Tag Archives: 2016

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has kept policy rate on hold at 6.75 percent on Tuesday in a move to wait for the government’s annual budget statement later this month and decide whether to cut interest rates further or not. Otherwise, the central bank cut the repo rate by 125 basis points in 2015, in phases. Here is the full text ...

Based on Sustainable Livelihoods for our Future as the theme for World Wetlands Day being celebrated today, February 2, 2016, the day is important for organisations to project the vital role of wetlands for the future of humanity and specifically their relevance towards achieving the new Sustainable Development Goals, said Ramsar Convention. World Wetlands Day marks the date of the ...

The Year 2016 may see a new drink in the market for health, riding high on potential health benefits discovered by adding calcium, Vitamin D and pre-biotic dietary fibre to a beverage by a team of Lithuanian scientists. Not named still, the whey beverage, however, does not taste so good, researchers say. The beverage created and tested in two versions, ...

Do you wish to send your name on a mission to Mars? So the deadline(8th September, Tuesday)  is nearing as NASA is inviting space enthusiasts to send in their names that will go on the next mission to Red Planet. Going to Mars could be the dream of many and private operators are moving in the direction but for those who ...

Going to Mars could be the dream of many and private operators are moving in the direction but for those who cannot dream of the adventure, NASA has given a way out. All Mars enthusiasts around the world can participate in NASA’s journey to Mars by adding their names to a silicon microchip to be sent to the Red Planet ...

The World Bank Monday said India’s GDP is likely to expand by 5.6 percent this fiscal. The World Bank’s “India Development Update” released in Washington DC on Monday said: “India’s economic growth is expected to rise to 5.6 percent in FY15, followed by further acceleration to 6.4 percent and 7 percent in FY 2016 and FY 2017.” It said identifying ...