Amidst all the chaos of demonetisation, a bill to ban commercial surrogacy was introduced in the Lok Sabha. The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016 was presented by Health Minister J P Nadda.
The bill is supposed to focus on protecting women from exploitation and ensuring the rights of the child born through surrogacy. If approved, commercial surrogacy will face a complete ban in India.
Under special...
As the Indian public continues to grapple with the shortage of cash and long ques at banks and ATMs, public sector oil companies have been asked to chip in to ease the pressure. Around 2,500 petrol pumps run by state oil companies will dispense cash.
Around 2,500 petrol pumps run by state oil companies will dispense cash.
This facility is at...
John Kerry, the U.S. Secretary of State, talked about India thrice at the UN climate meet. India's increasing investments in renewable technologies, droughts and growing pollution were emphasized in his speech.
Kerry pointed out that advancement in renewable energy was not restricted to industrialized countries. On the contrary, it were the emerging economies like India, China and Brazil, which have invested...
The State Bank of India(SBI) chief Arundhati Bhattacharya said Tuesday that its banks will start dispensing ₹20 and ₹50 notes soon. This will ease the burden on the consumers somewhat, according to her
Bhattacharya told ANI, an Indian news agency, that in the southern part of India the rush had eased off almost 50 percent in SBI branches. She further...
DNA testing has become as simple as walking up to a truck, giving the required sample and getting the results. Health Street is a testing company owned and operated by Jared Rosenthal that uses two RVs to go around the streets of New York City offering its special deal on wheels.
With an interesting slogan, "Whos your Daddy?", the company...
Google India celebrates this year's Children's Day with a doodle made by Anvita Prashant Telang, a student of Vibgyor High School, Balewadi, Pune. The search engine in Google shows the 11-year-old girl's drawing on the homepage. Anvita won the eighth Doodle 4 Google competition for this year.
Every year Doodle 4 Google is organized to unleash creativity and thinking in...
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand on Nov 13, killing two people. This temblor was followed by another 6.2 magnitude shock on Monday. A tsunami warning was issued which led to mass evacuations.
A large surge in the sea hit Wellington in the North Island and Christchurch.
Though the U.S. Geological Survey measured the first quake at 7.8, New...
The number of deaths due to measles since 2000 has decreased by 79 percent in the world. The reason for this is mass vaccination campaigns. Despite the vaccinations around 350 children die from the disease daily.
A recent report by the UNICEF on global efforts to make measles history said the fight against the disease is not hampered by lack...
A new version of Emojis, 10.0, is due out next June and the committee is currently deliberating over 51 new emojis.
The Unicode Consortium set up a subcommittee which will decide which emojis will be included in this new version. Some of the proposed emojis are a woman wearing a hijab, a vampire, a mermaid, a breastfeeding woman and a couple...
Leonard Cohen, the hugely influential singer and songwriter from Canada has died at age 82. His death was confirmed on the legend's facebook page by his label, Sony Music Canada.
"It is with profound sorrow we report that legendary poet, songwriter and artist, Leonard Cohen has passed away," the statement read. "We have lost one of music's most revered and prolific...
