rov Joe Cole attempts to raise £1m to provide NHS staff with 1,700 PPE visors a day By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 12:15:22 GMT Cole has become the latest name from the football industry to offer help to overworked NHS staff following the coronavirus outbreak. He is looking to raise £1million and create PPE equipment Full Article
rov Stunning panorama of Mars reveals the final resting place of NASA's Opportunity rover By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 22:57:22 GMT The panorama is a series of 354 individual pictures snapped by NASA's Opportunity rover over a 29-day period before it shutdown completely and declared 'dead' by the American space agency. Full Article
rov NASA tests VIPER rover's 'moon shimmy' in conditions that mimic the lunar surface By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 22:40:46 GMT NASA's VIPER practiced its 'moon shimmy' in a lab that replicates the lunar surface. The rover rolled over a large soil bin allowing scientist to see how it will fare on the moon. Full Article
rov Before and after pics of NASA's Mars Curiosity rover reveal the Red Planet has taken its toll By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 05:43:55 GMT In images that surfaced online the rover's journey through Mars' landscape is laid bare. One the left is an image taken shortly after Curiosity landed on Mars while the right shows a snapshot from October. Full Article
rov NASA's Mars 2020 rover is fitted with a LASER that vaporizes rock to search for signs of life By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:54:44 GMT NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Mars 2020 rover is heading to the Red Planet armed with a high-powered laser that can vaporize rocks from up to 20 feet away to search for life. Full Article
rov NASA asks public to design a sensor for its next VENUS rover By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 16:53:10 GMT The space agency says exploring different geological areas on the surface of Venus will provide insights into the planet's evolution and even our own climate. Full Article
rov NASA Curiosity rover creates stunning panorama of its home on Mars By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 12:40:57 GMT NASA shared a high-resolution panorama of 'Glen Torridon' on Mars that is comprised of over 1,000 images and contains 1.8 billion pixels. The images were taken from Nov. 24-Dec.1. Full Article
rov Organic molecules discovered by NASA Curiosity rover are 'consistent with alien life' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 15:08:01 GMT NASA's curiosity rover has identified signs of thiophenes on the surface of the red planet and Washington State University astronomers believe they were formed by biological processes. Full Article
rov Air quality is improving in countries under coronavirus quarantine By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 22 Mar 2020 19:07:20 GMT Despite dramatic drops in fumes over cities in Italy, Spain and China it is too early to know if a long-term change has been made in the levels of nitrogen dioxide in quarantined areas. Full Article
rov NASA scientists are having to operate the Curiosity rover on Mars from home By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 17:17:21 GMT The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory team continue to explore red planet despite not being able to go into their California office or use high-end workstations. Full Article
rov Mars 2020 rover is christened 'Perseverance' after NASA let public choose name in a contest By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 07:08:22 GMT NASA has finally revealed the name of its Mars 2020 rover. Called Perseverance, the rover's title was picked from a contest that received 28,000 entries from young students. Full Article
rov Controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI considered for coronavirus contact tracing By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 00:19:38 GMT The controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI is in negotiations with several unnamed federal agencies and three US states to provide contact tracing services during. Full Article
rov Eating meat may improve mental health, study suggests By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 09:38:22 GMT A vegetarian or vegan diet may be increasing the likelihood of depression, a US-based study suggests. Full Article
rov Coronavirus: Recovered patients could provide 'shield immunity' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 14:59:55 GMT Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology say the recovered patients would be more active and mobile than those who have remained uninfected. Full Article
rov Controversial face recognition company Clearview AI pledges to stop selling tech to private firms By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 22:54:34 GMT According to legal documents first reported by Buzzfeed, the company is ending non-government related contracts in response to class-action lawsuits and scrutiny from regulators. Full Article
