[wanabidii] News Digest: Doha development round in jeopardy: Sitharaman

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Wednesday, December 16, 2015
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		Business
		Doha development round in jeopardy: Sitharaman India today expressed fear that the WTO's Doha Development Agenda (DDA) appears to be in "jeopardy" and stressed that history will "judge us (WTO ministers) poorly" if inequities in global trade are allowed to perpetuate. Govt will achieve fiscal deficit without cuts: Jaitley Finance minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday the government will achieve its fiscal deficit target without any cuts in this financial year. Modi seen pivoting from roads to fields in next budget Modi splurged on roads and railways this year in a strategy to spur economic growth. But it came partly at the expense of federal programmes for farmers and the poor, suffering through back-to-back drought years. More Business News»

		Environment
		CSE comes up with telling stories on India's health A number of public health catastrophes - arising largely out of environmental reasons — are staring the people of India in the face. While the debate over polluted air and how to control it rages on in the national capital, people have also had to contend with a host of other health challenges this year, ranging from strange pathogens to heightened risk from lifestyle ailments. Cold wave intensifies, Uttar Pradesh releases relief funds Uttar Pradesh continued to reel under an intense cold wave on Tuesday, with the night temperature dropping to three degrees Celsius in Kanpur - the lowest in 44 years - the Met office said. Negotiators in Paris up all night to clinch deal Negotiators huddled through Wednesday night and most of Thursday, racing against the clock to resolve key differences between the rich and developing nations in an attempt to stitch together an international pact to fight climate by the self-imposed deadline of Friday. More Environment News»

		World
		Australian military plane flies over South China Sea An Australian military surveillance plane has flown near disputed areas of the South China Sea, it emerged on Wednesday, with the crew heard warning China's navy it was on a freedom of navigation mission. California shooter was not fully investigated before US visa was issued US authorities in Pakistan could have sought - but did not - a full background security investigation of San Bernardino shooter Tashfeen Malik before granting her a visa to enter the United States in 2014, according to a US official familiar with the matter. US to charge Venezuela's National Guard chief with drug trafficking US prosecutors are preparing to unveil drug trafficking charges against the head of Venezuela's National Guard, according to people familiar with the case, as the United States investigates the suspected involvement of senior Venezuelan officials in the cocaine trade. More World News»

		Science
		In a first, parrots found using and sharing tools A species of parrots found in Madagascar and Comoros was found to use tools – a first among parrots.  Indian-American's 'Super Condom' can help combat AIDS Mahua Choudhery and her team of researchers at Texas A&M University have come up with the hydrogel condom which could help in the global fight against HIV. Since its outbreak in 1981, HIV virus has killed 39 million people across the world. Put to the test: 36 questions that can make you fall in love with anyone In 1997, a group of pyschologist claimed to have found 36 questions which could make two strangers fall in love. Years later, this study has been put to the test - and filmed for all to see. More Science News»

		Technology
		9 things CEO Sundar Pichai said at Google for India event Google CEO Sundar Pichai is in India. 14 biggest hacking attacks of 2015 Here's a look at the most frightening hacks that happened this year. 6 new gadgets launched this week Planning to buy a new smartphone, tablet? More Technology News»

