[wanabidii] News Digest: Our economy well cushioned for Fed rate hike impact: Subramanian

Thursday, December 15, 2016

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Our economy well cushioned for Fed rate hike impact: Subramanian
The Indian economy is "well cushioned" to absorb the impact of US Federal Reserve's rate hike, the chief economic adviser at the ministry of finance Arvind Subramanian said, amid fears of capital outflows from India.

Tata Docomo to focus on SME business in Karnataka

I'll remain voice for change in Tatas: Cyrus Mistry
A day after TCS, the most valued company in India, ousted its former chairman Cyrus Mistry from the board, he issued a statement saying he will continue to flag governance issues within the Tata Group.

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Environment

Beijing issues red alert for severe air pollution
Beijing has issued its first red alert for air pollution this year as a new bout of heavy smog was set to hit the capital city and surrounding areas on Friday. The smog that is expected to last for five days, officials said on Thursday.

Global warming behind a warmer winter in north India
With temperatures being recorded above normal levels in several parts of north India, the weathermen held global warming as one of the major reasons for a milder winter this season. Apart from global warming, local atmospheric conditions are also among the causes for a warmer winter.

Centre sanctions Rs 30 crore for solar cities programme
Funds worth over Rs 30 crore have been sanctioned to 21 states and union territories under the solar cities development programme, the government said Thursday. These funds were sanctioned during the last three years till November 30 this year.

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World

Here to help you folks do well: Trump to Silicon Valley
US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday sought to smooth over frictions with Silicon Valley's most powerful executives including Microsoft's Indian-American CEO Satya Nadella seeking their support for his push to "spark innovation and create more jobs" in world's biggest economy.

Austrian lawmakers pass bill to seize house Hitler was born in

Vladimir Putin's victory? Russia's role in recapturing Aleppo
Although Assad's opponents finally gave up after Moscow said it halted air strikes on the city in October, Russia's bombers had already pulverised rebel defences for months, allowing the Syrian leader's forces to tighten their siege.

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Science

Neutron stars may be emitting gravitational waves continuously

Researchers from inStem study sterile inflammation, come up with drug delivery system using bio materials

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.

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Technology

Cyrus Mistry removed as director from Tata Teleservices Board
Mistry said in a letter to the board last month that the business was "continuously haemorrhaging" and had even questioned the alliance in his statements to the group.

Yahoo hit by world's biggest hacking attack
Yahoo has warned that it had uncovered yet another massive cyberattack, saying data from more than 1 billion user accounts was compromised in August 2013, making it the largest breach in history.

Wipro creates independent India unit
Effective April, the India and Middle East unit will be reorganized into two separate businesses, signalling the increasing opportunities in the domestic market as the government embarks on large-scale digital transformation projects.

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Education

NEET super specialty exam to be held on June 10, 2017
"The examination being conducted by the National Board of Examinations, shall be held as a computer-based test and shall comprise of 200 multiple choice questions from the MD/MS curriculum followed at medical colleges in India duly prescribed /adopted by Medical Council of India with prior approval of the Health Ministry," said the statement.

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’.

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Mumbai

Two detained for carrying currency worth Rs 21,22,000 to exchange

Nalasopara Shiv Sena corporator detained with new notes worth Rs 40 lakh
Shiv Sena corporator from Nalasopara Dhananjay Gawade, was allegedly detained on Thursday for carrying new notes worth Rs 40 lakhs.

Mumbai: Two killed, 11 injured in house collapse
Two persons died and 11 others were injured after a house collapsed in Sai Baba Nagar, Govandi in Mumbai early Thursday morning.

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Delhi

Govt to add more teeth to dental healthcare
The AAP-led Delhi government will set up around 100 dental clinics across Delhi on the lines of mohalla clinics, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said on Wednesday .

Woman dies of bullet wound, cops detain relatives
A 21-year-old woman, Sonam, was shot dead at her house in Seelampur on Wednesday evening. Police said that Sonam's family members did not inform the PCR about the incident and took her to a government hospital, following which police were called in. Cops have detained Sonam's father, Zakir, and some of her relatives for questioning. They have not ruled out the possibility of honour killing.

More card machines at govt hospitals from today
A day after TOI reported how patients were facing problems in making payments at government hospitals even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pushing for Digital India, the authorities woke up to the crisis.

