Improper maintenance of land records, failure in safeguarding title of railway land and non-execution of agreements with licensees are factors leading to huge ouststandings yet to be recovered by the railways as licence fees, the CAG India has observed. Source: zeenews.india.com
Yale researchers Daniel Abadi and Alexander Thomson think they have developed the cure for Oracle and IBM dominance in the world of database performance, and it isn't even technically a database. The two have created a system they think can level the playing field. Source: gigaom.com
The Finding: Taking short breaks during the workday doesn’t revitalize you – unless you do something job related and positive, such as praising a colleague or learning something new. The Research: Charlotte Fritz conducted a series o...... more Source: Harvard Business Publishing
The US, EU, Japan and Turkey are pushing India for dismantling its 'undue' export subsidies to the textile industry, but New Delhi is keen on further talks to temper the phase-out and to ensure that the key export sector is not stripped of all support. Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
There has been a six-fold increase in the number of antibiotics being popped by Indians. This includes the retail sale of Carbapenems -- powerful class IV antibiotics, typically used as a "last resort" to treat serious infections caused by multi-drug resistant, gram-negative pathogens. Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com