Trade in Lion Body Parts Threatens Lion Populations
Parties at the 17th Conference of the Parties (CoP 17) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Johannesburg voted Monday in favor of a much diluted…
Can a Naive Politician Help Improve Performance in Olympics?
If you do not have proven record of success in the related field of work, you are not eligible to hold any government position such as a minister. Unskilled ministers…
Yoshinori Ohsumi Wins Nobel Prize in Medicine
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet decided Monday to award the 2016 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine to Yoshinori Ohsumi for his discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy. This year’s…
Smuggling Rampant in India-Pak Trade: Study
Informal trade, or smuggling of goods, between India and Pakistan is estimated at over USD $5 billion, almost double the official two-way commerce between the two neighbours with history of…
Rebels Form Swaraj India Party to Challenge AAP
“Swaraj India” aims to spread the idea of “alternative politics” as opposed to “cult politics” adopted by Arvind Kejriwal. By Rakesh Raman Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) rebels – Prashant Bhushan…
How NATO Plans to Strengthen European Defence
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with EU Defence Ministers in Bratislava last week to discuss stronger cooperation between the European Union (EU) and NATO, and shared security challenges. He…