[wanabidii] News Digest: Government clears the way for five new SEZs

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Friday, March 31, 2017
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		Business
		Government clears the way for five new SEZs The government has approved five proposals, including those of Oracle India and L&T Construction Equipment, for setting up IT special economic zones (SEZs). PM Modi wants BJP MPs to be GST ambassadors A govt official told ET that the PM wanted the "GST message to travel to the people" so that full information on "the tax reform's architecture" is understood. Trump to sign executive orders to tackle trade deficit President Donald Trump is set to sign executive orders instructing his administration to examine the cause of trade imbalances with over 15 countries, including China and India. More Business News»

		Environment
		Japan kills 333 whales in annual Antarctic hunt A Japanese whaling fleet returned to port on Friday after an annual Antarctic hunt that killed more than 300 of the mammals as Tokyo pursues the programme in defiance of global criticism. Plants' emission standards shouldn't be diluted: Green bodies Green bodies on Thursday demanded that emission standards set for thermal power plants should not be diluted and said inadequate execution of such norms worsens air pollution killing 1.2 million people in India every year. Chinese demand for elephant ivory drops: Report The price of ivory in China has dropped sharply as the country plans to end the legal trade in ivory later this year, a leading elephant conservation group said in a new report on Wednesday. More Environment News»

		World
		Russian submarines match Cold War-era patrol intensity The Russian military had fallen on hard times after the 1991 Soviet collapse when it was forced to scrap many relatively new ships and keep most others at harbor for lack of funds. The military has revived its strength thanks to a sweeping arms modernization program amid tensions with the West over Ukraine. UN chief: More funding needed for Iraq programs According to the UN, 212 million dollars is needed in 2017 in emergency funds to provide for the people displaced from the city. It said seven million dollars were needed to provide shelter for those who are expected to flee Mosul in the coming days alone. Guterres said UN programs were funded at only 8 percent in Iraq this year. Pakistan revives controversial military courts Pakistan's controversial special military courts to try hardcore militants were revived today for a period of two years after President Mamnoon Hussain gave his assent to the bill amid a surge in terror attacks across the country. More World News»

		Science
		Solar wind turned Mars into dry, cold planet: Study Particles blasting out from the sun stripped away what was once a thick, Earth-like atmosphere on Mars, leaving behind a dry and cold world inhospitable to life, researchers said in a study released on Thursday. SpaceX launches its first recycled rocket in historic leap SpaceX successfully launched and then retrieved its first recycled rocket Thursday, a historic feat and the biggest leap yet in its bid to drive down costs and speed up flights. It was the first time SpaceX founder Elon Musk tried to fly a booster that soared before on an orbital mission. You can dance your way to a younger brain, say experts Could learning to dance the minuet or fandango help to protect our brains from ageing? More Science News»

		Technology
		Airtel asked to pull off ad where it claims to be "fastest network" Jio had approached advertisement sector watchdog, the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI), against Bharti Airtel, saying that the latter's claim of being "officially the fastest network" is "misleading" and done in "mala fide manner in collusion with" broadband speed tester Ookla. The ACSI has asked now Airtel to either modify or withdraw the TVC by by 11thApril 2017. RJio planning to launch 'Prime sequel': Report Reliance Jio is likely to come up with disruptive tariff plans in the next couple of days to yet again create buzz in the industry Trai snubs DoT's view on revenue Telecom regulator Trai has come down heavily on the department of telecom (DoT), and its former secretary J S Deepak, over the latter's concerns on declining industry revenues after the launch of services by Reliance Jio, and said affordable consumer tariffs “cannot be substituted by revenue maximisation." More Technology News»

