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		Monday, September 01, 2014
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		Business
		Maruti's August sales rise 27% to 1,10,776 units The country's largest car-maker Maruti Suzuki India on Monday reported 26.9 per cent increase in its total sales in August at 1,10,776 units as against 87,323 units in the same month of previous year. Govt ready with ONGC share sale The government is set to show the green light to ONGC disinvestment over the next few days as the petroleum ministry has decided to rework the subsidy sharing formula that will help the state-run explorer improve its earnings. Sebi allows govt room to lure retail investors The Securities & Exchange Board of India has decided against giving any immediate relief to the government to boost share sales through follow-on public offers (FPOs), even as it has provided some flexibility in offer-for-sale (OFS) on stock exchanges to boost retail investor participation in the disinvestment programme. More Business News»

		Environment
		Eat less meat to control global warming: Study Unless current eating habits, especially the Western style high meat diet, are changed the world will move towards ever increasing greenhouse gas emissions, says a new study. Gujarat National Law University to draft two key laws on deep sea mining The US, China, Japan, Russia and South Korea lead this race for the natural wealth that lies untapped beneath the seabed. Obama administration says no deal reached on climate change The Obama administration has strongly refuted reports that it has reached any international agreement to combat the critical global issue. More Environment News»

		World
		Israel claims nearly 1,000 acres of West Bank land Israel laid claim on Sunday to nearly 1,000 acres of West Bank land in a Jewish settlement bloc near Bethlehem — a step that could herald significant Israeli construction in the area. Have 'common sense' over sanctions threat: Putin Putin urged the EU on Monday to show "common sense" and not to engage in mutually destructive sanctions, in his first reaction to the threat of additional punitive measures over Ukraine. US and Iran are unlikely allies in battle for Iraqi town With American bombs raining down from the sky, Shia militia fighters aligned with Iran battled Sunni extremists over the weekend, punching through their defenses to break the weeks long siege of Amerli. More World News»

		Science
		Eat less meat to control global warming, says new study By 2050, food production alone will reach, if not exceed, the global targets for total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions if business as usual continues, says a new study. Nasa's Mars rover set for memory reformat Nasa's Mars exploration rover Opportunity is set for a flash memory reformatting after experiencing an increasing number of computer resets. More parents comfortable outsourcing parenthood Many modern-day parents are comfortable off-loading traditional parental duties to professional care-givers, researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found. More Science News»

		Technology
		OnePlus wants to price the 64GB One under Rs 25,000 in India The company wants to replicate its global sales model in India and price the 64GB version of the phone under Rs 25,000. Nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Kim Kardashian leak in massive iCloud hack Nude photos purportedly showing many top stars, including Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence and pop star Rihanna, bounced around social media, in an apparent massive hacking leak, US media reported. Weekly digest: Best of TOI Tech Here's a quick look at what made news in the world of technology in the week just gone by... More Technology News»