rov Hull City announce Grant McCann as new manager as he leaves Doncaster Rovers By Published On :: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 20:44:36 +0100 The 39-year-old former Northern Ireland midfielder moves from League One side Doncaster to succeed Nigel Adkins, who was unable to come to terms on a new deal with the Tigers. Full Article
rov Can a Fitbit help you lose weight and improve your fitness? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 15 Feb 2020 09:02:28 GMT Since November, I have warn a fitness tracker and joined the millions who keep an eye on their exercise habits - what did I learn and is it worth having one? Full Article
rov Broadband customers charged up to £90 a year to keep email addresses after they switch providers By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 09:22:37 GMT BT charges customers up to £7.50 to hold onto their address, equivalent to £90 annually. TalkTalk charges previous customers £5 each month to keep their old email address - or £60 a year. Full Article
rov Raheem Sterling jokes about proving his aggression as star is unhappy at low FIFA 20 rating By Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 19:19:05 +0100 Raheem Sterling claimed he would prove his aggression against Everton after being shocked by his low rating on FIFA 20 before his ePremier League Invitational quarter-final. Full Article
rov Derby 2-1 Barnsley: Wayne Rooney provides assist on debut in Championship victory By Published On :: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 21:38:37 +0000 TOM COLLOMOSSE AT PRIDE PARK: Wayne Rooney could not manage a goal on his return to English football but produced two moments of quality that showed he can still make an impact. Full Article
rov Derby County 1-1 Fulham: Alexander Mitrovic cancels out Wayne Rooney's panenka penalty By Published On :: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 21:38:24 +0000 TOM COLLOMOSSE AT PRIDE PARK: Wayne Rooney is still breaking new ground even after 500 games in English league football with the first 'Panenka' penalty of his career. Full Article
rov Swapping a buy-to-let to a short-term holiday let can prove profitable, By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 08:04:19 GMT Renting out a property as a short-term let or holiday home can be profitable, and a combination of changes to buy-to-let tax and the rise of Airbnb and rivals has made it increasingly popular. Full Article
rov How to make sure your home's built to last as Government pledges to improve quality of new-builds By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 09:18:29 GMT A new-build home should combine beauty and great architecture. All too often, however, the reality is different: ugly, poky and even dangerous. This has forced the Government into action. Full Article
rov Vladimir Norov, Secretary General of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation arrives in New Delhi [ph]Photo Courtesy:Chandan Kumar Shah[/ph] By meacms.mea.gov.in Published On :: Sun, 12 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
rov External Affairs Minister meets Vladimir Norov, Secretary General of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in New Delhi [ph]Photo Courtesy:Chandan Kumar Shah [/ph] By meacms.mea.gov.in Published On :: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
rov Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia arrives in New Delhi [ph] Photo Courtesy: Chandan Kumar Shah [/ph] By meacms.mea.gov.in Published On :: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
rov External Affairs Minister meets Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia during Raisina Dialogue 2020[ph]Photo Courtesy:Hemant Joshi [/ph] By meacms.mea.gov.in Published On :: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
rov Digital lenders use tech to improve SME loan repayments amid lockdown By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 16:48:00 +0530 These fintech firms are using past payment behaviour and current transactions to validate customers facing genuine difficulties Full Article
rov Last Land Rover Defender Rolls Out By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 30 Jan 2016 15:18:35 +0530 Jaguar Land Rover had officially announced three years ago in 2013, that it will stop production of Defender at its car plant in Solihull (central England). Now the last unit of car has come out of its production plant and consumers can no longer ... Full Article
rov Yamaha sees no improvement in rural sales in 2016 By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Feb 2016 13:33:00 +0530 Says a pick-up is unlikely before next year; company launches Roadster Motard Yamaha MT-09, priced at Rs 10.20 lakh Full Article
rov Tamil Nadu assembly elections: AIADMK takes lead, could disprove exit polls By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 19 May 2016 09:55:00 +0530 Neck to neck fight between two dravidian parties Full Article
rov Health care service providers want tax sops in Budget By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 Jan 2016 00:35:00 +0530 Wants patient treatment, which is currently exempt from service tax, to continue to enjoy this sop under GST for 10 years Full Article
