[wanabidii] News Digest: Sebi to amend norms governing stock exchanges

Saturday, February 11, 2017

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Sebi to amend norms governing stock exchanges
Capital market regulator Sebi on Saturday said the norms governing stock exchanges and other market infrastructure institutions would be reviewed and amended after a public consultation process.

Lufthansa brings the modern Airbus 350-900 to Delhi
German airline Lufthansan initiated commercial services of Airbus 350-900 on its Munich to Delhi route, connecting the capital to it's global network.

Demonetisation took the fizz out, feels Coke
British-born James Quincey, who will succeed Muhtar Kent at Coca-Cola’s Atlanta corner office in May, told investors during an earnings-analysis call on Friday that "demonetisation in India effectively drained liquidity", but would ultimately help companies in the organised sector.

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Environment

SC directs Centre to take steps to preserve over 2L wetlands
In a major direction to preserve ecologically crucial wetlands threatened by encroachment in many parts of the country, the Supreme Court directed the Centre on Wednesday to frame a policy to protect wetlands by June 30.

NGT pulls up states for not giving action plan on MSW
Most of the states today faced the ire of the National Green Tribunal for not complying with its order directing them to file detailed action plan to show how municipal solid waste (MSW) would be processed.

Giant panda Bao Bao to depart for China from Washington
Bao Bao was born on August 23, 2013 at the Washington zoo, and is nearing her fourth birthday. According to arrangements between China and the US, giant pandas born here must move back to China at around four years of age, Xinhua news agency reported.

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World

Flooding in central Indonesia: 13 dead, thousands trapped
Up to 40,000 people have been caught in severe flooding following days of torrential rain in central Indonesia, where the death toll from landslides on Bali resort island rose to 13.

Won't accept illogical demands in bailout review: Greece
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras said he is confident the country's drawn-out bailout review would be completed but Athens would not accept "illogical" demands by its lenders. Greece and its international lenders made clear progress on Friday towards bridging differences over its fiscal path in coming years.

Michelle Obama to come as guest judge on 'MasterChef Junior'
Apart from Michelle, a string of famous chefs and celebrities will act as guest judges in order to replace former MasterChef Junior judge Graham Elliot, including Martha Stewart and the Muppets, reported the Los Angeles Times.

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Science

After Indian Navy rejection, DRDO says no hope lost on LCA
Weeks after the Indian Navy chief said the LCA-Navy was overweight and that it cannot be used by the force, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has allayed fears of the project becoming redundant even as the navy has floated a request for information (RFI) to procure 56 carrier-borne aircraft in the last week of January.

First middle-weight black hole found hiding in dense star cluster

ISRO develops Telemetry and Telecommand Processor

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Technology

OnePlus 3, 3T Oxygen update brings Amazon Prime video streaming to users in India
In a blog post, the company said that the Android Nougat-based OxygenOS v4.0.3, besides bug fixes, adds Wi-Fi IPv6 support toggle and Smart Wi-Fi Switcher. The Smart Wi-Fi Switcher allows the handset to switch to data connection in areas of poor Wi-Fi connectivity.

Samsung foldable smartphone to go into production this year: Report
The report further adds that Samsung could start with mass production of clam-type smartphones by second half of 2018. Until then it may get ample time to see its adoption in the market.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg shows off Oculus motion controller gloves
Although no further details have been mentioned about the gloves, it’s enough to get the fans excited. That’s because using the gloves (and thus, hand motion gestures) is much easier as opposed to using regular VR controllers.

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Education

Single entrance test for engineering, architecture seats from 2018
The Centre has approved the proposal for a single entrance exam for engineering and architecture at the undergraduate level from 2018, on the lines of the national eligibility and entrance test for medical colleges. But IITs will continue with their own common entrance tests.

Centre appoints directors for 10 IIMs

MLC moves privilege motion against agri secretary for not recognizing nomination to agri university
In an embarrassment to the Congress government, their own MLC Prathap Chandra Shetty moved a privilege motion against the agriculture secretary for not recognizing his nomination to the board of regents at the Shivamogga university for agriculture and horticulture despite his nomination being approved by the chairman of the house.

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Mumbai

GSB mutt guru appoints temple priest's son as successor
A section of the GSB community celebrated the start of a new era Thursday. The elderly head of their religious mutt appointed his successor at an initiation ceremony in Cancona, Goa.

Local band promises a tender rocking time

Big wait in town for teen sensation

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Delhi

Diabetics to be allowed mid-exam snack

Jagdish Tytler refuses to take lie test, calls it misuse of law
Congress leader Jagdish Tytler on Friday opposed CBI's plea seeking a polygraph test in relation to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots' case, arguing that the probe agency has not given any reason to do the same.

