[wanabidii] News Digest: FMCG industry likely to grow by over 15% in 2-3 years

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Wednesday, March 08, 2017
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		Business
		FMCG industry likely to grow by over 15% in 2-3 years The fast moving consumer goods industry, that witnessed a slowdown for the past three years, has a potential to grow by more than 15 per cent over the next 2-3 years if players in the sector focus on improving brand penetration, a recent study revealed. Daimler has no plans to buy Aston Martin: CEO Daimler has no plans to raise its minority stake in loss-making luxury carmaker Aston Martin, the German company's Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche has said. Last month, Aston Martin reported its sixth consecutive annual loss. Sensex gives up early gains, slips 178 points The BSE benchmark sensex gave up earlier gains and was quoting lower by 177.88 points at 28,821.68 in late morning trade on fresh selling pressure mainly in Banking, Energy, IT, Telecom, Metal and Refinery sectors amidst mixed global cues. More Business News»

		Environment
		'Climate change may drive more migration in future' A survey of 4,000 residents of Britain, Germany, France and Norway found that most believe climate change is not a major reason for mass migration today - but about 40 percent think it will lead to an increase of migrants in the future, according to results released Wednesday. In a first, Centre launches survey to ascertain Gangetic dolphin numbers The survey will create a baseline scientific data for the govt to take suitable measures to improve quality of the river water, the National Mission for Clean Ganga has said. The 1st leg of the census was launched on March 1 from Narora in UP to Bijnor, covering nearly 165 km. Here's why pandas became black and white A study has found that most of the panda - its face, neck, belly, rump - is white to help it hide in snowy habitats. The arms and legs are black, helping it to hide in shade. This dual colouration stems from its poor diet of bamboo & inability to digest a broader variety of plants. More Environment News»

		World
		South Korea court to rule Friday to remove or reinstate Park South Korea's Constitutional Court will rule Friday on whether impeached President Park Geun-hye should permanently leave office over a corruption scandal or be reinstated. If the court formally unseats Park, a presidential election must be held within 60 days. Donald Trump: Different strokes Warplanes bomb east of Damascus after truce declared there Warplanes bombed a rebel-held area east of Damascus on Wednesday where Russia had declared a ceasefire less than 24 hours earlier, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. There was no immediate comment from the Syrian military. More World News»

		Science
		Life on Mars 'more likely than previously thought' Social media is full of sad, lonely people pretending they're OK Nevertheless, researchers at Pittsburgh studied 1,787 adults aged 19 to 32 over the use of 11 social media sites: Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Google Plus, Snapchat, Reddit, Tumblr, Vine and LinkedIn. A magnetic shield around Mars may make it habitable More Science News»

		Technology
		US moves to ease H-1B spouses from jobs The Trump administration is moving quickly to drain the American economy and its workforce of immigrant labour and foreign workers, not just those who are illegal but also those who have won permission to work legally. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is taking tips from Bill Gates, read why Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, one of Harvard University's most famous dropouts, will return to his one-time alma mater this summer to deliver the commencement address at the convocation ceremony. Reliance Jio's free offers lead to tussle between DoT and Trai The Telecom Commission wrote to the Trai saying that its decision to allow Jio to offer free services beyond the 90-day period had affected the sector’s revenue. More Technology News»

