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Cochin Shipyard is currently trading at Rs. 379.90, up by 10.90 points or 2.95% from its previous closing of Rs. 369.00 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 366.60 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 391.00 and Rs. 364.00 respectively. So far 18829 shares were traded ... Read More »

Cochin Shipyard has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Russian firm United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) to boost water transportation in India. As per the MoU, USC will engage in development of the state-of-the-art vessels for inland and coastal waterways in the country. The company and USC aim to ... Read More »

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Scientists have already warned that climate change likely will impact the food we grow. From rising global temperatures to more frequent “extreme” weather events like droughts and floods, climate change is expected to negatively affect our ability to produce food for a growing human population. But new research is showing ... Read More »

A newly developed rapid imaging protocol quickly and cheaply diagnosed heart ailments in patients in Peru, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. In Peru, cardiovascular disease affects 3.2 million (16 percent of the adult ... Read More »

Researchers, including Amit Kumar from the University of Texas at Austin in the US, asked participants to write a letter of gratitude to someone who has done something nice for them and then anticipate the recipient’s reaction. They found that letter writers overestimated how awkward recipients would feel about the ... Read More »

Sushma Swaraj is in Vietnam on the first leg of her four-day two-nation tour which aims at deepening India’s strategic cooperation with Vietnam and Cambodia the key countries in the ASEAN region. “Deepening our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership! EAM @SushmaSwaraj and Foreign Minister of Vietnam Pham Binh Minh led delegation level ... Read More »

Addressing an election meeting in Colombo Monday evening Solih said he will also work towards improving relations with countries like Iran and Qatar. Solih, who is the common candidate for Joint opposition, a grouping of four parties, asserted of having people’s support and winning the elections against President Abdullah Yameen, ... Read More »

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This was decided at the meeting between Japanese Defence Minister Mr. Itsunori Onodera and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena. The meeting also decided to give special attention towards strengthening the security and cooperation of Indian Ocean region while Japan will provide assistance to develop Sri Lanka’s maritime security. This is ... Read More »

Trade and commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu met with his Korean counterpart Kim Hyun Chong over the breakfast on Monday.  Both the leaders also agreed on three MoUs related to strengthening the current trade ties, remedy for better trade balance and also establishing a group for future trade engagements. Read More »

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted his congratulations to the farmers saying the government is committed to making all efforts for development of agriculture and farmers’ welfare. Here’s more on the new Minimum support prices. The Narendra Modi government has shown its firm commitment to doubling farmers income, and also ensuring ... Read More »

Researchers evaluated the behaviour of search and rescue dogs and pet dogs when presented with the same problem-solving task. Both sets of dogs persisted at the task for about the same proportion of time, but the search and rescue dogs were more successful at solving the task when encouraged by ... Read More »

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s informal talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Wuhan will give a big boost to bilateral ties between the two countries. Speaking at a seminar on transformation in China’s Geopolitics, strategy, society, and business organized by the Chennai Centre ... Read More »

PM Modi on his last leg of three-nation visit, held a closed-door meeting with Mattis during which both sides discussed all security-related issues of mutual and global interests. National Security Adviser Ajit Doval was also present in the meeting that lasted for nearly an hour. The meeting was held on ... Read More »

The meet assumes significance in backdrop of the United States renaming its Pacific Command as Indo-US Pacific Command while giving further impetus to strategic ties between the two countries. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong. Both the leaders discussed on various issues of mutual interest.  ... Read More »

The meet assumes significance in backdrop of the United States renaming its Pacific Command as Indo-US Pacific Command while giving further impetus to strategic ties between the two countries. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong. Both the leaders discussed on various issues of mutual interest.  ... Read More »

Researchers at University of Michigan in the U.S. analysed data from 6,200 kindergartners since birth in 2001. They measured curiosity based on a behavioral questionnaire from parents and assessed reading and math achievement among kindergartners. Children with lower socioeconomic status generally have lower achievement than peers, but those who were ... Read More »

New Delhi : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today met Nepal’s Industry, Commerce and Supplies Minister Matrika Yadav and discussed ways to take forward trade, commerce and developmental partnership. “Neighbourhood first! EAM @SushmaSwaraj met with Nepal’s Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Matrika Yadav. Leaders discussed ways to take our trade, ... Read More »

New Delhi : Seeking to boost note ban and GST-hit economy, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today announced a massive Rs 6.92 lakh crore infrastructure spending and another Rs 2.11 lakh crore for bank recapitalisation to revive investments as well as growth. Flanked by all his five secretaries and Chief Economic Advisor, ... Read More »