[wanabidii] News Digest: Sensex ticks up 100 points on positive Asian cues

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Tuesday, December 29, 2015
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		Business
		Sensex ticks up 100 points on positive Asian cues The covering-up of short positions by speculators ahead of the monthly expiry in the derivatives segment on Thursday supported the upside. Rupee down 13 paise vs US dollar in early trade Halting its 8-day rising streak, the rupee traded lower by 13 paise at 66.32 against the dollar in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange on month-end demand for the US currency from importers amid capital outflows. Govt readies nat'l infra investment fund of Rs 40k cr The government is ready to launch the National Infrastructure Investment Fund (NIFF) — with an initial corpus of at least Rs 40,000 crore — with two two large overseas funds expected to sign up commitments of at least $1billion (around Rs 6,700 crore) each next month, a top government official said. More Business News»

		Environment
		Crows too know how to make and use tools! f you thought only humans or primates can forge and use tools, you are wrong. Crows can make, use, and even store for re-use certain tools while foraging for food, a new study shows. 'Bread, Wine, Chocolate' makes environmental issues tasty The lands, waters and atmosphere of our planet are under tremendous stress from the appetites and endeavors of more than 7 billion people, and such issues often make for grim reading. Amid smog crisis, China vows more liveable cities China vowed on Tuesday that it would make "liveable" cities a central goal of China's urban planning, amid persistent problems over choking smog that frequently blankets the populous east and north. More Environment News»

		World
		WHO announces Guinea Ebola free The UN's health agency on Tuesday declared Guinea's Ebola outbreak over two years after it emerged, spreading death across west Africa and pushing the region's worst-hit communities to the brink of collapse. Belgium arrests two over suspected New Year attack plot The federal prosecutor's office in Brussels, the home of the European Union, said police seized military-style uniforms and Islamic State propaganda in the raids on Sunday and Monday. Warm welcome for Syrian toddler's relatives in Canada Four months after images of his lifeless body on a Turkish beach sparked outrage around the world, Alan Kurdi's relatives have arrived in Canada, ready to start a new life and determined the child's death not be in vain. More World News»

		Science
		New contagious form of cancer discovered Contagious cancers may not be as rare as thought, say scientists who have discovered a second transmissible cancer in Tasmanian devils - small dog-sized ferocious carnivores found in the Australian island state of Tasmania. E-cigarettes may lead to cancer: Study Electronic cigarettes, often marketed as a safer alternative to conventional cigarettes, may damage cells in ways that could lead to cancer, a new study has warned. The damage occurred even with nicotine-free versions of the products, researchers said. Myths about your New Year 'detox' - debunked The New Year is almost upon us, which means we’re all about to be inundated with reasons why we need to stock our fridges with kale, buy expensive juicers and Instagram pictures of salads labelled #cleanse. More Science News»

		Technology
		Apple iPad Pro review: Is the tablet a laptop killer? World’s largest tech company Apple has definitely made heads turn with its latest iPad Pro. The company does seem to be strengthening its stance in the enterprise sector with the new machine. We review iPad Pro to see if it does manage to kill the laptops. 6 hottest Indian tech trends of 2015 ere's over to the 6 trends that shaped the tech space in India in the year 2015 and will have impact on 2016 and beyond ... 10 best games of the year 2015 Gamers can satisfactorily say that 2015 was a year to remember for them with the number of exceptionally great games that hit the streets. Some disappointed but most were great. And here we compile a list of the best that we saw this year. More Technology News»

