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UK offers 'VIP visas' for top business executives

November 7, 2013

The UK Government has launched a new VIP visa system for international business leaders with the objective to make it expeditious and easier for them to organise entry to the UK. The new VIP visa system, announced as the “Great” ..

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Law forbids foreign companies from making political donations

November 2, 2013

The two major political parties the Congress and the BJP have filed affidavits claiming that a political donation is allowed if the majority shareholding in the foreign company registered abroad is of an Indian. The affidavits have been filed before ..

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India ranked 134th in 'Ease of Doing Business' list: World Bank

November 1, 2013

As per the latest ‘Ease of Doing Business’ rankings of 189 economies released by the World Bank, India has fallen three spot to 134th rank. In terms of ‘starting a business’ India has been positioned lower at 179th. This is when ..

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WEF ranks India 101st on global gender gap index

October 26, 2013

The Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) placed India at a low 101st rank on a Global Gender Gap Index which ranked 136 nations on how well resources and opportunities are divided between men and women in four broad areas of economy, politics, education and ..

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"Frank": World’s first complete bionic man

October 22, 2013

What is Frank (Frankenstein) ? Researchers from Zurich (Switzerland) have revealed the world’s first walking, talking bionic man called Frank, short for Frankenstein Researchers have engineered the world’s first robot human or Bionic man made entirely of prosthetic parts. It can walk, ..

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GSK’s malaria vaccine trial successful

October 11, 2013

Britain’s pharmaceutical giant GaxoSmithKline (GSK) has successfully conducted the trial of the RTS,S vaccine developed by the company. In the results of the trial it was found that the vaccine nearly halved the cases of malaria experienced by children aged ..

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Nobel physics Prize 2013 goes to Englert and Higgs

October 11, 2013

The Nobel Prize in physics has been announced to be given to physicists Francois Englert of Belgium and Peter Higgs of Britain for their theoretical discoveries on how subatomic particles acquire mass. What is the special contribution of Englert and ..

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"A4AI": Alliance aimed at bringing down cost of internet access launched

October 8, 2013

A number of government bodies, NGOs and private companies have formed a coalition named Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) which aims at reducing the cost of internet access worldwide. The coalition will push for policy and regulatory reforms to bring down the ..

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Diesel exhaust disrupt honeybees’ ability to locate flowers

October 8, 2013

As per a latest research by a team of researchers at University of Southampton, exposure to common air pollutants found in diesel exhaust pollution can affect the ability of honeybees to recognize floral odors. Using floral odors, the honeybees locate, ..

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Government appoints Ranjan Mathai as new Indian High Commissioner to UK

October 4, 2013

The External Affairs Ministry appointed former Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai as India’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. Mr. Mathai (61) is a 1974-batch IFS officer who retired as Foreign Secretary this year. He will succeed Jaimini Bhagwati. Apart from serving ..

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