Manila, Dec 13 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank on Tuesday lowered India’s growth forecast for this year from 7.4 per cent to 7 per cent due to a slight slowdown in the economy following the…
Nay Pyi Taw, Dec 13 (IANS) Human Rights Watch on Tuesday accused the Myanmar army of burning hundreds of houses in the Rohingya Muslim minority villages where a massive military offensive has been ongoing for…
New York, Dec 13 (IANS) After allowing drivers to test retaking control of an autonomous car on a track, researchers found the transition could be risky. Twenty-two participants drove a 15-second course consisting of a…
Washington, Dec 13 (IANS) The World Bank Group has announced a pause in the separate processes initiated by India and Pakistan under the Indus Waters Treaty to allow the two countries to consider alternative ways…
New York, Dec 13 (IANS) Breeding rice to require less flooding, altering feed for livestock to lessen intestinal processes that create methane, promoting less meat-intensive diets and deploying more farm bio-digesters can be possible solutions…
London, Dec 13 (IANS) British scientists have identified a gene network in the brain that is associated with epilepsy, a discovery which may lead to additional treatment for the condition. Epilepsy — that affects over…
London, Dec 13 (IANS) While the wet regions of the earth are getting wetter, the dry regions are getting even drier thanks to the warming climate, a new study says. The regions which are relatively…
Manila, Dec 13 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank on Tuesday lowered Asia’s growth forecast for 2016 from 5.7 to 5.6 per cent due to a slight slowdown in the Indian economy. The Manila-headquartered ADB’s review…
New York, Dec 13 (IANS) Microsoft has succesfully targeted Mac users with its Surface commercials, as a report revealed that more people were switching from Macs to Surface recently. According to Microsoft, people were switching…
Wellington, Dec 13 (IANS) This year is set to be the warmest ever recorded in New Zealand illustrating “the stark reality of global warming”, scientists said on Tuesday. With just three weeks until the end…
London, Dec 13 (IANS) Regular use of antipsychotic drugs may increase the risk of mortality by 60 per cent among individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, a study has shown. Antipsychotics — also known as neuroleptics or…
New York, Dec 13 (IANS) There are about 18,000 bird species in the world – nearly twice as many as previously thought, new research suggests. “This new number says that we haven’t been counting and…
Kathmandu, Dec 13 (IANS) The Nepalese government is to revive the private sector industries which were closed over the last several years by offering policy and infrastructure related support. The Industry Ministry said on Monday…
New York, Dec 13 (IANS) With the launch of iOS 10.2 software update for iPhone on Monday, Apple has added a wider range of fresh emojis that include new facial expressions, professions and food. According…
New York, Dec 13 (IANS) At around 66-year-old, the world’s oldest known seabird is expecting, again. The Laysan albatross called Wisdom is incubating an egg at the same nesting the seabird and her mate use…
Washington, Dec 13 (IANS) While heading towards asteroid Bennu, NASA said its first mission to return a sample of an asteroid to the Earth will also search for elusive “Trojan” asteroids that share our home…
Washington, Dec 13 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump has settled on Rex Tillerson, the Exxon Mobil CEO, to be his secretary of state, transition officials said on Tuesday. Trump planned to announce the selection on…
Sydney, Dec 13 (IANS) Australia is in danger of losing its position as an Antarctic leader, as well as its claim over the frozen continent, unless it maintains funding for its scientific research program, experts…
Caracas, Dec 13 (IANS) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has ordered the closure of Venezuelan border with Colombia for 72 hours till Thursday to deal with the “mafias” operating and smuggling out Venezuelan currency. The measure…
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 13 (IANS) Brazil’s Federal Police has filed new charges against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, local media reported. The charges against Lula are for passive corruption in a case…