		Education
		Owing to time constraint PM won't be the chief guest at Jamia convocation; Former IISc director Goverdhan Mehta to be the chief guest Former IISc director and chairman of NAAC, Goverdhan Mehta will be the chief guest at the annual convocation of Jamia Millia Islamia. The convocation is scheduled for January 19. For better performance, MP schools in tribal districts to have senior officials Low-scoring schools in tribal districts of Madhya Pradesh will now have senior officials at the helm of schools’ monitoring to better passout percentages and quality of education. Lucknow University MA topper denied admission to PhD A Lucknow University student who topped MA Hindi exams in 2014 and bagged two gold medals for his performance was denied admission to PhD. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Know party rules for a fun New Year's Eve As one prepares to usher in the New Year, it is important to be aware of the law on drinking liquor, noise rules, and deadlines so that cops don't poop the party. One also needs to know what the police can and cannot do. Man rapes teenage daughter in Mumbai's Mira Road In separate incidents, two Mira Road based minor girls were allegedly raped, one by the father and the other by her neighbour. NSDC joins hands with India's KIOCL for skill development in the Mining and Iron & Steel National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd (KIOCL), in order to give a major boost to the Government’s ‘Make in India’ campaign and ‘Skill India’ movement. Both parties will develop a joint curriculum for skill development programs in mining and steel sector. The MoU was signed by Jayant Krishna, CEO, NSDC and Shri N Vidyananda, Director, Production and Projects, KIOCL in the presence of Malay Chatterjee, CMD, KIOCL. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Owing to time constraint PM won't be the chief guest at Jamia convocation; Former IISc director Goverdhan Mehta to be the chief guest  Former IISc director and chairman of NAAC, Goverdhan Mehta will be the chief guest at the annual convocation of Jamia Millia Islamia. The convocation is scheduled for January 19. Odd-Even formula: No trial run on December 30, says Delhi transport minister Gopal Rai Delhi transport minister Gopal Rai has rubbished all reports of a dry run of the odd-even formula on December 30. He confirmed that there would be a rehearsal on December 31 from 9 am to 11 am only by the coordination committee ED to quiz former Noida chief engineer Yadav Singh on money laundering, may attach properties The Enforcement Directorate has issued summons to former Noida chief engineer Yadav Singh asking him to appear for questioning next week over the alleged laundering of crores of rupees over the years under the cover of contracts awarded in Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Villagers protest Bengaluru waste Villagers of Seegehalli and Kannahalli, located along Magadi Road about 27km from core city, staged a protest against the newly set up waste processing unit that has come up in the outskirts here on Tuesday. Christmas brunch at Sheraton Grand, Bangalore Foodies came together for the treat To help the blind, this doc gives prescriptions in Braille Saraswathi Chandran, 62, of Mysuru feels a sense a comfort when she takes her tablets on her own without anyone's help. Suffering from retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited disease leading to vision impairment due to progressive degeneration of the retina, she started facing diffi culties with vi sion in her childhood. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Skinny shaming is as real as fat shaming Parineeti Chopra’s well-meaning campaign to get fit and inspire others backfired as she received brickbats for her new avatar. The complaint was that she is ‘too thin’. Welcome to the world of thin-shaming... 'MIM sympathising with terror suspects' The BJP on Monday came down heavily on Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) for sympathizing with terror suspects in Telangana.Telangana BJP president G Kishan Reddy said that the state police must counsel the MIM leaders so that they stop projecting suspected terrorists as national heroes. Amaravati to house media hub on lines of Seoul, UK The new capital of Amaravati will have a specific media and cultural hub close to famous temple town of Anantaram in Guntur district. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Madras high court stays DMDK leader Vijayakanth's arrest till Jan 5 The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Tuesday stayed till January 5 the arrest of DMDK leader Vijayakanth in a case filed by the Thanjavur police for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa and for removing her photo at a bus stop. PIL in Madras HC seeks inspection of school buildings in flood-hit districts in Tamil Nadu A vacation bench of Justice K Kalyanasundaram and Justice S Vaidhyanathan issued notice to Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday, returnable by January 4, 2016. Annual elephant camp to be held in Tamil Nadu from Jan 7 The annual camp for elephants belonging to temples and mutts will be held at Tekkampatti in Coimbatore district from January 7 to February 23. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Deaf-mute couple's wedding stalled After fathe ring a child and obtaining bail to marry the rape survi vor, the deaf and mute accu sed returned to jail on Mon day without being able to marry the disabled victim Opposing the marital union were residents of Pachham village in Dholera. Mentally unstable Pakistan national held in Kutch A mentally unstable youth from Pakistan was held in Kutch by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel from a border outpost in Khavda of Bhuj taluka along the IndoPak international boundary line. This is the third mentally unstable man to cross over from Pakistan and fifth incident of alleged infiltration this year. State BJP starts organizational rejig The state BJP began a marathon exercise of organisational change in the party on Monday. Office bearers at the ta luka, district and state lev els will be changed as part of the restructur ing. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Rs 2.98 lakh stolen from scooter dickey A retired railway official Govind Khanal was deprived of Rs 2.98 lakh on Monday. Thieves stole the money after breaking open the dickey of Govind Khanal’s scooter at Manmohan crossing under the limits of Colonelganj police. Students to wear dhoti-kurta, sari at UPRTOU convocation This year’s convocation of Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University (UPRTOU) would write a new chapter in its history. Doing away with the tradition of wearing black robe and cap, as worn at earlier convocations, the students would wear dhoti-kurta and sari during the 10th convocation scheduled to be held on February 16. On public demand, UPPSC scraps CSAT exam pattern Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has made General Studies-II paper of ‘Combined State Upper Subordinate Services Examination (Preliminary)’ or PCS (Prelims) exams qualifying in nature by scrapping the controversial Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) pattern on Monday. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Omfed to expand products The Orissa State Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation Ltd (Omfed) will launch three new products - dairy whitener, bread and 'pedas' - on the occasion of Republic Day next year, informed Omfed managing director Bishnupada Sethy here on Monday. Wildlife website lacking in data and crucial info The wildlife wing of the forest department seems to be in deep slumber as its official website - www.odishawildlife.org - either contains decade-old information or no information at all in some sections. Teens break info barrier, embrace online learning An interesting trend seen amongst Bhubaneswar teens is to break free from the organized learning environment and move towards the online learning space, indicating that the popularity of DIY and collaborative learning is gaining ground. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		PUC certificates slammed on 75 vehicles, 3 seized At least 75 private, goods and commercial vehicles were served with on-spot PUC certificates in an on-going inspection drive carried out by Regional Transport Office, Bhopal, on Monday. Umaria shivers at 2.9°C, day temperature rises in Bhopal Umaria district in eastern Madhya Pradesh recorded 2.9-degrees celsius — the lowest minimum temperature over the plains in the last 24 hours. Madhya Pradesh Heritage Lecture on music for tourism year Performance by tabla player Pandit Kiran Deshpandey was organized by Madhya Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation, under the sequence of program “Madhya Pradesh Heritage Lecture series”. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Education department in Chandigarh fails to act against private schools defying RTE Act City-based private schools have not just failed to implement the complete provisions of the Right to Education (RTE) Act 2009, but have also failed to interpret them correctly. 2 bikers rob cash pickup firm staffer of Rs 18L Two masked men on a bike allegedly robbed Rs 18 lakh from an employee of a private cash pickup and delivery company in Sector 11 on Monday. Basement allowed but permission not taken Preliminary investigation has suggested permission was not taken for the specific work at the empty plot adjoining the liquor vend even though construction of basement was allowed in transport area of Sector 26. More Chandigarh News»

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