[wanabidii] News Digest: Steps taken to ensure availability of cash in rural areas: Arun Jaitley

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Friday, December 09, 2016
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		Business
		Steps taken to ensure availability of cash in rural areas: Arun Jaitley "Steps have been taken to ensure availability of cash in rural branches of Banks and 1.55 lakh Post Offices. The network of 1.2 lakh Banking Correspondents has also been activated with higher cash holding limits," the Finance Minister added. In run-up to GST, budget to see cleanup of imports sops Changes to the import duty framework will be in focus in the budget.There are two components of import duty: basic customs duty and countervailing duty. Sensex adds more gains, up 109 points in early session The 30-share index was trading higher by 108.98 points, or 0.40%, at 26,803.26, with sectoral indices led by IT, consumer durables, realty, capital goods, auto and metal stocks emerging as major gainers, rising by up to 1.31%. More Business News»

		Environment
		US aquarium aids in release of rescued penguins Twenty-three rescued African penguins that had been abandoned several weeks ago along the coast of South Africa were released back into the wild on Thursday, according to officials at the US aquarium who helped rehabilitate them. Climate change will trigger migration: Study Tequila plant may be key to fighting droughts Agave - the cactus-like plant used to make tequila - can survive the driest of conditions by 'breathing' at night, say scientists who hope to harness the plant's reverse 'body clock' to engineer drought-resistant crops that can adapt to changing climate. More Environment News»

		World
		Panama leak: Pak SC adjourns case against Sharif till Jan Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday adjourned hearing of the Panama papers leak case against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family for holding undisclosed offshore assets till January next year. "While the case is adjourned we will go to the public," Imran Khan told media after the court hearing. South Korea Parliament impeaches scandal-hit President South Korean lawmakers on Friday passed an impeachment motion against President Park Geun-Hye, stripping away her sweeping executive powers over a corruption scandal that paralysed her administration and triggered massive street protests. Trump says US-China relationship must improve President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States needed to improve its relationship with China, which he criticized for its economic policies and failure to rein in North Korea. Trump criticized China repeatedly during his presidential campaign. More World News»

		Science
		John Glenn, first American to orbit Earth, dies at 95 Glenn, the last surviving member of the original seven American "Right Stuff" Mercury astronauts, died at the James Cancer Hospital at Ohio State University in Columbus. Glenn was credited with reviving US pride after the Soviet Union's early domination of manned space exploration. Play a game, learn to code: Computer science week kicks off across the globe Lonely cave dwelling bacteria resistant to 18 antibiotics More Science News»

		Technology
		Now, Vodafone offers free voice calling across India Under the new plan, Vodafone is offering unlimited calling for recharges above Rs 144 and free roaming on Vodafone network and 50 MB free data and for those above Rs 344 unlimited free calls and free roaming on all mobiles network and 300 MB free data for 4G handset users and 1 GB data for 4G handset users. Leaked slides hint at Apple's AI development plans The Cupertino-based tech firm is said to be working on smaller neural networks that will operate independently instead of relying on several other server connections. The neural networks are said to be 4.5 times smaller than the regular ones and have twice the speed. For end users, this could help future iPhone and iPad models to recognize a person’s face, location and more in an image more easily than is possible now. Bluetooth 5 spec details finalized, improved speed and efficiency expected ​Bluetooth 5 features two times the bandwidth of Bluetooth v4.2. It also has four times the wireless range and eight times the capacity to broadcast messages. With the new version, the maximum transfer speed can reach to 2Mbps. It’s also mentioned that the bandwidth can be decreased to get a four times longer range. More Technology News»

