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February 8, 2016 8:46 PM
Pharmaceutical and healthcare sector is likely to witness more than 20 percent growth in hiring this year and likely to create about 1,34,000 jobs this year, according to the India Skills Report 2016. The pharma industry employs about 5.5-5.7 lakh people and has enabled significantly in creating a v...
February 8, 2016 8:45 PM
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa has requested the Centre to withdraw a notification on laying a 310 km natural gas pipeline through farm lands in the state by the Gas Authority of India Limited-GAIL. The Kochi - Bengaluru pipeline project has been opposed by the farmers bodies from seven di...
February 8, 2016 8:44 PM
Health Ministry today reviewed the preparedness on Zika virus disease at a high level meeting in New Delhi. Chairing the meeting, Health Secretary B P Sharma said, in addition to the two diagnostic facilities at National Centre for Disease Control and National Institute of Virology Pune, ten new fac...
February 8, 2016 8:37 PM
In Telangana, at least six workers were charred to death and two others injured after a major explosion in a chemical pharma factory at Maheshwaram manda, outskirts of Hyderabad today.<br/><br/>The fire broke out at the pharma factory in Mankhal industrial area following an explosion in ...
February 8, 2016 1:49 PM
A 'smart' contact lens with a built-in sensor could help determine which glaucoma patients are at a higher risk of progression. Glaucoma remains a leading cause of blindness. Researchers from Columbia University Medical Centre in US found certain patterns of electrical signals emitted from...
February 8, 2016 1:49 PM
Tourism and Culture Mahesh Sharma today launched 24x7 Toll Free Multi-Lingual Tourist Info Line in 12 International Languages including Hindi and English. The helpline number is 1800-11-1363. Tourists travelling or planning to travel to India can seek help and information for a hassel-free experienc...
February 8, 2016 1:27 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, the Indian Ocean Region is one of the key areas of country's foreign policy and all nations should join hands to ensure maritime stability. As the chief guest at the Operational Demonstration and International City Parade at the ongoing International Fleet Rev...
February 8, 2016 1:27 PM
Snowfall and rain occurred in several areas of north India including Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, bringing down mercury yesterday. <br/>Shimla and its surrounding areas experienced the first heavy snowfall of the season while tribal areas and other hills in Himachal Pradesh recorded conti...
February 8, 2016 1:24 PM
245 villages have been electrified across the country during last week under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna (DDUGJY). An official release said, out of these electrified villages, 82 villages belong to Assam, 77 in Odisha, 69 in Jharkhand, 13 to Chhattisgarh and 2 each in Tripura and Madhya Pr...
February 8, 2016 1:02 PM
In Allahabad, most important occasion of Magh Fair -Mauni Amawasya bathing is continued in Sangam. Amidst strict security arrangements in and around Sangam area, thousands of people took holy dip in Sangam and other ghats of Ganga today. The Magh Mela officer told AIR that more than fifty lakh peopl...
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