		Education
		4000 medical PG seats added to streamline medical education: PM Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the government has streamlined the medical education field and created 4,000 new post-graduate seats in medical colleges which would resolve the problem of lack of doctors. In a first, IISc makes it to top 10 global varsities ranking IISc has been ranked 8th in the Times Higher Education or THE Rankings, 2017 in the "best small universities" category, joining the elite list that includes California Institute of Technology from the US, Ecole Normale Superieure from France and Pohang University of Science and Technology, S Korea. Asked universities to include Environment Studies in curricula: Govt tells Supreme Court The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that it has asked universities across the country to include 'Environment Studies" in the college curricula as directed in a judgement delivered in 1991. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Peter, Indrani move HC for stay on cop's deposition in Sheena murder trial Defying tradition, Muslim women being trained to become qazis Amid growing demand for more representation for women, a Mumbai-based Muslim women’s rights organisation is training women to be qazis, or judges, a role traditionally reserved for men. Shiv Sena's Vishwanath Mahadeshwar elected Mumbai mayor More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Delhi Budget 2017: Focus remains on health, education; no new tax Delhi govt continues big investments in education Delhi police arrests driver of the Mercedes hit-and-run case Delhi police crime branch has arrested the driver of the Mercedes hit-and-run case which claimed the life of a 17-year-old boy. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Bengaluru wins again: Plan to chop 112 trees on hold After the scrapping of the expensive steel flyover project, here's yet another reason for hope: the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has decided to defer the widening of Jayamahal Road until it gets clearance from every authority concerned. Woman sexually assaulted in her whitefield home A 23-year-old woman was sexually molested by a ‘serial rapist’ at knifepoint in her PG accommodation at Kundalahalli Gate. The incident took place on March 2 and the woman’s friend alleged that the HAL police did not register a complaint. However, on Tuesday, the serial rapist, Shivarama Reddy, was nabbed from near Outer Ring Road after a gunfight. Reasons to believe foul play in forest fires, says minister B Ramanath Rai The recent fires have destroyed around 100 hectares (250 acres) of forests in the state, forests minister B Ramanath Rai said on Tuesday. A major fire broke out in the Bandipur forest range and Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple Wildlife sanctuary in Mysuru and Chamarajangar areas, followed by one in the Kappatagudda forest range of Gadag district. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Parigi SI lets off tractor carrying gelatine sticks, probe ordered At a time when the entire police department is cracking down on hoarding and transportation of explosives as they are being used by terrorists, a police sub-inspector of Parigi in Vikarabad district reportedly let off the vehicle that was seized carrying explosives without any licence. Nizam laid special rail line to build Arts College Given the mammoth task involved in the construction of the Arts College building during 1934-39, the Nizam government had laid a special railway line to Osmania university campus to transport huge granite boulders and other construction material. Hyderabad man comes to the aid of Gujarat woman facing 'abuse' in Saudi Arabia A city man has come to the aid of a 30-year-old woman from Gujarat, who is being sexually exploited in a house in Saudi Arabia. "Every night the owner troubles me. Please rescue me from the clutches of the family which is torturing me. I cannot bear it anymore. I can get killed here," Hafijabanu Rajabhusen of Ahmedabad, told TOI on phone from Saudi Arabia. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Is Tamil Nadu govt afraid of holding local body polls, asks Stalin DMK working president M K Stalin on Wednesday wanted to know if the Palaniswami government in Tamil Nadu is afraid of holding the local body elections as the ruling AIADMK is split. Fisherman killing: Stalin writes to Swaraj, demands return of Katchatheevu island from Sri Lanka The DMK on Wednesday joined the chorus seeking return of Katchatheevu island from Sri Lanka. The AIADMK and its late leader J Jayalalithaa had blamed the DMK for letting the island be ceded to Sri Lanka. TN youth dies in mysterious circumstances, police question his friends The Paratharami police picked five youths for inquiry in connection with the mysterious death of a 22-year-old youth. The youth succumbed to pellet injuries on Tuesday night. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		70% of key posts vacant in transport dept Despite being disabled, she helps abled get stable While people with disability are dependent on other and require their help in all walks of life, this differently abled person from the city became a banker only to help people. Article of jewellery: HC relief in VAT duty for Titan watches Gujarat high court has held that the watches made and marketed by Titan Industries Ltd – Nebula Jewellery Watch is more a jewellery and less of a watch for the purpose of imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT). More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Bhojpuri charms: Modi's 'Ghelua', Dimple's Khaati View poll results on EC website after every round of counting Holi gets sweeter for diabetics More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Khallikote college gets new building The space crunch in the Khallikote Autonomous College here is likely to be solved as a new two-storey building, named as the new social science block, was opened on Tuesday. Higher education minister Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy inaugurated the building constructed with an expenditure of Rs 4.68 crore. Ganjam Cong leader quits party Manoranjan Dyansamantara, son of senior Congress leader and former state assembly speaker Chintamani Dyansamantara, resigned from the Congress on Tuesday. 50 illegal crusher units to be sealed The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) on Tuesday made an additional list of 50 illegal crusher units in Khurda district to seal those. The units have violated pollution control norms. The pollution panel has set March 17 and 18 deadline to seal these units with the help of local administration. On January 30, the board sealed 22 unauthorised units. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Train blast perpetrators influenced by ISIS: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Madhya Pradesh train blast: 'Mastermind' Al-Qasim, a self-proclaimed India 'emir' of 'Khorasan group' Atif Mujaffar alias Al-Qasim, the "mastermind" of Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train blast, a well-off engineering student from Aligarh and the self-proclaimed 'emir' (chief) of the so-called the "Khorasan module" in India. Private schools lament delay in payment of RTE dues More than 450 private schools, which admitted students under the RTE in 2015-16 session, are up in arms against the delay in reimbursement of their dues from the state government. These schools admitted the students under the RTE, but are not yet paid their dues for the last one year. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Need to balance freedom of speech: Varun Gandhi The BJP MP from UP's Sultanpur seat, Varun Gandhi, has not been able to campaign for his party in the central Indian state's assembly elections because he has been "busy" with a youth-contact programme. Slain Major's widow to don army uniform A fighting man was killed in action almost a year ago. Now, his widow is preparing to expend sweat and blood at the Officers Training Academy in Chennai so she can carry forward his legacy. Licence scam: Former branch head 'missing' More Chandigarh News»

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