With the consistent, almost two months-long efforts of the scientists at the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), New Delhi, a striped 'Zebra fish,' picked up from a rivulet in Assam, has become the first vertebrate in India to have its whole genome sequenced.

After a stern reprimand from the Supreme Court for the seeming indifference regarding warnings on cigarette packs, the Central government said that the statutory pictorial warning on cigarette and tobacco products will be displayed from May 30 onwards.

With the NGO Health for Millions' senior counsel, Indira Jaisingh, alleging that the Centre was unnecessarily prolonging the issue, the Additional Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium assured the requisite government action, to a bench headed by Justice B N Aggarwal.

The Supreme Court has ordered the release of BJP candidate Varun Gandhi, the grandson of ex-India PM Indira Gandhi, on parole for two weeks. He was arrested under the National Security Act (NSA) for his communally-offensive comments against Muslims at the March 6 and March 8 rallies in Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh.

Though the coverage of Varun Gandhi's inflammatory speeches were extensively broadcast on Indian television, he said that the recordings were "doctored." However, the Election Commission was convinced that coverage had "not been tampered with, doctored or morphed."

As per the latest air travel-related data, coming from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), there has been a 15 percent fall in the year-on-year figures concerning total number of passengers carried by the nine Indian airlines in March - the number coming down from the previous year's 37.11 lakh to the recent 31.60 lakh.

The government data shows that the plunge in the number of passengers taking the air route has been continuing over the past nearly 11 months; and the key reasons for the decline is the decreased number of foreign tourist arrivals.

According to Business Standard's Wednesday report, expansion is on the cards for HMSI - Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India. The 100 per cent subsidiary of the Japanese Honda Motor Corporation, the HMSI intends spending Rs 300 crore in the next three-year period.

The largest personal computer manufacturer of China - Lenovo has launched its first all-in-one desktop, IdeaCentre A600. In its press release, the world's fourth largest PC maker - Lenovo has stated that its new IdeaCentre A600 is an all-in-one desktop featuring 21.5-inch frameless screen measuring an inch at its slimmest point.