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Washington - Scientists have successfully used pulses of ultraviolet light to remove 80 per cent of allergens from peanuts.

Researchers hope the technique can be used to eventually eliminate 99.9 per cent of peanut allergens.

Peanut allergens must be eliminated below a certain threshold for patients to be safe, said Wade Yang, an assistant professor in food science and human nutrition and member of University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.

If Yang can cut the allergens from 150 milligrams of protein per peanut to below 1.5 milligrams, 95 per cent of those with peanut allergies would be safe.

New Delhi - The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India today reported 4.6 percent increase in its total sales in September 2014 at 1,09,742 units as against 1,04,964 units in the same month previous year.

Domestic sales during the month stood at 99,290 units, up 9.8 percent from 90,399 units in September previous year, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said in a statement.

Sales of mini passenger cars, including Alto, A-Star and WagonR were down 13.4 percent at 35,547 units as against 41,061 units in the same month previous year.

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Mumbai - The rupee depreciated by 19 paise to trade at almost seven-month low of 61.94 against the US currency in early trade today at the Interbank Foreign Exchange on capital outflows amidst the dollar's gain against other currencies overseas.

Forex dealers said besides the dollar's gains against other currencies overseas on the back of upbeat US data, increased demand for the American unit from importers and a weak opening in the domestic equity market, put pressure on the rupee.

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New Delhi : Subscribers to the retirement fund EPFO will get a minimum of Rs 1,000 a month from October 1 under Employees' Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95) as the government formally launched the programme Tuesday.

The government will shell out an estimated Rs 1,200 crore to provide for this entitlement.

According to EPFO estimates, around 32 lakh pensioners under the scheme, who get less than Rs 1,000 every month as pension, will benefit immediately.

There are 49 lakh pensioners under the scheme and about 13 lakh get less than Rs 500 a month.