[wanabidii] News Digest: Gold firm as dollar catches breath ahead of Fed rate decision

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Wednesday, December 14, 2016
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		Business
		Gold firm as dollar catches breath ahead of Fed rate decision Wholesale inflation dips to 3.15% in November Wholesale inflation eased for the third straight month as it fell to 3.15 per cent in November after subdued demand due to demonetisation led to softening of prices of vegetables and other kitchen staples. Digital payment fast gaining currency in towns ​“The jump in card transaction volume is consistently more pronounced in tier-2 and tier-3 cities,“ said Rajeev Agrawal, chief executive of Innoviti Payments Solutions​. More Business News»

		Environment
		EU tightens fishing rules in its eastern waters European Union nations have reached a deal to tighten fishing rules in its eastern waters and edge closer toward a fully sustainable industry by 2020 but environmentalists said quotas still allowed for too much overfishing. Antarctic Ice Sheet has an impact on climate change The Antarctic ice sheet plays a major role in regional and global climate variability, researchers said.The discovery may help explain why sea ice in the southern hemisphere has been increasing despite the warming of the rest of the Earth, Xinhua news agency quoted researchers as saying. Reduce methane from food production: Researchers A study has shown that possible solutions for reducing the polluting gas from food production can be breeding rice to require less flooding, altering feed for livestock to lessen intestinal processes that create methane, promoting less meat-intensive diets and deploying more farm bio-digesters. More Environment News»

		World
		Muslim website down after posting letter critical of Xi A popular website for Chinese Muslims has been inaccessible since Saturday after a critical letter addressed to Chinese President Xi Jinping was posted in one of its forums. 2,500-year-old city discovered in Greece Scientists have discovered the remains of a 2,500-year-old city in Greece - a finding that can change our understanding of the area traditionally considered to be a backwater of the ancient world. "We also found ancient pottery and coins that can help to date the city,"a PhD student said Bangladesh pays tributes to martyred 1971 intellectuals Pakistani troops and their Bengali-speaking Razakar collaborators and other auxiliary forces massacred several members of the pro-independence intelligentsia including physicians, professors, writers and teachers, throughout the nine-month war that is said to have killed over a million people. More World News»

		Science
		Honeycomb-like structure to trap dangerous gases Researchers have developed a new method that can trap potentially harmful gases emitted by coal factories, cars and trucks within honeycomb-like microscopic organo-metallic structures. These structures can trap emissions from things as immense as coal factories and as small as cars and trucks. Proof of alien existence on Mars? Three tall “towers” standing in a perfect straight line on our neighbouring planet Mars in a recent image are claimed by some UFO and alien enthusiasts as clear evidence that highly intelligent beings exist there. NASA troubleshooting problem with Mars rover drill NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has halted its trek up a mountain filled with potentially habitable niches for life while engineers troubleshoot a problem with one of its key instruments, scientists said on Tuesday. More Science News»

		Technology
		Pokemon GO officially launching in India on December 14 Pokémon GO, the Niantic-developed augmented reality mobile video game that took the world by storm earlier this year, is finally coming to India. The game will be launching in the country on December 14. Nokia's new feature phones to hit India market in 2017 The handsets will be rolled out in India around the same time at a price less than Rs 2,000. Apple AirPods finally go on sale after weeks of delay Apple also said delivery of AirPods would start next week along with sales at Apple Stores, Apple-authorized resellers and select carriers. More Technology News»

