Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 28 (IANS) More tourists from Europe are now visiting Kerala. Over 4.2 lakh Europeans travelled to India’s southern state since January, registering a growth of 4.8 percent, officials said on Monday. Figures released…
Hyderabad, Dec 28 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh government on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Microsoft India to harness its cloud technology for the state’s growth. The MoU was signed during Microsoft chief executive…
Lucknow, Dec 28 (IANS) Apex industry body Assocham on Monday suggested that the Uttar Pradesh government come out with a comprehensive renewable energy policy to mitigate power shortage in the state. This will help to…
Hyderabad, Dec 28 (IANS) IT giant Infosys Technologies Ltd. will open its largest campus in Hyderabad in February next year. The 25,000-seat campus is coming up at Pocharam on the city’s outskirts. The first phase…
New York, Dec 28 (IANS) While constructing a river dam may destroy the habitat of birds and other creatures that depend on that river for their survival, removing the dam rebounds the ecosystem much faster…
New York, Dec 28 (IANS) Wearable activity trackers that promise to monitor physical activity, sleep and other behaviours may be good at counting steps but bad at measuring sleep, says a new study. “Wearable devices…
Rome, Dec 28 (IANS) The Italian city of Milan has banned cars until Wednesday in an attempt to reduce the high levels of pollution while other cities have opted for measures such as encouraging the use…
New York, Dec 28 (IANS) Engineers, one of them of Indian origin, have successfully developed a single-chip microprocessor – a landmark development that opens the door to ultrafast, low-power data crunching. The researchers packed two…
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The new year will see more banks, insurers and credit-rating firms across the globe turning to enhanced security measures to guard against online fraud more effectively, global software and cloud…
Beijing, Dec 28 (IANS) Chinese parents who bear a second child after January 1, 2016, will no longer be fined, a media report said on Monday. “The state advocates that one couple shall have two…
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Twenty-five-year-old Kamakshi is happy that she no longer suffers from a urinary tract infection (UTI) usually caused by using dirty toilets in her office – thanks to peebuddy, a one-time-use…
Beijing, Dec 28 (IANS) A man from China’s Shandong province has been arrested after 21 years for killing a family of four people, a media report said on Monday. The suspect, surnamed Jia, murdered a…
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Although Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been harping on India’s support for intellectual property rights (IPR), the country’s ranking on the global platform has remained rather stagnant. Experts feel that…
Toronto, Dec 28 (IANS) Contrary to popular perceptions, foodies – those who take the time to appreciate the texture, flavour and beauty of food – do not eat larger portions than what the dieters generally…
New York, Dec 28 (IANS) Looking for a good plumber or a reliable electrician to fix a nagging problem in your house? You will soon be able to find local service providers on Facebook. The…
Kolkata, Dec 28 (IANS) Want to connect with the best of academicians in India? Wish to know what is happening in their labs? Log in to Techtud, a new platform that acts as a social…
Los Angeles, Dec 28 (IANS) Actor Sacha Baron Cohen and his actress wife Isla Fisher have donated $1 million to charity for Syria. The star couple have given $500,000 to NGO Save the Children to…
Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Dec 28 (IANS) A unique ‘roti bank’ has been launched in this city, famous for its Ajanta-Ellora caves, for the poor. People can ‘deposit’ rotis and the poor, aged, sick or the unemployed…
New York, Dec 28 (IANS) Eating too much is typically considered as one of the prime reasons for obesity but when people eat what they consider to be healthy food, they eat more than the…
New York, Dec 28 (IANS) There have been products that turn out to be big flops. But still, these products get swept off stores quickly, leaving most consumers to wonder: Who exactly buys these things,…