		Education
		A renewed interest S Ayyappan, secretary, department of agricultural research and education and director general, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, who won the GM Modi award for science and technology 2014, talks to Rahat Bano about the scope in his field. Grievance redressed? Every university has to appoint an ombudsman under the UGC (Grievance Redressal) Regulations, 2012, Union human resource development minister Smriti Irani told the Rajya Sabha recently. But will this help students? The price of success A survey by a UK varsity reveals the incentives parents offer to their children for examination success. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Heavy rains lash Mumbai for second day With heavy rains lashing the city for second consecutive day on Monday, the MeT department has predicted that the monsoon is likely to get stronger in Mumbai where heavy downpour is expected over the next 48 hours. A 45-year-old commits suicide at Bandra-Worli Sea Link A 45-year-old Vikram Vasudev, reportedly committed suicide at Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL) on Monday morning. Environmental nod must for rehab sites, state panel says All rehabilitation sites must have an environment clearance before a rehabilitation project is approved, the state environment appraisal committee-I (SEAC-I) has recommended. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		DDA launches new housing scheme The new scheme offers flats ranging from Rs 7 lakh to Rs 1.2 crore across categories, viz — EWS, LIG, MIG, HIG, Janta flats and one-room apartments. Monsoon magic returns to Delhi, wet week ahead Delhiites enjoyed a wet weekend after suffering a long dry spell in the middle of the rainy season, as monsoon magic returned to a parched northwest India. 4-year-old sexually assaulted in Delhi A four-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a minor in outer Delhi's Begumpur area More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		He shelters stray horses Ganesha, an abandoned horse, wandered on the streets of Banashankari for 10 years. In 2011, he was rescued and sent to a shelter — a six-acre Rare Earth Farm, off Kanakapura Road. Around 20 years old, Ganesha horses around in the farm now. Banker wins fight against transport firm Banker Madhava VP was in for a rude shock when he opened the consignment of his household goods transported from Faridabad, Haryana to Bangalore. His treadmill was damaged. So were three dining chairs and the computer table. Want compensation for dog bite? Show voter ID If you are bitten by a stray dog and want the BBMP to compensate you, keep your voter ID card handy. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		National award winning actress in prostitution racket The task Force police busted a prostitution racket involving a Tollywood actress and arrested a pimp from a star hotel located on Road no. 2 Banjara Hills on Sunday. Employees in a quandary: To shift out of Hyderabad or not, that is the question The recommendations of the Sivaramakrishnan committee have further compounded the confusion among government employees over shifting to the proposed temporary capital of Vijayawada. Artist, film director Bapu no more Born Sattirajuin Lakshmi Narayana in 1933, Bapu spent his childhood years in Narsapur in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Sixth standard girl sets herself ablaze in school premises in TN A class 6 girl student set herself ablaze on the school premises at Pernampet in Vellore district on Monday morning. Plastic waste as industrial fuel: New plan may hold garbage fix People in the city started an active civic movement to clean the city’s beaches and roads in the ’90s. With the garbage problem completely out of hand 20 years later, and Corporation of Chennai’s plan to close the city’s dump yards at Kodingaiyur and Pallikarnai likely to be delayed by a full four years, a coalition of voluntary organisations has come up with a plan to help the civic body sort out the mess. Corporation ducks RTI queries on disease, deaths The tenacity of Corporation of Chennai’s health department — down with a severe and apparently incurable type of noinformationitis — is formidable to say the least. No matter how many requests for data it receives on diseases or deaths, it will not capitulate. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Online rail bookings get family unfriendly On Monday, Ankit Sharma wanted to book three tickets to Delhi for his family. At 8am, as the online reservations opened, he checked and was surprised that IRCTC had given him just two tickets. Offline intake for BSc won't absorb all students The Gujarat University (GU) will find it difficult to find a place for 150-odd students who would be unable to get admission in Bachelor of Science colleges after offline admissions are over. Dams full to 56.53% of total capacity The two days of rain at the fag end of August added 55.04 million cubic meters (MCM) of water to the state's dams. As on Saturday, the dams had 56.53% of their total storage capacity of 15,748 MCM of water. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		SRTC scraps concession to physically disabled The Uttar Pradesh state road transport corporation (UPSRTC) remained unfazed of the pleas by physically challenged seeking revocation of the decision of scrapping the concession provided to them due to heavy losses to the corporation. However, the 100% physically disabled persons have been given free of cost travel as oppose to 40% concession provided earlier. Water-borne diseases spreading in Manda, Koraon blocks Supply of contaminated water is the key reason behind spreading of water-borne diseases in villages falling under Manda and Koraon blocks. Health teams visited several villages after death of eight children and revealed that villagers have no source to get pure and fresh potable water. AU prof designs cost-effective solar-based system to overcome power crisis Even as the entire state is reeling under acute power shortage, a professor of Allahabad University and his students have come up with a cost-effective solar-based system to overcome the power crisis. The prototype has shown encouraging results promising of harnessing more solar power from the same solar cells as compared to conventional method. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		100 more pink autos in city The commissionerate of police on Sunday introduced additional 100 pink autorickshaws for women, taking their number to 303 in the city. Bargarh district tops crime-related grievances in state: Govt study Bargarh is the most crime-prone region in the state, according to a study by public grievances and pension administration (PG&PA) department. Stir to fuel potato crisis Bhubaneswar/ Another potato crisis is staring Odisha in the face with traders of West Bengal threatening to stage strike from September 1 to 3, protesting ?highhandedness' of the government. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		MP pollution board doesn't know about errant MNCs When it comes to multinational companies (MNCs), Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) appears to be totally ignorant about action taken against under green laws or the number of MNCs operating in the state. Newborn dumped, kin create ruckus at Dindori CHC A newborn was allegedly thrown into garbage by staff at a community health centre in Dindori district. 24x7 power claims fall flat, blackouts in central region The state government claimed on Saturday that 24x7 power supply was restored in the state two days back. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Man shot dead outside court complex A man was shot dead outside court complex in Jind district here, police said on Monday. BJP flouted coalition code: Shanta Within days of Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal voicing his displeasure over the induction of former state DGP and SAD leader Paramdeep Singh Gill into BJP in Jammu, BJP's Punjab affairs in charge Shanta Kumar ticked off his party for flouting the coalition code. Security cover proves costly for man who spilled beans on Punjab Police Jagjit Singh, who filmed Punjab Police officials thrashing a woman in Tarn Tarn in 2013, after which he was given security cover, has concluded he was better off without protection. More Chandigarh News»

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