[wanabidii] News Digest: Markets well placed to absorb Fed rate hike: Shaktikanta Das

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Thursday, March 16, 2017
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		Business
		Markets well placed to absorb Fed rate hike: Shaktikanta Das Indian markets are well placed to absorb the 0.25 per cent interest rate increase by the US Fed last night, economic affairs secretary Shaktikanta Das said on Thursday. Kishore Biyani sees big future without investors Three listed entities of the group now have a combined valuation of Rs 21,833 crore, more than that of Shoppers Stop, Trent and Arvind Group put together. Murugappa Group's Coromandel in talks to buy Nagarjuna Fertilizers A successful deal, likely between Rs 3,000 crore and Rs 3,600 crore, will make Coromandel International the largest integrated player in India’s fertiliser sector. More Business News»

		Environment
		Tata Chemicals Haldia plant gets shutdown notice The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has directed Tata Chemicals to shut down its fertilizer plant in Haldia (West Bengal) for violating liquid waste discharge rules. The CPCB directive follows an analysis of the company’s samples, which showed a non-compliance in effluent discharge norms. Arctic ice loss driven by natural swings: Study The study indicates that an ice-free Arctic Ocean, often feared to be just years away, in one of the starkest signs of man-made global warming, could be delayed if nature swings back to a cooler mode. Scientists race to prevent wipeout of world's coral reefs The world has lost roughly half its coral reefs in the last 30 years. Scientists are now scrambling to ensure that at least a fraction of these unique ecosystems survives beyond the next three decades. The health of the planet depends on it: Coral reefs support a quarter of all marine species, as well as half a billion people around the world. More Environment News»

		World
		Got any better ideas, China asks US on North Korea China insisted on Thursday that its proposal for de-escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula was the "only feasible plan" and challenged the United States to come up with something better. Donald Trump: Different strokes World Bank approves $450 mn assistance to Pakistan More World News»

		Science
		SpaceX launches communications satellite into orbit SpaceX on Thursday successfully launched a communications satellite into space from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The satellite will be placed in orbit more that 35,000 kilometers above the earth and provide telecommunications service to Brazil. Having children may add two years to your life: Study Despite giving you sleepless nights, constant worry and financial headaches, parenthood may be key to having a longer life, particularly in older age when health and capacity start to decline, a new study has claimed. 'Lost' Chandrayaan-1 found orbiting Moon: NASA India's first lunar probe - the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft - which was considered lost, is still orbiting the Moon, NASA scientists have found by using a new ground-based radar technique. More Science News»

		Technology
		Kerala government's IT policy to create 2.5 lakh jobs The draft IT policy-2017 announced today by the Kerala government aims to create one crore square feet of office space to provide employment directly or indirectly to 2.5 lakh people in the coming years. Full security of personal data not possible, says Nasscom chief There is a greater urgency, according to Chandrashekar, to protect online consumers as the e-commerce industry is growing at a faster pace. Security flaw found in WhatsApp on Web: Report A computer security firm on Wednesday revealed a flaw that could let hackers break into WhatsApp or Telegram messaging accounts using the very encryption intended to protect messages. More Technology News»

		Education
		29% women do not pursue MBA Programme due to financial constraints, finds GMAC A white paper from US-based Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), which conducts GMAT, has revealed that one in every three women around the world does not choose MBA due to financial constraints. The bleak observation came on International Women’s Day. Sanchi University to introduce 5-year integrated course in Mandarin ​​The Chinese language is so much in demand that Madhya Pradesh government has decided to introduce a five-year integrated course in Mandarin at its Sanchi University of Buddhist India-Indic Studies, 40 kilometers from Bhopal, from the next academic session. Second phase of digital financial literacy campaign from May More Education News»

