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India has made noodles out of Modi’s message

This content was published on Nov 12, 2015 By coincidence, what one minister dubbed the country’s “Inspector Raj” was about to take action. A food inspector plucked a Maggi packet from a shop in Uttar Pradesh in January, starting a farcical sequence of events that culminated in Nestlé incinerating 400m packets of innocent noodles. Only this week, after global sales were dented, has…

Changing a mountain resort one vote at a time

This content was published on Nov 12, 2015 Located at equal distance between the bigger and more luxurious resorts of Gstaad and Villars, Les Diablerets, in western Switzerland, has firmly identified itself over the years as a family resort. It has attracted generations of guests, most of whom return to their secondary homes during holidays and weekends, and who are often satisfied with…

Printing out body parts

This content was published on Nov 12, 2015 Swiss researchers have harnessed 3D printing to produce cellular material in process called bioprinting. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

Stagnant manufacturers plan eurozone relocation

This content was published on Nov 11, 2015 Consultancy firm Deloitte and economic forecasters BAK Basel found that a quarter of the 393 companies surveyed are planning some form of relocation to the eurozone. Some 22% of firms had already boosted eurozone-based production since the Swiss National Bank (SNB) abandoned its defence of the franc in January. A further 22% of firms plan…

Construction and Geneva workers continue three-day ‘strike’

This content was published on Nov 10, 2015 Also on Tuesday, some 3,000 construction workers in the German-speaking part of Switzerland downed tools on the second of three days of nationwide industrial action against the sector’s collective bargaining agreement. On Monday, around 2,500 workers did the same in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland. On Wednesday, construction sites will stay quiet in the French-speaking…

Geneva astrophysicist honoured in Japan

This content was published on Nov 10, 2015 Swiss astrophysicist Michel Mayor has received the prestigious Kyoto Prize in Japan for his contributions to exoplanet research.

Leaders to tackle digital revolution in Davos 2016

This content was published on Nov 10, 2015 More than 2,500 business leaders, politicians and VIPs are expected to travel to the Swiss resort of Davos in canton Graubünden for the 46th annual WEF meeting on January 20-23. The main theme of the 2016 session is “Mastering the Fourth Industrial Revolution”, focusing in particular on the latest developments in mobile internet, chip technology…

Crime prevention campaign fails to win backing

This content was published on Nov 10, 2015 The Federal Chancellery said on Tuesday the deadline for two separate initiatives had run out for a committee led by a prominent activist to hand in at least 100,000 signatures needed to force a vote. Anita Chaaban, the woman behind the initiative conceded defeat last month, quoting financial as well as personal problems within the…

Reconciling work and family life

This content was published on Nov 10, 2015 This Swiss public television report features a typical day in the life of a family in French-speaking Switzerland. When there are no child-minding structures around the Swiss school day, parents often have to find their own solutions. Candy Angei relies on neighbours for babysitting before and after school and volunteers at a local lunch canteen…

Did the Swiss help communist East Germany?

This content was published on Nov 10, 2015 The fall of the wall in 1989 was the end of the repressive East German communist regime, an authority that Switzerland helped prop up, according to Swiss historian Ricardo Tarli. In his book, “Operationsgebiet Schweiz” (Operational area Switzerland), Tarli claims that the rogue regime would have collapsed earlier were it not for Swiss assistance. He…

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