[wanabidii] News Digest: Centre to push for consolidation of public sector banks

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Tuesday, April 05, 2016
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		Business
		Centre to push for consolidation of public sector banks The government will push for consolidation of the public sector banks once they are recapitalized and strengthened, finance minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday. PSU banks were given Rs 25,000 crore in the last fiscal and an equal amount is planned for the current fiscal. Global funds drawn to India's record $120bn sour debt Bad loans at Indian banks jumped by nearly a third to around $60.3 billion late last year as the RBI drives a clean-up of banks' balance sheets. That figure doubles to a record amount when restructured, or rolled over, loans are included — amounting to 11.3% of all loans, the government says. Centre to develop 25 regional airports: Jaitley To improve air connectivity, Union minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said the government plans to develop 25 regional airports. He said the government is looking to develop 15 airstrips owned by the state governments and 10 that are with the Airports Authority of India. More Business News»

		Environment
		Marauding monkeys to now face bullets in Shimla No monkey business any more — at least in tourist hotspot Shimla. Declared vermin, the marauding monkeys will be shot down in areas outside forests to check their menace. Howerver, US-based NGO called Humane Society International said they would soon take legal recourse to save the monkeys. Parrot species in US cities may rival that in its native US researchers are launching studies on Mexico's red-crowned parrot — a species that has been adapting so well to living in cities in California and Texas after escaping from the pet trade that the population may now rival that in its native country. World's 1st White Tiger Safari in MP opens Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday inaugurated the world's maiden 'White Tiger Safari' at Mukundpur in Satna district in the state's Vindhya region where the feline was first discovered more than 100 years ago. More Environment News»

		World
		Syria peace talks to resume on April 11: UN Syria peace talks will likely resume in Geneva on April 11, but regime negotiators will only arrive several days later after the completion of parliamentary elections in the country, the UN said on Tuesday. Suicide bomber kills at least 6 in Afghanistan A suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed at least six civilians and wounded 22 on Tuesday when he detonated near a clinic and a school during a police chase in eastern Afghanistan. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the Taliban are firmly entrenched in the remote mountainous area. N Korea video shows rocket attack on South Prez More World News»

		Science
		El Nino can have huge impact on marine food chain, study finds El Nino — the climate cycle that develops along the tropical west coast of South America every three to seven years — can have huge impact on the marine food chain with rippling effect on fisheries and the livelihoods of fishermen, a new NASA study has found. NASA is facing a climate change countdown Water, once the solution to many of the space agency’s problems, is becoming its biggest threat. Rising sea levels threaten to affect a large number of NASA's facilities, some of them critical. Any response from the space agency is likely to cost billions of dollars. 3D 'mini-retinas' grown from human stem cells Scientists have developed an efficient way to make 3D "mini retinas", which mimic the organ's tissue organisation, from mouse or human stem cells. The research offers new perspectives on the growth, injury and repair of retina — the part of the eye that is sensitive to light. More Science News»

		Technology
		iPhone SE first impressions: 10 things to know The new iPhone SE goes on sale in India starting this Friday (April 8) at a starting price of Rs 39,000 for the base model. After spending sometime with the phone at a store in San Francisco, here are our first impressions of the Apple's newest iPhone. Apple iPhone SE 64GB will be available at Rs 49,000 in India The new Apple iPhone SE is coming to India on April 8, 2016 (this Friday).The 64 GB will be available Rs 49K. Amazon CEO: Next generation Kindle is ready Amazon.com Inc's latest Kindle version is ready and further details could be expected next week, Chief Executive Jeff Bezos tweeted on Monday. More Technology News»

