[wanabidii] News Digest: US economy adds 235,000 new jobs in February

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		Saturday, March 11, 2017
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		Business
		US economy adds 235,000 new jobs in February With February's robust job creation and an upward revision to January's numbers, the world's largest economy has added an average of 209,000 new jobs over the last three months. India's industrial output up 2.7% in January Economists surveyed by Reuters had forecast a 0.5 percent growth in output compared with a revised 0.1 percent year-on-year fall in December. Reliance Capital CEO Sam Ghosh quits Sam Ghosh, who steered Reliance Capital for about 9 years as its CEO, is leaving the company to pursue other options. Ghosh had joined Reliance Capital in early 2008 and in mid-2015 was elevated to the board of the company as an executive director. 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
		Syria's Assad says priority is capturing ISIS capital Raqqa The interview with Hong-Kong based Phoenix TV aired Saturday, Assad says another IS stronghold, Deir el-Zour, can be targeted in parallel. Donald Trump: Different strokes At least 30 killed in Damascus bomb targeting pilgrims Twin bombs killed 30 people and wounded more than 40 in the Old City of Damascus today in a rare attack in the Syrian capital, a monitoring group said. More World News»

		Science
		'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. 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. More Science News»

		Technology
		Read how Reliance Jio's entry is making Airtel, Vodafone, Idea to 'spend more' The telecom industry’s pricing war is spreading to advertising, as top carriers Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular jacked up spending on promoting their latest price points and services to ring-fence users from jumping ship to Reliance Jio Infocomm. This may add to the worry of Indian IT companies US clients of India’s $150-billion information technology services industry are inserting new caveats and exit clauses into outsourcing contracts on fears that the Donald Trump administration may bring in a new tax regime that would make off-shoring more expensive, experts say. Samsung Galaxy S8 goes up on pre-orders in UK Incidentally, according to reports the price on Mobilefun website is GBP 150 more than Galaxy S8's predecessor Galaxy S7, which is said to be priced at GBP 549 at the time of launch. The company's Galaxy S7 edge was priced at GBP 649 at the time of the launch. More Technology News»