Long waits, surging fares as app-based cabs go on strike in Delhi
App-based cab drivers were protesting the fares charged by cab aggregators, which they claimed were too low, as well as a gradual hardening of parameters for incentives being offered by the companies.

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Bangalore

Citizens form human chain to save trees on Jayamahal road

Nearly 300 bank staffers suspended annually for borrowal account frauds

Agni Sridhar gets interim bail
A sessions court on Friday granted a 15-day interim bail to Agni Sridhar, accused of harbouring suspects, who were allegedly involved in an attempt-to-murder case.

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Hyderabad

Chanchalguda jail shift picks up pace
The 139-year-old Chanchalguda jail will be moved to new premises at Charlapally Prisoner's Agriculture Colony (PAC) soon. The existing PAC at Charlapally will be shifted to Shahabad in Ranga Reddy district to pave way for the jail.

Hyderabad to soon have a clean air authority at par with Tokyo
In order to curb environmental pollution, Hyderabad will soon have a clean air authority on the lines of the clean air authority in Tokyo.

'Stay close to nature to innovate better'
Kicking off the centenary celebrations of Osmania University, Nobel laureate Prof Kurt Wuthrich on Friday urged innovators to spend more time close to nature to develop scientific innovations.

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Chennai

Sasikala vs OPS: All MPs except Thambidurai will join Panneerselvam camp, AIADMK Lok Sabha members say
Lok Sabha deputy speaker M Thambidurai came in for attack by AIADMK Lok Sabha members P R Sundaram and K Ashokkumar who joined the camp of Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam on Saturday. Ashokumar alleged that Thambidurai didn’t know what is happening around.

We can be patient only for a while, Sasikala says
AIADMK interim general secretary VK Sasikala on Saturday hinted at a possible reprisal as she feels her efforts to become the chief minister of Tamil Nadu are being thwarted.

Sasikala vs OPS: Officials meet MLAs in resort; legislators say they face murder threats
A team of police and revenue officials conducted inquiries with more than 120 AIADMK legislators staying in Golden Bay Beach resort near Mahabalipuram on Saturday.

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Ahmedabad

Pre-wedding shoots are still a rage post DeMo
Although many of us are crippling from the demonetization effects, pre-wedding shoots is still a rage among new couples who wants to get framed in beautiful locales before getting hitched.

After a point saas-bahu and naagin shows will make way for relatable content on TV: Vicky Ahuja
Actor Vikcy Ahuja who was recently in Ahmedabad to promote his show Meri Durga talks about how the changing content on the Indian Television and much more.

Experts raise concern over exploitation of groundwater
Experts have raised concern rampant exploitation of groundwater for irration and irrational incentives for power supply in many states that is increasing inland salinity.

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Allahabad

This poll season, elusive symbols spoil the party for Sangam city's Independents
Unable to get the symbols they had applied for, Independent candidates came back a disappointed bunch from the office of the returning officer, despite being given a choice of 87 available symbols.

50 lakhs take holy dip on Maghi Purnima in Sangam

RSS' foolproof plans for assembly polls
RSS deputes a team of 10 volunteers at all 4,327 polling booths in 12 assembly constituencies of Allahabad district tpo ensure BJP victory.

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Bhubaneswar

Parallel roads to zoo soon to ease traffic snarls
To ease the nagging traffic snarls on the Jaydev Vihar- Nandankanan route, the state government plans parallel roads from National Highway-16 to Patia and Nandankanan.

Popular Odia numbers strike the right chord
n a world torn by strife, it's music for music for poll candidates across panchayats in Ganjam district. With the three-tier panchayat election just days away

Ashley Judd meets Naveen, appreciates efforts of Odisha government
As part of her visit to Odisha, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) global goodwill ambassador and Hollywood actor Ashley Judd met chief minister Naveen Patnaik at the state secretariat.

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Bhopal

Beti Padhao, Beti Padhao: High on hype, low on result
Madhya Pradesh government's ambitious 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' campaign, which was adopted by the Centre and several other states, seems to be merely a slogan, as the state allocates a dismal 0.6 per cent of the school education budget to girl child education, reveals a survey by Child Rights and You (CRY) with Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA).

'No family planning operations of Baigas sans collector's nod'
CM Opens Baiga Olympics| Announces Museum In Balaghat Dist For Community (340 )

Congress, BJP slug it out over arrests
The arrest of 11 suspects in an alleged ISI spy ring in Madhya Pradesh has triggered a Twitter war between Congress and BJP.

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Chandigarh

IIM Rohtak student skips placement for own start-up

Lawyer on higher pedestal than nambardar, says Haryana high court

Jat outfits divided on dialogue

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