		Education
		Ex-minister opposes Patanjali's 'value addition' in Goa schools Former Union minister Eduardo Faleiro has opposed the BJP-led Goa government's proposed move to introduce value education curriculum in Goa schools, to be framed by yoga guru Baba Ramdev's organization Patanjali. Faculty, students for HCU ranking in top varsities: VC Notwithstanding the ongoing protests in the varsity following suicide by a student, Hyderabad Central University vice-chancellor Appa Rao Podile on Monday expressed happiness over the institution being ranked among the best universities in the country and vowed to continue the good work. Blunders by PU dept led to second paper leakage The department of pre-university education (DPUE) used the same set of papers printed for March 21 for the March 31 re-exam.The re-exam had to be cancelled after a second paper leak in 10 days. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Parsi bank board re-elected for five-year term Shareholders returned the existing management of Zoroastrian Bank to office for another five-year term Monday. Packaging inst. to revive packaging of 40 handloom products Mumbai, Apr 5 () Ministry of Minority Affairs has roped in Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP), National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) and National Institute of Design (NID) to upgrade the design and packaging of 40 shortlisted handloom fabrics and handicrafts in the country. My son could have been saved, says Raghavendran's father More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Somnath Bharti chargesheeted for attempt to murder in DV case New Delhi, Apr 5 () AAP MLA and former law minister Somnath Bharti has been chargesheeted by Delhi Police for alleged offences of attempt to murder and cruelty to his wife in a domestic violence case lodged by her. Iceland reaffirms support for India's permanent UNSC seat New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Iceland's Foreign Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson on Tuesday reaffirmed his country's support for a permanent seat for India in the UN Security Council. NGT seeks ambient air quality data ahead of odd-even scheme New Delhi, Apr 5 () With the odd-even scheme set to return in the national capital from April 15, the National Green Tribunal today set up a committee of officials and asked it to collect samples of ambient air quality from different locations in the city. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Bengaluru bustles with summer camps for kids HAL claims all time high turnover of Rs 16,524-cr 18,000 cases of government land encroachments, worth over Rs 60,000 crore, identified in Bengaluru A government committee looking into land encroachments has reportedly found that 18,000 fraudulent paperwork related to hundreds of acres of government land in Bengaluru are circulating in the market. The value of land lost in the process is no less than Rs 60,000 to Rs 70,000 crore, officials said. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Traffic restrictions imposed around LB stadium Chandrababu Naidu plans to replicate Hyderabad cyber towers in Andhra Pradesh Millennium Towers To Be Biggest With 5L Sq Ft Area in Vizag Govt move to create spl fund for CM draws flak After being rapped by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) for its 'unrealistic' budget, the TRS government appears to be in a tight spot over indiscriminate spending of public money. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		IHG expands presence in India with two new hotels Chennai, Apr 5 () Global Hospitality brand Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) today announced setting up of two Holiday Inn Express Hotels, one each in Chennai and New Delhi, as part of its expansion plans in the country. DMDK leaders revolt, want to align with DMK Chennai, April 5 (IANS) Ten district secretaries and five legislators of actor-turned-politician A. Vijaykant's DMDK on Tuesday said their party must align with the DMK and end its alliance with the four-party People's Welfare Front. HC moved against cyber pornography Chennai, Apr 5 () A PIL has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking a direction to police to take steps to check cyber pornography, saying such content had an extremely bad effect on the youth and was leading to various types of social problems and perpetration of crime. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		GCCI to take help of PSUs to revive closed SMEs in Gujarat Ahmedabad, Apr 5 () To support 'Make In India' campaign, the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) will take help of PSUs to revive the closed small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the state. Illegal limestone quarries raided near Lion Sanctuary in Gir Ahmedabad, Apr 5 () An illegal limestone mining scam was unearthed in the buffer zone around Gir Lion Sanctuary by the Gir-Somnath district authorities which then raided four quarries and seized machinery worth Rs 7.8 lakhs, officials said today. Three held for burglaries in Sadarnagar area Crime branch sleuths on Saturday arrested Kamlesh Vaghela, Suresh Dabhi of Thakkernagar in Naroda and Dilip Vaghela of Kubernagar for several house break-ins in Sadarnagar area over the past one month. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		UP, MP police join hands to eliminate bandit menace Platform No. 2 closed due to work Platform number 2 of Prayag station has been closed from Monday due to construction of washable aprons.Trains arriving at the platform will now arrive at platform number 3. Anything for marks in UP Boards: Examiners flooded with 'spl requests' Case 1: Mera jeevan ek kora kaagaz hai, agar tumne mujhe fail kar diya toh aur kora ho jaayega.(My life is blank ...It will only get worse if you fail me)Case 2: Main baakiyo ki tarah Rs 100-500 copy mein de sakti thi. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		100 model schools inaugurated in Odisha Bhubaneswar, April 5 (IANS) As many as 100 model schools in 14 districts of Odisha were inaugurated on Tuesday, with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurating one such English-medium school at Sasan Ambagaon in his home constituency Hinjili. Govt to rope in researchers to study rasgulla as technical panel fails to trace Odisha roots Jagannath Temple body to auction Nainital property A 52-year-old building owned by Jagannath Temple at Nainital in Uttarakhand will soon go under the hammer. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		IIFM, IIM indore, from MP among top ranked institutes by HRD ministry The ranking framework is drafted to provide an Indian context to educational needs. This will help institutions that have pattern for inclusive education and conduct the research in other languages too, factors that are mostly overlooked by international agencies, said the report. Three sorcerers on treasure hunt arrested with tiger paws Forest officials here have arrested three people with tiger paws near the protected area. Arrest was made in Chindhwara where the accused were caught with four decomposed tiger paws. During interrogation they revealed that tiger parts were for sorcery to get a hidden treasure. Whistleblower seeks details on missing solver Whistleblower Ashish Chaturvedi has asked CBI director whether Ram Munish, a solver and a missing link in a Vyapam scam case in Gwalior is dead or alive. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		IIT Ropar 9th in varsity rankings The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar, has bagged ninth position among various research and teaching institutes of the country in the India Rankings 2016 released by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). Barnala villagers block road for school upgradation Residents of Dhaula village in Barnala district blocked the Barnala-Mansa road for nearly two hours on Sunday seeking upgradation of the village school from high to senior secondary level. In Patiala, gunny bags in demand gunny bags as wheat arrivals yet to begin in Patiala Arrivals of wheat are yet to begin in Patiala district as arhtiyas (commission agents) have demanded gunny bags as procurement picks up pace in the coming days. More Chandigarh News»

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