rov SBI Card Q4 PAT tumbles 66% on Covid-19 provisions By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:25:00 +0530 SBI Card's net profit jumped 43.9% to Rs 1244.82 crore on a 33.8% rise in total income to Rs 9752.29 crore in the year ended March 2020 (FY20) over the year ended March 2019 (FY19) Full Article
rov Tendulkar provides financial support to 4,000 underprivileged people By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:52:53 +0530 Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has donated an undisclosed amount to financially help 4,000 underprivileged people, including children from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) schools, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Tendulkar made the donation to the Hi5 Foundation, a non-profit organisation based out of Mumbai. "Best wishes to team Hi5 for your efforts in supporting families of daily wage earners," Tendulkar tweeted. The organisation, through a tweet, thanked Tendulkar for doing his bit for the needy. "Thanks @sachin_rt for proving once again that #sports encourages compassion! Your generous donation towards our #COVID19 fund enables us to financially aid 4000 underprivileged people, including children from @mybmc schools. Our budding sportspersons thank you, Little Master!" The legendary batsman had earlier contributed Rs 25 lakh each to Prime Minister's Relief Fund and Chief Minister's Relief Fund for the country's fight against COVID-19. Tendulkar had earlier pledged to ... Full Article
rov Providing adequate ration to Rohingya refugees during COVID-19 lockdown: AAP govt to HC By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:28:53 +0530 The AAP government has told the Delhi High Court that adequate ration was being provided to Rohingya families at three camps in south and north east parts of the city during the coronavirus-induced lockdown. The submission was made by the Delhi government before a bench of Justices Manmohan and Sanjeev Narula, which was hearing a plea seeking immediate relief for the Rohingya families at settlements in Khajuri Khas in north east Delhi and Shram Vihar and Madanpur Khadar in south Delhi. Delhi government additional standing counsel Sanjoy Ghose and advocate Urvi Mohan also told the court that four hunger centres were being run near the settlements mentioned in the plea. The petitioner, Fazal Abdali, claimed that the Rohingyas at these three camps were being denied relief under the various schemes announced by the Delhi government to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The bench, however, noted that the petitioner had not given any specific particulars of the neglect faced by these families Full Article
rov Coronavirus: Delhi Sikh body announces life insurance cover for staff providing relief services By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 16:20:53 +0530 The Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) on Saturday announced an insurance cover of Rs 2 lakh for its employees in the forefront of the coronavirus fight in case of death due to the disease. As the country battles the COVID-19 pandemic, the DSGMC has been providing free food to the lockdown-hit homeless people and shelter to health workers in its gurudwaras. It will now provide an insurance cover of Rs 2 lakh each to its 2,500 frontline workers who are providing free community meals, and sanitation and transport-related services across the national capital, its president Manjinder Singh Sirsa said. Staff members of the DSGMC-managed gurudwaras have been distributing food and relief material in JJ colonies, labour camps, shelter homes, etc., as a result of which there is a risk of them contracting the novel coronavirus, Sirsa said. The life insurance scheme will include sanitation staff, cooks preparing langar, religious preachers, security staff and other frontline ... Full Article
rov COVID-19 challenges: TN forms panel under ex-RBI Guv Rangarajan to improve fiscal position By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 19:02:53 +0530 The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday set up a high-level committee headed by former Reserve Bank of India governor C Rangarajan to examine fiscal challenges facing the state owing to the COVID-19 pandemic and suggest the way forward to improve its fiscal position. The committee, which will also consist of Finance Secretary S Krishnan as coordinator, will submit its report to the government within three months, according to a Government Order. The committee, with 21 members, would assess the overall immediate and medium term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on different sectors of the state's economy including the impact of lockdown, additional costs and implications due to social distancing and their precautionary measures. Also, it would assess the opportunities and threats in the short and medium term, suggest measures required to help the important sectors of the economy to overcome the impact of the virus pandemic. Apart from identifying specific reform measures to .. Full Article