		Education
		Second phase of digital financial literacy campaign from May Indian student population increasing every year: Canadian Consul General 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. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Kolkatan dupes Mum student in phone e-sale Kolkatan dupes Mum student in phone e-sale Mumbai shuttler, partner write Class X paper in Berlin before game Simran Singhi from Ryan International, Malad, and Ritika Thaker from Nagpur, the No. 1 ranked U-17 pair, wrote English paper at Indian Embassy on Friday. Airline messes up timing of return flight, leaves 40 pilgrims in the lurch A group of 135 passengers, who had bought tickets on an IndiGo return flight between Indore and Jammu, has found out days before their travel that that the airline had messed up their travel plan. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Six-year-old crushed to death in Delhi A 6-year-old boy, Ashish, was crushed under rubble after the roof of a room in which he was playing with his elder brother and a friend collapsed in Bawana on Friday evening. Work on super expressway to begin: Gurugram-Jaipur in 90 minutes, says Nitin Gadkari Highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday promised that work will start this year on a super expressway between Jaipur and Delhi that will reduce travel time between the outskirts of Gurgaon and the outer periphery of the Pink City to 90 minutes. Gadkari made this announcement at a public function in Dausa, Rajasthan . 125 ventilators give Delhi government hospitals big respite Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain inaugurated 125 ventilators to be used in Lok Nayak, G B Pant, Deen Dayal Upadhyay and other big state-run hospitals on Friday, nearly three months after TOI reported about the lack of these machines and chief minister Arvind Kejriwal took note of it. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		As the State stares at drought, city to celebrate Holi with rain dance Many venues in Bengaluru to hire tankers for rain dance parties Karnataka not to hike guidance values, realty sector cheers With demonetisation, drought and a general slump in real estate, Karnataka government has decided not to revise guidance value for the coming financial year. Arunachal student beaten up, made to lick shoes in Bengaluru A student from Arunachal Pradesh was allegedly beaten and forced to lick his house owner's shoes for using excessive water, a top police official said in Bengaluru on Thursday. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		To stop loot by pvt players, govt hospital labs to get infra boost If efforts of the health department fructify, patients visiting 11 government hospitals in the city need not go to private diagnostic labs located around the hospitals. To lessen patients' burden, authorities are finalising plans to strengthen lab services in government hospitals. GHMC to raise Rs 3,500 crore for pet projects from bonds & finance agencies Fund-starved Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has decided to mobilize Rs 3,500 crore through the issue of municipal bonds and term loans from various agencies. While Rs 1,000 crore will be raised through municipal bonds, Rs 2,500 crore will be mobilized from various banks. Scorch meter ticks, water table shrinks alarmingly With temperatures rising and water supply remaining erratic in several areas, groundwater levels are fast depleting in the state, especially in Hyderabad. This despite a bountiful monsoon last year. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		This man from Arcot fights diabetes, the green food way Three years ago, when P S Venkat visited California, he realised how people there productively use their retirement life by getting involved in various farming activities. Dinakaran attacks OPS, says no one can destroy party Continuing his scathing attack on OPS faction and DMK working president M K Stalin, AIADMK deputy general secretary TTV Dinakaran on Friday said attempts to destroy the party and the government would never succeed. Slow disposal of cases: Judge warns lawyers of action The need to clear long-pending cases was stressed by a judge of the Madras high court on Friday when he made it clear that he was upset with the utter disinterest shown by lawyers to dispose of old cases. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Bootleggers in Ahmedabad abandon cars, ride scooters to sell booze Trust the Amdavadi to find a way out when the chips are down. Though the new ordinance on prohibition has tightened the screws on the free flow of liquor into our ‘dry’ state, those well-versed with the ways of how the cops function have found innovative means to smuggle Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) into the state. Burial site predating Dholavira excavated Unlike conventional burial sites of Harappan era discovered so far, this mass burial site is not in the vicinity of any known human settlement. Ahmedabad: No power from Kakrapar plant for at least a year More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Modi gujhiyas for BJP's likely win With all exit polls predicting that the BJP would form the next government in the state and Holi coming soon after the results, a sweetmaker has been innovative enough to blend the two. Allahabad citizens to get special variety of 'Gujia' this Holi HC sets aside order waiving Rs 2,000 crore to be paid to canegrowers The Allahabad high court on Thursday set aside the order passed by the state government whereby it had waived the interest of around Rs 2,000 crore payable to the cane-growers by sugarcane factories for delayed payment for 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Aid for rain-hit farmers sought The opposition Congress, BJP and Samajwadi Party have alleged farmers sustained huge losses in rabi crops like black gram, green gram and vegetables due to untimely rain this week. BJD finalises strategy for zilla parishad polls To keep the flock together, the party has also issued whip to its newly-elected ZP zone candidates to vote in line with party decision. Special trains to ease festive rush The East Coast Railway (ECoR) is gearing up to tackle the rush as people prepare to go for holidays during Holi. It has finalized a plan for smooth functioning of reservation and booking counters and security of passengers in trains and stations during this time. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Cong stages walkout as FM refuses to lower VAT on fuel Opposition Congress staged a walkout in the state assembly on Friday after Madhya Pradesh finance minister Jayant Malaiya declined to reduce VAT on petrol and diesel in the state. Paper leak: Govt suspends Satna DEO, lodges FIR Madhya Pradesh government has suspended the district education officer (DEO) of Satna in connection with Class 9 and 11 question paper leak. Uproar over land mafia threat to PM Awas Yojana beneficiaries :​Madhya Pradesh assembly on Friday witnessed a heated debate over corruption and high-handedness of officials in PM Awas Yojana allotments More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Vigilance Bureau arrests bank manager, 2 others for fraud Vigilance Bureau on Friday arrested State Bank of Patiala branch at Sultanpur Lodhi manager and two others in connection with misappropriation of Rs 3.71 crores through cash credit limits granted by using forged revenue papers. VB officials said that the scam could cross losses of worth Rs 15 crores and 23 persons more were involved in it. Rain, hailstorm damage wheat crop in Ferozepur With heavy rains and hailstorm for past few days in parts of Ferozepur district, wheat crop was damaged on Friday. Agriculture experts said that heavy rain coupled with hailstorm would adversely affect crops like wheat, mustard and green fodder. Will probe into Gwal Pahari land row: Khattar On the last day of the budget session, Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced to order a probe into land controversies, including Gwal Pahari. Khattar made the annoucement as opposition Congress and INLD continued to blame the BJP government in the state while referring to the controversy allegedly due to the bureaucrat-politician-builder nexus. More Chandigarh News»

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