January 2015 – Page 9 – The Saturn Herald

Intellectual Property Rights on pharmaceuticals

by Penny Nair Price Multinational companies have been up in arms in the last few years about what they describe as India’s blatant disregard for their intellectual property rights, especially on life-saving medicines. Many polluted cities in India cause citizens to experience respiratory problems. The Swiss multinational…

Yesterday, the crude oil prices potentially falling further below the $50 a barrel signalled severe and eminent stocks plunges across the board, this is bad news for any economy. The FTSE 100 Index fell 130.64 points or 2 per cent to 6417.16 in London, as UK blue-chip firms lost £ 33.2 billion, while mega…

Flying snakes in India

Hyderabad: A flying snake, has been sighted at Eastern Ghats mountains in Andhra Pradesh’s Seshachalam forests, biosphere reserve in Chittoor district forest officials and researchers said. According to researchers, this is the first time that Chrysopelea taprobanica which climbs using ridge scales along its belly, pushing against rough bark of surface of tree trunks, allowing…

Drinking white wine could lead some women to depression! White wine contains 10 times more sugar than red wine according British Food Standard Agency. FSA regulations 1234/2007 and 607/2009 introduced some changes to wine making requirements and labelling of wines. The minimum actual alcohol remains 8.5% vol for wine without geographical designation, in effect the…

British Airways stranded passenger at Mumbai airport

Plight of 38 stranded British Airways Passengers in Mumbai!

“Kids and special needs passengers sleep on floor. British Airways officials have disappeared,” tweeted musician Sean Read, stranded passengers at Mumbai airport. He said passengers had been offered “no hotel, no food, no flight” by either the airport or the airline as minimum standards have been compromised. The 38 of stranded British Airways passengers, including…

Russell Hobbs has recalled 15 different models of irons after customers raised safety concerns about the products. The electrical manufacturer told people to stop using these irons, because there was a risk that the flex could fail, and offered a replacement or refund. The company said consumer safety was its primary concern and apologised for any…

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Kerala gold loan companies hold 200 tonnes of gold jewellery

Gold is the most followed and globally traded commodity as gold is the world’s primary monetary asset. Respected economic historian and author of the “Gloom, Boom and Doom Report,” Dr. Marc Faber has warned about the continuing and coming decline of western economic power and believes that the generation of young people starting to work…

First bus that runs on water in Mumbai

Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai will get the first bus that can run on water surface, a move that will push more tourism activities in ports. Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai will get the first bus that can run on water surface, a move that will make Mumbai ports a major tourist attraction according to…

Diety watched over Mumbai for six centuries

Goddess Mumbadevi has watched transition of Mumbai over the past six centuries including the reclamation of the sea, Victoria Terminus station being emerged where her temple precincts once stood. Although her seat and surroundings have changed, the original red sandstone idol remains untouched by the despoliations of time. Bombay was not part of mainland India…