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20 May 2016

Cabinet clears Ordinance to defer NEET

Three weeks after medical aspirants took the first phase of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), the Union Cabinet has decided to bring in an Ordinance, setting aside Supreme Court order that made a pan Indian common medical entrance test mandatory.

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Apple opens development centre for digital maps in Hyderabad

Apple Inc. opened its first development centre in India to work on Apple Maps, the company’s digital maps and navigation service.

The company’s servers will be located in the U.S. but technical and support services would be provided in Hyderabad. It will work out of an existing software hub that is part of a special economic zone.

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Indian-American Rupa Iyer awarded highest teaching award in US

An Indian-American biotechnologist Rupa Iyer has been awarded Distinguished Leadership in Teaching Excellence Award, University of Houston’s highest teaching award. She was bestowed with this award for her sustained and significant contributions in the field of education. Presently, she is Associate Dean,

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Indian journalist Philip Abraham elected Deputy Mayor in UK

Indian journalist and Councillor Philip Abraham has been elected the Deputy Mayor of Loughton town in the United Kingdom. Councillor Carol Davis, the newly-elected mayor presented the Deputy Mayor’s Badge to Philip Abraham. Mr. Abraham is a journalist from Kerala and is editor of Kerala Link. He had won the

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Veteran Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil passes away

Veteran Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil passed away in Junagadh, Gujarat. She was 80. Diwaliben Bhil had given her voice to various Gujarati folk songs, film songs and Garba (Gujarati folk dance). About Diwaliben Bhil She was born in tribal family in Gir jungle and was married at the age of 9. Later at age of 20,

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Election results 2016: BJP scripts history in Assam; Left wins Kerala; Jaya, Mamata to retain power

The counting of State Assembly Elections 2016 in four states Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, Assam and Union Territory Puducherry started in early morning today on 19 May 2016.

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Moody's pegs India's growth rate at 7.5% in 2016 & 2017

Projecting an economic growth rate of close to 7.5 percent in 2016 and 2017, Moody's Investors Service today said the prevailing low headline inflation is expected to continue aided by a good monsoon, allowing RBI to sustain its current accommodative stance.

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New software helps robots cut through clutter

A new software that helps robots deal efficiently with clutter to accomplish their tasks, like grabbing a milk jug from the back of the refrigerator, has been developed by researchers, including one of Indian-origin.

The software not only helped a robot deal efficiently with clutter, it also showed the robot's creativity in solving problems, researchers said. 

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Indian Army Successfully Summits Mount Everest

A team of six Indian Army mountaineers led by Lieutenant Colonel Ranveer Jamwal has successfully summitted Mount Everest (8848 metres) at dawn on 19th May 2016. Concurrently, the Lhotse Summit Team under Major Nooruddin Ahmed is attempting to summit Mount Lhotse, the fourth highest peak in the

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NDMA conducts mock exercise on earthquake preparedness

A mock exercise on earthquake preparedness was conducted today by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in Faridabad, Haryana for assessing the preparedness and response mechanism of all Government agencies of the district in the event of a high intensity earthquake.

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Himachal Pradesh propagating mahseer fish for conservation

SHIMLA: The population of the golden mahseer, hunted for sport and food, is declining in rivers of Himachal Pradesh, prompting the fisheries department to begin an artificial propagation programme for its rehabilitation and conservation. 

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Himalayan Brown Bears sighted for first time in Kargil after 1999 War

Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) Wildlife Department for the first time has sighted group of eight Himalayan brown bears in Kargil’s Drass Sector after 1999 India-Pakistan War. The eight Himalayan brown bears (three adult females and five grown-up cubs) were sighted in the mountain ranges of Ladakh’s Drass area at altitude 16,000 to 21,000 feet. 

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Scientists develop world’s first Zika virus clone

Scientists from The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) have developed world’s first genetically engineered clone of the Zika virus strain. They have dubbed it as infectious complementary DNA (cDNA) clone. It allows researchers to make Zika virus from test tube and cells on petri dishes. The clone comprises of five

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Hypersonic superjet technology successfully tested in Australia

A joint US-Australian military research team successfully tested a hypersonic technology in the Australian desert. In the test, scramjet attached to a rocket booster was successfully sent to an altitude of 278 km at Mach 7.5 (seven times the speed of sound). The team was running a series of 10 trials of the hypersonic technology at

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Good news for women employees, govt to enhance maternity leave to 26 weeks soon

The government is set to enhance maternity benefit to 26 weeks from the current 12 through an executive order, labour and employment minister Bandaru Dattareya said on Thursday.

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New world record set for solar cell efficiency

Scientists have developed a new solar cell with efficiency of 34.5 per cent – establishing a new world record for unfocused sunlight and nudging closer to the theoretical limits for such a device.

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NASA super pressure balloon begins around-the-world journey

NASA has successfully launched a super pressure balloon on a potentially record-breaking, around-the-world test flight aimed at providing inexpensive access to the near-space environment for science and technology research.

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