Too much exposure to noise can pose serious public health threat
London – A research team examined the latest research on noise’s impact on an array of health indicators- hearing loss, cardiovascular disease, cognitive performance and mental health, and sleep disturbance, reporting that noise exposure is a serious public health threat. The combined... read more »
Govt hikes tariff value on imported gold
New Delhi – Amid short supply of gold in domestic market during the festival season, the government on Wednesday hiked the import tariff value of gold to USD 442 per ten gram in line with global prices of the precious metal. The tariff value, the base price at which the customs duty is... read more »
Google+ adds auto-edit image tools on site
Washington – Google has reportedly added more tools to automatically edit images on its Google+ networking site. The 18 new features to Plus have been designed to automatically touch up images or perform tricks such as erasing people from photos or creating animated GIFs, stringing together... read more »
Men do check out women’s breasts every time they look at them
Washington – Eye tracking technology has officially reconfirmed that people look at the sexual body parts more and faces less when evaluating women’s appearance. The study was led by Sarah Gervais of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the US, and found that especially women with typical... read more »
45 dead as bus catches fire in Andhra
Hyderabad – As many as 45 passengers were burnt to death and five others injured early Wednesday when an air-conditioned bus caught fire in Andhra Pradesh’s Mehabubnagar... read more »
Israel to build 1,500 settler homes in east Jerusalem
Jerusalem – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Interior Minister Gideon Saar have agreed to build 1,500 new homes in the east Jerusalem settlement of Ramat Shlomo, Israeli... read more »
Japan ruling-party panel to propose break-of Fukushima operator
Tokyo: A Japanese ruling-party panel will recommend the break-up of Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) after shortcomings in the firm’s handling of clean-up operations at the crippled... read more »
Border accord with China bid to avoid tensions: Antony
New Delhi – Defence Minister A.K. Antony Wednesday said the inking of a new border accord with China was a “sincere attempt” by both countries to avoid tensions on the... read more »
Kudankulam n-plant stops power generation
Chennai – The first unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) Tuesday night stopped operations due to a feed water problem, states a report Wednesday. The 1,000 MW unit, which was... read more »
