[wanabidii] News Digest: Not hankering for office, fight is to save soul of Tata group: Mistry

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		Tuesday, December 13, 2016
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		Business
		Not hankering for office, fight is to save soul of Tata group: Mistry Mistry, who was yesterday ousted as director from the board of Tata Industries, told shareholders of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in a letter that "good governance" has been thrown to the wind in the past several weeks and replaced by "whims, fancies and personal agenda". Note ban likely to fetch govt Rs 2.5 lakh crore: Kamath "If the game is also to compress the amount of currency in circulation, and move things digitally, I think the government ends up holding a lot of cards in its hands." India's fuel demand rose 12.1% year-on-year in November Consumption of fuel, a proxy for oil demand, totalled 16.64 million tonnes, data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the oil ministry showed. More Business News»

		Environment
		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. World's oldest seabird expecting again at 66 At around 66 years, the world's oldest known seabird is expecting again. Wisdom, spotted by biologists earlier this month, has successfully raised and fledged at least nine chicks since 2006. She has travelled an estimated three million miles in her lifetime. Reindeer are shrinking: warming threatens Xmas icon Over the past 16 years, the weight of adult reindeer in Svalbard in the Norwegian Arctic has dropped by 12 percent, likely due to global warming, said study findings presented to a meeting at the British Ecological Society (BES) in Liverpool. More Environment News»

		World
		Mikhail Gorbachev says US was short-sighted on Soviets "The relations between us are so important and concern everyone else, so we must take the interests of others into account," 85-year-old Mikhail Gorbachev said the leader credited with helping to end the Cold War. Japan, China, Korea summit postponed on Park woes Japan is postponing a summit with China and South Korea, the government said on Tuesday, after the impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun-Hye. The Asian powers were planning to hold an annual trilateral gathering this month in Japan, which is the rotating chair. Jakarta Guv sobs as blasphemy trial begins The minority Christian governor of Indonesia's capital sobbed in court on Tuesday on the first day of his blasphemy trial as he recalled the role of Muslim godparents in his childhood and said he would never intentionally insult Islam. More World News»

		Science
		Signs of two infant planets around young star detected Astronomers believe they have found compelling evidence of two newborn planets, each about the size of Saturn, orbiting around a young star known as HD 163296. It is located approximately 400 light years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Sagittarius. This weird planet has clouds made of rubies and sapphires NASA's hunt for "Trojan" asteroids in Earth's orbit NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is set to search for elusive “Trojan” asteroids which are constant companions to Earth as it orbits the Sun. NASA’s first mission to return a sample of an asteroid to Earth will be multitasking during its two-year outbound cruise to the asteroid Bennu. More Science News»