		Education
		Jain, Christ universities get 'B' grade from NAAC Unhappy with the ratings given by the National Assessment and Accreditation (NAAC), a statutory body of the UGC, some universities are planning to approach the appeals committee seeking revision. New medical colleges to come up in 58 districts: Nadda New medical colleges will be set up in 58 districts, resulting in an increase of 5,800 MBBS seats in the country, the Parliament was informed today. IIM-L ties up with Harvard Business School The Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM-L) has entered into an institutional alliance with the Harvard Business School after two IIM-L professors recently visited HBS to attend a faculty workshop on 'Microeconomics of Competitiveness' held at the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, HBS. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Will you run Mumbai locals ? : Bobmay HC asks Maharashtra govt Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the State government to reply if it will participate in running local trains in Mumbai. All rights to constitute special purpose vehicles to remain with the municipal corporations: Fadnavis Putting all speculations to about the jurisdiction of the special purpose vehicles to be set up to execute the smart cities project, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said that all rights to constitute the SPV will remain with the municipal corporations. Hema murder case: Sadhu Rajbhar remanded to police custody Satyaprakash 'Sadhu' Rajbhar, one of the accused, in the murder of artist Hema Upadhyay and her lawyer, Haresh Bhambhani, was on Wednesday produced before a magistrate court at Borivali. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Girl found dead in outer Delhi, cops suspect murder On a day Nirbhaya gangrape case had shuddered Delhi, the city cops are investigating a suspected murder of a teenaged girl whose semi-nude body has been found in bushes in outer Delhi's Narela area on Wednesday morning. 'Wild West' in the east: Get your fix of adventure at Sanjay Lake What if the capital boasts of a mini-beach with beach volleyball on its periphery; and when it has nothing less than a military-inspired obstacle setting with a tightrope 40ft above the ground-all these, having an idyllic and scenic background? Boy donates brain-dead father's liver An 18-year-old boy recently donated his brain dead father's organs to a 50-year-old patient suffering from liver cancer. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Minister Jarkiholi defends 'beef party' Small-scale industries minister Satish Jarkiholi defended the ‘beef party’ organized by Karnataka Praja Vedike (KPV) at the premises of Raibag tahasildar office on the eve of World Human Rights Day. Jain, Christ universities get 'B' grade from NAAC  Unhappy with the ratings given by the National Assessment and Accreditation (NAAC), a statutory body of the UGC, some universities are planning to approach the appeals committee seeking revision. Relief for BBMP engineers as court stays BMTF notice The high court on Tuesday granted interim stay on notices issued by the BMTF on November 23 and 26, asking BBMP executive engineers to produce documents pertaining to road asphalting, improvement, tender notification, road work quality , work completion report and so on. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		City industrial parks to go green If everything goes well, about 25 existing and recently-developed Industrial parks will be turned eco-friendly in the next couple of years apart from new industrial parks that would be developed in Telangana soon. Two industrial parks at Jadcherla and Aerospace park in Adibhatla will be developed as Green Industrial Parks in a year as part of a pilot project. Public money going down the drain? With only a few weeks left for a fresh round of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) polls, RTI revelations have put the civic body's `balance sheets' under a strict scanner. Turns out that GHMC officials, between 2009 and 2014, either misappropriated or wasted a whopping Rs 3,630 crore of public money -courtesy a series of RTI responses (copies of which are in TOI's possession) collected by activists over a period of several months. UGC to decide on BITS campuses by Dec 21 The University Grants Commission (UGC) will take a decision on the BITS Pilani, Hyderabad and Goa campuses issue by December 21. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Chennai resident seeks Rs 3L from Swiss watch company A city resident has sought compensation from a Switzerland-based luxury watch-manufacturing company for alleged deficiency in services. 3-year-old girl missing from pavement on New Avadi Road A three-year-old child sleeping beside her mother on the pavement on New Avadi Road went missing on Tuesday . The child's father sells balloons for a livelihood and the family lives in a makeshift tent. HC clubs two pleas to find out what led to deluge in city The PIL of a businessman-activist seeking manslaughter charges against Tamil Nadu officials responsible for causing floods in several residential localities in Chennai will now be heard along with suo motu PIL proceedings initiated by Madras HC itself. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Arvind Ltd bags energy conservation award in textile sector City-based Arvind Limited one of largest integrated textile and an apparel major in the country has again bagged first prize in the National Energy Conservation Award 2015 in the textile sector, given by the Ministry of Power, Government of India. Dandi meeting to discuss intolerance Amid raging debate on increasing intolerance in the country , writers, artists and activists from four states have convened a `Sarva-Bhasha-Samvad' to mark Mahat ma Gandhi's death anniver sary on January 30 at Dandi village in Navsari district. 'More study needed for lion translocation' The central government has accepted Gujarat's demand for conducting more studies on behaviour of local people and the habitat at Kuno-Palpur in Madhya Pradesh before Gir lions can be translocated to the sanctuary. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Drones and women spotters to safeguard this Magh Mela in Allahabad With an objective to offer foolproof security cover to lakhs of devotees, pilgrims, seers and kalpwasis arriving to take holy dip during the pious moth of Magh at Sangam – the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and mythological Saraswati -, the Magh Mela police administration has planned to rope in four drones and spotters to ensure an incident-free mela. Magh Mela is starting from next month. Milk for child on train was just a tweet away Satyendra Yadav had no idea how to pacify his 18-month-old baby when he began crying inconsolably after not getting milk for a long time, stuck in a train for hours on Thursday somewhere between Allahabad and Fatehpur in Uttar Pradesh. Congress plan to regain Nehru-Gandhi bastion of Phulpur Basking in the glory of its recent electoral success in Bihar assembly polls and Gujrat civic polls, the Congress has embarked upon a mission to regain its lost political glory and stature in UP, with special focus on Allahabad – once known as the cradle of Nehru-Gandhi bastion. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Odisha cleric held for 'terror' link City police on Wednesday arrested a Tangi-based cleric for his alleged link with some terror groups. '96 border villages under dispute with neighbours' Odisha has dispute over jurisdiction of 96 villages with with neighbouring states, including Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, revenue and disaster management minister Bijayshree Routray told the assembly on Tuesday. Govt considering two river linking projects: Naveen The state government may go ahead with two river linking projects, Bansadhara-Rushikulya and Mahanadi-Rushikulya, which would irrigate over one lakh hectares, chief minister Naveen Patnaik told the assembly on Monday. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Fraudsters bagged Rs 7cr contracts from govt depts on fake TDRs The seven people who were arrested for forging Term Deposit Receipts (TDRs) to get government contracts, a day earlier, got contracts worth over Rs 7 crore from different departments. Railway Claims Tribunal hits out at Madhya Pradesh DGP Railway Claims Tribunal (RCT), Bhopal has criticised Madhya Pradesh police for not producing a GRP policeman in an alleged suicide case in which suicide note has not yet been produced since 2008. MP to simplify procedure for regularising illegal urban colonies Rules and procedure for regularising illegal colonies will be simplified, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said in the Madhya Pradesh assembly during Question Hour on Tuesday. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		City to get another H1N1 testing lab at GMCH The city will be equipped with another state-of-the-art H1N1 virus testing laboratory within a week. It will be set up at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32. Transfer case to fast-track court: SC panel to state Taking cognizance of the killing of a man belonging to SC community at Abohar, Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes on Tuesday summoned additional director general of police (crime) and also asked the state government to transfer the case to a fast-track court. Sukhbir, Amarinder spar over crowd size As the two giant leaders of their parties, Captain Amarinder and Sukhbir Badal, on Tuesday held their parallel rallies in each other's bastions, it was obvious that attendance would be seen as a measure of popularity by both. There was no way of getting verified figures but the leaders of both the parties chose to take digs at each other on who got bigger crowds ahead of the 2017 assembly polls. More Chandigarh News»

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