Police said that the staff member who made the allegation of assault had returned to India in early May.
Pakistan People’s Party’s (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has reportedly made an emergency return to Pakistan from Dubai and is expected to unveil a new roadmap for the party.
Zardari’s departure had earlier touched off rumours amid the upset local leaders and workers that he would not return to Pakistan but, the leader returned immediately to keep workers’ spirit high, reported Daily Pakistan.
Government on Friday increased sharply the minimum export price (MEP) of onion by USD 175 per tonne to USD 425 per tonne to ensure adequate domestic supply and contain price rise.
“Export of all varieties of onions…Will be subject to a MEP of USD 425 FOB (freight on board) per tonne,” Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification.
The new MEP – rates below which no exports are allowed – will be applicable with immediate effect.
The government imposes MEP to restrict outbound shipments and check price rise in the domestic market.
Government is likely to infuse additional USD 1.8 billion (about Rs 11,500 crore) in public sector banks this fiscal over and above USD 1.2 billion earmarked in the Budget, Finance Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi said Friday.
“Will put additional USD 1.8 billion in PSU banks apart from USD 1.2 billion budgeted this year,” he told reporters here.
The government has earmarked Rs 7,940 crore in the Budget for recapitalisation of PSU banks for the current fiscal.
China’s economy will grow by 6.93 percent year-on-year in the second quarter, according to a report.
The report by the National Academy of Economic Strategy (NAES), which is affiliated to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences on Friday said the growth forecast is lower than the 7-percent annual growth target, but 0.13 percentage points higher than the earlier NAES forecast, reported Xinhua news agency.
A simple breath test can now detect if a critically ill patient is infected with pneumonia or not.
Chemically analysing breath specimens from patients in intensive care can reveal bacterial infection in the lower respiratory tract of ventilated patients at risk of developing pneumonia.
Though the study is at an initial stage, the results so far look promising and could potentially have a huge effect on clinical practice as healthcare associated infections are a major issue worldwide.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said he welcomes the “growing global prominence and engagement” of the UN’s “close parters” China and India, as the Asia-Pacific region rises as a centre of dynamism and influence. “The engines of growth and economic power continue to shift with the rise of the Asia-Pacific region as a centre of dynamism and influence,” Ban said.
Drinking juice made from tart cherries reduces upper respiratory tract symptoms associated with marathon running, suggests a research.
Post-race sniffles are a common problem among endurance athletes.
“Many athletes can suffer from colds and sore throats following strenuous bouts of exercise, like marathon running and triathlons,” said one of the researchers Glyn Howatson from Northumbria University in Britain.
New Zealand blackcurrants are good for keeping us mentally young and agile, finds a study.
The berries help in managing the mental decline associated with aging populations and also helps people with brain disorders such as Parkinson’s disease or depression.
“This study is the first to look at the effects of berry consumption on the cognitive performance of healthy young adults,” said Arjan Scheepens, the plant and food research scientist who led the study.
A class of anti-depressants commonly prescribed to curb menopausal symptoms may boost bone fracture risk, warns a study.
The heightened risk associated with SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) seems to last for several years, the results of the study showed.
“SSRIs appear to increase fracture risk among middle-aged women without psychiatric disorders — an effect sustained over time — suggesting that shorter duration of treatment may decrease (this),” said researcher Matthew Miller from Northeastern University in the US.
Singer Selena Gomez says her star friend Taylor Swift will not be a good roommate for her because she thinks the latter “likes her personal space”.
Gomez opened up during an interview for “Shoboy in the Morning” on Thursday and shared that she would love to move to New York City and get close to Swift, reports aceshowbiz.com.
As Swift lives in New York, host Shoboy asked Gomez whether she would join her friend.
“I want to…Honestly, I do,” Gomez said.
Most of those killed in a massacre at a Tunisian beach resort claimed by the Islamic State group were British, the Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid said on Saturday.
“The majority are British,” he told a news conference.
“After come the Germans, then the Belgians and then other nationalities,” he said, adding that there were also French among the victims.
He also revised an earlier death toll given by the health ministry from 39 to 38. An official from the ministry told AFP the previous figure had included the dead gunman who had attacked the popular beach resort of Port
Finding himself at odds with the US Supreme Court over its two landmark judgements upholding healthcare law and same-sex marriage, Louisiana’s Indian-American governor Bobby Jindal wants to get rid of the court.
“Thursday, the Supreme Court had its say on Obamacare; soon, the American people will have theirs,” wrote the newly minted aspirant for Republican nomination for President in an opinion piece in Time magazine.