		Mumbai
		CBI seeks time; Sheena Bora trial on hold for two more weeks The trial in the Sheena Bora murder case which was to have resumed on Thursday has been put on further hold till March 30. Teachers get to work, HSC result in time The worry over delay in declaring results of the HSC exam has been put to rest as junior college teachers have withdrawn their protest of not cooperating with the assessment, following the state government's assurance. Economics paper was too lengthy: HSC students Many students taking the class XII state board exam complained that they were unable to complete their economics paper on Wednesday . Many commerce students, who were rejoicing about the end of the exam, said the last paper was too lengthy. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		JD(U) releases first list of 27 candidates for MCD polls JNU missing student case: Delhi HC again slams Capital's cops The Delhi high court today again slammed the Capital's police saying they are "focusing on paper work (and) wasting public money" and not making all efforts to find missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmed, ANI reported. "We want results in the case. Find him (Najeeb) somehow," the court said. Kalindi Kunj Metro eyes April launch The 3.9-km Metro link between Delhi’s Kalindi Kunj and Noida’s Botanical Garden is on track to open next month. This, following with the model code of conductceasing to be effective. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Travel agency owner's rod rage sends a shutter down his spine A 40-year-old owner of a travel company made a video of himself beating up a driver to prove to a customer who had complained that the driver was drunk on duty. But the video was leaked by another driver, resulting in the company shutting down and the owner landing behind bars. Councillor transports dead bodies of the poor Govindarajulu M, council member from Ward 24, is the man who has been transporting dead bodies in his own vehicle at his own expense to help hundreds of poor people. This dog fought off armed robbers, saved owner When Leo stood at the doorstep watching his owner get on his two-wheeler to go get milk, Professor (who doesn’t want his identity revealed) met the desperate question in his dog’s eyes – ‘Oh please, can’t I come along?’ It was 5.30 am on March 8, and a happy Labrador trotting behind his scooter could do no harm. “Let’s go,” he called out to Leo, and together they set out to the nearby Nandini milk parlour in Mahalakshmi Layout. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Meet Team KCR, who keep Telangana's wheels running In a span of less than three years, Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has progressed from being a leader of an agitation to an able administrator displaying what good governance means. While the CM and his cabinet do deserve maximum credit, there is a team of silent toilers, who, away from the gleam of the media, have been doing their bit to ensure that the TRS government means business. Meet the ladies and the gentlemen behind the Telangana regime Big B launches multi-lingual breast cancer awareness app A mobile app that aims to spread awareness about all aspects of breast cancer was officially launched by Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan in Mumbai on Wednesday. Tampering row: Hyderabad expert calls for code chip scrutiny of EVMs Can Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) be tampered with? Controversy was kicked off by AAP leader and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal after Punjab poll results. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Chennai Port Trust signs MoU with Puducherry govt The Chennai Port Trust and the Puducherry government have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for handling EXIM cargo originating from Puducherry Port hinterland. This is expected to reduce cost of logistics and ease road congestion, an official release said. Three minors held for murdering Class 12 student in Madurai The Madurai city police on Thursday arrested three teenagers in connection with the murder of K Nagaraj, a 17-year-old Class 12 student. Madras HC summons Chennai police commissioner George for his failure to implement court order Chennai city commissioner of police S George has been summoned to the Madras high court for his failure to implement a court order asking him to provide police security to a whistleblower. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Jeweller family reports son missing, finds he has turned into daughter The phone at the Paldi residence of a renowned family of jewellers rang, and everyone in the family jumped up. It had been a week since their youngest son Shyam* had disappeared on his way home from their shop in Madhavpura. As presumed, the call was from the police. As hoped, it was the cops telling them that their child has been traced. What was not expected, though, was the police informing the family that Shyam was no longer their son, but their daughter. Tata Motors to consider workers' demands Faced with growing unrest among a section of workers at its car plant in Sanand, Tata Motors Ltd’s management has agreed to negotiate with workers about their demands, which include wage revision, higher bonus and modification in standing order pertaining to the plant. End of ordeal for Dholka girl Thanks to the prompt action by a Hyderabad-based IT professional, Gujarat government and Union ministry of external affairs, Hafijabanu Rajabhusen, a girl from Dholka who was allegedly being tortured by a family in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is scheduled to return home on Thursday. A senior police official confirmed this information. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Where Holi celebrations begin days after the festival Be they traders, shopkeepers or employees of government or private firms, people came out on streets with a predominance of colours as traditionally Holi is played in these localities on the third day of the festival. Chetak helicopter topples during emergency landing in UP A chetak helicopter of the Indian Air force toppled at an open field of village Kataula Ghauspur under Pipri police station of the Kaushambi district, on Wednesday morning. The ill-fated chopper was on a routine training sortie from IAF Bamrauli, Allahabad for the training of army pilot. IAF chopper topples during training sortie, pilots safe A Chetak helicopter of the Indian Air Force toppled while making an emergency landing during a training sortie from Bamrauli near Allahabad on Wednesday. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		1895 farmers committed suicide in Odisha between 2005 and 2014 As many as 1895 farmers committed suicide in the state between 2005 and 2014, agriculture minister Pradeep Maharathy said on Wednesday quoting the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report. Gangster Raja Acharya's troubles far from over Won't Be Released From Jail Despite SC Granting Him Bail Cops quiz 3 from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for colleague's murder Suspecting foul play, police interrogated three employees of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) at Sunabeda here, for the second consecutive day on Wednesday in connection with the death of their colleague Manas Sethi. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		BJP names Arvind Singh Bhadoria & Shivnarayan Singh for bypolls BJP on Wednesday cleared the names of Arvind Singh Bhadoria as party candidate for Ater (Bhind) and Shivnarayan Singh for Bandhavgarh (Umaria) assembly bypolls slated for April 9. Cabinet nod to housing-for-poor promise The state Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Housing Guarantee Bill — CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s brainchild — that promises every landless person in Madhya Pradesh a plot of land to build a home. BU researcher invents cost-effective UV shield for LEDs More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Administration's seminar on consumer awareness for select few only Limited To Administrator, Officials, Association Members Migratory goose relishes late chill at Sukhna Lake 'Indicates Health Of Wetland' Six youths arrested for 'sex' blackmail Police have arrested six youths for blackmailing people by pretending to provide girls for sex. More Chandigarh News»

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