Health - As many as 260 out of the top 300 brands are pre-2005 vintage - Pharma brands: Old is gold

Agriculture : The State Government, through the Department of Agriculture, is popularising the concept of ‘custom hiring centres’ as part of achieving the objective of farm mechanisation through upgradation of technology for raising agriculture and horticulture crops - ‘custom hiring centres’

Economy- The new policy measures on capital inflows are dreadful and dangerous - Not all capital inflows are welcome

Science & Technology : A silent revolution is under way in our operating rooms and hospitals – instead of invasive surgical procedures with large incisions, surgeons are moving towards minimally invasive procedures with miniaturised surgical instruments through tiny ports or keyholes in the human body. How, you may ask - Revolutionising surgery with robotics

Health - With a wave of drugs falling off the patent cliff in the US, Indian generic drug makers are scrambling to capitalize on this unique opportunity - Indian pharma eyes US generic gold rush

Vocational training— seems to have lost its importance. This has led to the widening gap between the supply and demand for skilled manpower across various industries. This shortage of skills has translated directly into unemployment among an increasing number of graduates who pass out every year and are forced to be re-trained in order to become marketable - Significance of vocational education

Hiring interviews are part of a company's recruitment process that seeks to provide it needed talent from the marketplace - Doing interviews the right way

Self awareness and analysis are two key factors to assist us in making the right choices.Therefore, a person needs to be aware of the issue, analyse the pros and cons to arrive at an amicable solution - Better decision-making

Economy : Urbanisation took centre-stage at last week’s Rio+20 conference for good reasons. Cities collectively consume 75 per cent of world’s natural resources, generate 50 per cent of waste and emit about 70 per cent of the greenhouse gas - Greening the urban jungle

Economy : Within a few weeks of “Aadhaar-enabled” payments of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme wages being initiated in Jharkhand, earlier this year, glowing accounts of this experiment started appearing in the national media - Experiments with Aadhaar

Socio - Economy :The book is an attempt to study the socio-economic and historical factors surrounding child labour and place them within a rhetorical framework relating to capitalist modes of production- All work, a little pay, and no school

Economy - Largest Depreciation in Brazil Followed by India - Rupee on a Free Fall

At Rio +20, the Developing World Reclaimed Lost Ground,But Nobody Committed to Credible Action - Green Economy as Platitude

Economy : FINANCIAL SCENE The RBI has made it amply clear that monetary policy action, at any given point, will be determined by its reading of the macro-economic situation, especially inflation and growth - In a catch-22 situation

Economy - Comparison of GDP Growth Between India and Pakistan - STATSGURU

Economy : At a time when the headline issues are economic growth and financial crises, few countries would willingly commit themselves to new treaties and conventions - Rio’s unfinished agenda

Health - New Research Suggests that nurturing the microbial ecosystem within our bodies may Fight off Infectious Diseases with Harmful Side Effects and Even Help in Treatment of Disorders like Obesity and Diabetes - The Body's Microbial Garden

Socio Economy - Reforms in Education Sector, the move towards a single Exam for entry into Engineering Colleges and the Investment Sentiment in the Country - IIT System

Education - College Entrance Exams Should test for potential,not Achievement, or it risks dividing Society Further - Gates or barriers?

Economy : The Chief Economic Adviser to the Ministry of Finance, Kaushik Basu, took over the Jury Chair for the Infosys Prize for Social Sciences in April. He spoke to V. Sridhar recently about the need to invest and nurture excellence in fundamental research in all branches of knowledge. The media in India, he says, pays far less attention to the sciences than those in the advanced countries. Excerpts - ‘Pursuit of knowledge is an end in itself’