Tigur species under threat from African catfish The Times Of India Panaji : The local aquatic ecosystem is increasingly facing threat due to the uncharted growth of invasive fish species, especially African sharptooth catfish. The situation is further precipitated due to general ignorance about the menace posed by t...
Use technologies to enhance quality of human life: Governor The Times Of India Hyderabad, Jul 4 () Governor of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh E S L Narasimhan today called for harnessing technologies to enhance the quality of human life, particularly in the field of healthcare. | He asserted that that future technology needs to b...
Amazon is quietly eliminating list prices Sydney Morning Herald | In a major shift for online commerce, Amazon is quietly changing how it entices people to buy. | The retailer built a reputation and hit $US100 billion in annual revenue by offering deals. The first thing a potential customer saw was a barga...
ExtraBITS for 4 July 2016 Tidbits In ExtraBITS this week, Jason Snell argues in favor of the iPhone’s headphone jack, Evernote makes some controversial changes, and Amazon introduces a new Page Flip feature to most of the Kindle ecosystem. | | Read the full article at TidBIT...
Expedition Sets Sail To Assess Feasibility Of Deep-Sea Mining IFL Science We have higher resolution maps of the surface of Mars than we do of the bottom of the oceans. Despite the fact that our planet’s watery veil has prevented us from seeing into the depths, there are now plans to dive down deep and start mining for v...
Orchids: status quo and conservation Deccan Herald FLOWER POWER | India has a diverse orchid flora of about 1,330 species under 186 genera and harbours some of the most ornamentally beautiful orchids. | India has eight regions rich in orchid flora with epiphytic, terrestrial and saprophytic varieties...
'Theatre should thrive, not struggle to survive' Deccan Herald 'Clown' prince | Actor Ranvir Shorey is a man of few words but he lets his large volume of work speak for him. Popular for his intense role in the critically acclaimed Bollywood drama ‘Titli’ and ‘Bheja Fry’, the articulate ar...
PES 17 vs FIFA: Konami Focusing on What They Are Good At GamingBolt Back in the PS2 era, if you wanted to play a good soccer game, PES was the way to go. But as we entered the Xbox 360 generation, EA Sports slowly displaced Konami with consecutively well made FIFA games, games with highly refined moment to moment gam...
'Plan to have tiger safari in Corbett still on' The Times Of India NAINITAL: After the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) temporarily stalled the tiger safari project inside Corbett National Park saying that the project will increase the threat to big cats, officials of the national park claimed that the p...
Product innovation key for payment banks' success: EY report The Times Of India Mumbai, Jul 4 () Low-value investment and goal-based savings products can inculcate a savings habit, which in turn, will prove beneficial for payment banks as well as overall financial system, says a report. | While savings is core to banking, very f...
Xbox Co-Creator Wants Cross Platform Online Play Between Xbox and PlayStation GamingBolt Earlier this year, Microsoft finally opened the floodgates and allowed for the possibility of interaction between the Xbox Live ecosystem and other online networks- meaning that cross platform play between Xbox and other platforms was now a real poss...
Xbox’s Pitch Originally ‘Insulted’ Microsoft Head Bill Gates GamingBolt The Xbox is now one of the major forces in modern console gaming, and a cornerstone of Microsoft’s media, hardware, services, and ecosystem strategies- but it was a lot of trouble simply getting the console off the ground originally even within...
107 Nobel Laureates Urge Greenpeace to Reconsider GMOs WorldNews.com | Originally reported by The Washington Post, Greenpeace is being asked by 107 Nobel laureates who have penned a letter asking the environmental group to support genetically modified organisms. Their main focus is the opposition of Golden Rice, an infamous strain that is able to deliver far more beta carotene and help potentially address fighting V...
At least 23 dead in West Virginia flooding, governor says CNN (CNN)Massive floods sent raging waters across West Virginia, killing at least 23 people and leaving hundreds stranded, officials said. | Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced 14 deaths at a news conference Friday afternoon. By that night, the West Virginia Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management had increased the death toll to 23. | Trees ...