		Education
		Prakash Javadekar confident X Boards will be reintroduced from 2017-18 "This month there will be a CBSE Board meeting, in which there will be a resolution (for compulsory class X board exams). So, I am very sure from academic session 2017-18, Board examination will be mandatory for all students," Javadekar told PTI. Bihar CM writes to Sushma Swaraj, asks Centre to maintain autonomy of Nalanda University ​Hurt over George Yeo’s recent resignation as Nalanda University’s chancellor, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has written a strong-worded letter to the external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, urging the NDA Government not to tamper with the essence behind the ‘idea of Nalanda’. Oxford University Press launches new integrated learning solution Aligned to the CBSE curriculum, “Oxford Advantage” includes content both in print and digital mediums. It also focuses heavily on the teacher community by helping them maintain an ascending learning curve of professional development and training workshops. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Demonetisation claims life of retired government employee waiting in bank queue Demonetisation claims life of retired govt staffer waiting in bank queue at Dahanu A 70-year-old retired state government employee became the latest victim of demonetisation. Average rents in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai increased by 1.3% More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Online platform, training to change the way Maths is taught in Delhi govt schools Rs 150 crore deposits: Lens on HDFC branch When asked about the survey, an HDFC Bank spokesman said, "We last week received from them (ED) what seems a routine enquiry pertaining to a certain transaction that we had reported to the FIU as per law. Rs 3.25 crore in old currency notes seized in Delhi's Karol Bagh Five people have been arrested and are being interrogated in this regard. It was found during interrogation that the money belongs to a Mumbai-based hawala operator. The suspects had hired packaging specialists who had packed these notes in such a manner that it was even undetectable by airport scanning machines. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Another bulk cash seizure in Karnataka, Rs 2.89 crore found from an apartment in Bengaluru Rs 2.89 crore of unaccounted cash, which included Rs 2.25 crore in Rs 2000 notes, was seized from an apartment in Yeshwantpura in North Bengaluru. One person has been detained, and an investigation is under way. Bengaluru RBI officer laundered money for 30% cut CBI sleuths arrested Michael Kattukaran, a senior special assistant at the RBI's issue department in Bengaluru, and two other persons. The arrest came in the wake of a money-exchange racket linked to the State Bank of Mysore's Kollegal branch. CBI officers said the investigators recovered Rs 17 lakh from the accused. Flower show turns ugly as visitors lock horns to take home saplings An ugly fight broke out in front of the deputy commissioner's office in Karwar on Tuesday as people jostled to take home flowers and saplings showcased at the flower show organized as part of Karavali Festival - 2016. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Damage done, dream shattered, they picked up the pieces to face life anew She applied for a US visa six times for higher studies. But the US Consulate in Hyderabad rejected her application every time. The reason: the prints of her injured fingers did not register on bio-metric machines. Tirumala Tirupati Devastanams's gold dollar sees fall in price Thanks to demonetisation and falling prices, Tirumala Tirupati Devastanams (TTD)'s gold dollar, prices have fallen to the least in last 10 months. Revanth calls farm loan waiver a 'fiasco' Raising concern over mounting debts among farmers in the state, the Telangana Telugu Desam Party's working president A Revanth Reddy in an open letter to CM K Chandrasekhar Rao, called the farm loan waiver scheme as a `fiasco'. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Cyclone Vardah: Diesel shortage and inability to accept cards ail Chennai fuel stations Fixing cyclone Vardah-damaged ATM antennae is prime task for service providers in Chennai Chennai, which has more than 3,200 ATMs, saw the large part of its ATM network down five days in a row. While Saturday and Sunday saw some ATMs being loaded with cash despite being banking holidays, Monday and Tuesday were a complete washout. A few ATMs were working on Wednesday. Girl student found hanging at Annamalai University A first year girl student of Annamalai University was found hanging in her room in the hostel on Tuesday. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Research, collaborations focus of pan-IIM summit Faculty crunch, the need to improve research, ways to enhance academia-industry interface, and strategies to help 3,500 business schools in the country raise the bar in delivering quality education - these were the focal issues of the fourth Pan-IIM World Management Conference on Tuesday. 15 lakh cigarettes seized, one held The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Ahmedabad, arrested one Bharatkumar Patel of Sahaj Metal in a case of smuggling of cigarettes of foreign brand. DRI officials recovered 15 lakh sticks of cigarettes. Rural healthcare thrust of new policy The Gujarat government on Tuesday announced the new State Health Policy. Gujarat minister of state, health and family welfare department, Shankar Chaudhary, said a key aim of the new policy is to make vital medical facilities currently available only in major cities available in rural areas as well. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Father's ex-employee held for killing boy Hours after the kidnapping and killing of a minor boy, the accused identified as Vijay Kumar Maurya (20) was arrested near Holagarh road. Demonetisation occurred even in the British times The demonetisation of currency notes by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and problems faced by masses because of cash crunch is not first of its kind. This Magh Mela, guides with multi-language skills for foreign tourists It’s going to be a special Magh Mela for foreign tourists next year. To attract more visitors to the mela, the administration has decided to rope in guides with multi-language skills to brief foreign tourists on history, tradition, culture and importance of the mela. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Contractual teachers on protest path Hundreds of gana sikshyaks (contractual primary teachers) on Tuesday morning staged demonstrations in front of the residences of six ministers demanding regularisation of their jobs. Kids show science is fun A convex lens put on the camera of a mobile phone can lead to magnification of the object.Wireless sensors can detect cracks in railway tracks and send alert to mobile phones. Bhubaneswar cops on toes for farmers' rally today More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Not a single village is open defecation free in Sidhi, says BJP MLA Uma Bharti raises mining issue, praises Shivraj Singh Chouhan for Narmada Yatra Talks on Deendayal Upadhyay to observe 100th birth anniversary More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Demonetisation: ED seizes Rs 2.19 crore cash in Chandigarh Just 4 members decided candidates: AAP's national executive member Yamini Gomar After resigning as AAP's national executive member Yamini Gomar alleged that the feedback process for selecting the candidates for the state assembly elections was a complete farce. Yamini Gomar's rise in party belies claims: AAP Punjab convener Gurpreet Singh Waraich Gurpreet Singh Waraich said she was given a Lok Sabha ticket and she stood third in the contest.Assigning more responsibility to her, she was made member of the national executive of the party, he said. More Chandigarh News»

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