		Education
		Last minute tips for JEE(Main) US body announces scholarship programme for Indian women A top US body in international education and global investment banking has announced a scholarship and mentoring programme for the Indian women university students in science and technology-related fields. US universities register drop in Indian student applications US universities have registered a sharp decline in the number of applications from Indian students after a spate of hate crimes and fear and anxiety about potential changes to visa policies by the Trump Administration. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		RPG Art Foundation unveils Dabbawala installation Court stays MSRTC plan to discontinue buses in Vasai region from April 1 My name is Gaikwad and I am not a chappal-happy flier BJP MP Sunil Gaikwad claims he has had to undergo extra scrutiny at airport thanks to his namesake. This first happened on his trip from Delhi to Pune last Friday, a day after his fellow Parliamentarian assaulted an Air India official with a slipper. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		150 makeshift shops gutted in blaze Around 150 makeshift shops were gutted when a fire broke out in the Ghazipur flower market here, an official said today. Hot Friday morning in Delhi It was a hot Friday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 23.3 degrees Celsius, five notches above the season's average, the Met office said. House tax waiver corp's 'achievement' BJP's councillors, though denied tickets, have been asked to make presentations showcasing their “achievements“. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Nagamani 'trick' backfires on priest amid suspicion of fraud A priest’s plan to usher in the new year (Ugadi) by attracting hundreds of devotees at a temple in Chikkaballapur district by showing them the legendary Nagamani (snake pearl) that glows by itself in the dark When king Cobra came begging for water In desperate need of water, a deadly but dehydrated king cobra entered a human habitat and accepted water from a bottle offered by a forest official in a drought hit village in Karnataka. Phones, rings, even a puppy: Things Bengalureans forget in cabs More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		HC acquits Satyam Babu in sensational rape-murder of Ayesha Meera, raps police for framing him Collector urged to eat his words on killing wild boars The Bhupalpally district collector has been urged to publicly denounce his call for killing of wild boar and consume their meat by people with a caution that not only is killing of wild boar currently prohibited in Telangana, but any consumption of its meat too is prohibited by law. HC sets up committee to probe illegal structures on govt land The high court on Thursday appointed a committee comprising its registrar (judicial) and officials of revenue and HMDA to conduct a field level inspection on April 1 of the alleged illegal constructions in government land by a private realtor in Devathalagutta area near Balapur in Ranga Reddy district. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Bigbasket raises Rs 45 crore from Trifecta Capital Trifecta Capital on Friday announced that it has provided Rs 45 crore of venture debt to SuperMarket Grocery Supplies Pvt Ltd that owns and operates Bigbasket.com. We will chase Ajeet Saxena wherever he goes, Southern Railway Mazdoor Union president says President of Southern Railway Mazdoor Union (SRMU) CA Raja Sridhar has said retiring Southern Railway chief commercial manager Ajeet Saxena has “made life miserable for many commercial staff.” Schools correspondent held for raping girl in Chennai he Chennai police on Friday arrested a 36-year-old correspondent of a private school at Nerkundram who alleged raped and blackmailed a 15-year-old girl who was his relative. The girl committed suicide on Wednesday unable to bear blackmailing by him. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Congress MLAs suspended for the second day Dreaded IM terrorist Yasin Bhatkal, associate Haddi brought to Ahmedabad Retracing the great escape from Poland to Gujarat during WWII Wieslaw Stypula a Polish refugee of World War II was in Ahmedabad along with a crew from Poland shooting for a docu-drama on historic rescue of 1000-odd Polish children and women by the then Majaraja Digvijaysinh of Nawanagar. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		UPPSC suspends two for error causing candidate's failure Crusading villagers to revive ancient river Jwalamukhi Mahakaushal Express derailment: Rescue work continues on war footing Following the derailment of eight coaches of Nizamuddin bound (12189) Mahakaushal Express near Mahoba station in the wee hours of Thursday, railway authorities of North Central Railway have commenced the relief and rescue work on a war footing. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		'Colleges now rehab centre for BJD netas' The opposition members on Thursday disrupted the assembly proceedings alleging that the government had rehabilitated its leaders, who could not win the 2014 assembly election, as presidents of governing body of various colleges. Odisha records 3 sunstroke deaths The state on Thursday recorded the season's first three allegations of sunstroke death, two from Kendrapada and one from Balasore district, as intense heat wave gripped parts of Odisha affecting lives, said an official report. Anti-Maoists operations discussed by senior officials Left-wing extremism (LWE) was the focal point of the unified command meeting on Wednesday. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Schemes set residents of Old City talking; grid separator on cards By announcing many schemes to develop city's old commercial hub - Hamidia Road, mayor Alok Sharma has triggered speculations about his political ambitions. Observers read in it a sign of his preparing ground to contest election from a constituency from where he had lost the assembly election by a slender margin in 2013. Heatwave warning issued for Bhopal and Indore Bhopal, Indore and most of the state are reeling under heat wave conditions for the past week, with maximum and minimum soaring four to five degrees above normal. NIA team in Kashmir to probe train blast National Investigation Agency (NIA) sleuths on Thursday conducted simultaneous raids in Kashmir in connection with March 7 Bhopal-Ujjain train blast. Sources revealed the mastermind of the terror plot in Madhya Pradesh - Atif Mujjafar went to Srinagar in February 2016. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Maur blast case: Another victim succumbs to injuries, death toll rises to 7 Exactly two months after a blast claimed 6 lives at Maur town of Bathinda, a 12-year-old boy succumbed to burn injuries on the wee hours of Friday raising the death toll to 7. Punjab to use satellite imagery, SMS alerts to stop crop burning Punjab is set to make its battle against crop residue burning real time, with the state authorities using geo-spatial data to detect crop fires and alert the concerned deputy commissioner and district monitoring committees through SMSs. Prepare plan for desilting of village ponds: Manohar Lal Khattar Haryana government on Thursday directed the officers to prepare district-wise action plan for desilting of village ponds and carry out a detailed survey to explore the possibility of developing water bodies, lakes and aquaculture in the waterlogged and low lying areas in state. More Chandigarh News»

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