rov Nearly 3000 patients provided help, medicines through Srinagar call centre during lockdown By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 19:50:57 +0530 Nearly 3,000 patients were provided assistance for treatment and medicines by the Srinagar district administration in Jammu and Kashmir through its helpline amid teh coronavirus-driven lockdown, officials said. The IVRS-based call centre was inaugurated by Lt Governor Girish Chandra Murmu on April 17 and it replaced a series of helpline numbers launched in March aimed at attending to health emergencies on priority during the lockdown. A dedicated fleet of 10 vehicles and a team of 12 professionals have been deputed on the job round-the-clock for attending to issues related to health emergencies, demands related to dialysis, chemotherapy, diabetes and other such ailments, the officials said. Apart from the IVRS call centre, they said four mobile numbers have also been made available. Deputy Commissioner of Srinagar Shahid Iqbal Choudhary empanelled 13 dialysis centres across the city for providing dialysis services, the expenses of which are borne by the district administration. Most .. Full Article
rov As Deaths Mount, Covid-19 Proves More Dangerous Than the Flu By Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 09:30:00 GMT Covid-19 is commonly compared to the regular seasonal flu, but one has proven to be more dangerous than the other. WSJ’s Gerald F. Seib explains why the coronavirus is treated more seriously than the flu. Photo: Zuma Press Full Article
rov Expert panel giving conflicted IPR approvals By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Many of the institutions or departments who have sent in applications for IPR consideration to the NBA are also represented on the committee which evaluates the applications, reports Kanchi Kohli. Full Article
rov Kerala mangrove island under threat, cabinet divided By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Kerala's biodiversity board has asked Chief Minister V S Achutanandan to reject single window clearance for the 'High Tech City' project at the exhilarating Valanthakad island in the backwaters outside Kochi. P N Venugopal reports. Full Article
rov Old approvals from a new regulator? By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sun, 19 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 The SC orders the government to constitute an independent environmental regulatory authority. While the flaws in the current arrangement are plain, it is not clear if independence of the regulator alone can address these, writes Kanchi Kohli. Full Article
rov No matter who’s ruling, they just won’t brook dissent! | Is the Hubli-Ankola Railway line approved? By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 01 Mar 2016 05:38:46 +0000 In this edition, we find out how free speech and dissent has never been welcomed in our country by any of the ruling parties, why the approval of the Hubli-Ankola railway line is not yet final, the gaps in the social security law for unorganised sector being proposed by the finance minister, the brutal and brave stories of some rape survivors, and more. Full Article
rov A Sri Lankan refugee provides refuge By indiatogether.org Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Papri Sri Raman Full Article
rov Unapproved seeds on the market By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 01 Jul 2004 00:00:00 +0000 The easy availability of Bt Cotton seeds without consent from the government is making a mockery of the regulatory environment. Ashok Sharma reports. Full Article
rov Cutting Through the Nike Vaporfly Controversy By Published On :: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 14:30:00 GMT The current version of Nike's controversial Vaporfly sneakers won’t be banned in competition, track and field’s world governing body ruled on Friday. That's likely to fuel further debate about whether the high-end racing shoes offer an unfair advantage. We took a look at the tech inside the shoes to see what all the fuss is about. Photo/Video: Alexander Hotz/WSJ Full Article
rov 'We drove out an evil force called Left' By election.rediff.com Published On :: Mon, 18 May 2009 08:23:10 +0530 'People of this state have suffered for long. Hence, their patience level is very low at the moment. We have to act double quick to improve the state of life in Bengal,' says senior Congress leader Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury. Full Article
rov PM has opportunity to improve quality of governance By election.rediff.com Published On :: Tue, 26 May 2009 09:10:45 +0530 By fixing a minimum tenure for secretaries in key ministries, Singh can ensure continuity of policy. Full Article
rov Can India provide a new lens to the ISIS challenge in Syria? By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 03 Mar 2016 12:51:06 +0000 Is military combat the only way to deal with the Islamic state and its likes? Firdaus Ahmed ponders about the role India can play in making the ongoing temporary ceasefire in the five-year old Syrian civil war a more permanent one. Full Article
rov Tsunami, mangroves and market economy By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0000 The Tsunami of 26 December did not invade several coastlines to the degree it did many others because of mangroves and coral reefs. Mangroves offer double protection, but India has seen their rampant cutting down in favour of tourism and shrimp farming, says Devinder Sharma. Full Article