		Technology
		Apple iOS 10.2 brings 'special feature' for users in India Improvements and fixes in the ‘Photos’ section has also been made. The update brings more stability and improved accuracy while grouping certain photos automatically. Additionally there is a support for RAW digital cameras as well. Motorola's first all-metal smartphone Moto M launched in India, price starts at Rs 15,999 The dual-SIM handset is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P15 CPU, paired with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of on-board storage. Hacker group Legion raise red flag, says Indian banking system deeply flawed The hacker group, which calls itself "Legion" and claims responsibility for the recent hacks of digital accounts of prominent Indians, said the banking system of India is "deeply flawed" and that the group does not believe in a cashless economy 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
		Ajeenkya Patil urges students to support demonetisation Is Raj Thackeray a prisoner of his own image? Central Railway to run special trains between Pune and Mangalore via Panvel More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		81 trains delayed, 6 cancelled due to fog Thousands of passengers were stranded on Tuesday, as 81 trains were delayed and six cancelled due to dense fog in parts of north India. Delhi government starts langar for poor who are affected by currency ban The Delhi government yesterday began providing free food to the poor hit by the shortage of cash due to demonetisation. “This move has been undertaken to provide the poor three meals a day and save them from dying of hunger due to demonetisation,” tweeted Delhi’s deputy CM Manish Sisodia 80-year-old found hanging from tree near Delhi University A police team reached the spot and sent the body to Bara Hindu Rao Hospital for postmortem and informed his family .Some identity proofs found in Ram's pocket helped police to identify him. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Karnataka dog unit beats NSG, romps home Karnataka's dog squad has brought laurels to the state. It emerged victorious at the national counter- explosives competition in New Delhi, with two dogs and three handlers having bagged the best canine and handler awards. It also beat the elite units of National Security Guards (NSG), Border Security Force (BSF) and 28 other teams to be adjudged the best anti-sabotage canine unit. Writ authority not a remedy for all ills: High Court The Karnataka High Court on Friday said its authority to issue writs should not become a reason for the public to seek redressal for all grievances by appealing under this power. Bengaluru to have open-street fests from 2017 to woo tourists In a bid to make the city a more appealing tourist destination, the government has decided to launch Bengaluru Festival in different localities from 2017. And in keeping with the elements of an open-street festival, traffic will be barred on the road where the festival will be celebrated. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Asaduddin Owaisi questions PM Modi's 'relationship' with Paytm Hyderabadis take fewer vacations than employees in other cities 1.5 crore consumers on short fuse as power supply trips More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Cyclone Vardah has inflicted Rs 6,749crore loss on Tamil Nadu, Assocham says The loss caused by cyclone Vardah in Tamil Nadu is likely to be around $1 billion (Rs 6,749 crore), said industry body Assocham on Tuesday. Cyclone Vardah: Youth electrocuted in Krishnagiri A 20-year-old youth was electrocuted when he accidently touched a snapped livewire during rain in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. Cyclone Vardah: How to get ticket refund when trains are cancelled Southern Railway cancelled several trains departing from Chennai on Monday and Tuesday after cyclone Vardah disrupted power supply. It partially cancelled several trains coming to Chennai. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		491 paramedical seats remain vacant After admissions for paramedical courses concluded on Monday, around 491 seats in colleges across the state have remained vacant. Civil Hospital doctor beaten up, colleagues stop work in protest The chief medical officer of Civil Hospital was roughed up by relatives of a man accused of participating in a group clash. They had alleged that the youth was not being properly treated. World Management Conference begins at IIM-Ahmedabad today This year IIM, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) will host the fourth edition two-day pan-IIM World Management Conference beginning on Tuesday. It is supported by the ministry of human resource development and organized by all the IIMs. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		3-day bank closure: Queues get longer The queues only got longer on Monday as the banks remained closed on the third day consecutive day and shutters of almost every ATM were down in the Sangam City. Now, a software to alert you on queues outside banks A young scientist of Allahabad University has come up with a software that can send SMS alerts about the number of people standing in a queue on mobile phone to its user. Criminal on run in police net Sleuths of special weapons and tactics (SWAT) team on Monday claimed to have arrested a criminal who evaded arrest for over a year. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Two of family die in accident Two persons of a family died and two were injured when their vehicle hit a tree near Chancher village on NH-26, about 25 km from here, late on Sunday night. Note ban not to hit Toshali fair Demonetisation will have no effect on business at the 11th Toshali National Crafts Mela, said handlooms, textiles and handicrafts minister Snehangini Chhuria on Monday. Demonetisation new buzzword in cash-hit Bhubaneswar Forced to grapple with a concept that most did not know of until November 8, city folk from all walks of life have quickly learnt the ropes of currency bans, online transactions and the struggles of flushing out black money. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Ater, Bandhavgarh bypolls may be announced by month-end Bypolls for Ater and Bandhavgarh assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh may be held simultaneously with the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. Ater and Bandhavgarh bypolls might be announced by month end It's CM's brother-in-law Vs Vyapam whistleblower in Madhya Pradesh now More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Woman hangs self, father alleges in-laws demanded dowry A 24-year-old married woman committed suicide by hanging herself from ceiling fan on Monday at Zirakpur. Quota stir: Jat body hails slain members as martyrs Akhil Bharatiya Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti (ABJASS), an umbrella organization that has been leading the Jat agitation for reservation, has started unveiling the busts of community members, who were killed in police firing during February violence, in their native villages hailing them as "martyrs". Paid in 'scrapped notes', priests see 'black' in yagna The priests, who were invited to weeklong Lakshya Chandi Yagya in Bhiwani, were left fuming as they were allegedly handed over scrapped currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 as part of their 'dakshina' (alms). More Chandigarh News»

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