		Education
		Delhi Government streamlines admission process for Class VI More firms but fewer offers at IITs this year At IIT-Bombay, the number of students picked by leading finance and consulting firms has reduced; it has shrunk from 16 to 13 as in the case with Goldman Sachs or nine to four from consulting firm BCG. Meanwhile, students across IITs have received more offers from the analytics sector. CAT flaws: Candidates point at complete mismanagement Though IIM-Bangalore said on Monday that the leaking of the toughest section of last Sunday’s Common Admission Test (CAT) for the Indian Institutes of Management and other prominent business schools on social media sites was an isolated incident that was being dealt with, some candidates have alleged “complete mismanagement” at the test centres. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		'Knowing cancer alarm symptoms save lives' Opposition attacks Maharashtra govt over Patanjali issue Driver dead after hit by an SUV while parking inside a Andheri residential complex More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Patience thin as ATMs still a pain A month after the PM's surprise announcement on demonetisation of high-value notes, getting cash from ATMs is still an uphill task. 2 rob elderly of jewellery in NW Delhi A senior citizen was robbed of his gold chain and bracelet by two men in northwest Delhi's Rani Bagh on Tuesday morning. Many in IIT-Delhi get fat offers from abroad The first week of placements at IIT-Delhi saw a surge in international job offers with over 20 students bagging over $100,000 base pay offers, though some of the students preferred the domestic offers. In the first six days of placements, 70% of the students opted for core technical jobs. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Sidda, injured elephant, dies after a long battle Sidda (35), the injured elephant, who had been battling for life at the Manchanbele dam site, off Magadi Road, in the outskirts of Bengaluru, died in the wee hours of Friday. Now Yettinahole diversion project hits another hurdle IISc Study States That It Can Generate Only 9.5 TMC Water Defence ministry: No approval sought for land for steel bridge The defence ministry, in a written reply to an unstarred question in RS, said no clearances had been sought by the Karnataka government for use of defence land for the project. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		SCPCR issued notice to enquire into 'negligence' of hospital SCPCR has issued notices to the Rachakonda police and the District Medical and Health Officer New US consulate work to begin next year A 'safe and secure' new building complex for the US Consulate General office will come up at Nanakramguda. NGRI to explore Deccan for hydrocarbons Scientists Notice Presence Of Oil, Natural Gas More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Tamil Nadu cabinet to meet on Saturday for first time after Jayalalithaa demise Sources said the O Panneerselvam cabinet would meet at the secretariat at 11.30am. Stalin welcomes SC order on Cauvery water management board, asks TN govt to convene assembly DMK on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court order declaring that it has jurisdiction to hear the petitions on constituting a Cauvery water management board. Newlywed woman among seven killed in Tamil Nadu road accident A newlywed woman and six of her family members died on Thursday when a sports utility vehicle (SUV) they were travelling in collided with a speeding truck near Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu on Thursday night. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Gujarat to promote sports as a career, says CM Vijay Rupani Anita talks about her upcoming movie Devang Arijit Singh 'As Never Before' More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Triple talaq cruel, Muslim women suffer bias: High Court Fuelling the raging debate over whether constitutional guarantees extend to Muslim women, the Allahabad high court has said that triple talaq or the practice of Muslim men getting an instant divorce by saying “talaq“ three times is “cruel“. Big temples to go cashless in New Year Congress poster in UP rakes up controversy General Secretary of City Congress Committee, Irshad Ulla, again raked up a controversy by releasing a poster on Thursday, targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for wearing Rs 10 lakh suit at a time when he calls himself " Fakir". More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Pollution watchdog penalizes Odisha mining corporation The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) recently fined the Odisha Mining Corporation, a state government undertaking, Rs 5 lakh for starting operation of a crusher unit in Sundargarh before obtaining permission. Utkal plans array of events for 75th year The Utkal University is planning to start two-year celebrations to mark its 75th year in November, 2018. Card swipe machines sought at railway counters The passengers, who purchase tickets online are paying via net banking or debit/credit cards, but several people still depend on counters to buy reservation or general tickets. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Accused hides behind HC ruling barring cops from invoking graft Act Police Action Under Cloud Teachers get 2 years for BEd, DEd Minister for school education Kunwar Vijay Shah told TOI that the government has given two years to teachers teaching in private schools without B.Ed and D.Ed to do their degree or diploma course. Siddharth Bahuguna takes charge as SP south Bhopal IPS Siddharth Bahuguna on Wednesday took charge as superintendent of police (SP) Bhopal (south), replacing the outgoing SP Anshuman Singh. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Six teachers die in road accident, toll may rise Technologists allege illegal note swap in PGI Medical Technologists' Association of PGI has alleged some of the staffers were misusing the facility of public hospitals accepting the scrapped notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 by exchanging their cash with smaller denomination from the fee deposited by patients at PGI. Hotel cries chocolate, booze theft in court The Park Plaza Hotel in Sector 17 has moved court demanding officials of various banks and a bad loan restructuring firm, who had sealed the hotel on a court order for failing to pay back a loan amount of Rs 130 crore in August this year, be booked for theft. More Chandigarh News»

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