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Bangalore

Bengaluru rider took record 3,135 Uber trips in 2016
A rider in Bengaluru took 3,135 Uber rides - about eight trips a day - making it the highest number of trips taken by a single rider globally in 2016, the online cab service provider revealed on Thursday.

Bengaluru: Murdered for Rs 11,999 cellphone
A Flipkart delivery man Nanjunda Swamy was murdered for a Chinese smart phone Redmi Note 3 as the customer who had ordered it did not have Rs 11,999 to pay for it. The body was found in the lift shaft of a building in Vijayanagar where he had gone to deliver the smartphone.

Rs 10 lakh relief for kin of manual scavengers who died on duty
Social welfare minister H Anjaneya on Wednesday said that a compensation of Rs 10 lakh would be paid to the families of 60 manual scavengers, who died in the line of duty in the past 10 years. He also announced that a family member would be given a permanent government job.

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Hyderabad

HC seeks Musi canal records

Hyderabad High Court: Probe all Ferreira case

South Central Railway reschedules trains in wake of Chennai cyclone

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Chennai

Release report on treatment given to Jayalalithaa to end rumours, Stalin tells TN govt
DMK treasurer and leader of the opposition M K Stalin on Thursday urged the Tamil Nadu government to release a report on the medical treatment given to former chief minister J Jayalalithaa to stop rumours surrounding her death.

Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam caught in traffic jam in Chennai
Several parts of the city experienced traffic snarls on Thursday when many people finally hit the road after being stuck at home in the wake of cyclone Vardah.

Many British companies are interested in investing in Tamil Nadu, British envoy says
British high commissioner to India Sir Dominic Asquith called on Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam at the secretariat here on Thursday.

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Ahmedabad

My name is Farhan, but I am not a Khan
A law student has filed a case in the Gujarat High Court against the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) after all his efforts to get his name changed in the HSC (class 12) marksheet proved futile.

Teenage dalit girl raped by former MLA's driver
A 17-year-old minor dalit girl was allegedly raped by Bheemo Marwadi, 27, driver of a former MLA. Incidentally, the former MLA’s son is absconding in the Rs 270 crore methamphetamine seizure case.

Liquor seized in run-up to New Year celebrations
Days before the New Year celebrations, Ahmedabad Rural police have seized Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL) worth Rs 2.87 lakh from Fakirwas of Mandal.

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Allahabad

BJP to give tickets from Dec-end
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed to have completed the homework for ticket distribution for 2017 Assembly polls and names of candidates will be announced from December end or first week of January onwards.

Atiq Ahmad, henchmen run amok at SHIATS
A few days after he was given the assembly election ticket by the Samajwadi Party, former MP Atiq Ahmad, along with his henchmen, allegedly barged into the campus of Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Science (SHIATS) in Naini area and assaulted the staff and management officials of the institute on Wednesday evening.

All new Prayagraj express to ply from December 18

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Bhubaneswar

Odia Quadriplegic actor in Hindi film

Uproar in house over detention of farmers
The assembly failed to transact any business on Wednesday as opposition Congress and BJP members created pandemonium opposing police excesses on farmers in different parts of the state.

Naveen Patnaik writes to Narendra Modi again, wants curbs on primary agriculture cooperative societies lifted
As farmers in the state bear the brunt of demonetisation move, chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to ease the chaos.

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Bhopal

Bhopal: Nationalised bank staff protest, seek protection and abuse-free environment

Mass hiring of teachers awaits cabinet nod
The state education department has sought permission for appointment of at least 32,000 teachers following the implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act. There is a shortage of more than 70,000 teachers in Madhya Pradesh.

Introduce new ways of cashless fee collection: CBSE tells schools
Now schools in state are all set to go cashless as Central Board of School Education (CBSE) has directed all its 991 affiliated schools in Madhya Pradesh including 98 schools in Bhopal, more than 80 in Indore and 10 schools in Jabalpur to start collecting fee via cashless methods.

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Chandigarh

Chandigarh: Seminar on connecting people with teachings of Gurbani held

Arvind Kejriwal is Arjuna of 2nd fight for freedom : Sanjay

Punjab likely to go to polls in February

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