[wanabidii] News Digest: India becomes 3rd largest aviation market in domestic traffic

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		Sunday, March 26, 2017
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		Business
		India becomes 3rd largest aviation market in domestic traffic India's domestic air passenger traffic stood at 100 million in 2016 and was behind only the US (719 million) and China (436 million), Sydney-based aviation think-tank Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) said in its latest report. General insurance premium set to go up from April 1 These may trigger insurers to revisit the pricing of their products in so far as the costing input relating to commission or remuneration is concerned, said the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai). CAG to audit fallout of demonetisation Comptroller and Auditor General Shashi Kant Sharma said the auditor is gearing up to audit tax revenues under the new Goods and Services Tax regime and has started capacity building and reorienting its audit methodology and procedures. More Business News»

		Environment
		Temperature drop led to mass extinction  UN predicts unusual weather in 2017 Extreme weather and climate conditions, including Arctic "heatwaves", have continued into 2017, after global temperatures set record last year and the world witnessed exceptionally low sea ice and unabated ocean heat, the UN weather agency said. Wild chimps have long life spans: Study Wild chimpanzees can lead surprisingly long lives under the right ecological conditions, according to a new study of a large community of our close primate relatives. More Environment News»

		World
		Hong Kong's first female leader a 'tilted bridge' over troubled water Carrie Lam, who won an election to become Hong Kong's first female chief executive on Sunday, is a former student activist who climbed the rungs of the civil service over 36 years, and a tough, capable and possibly divisive Beijing-backed leader. Donald Trump: Different strokes UK police still think Westminster attacker acted alone Deputy Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu said it may never be possible to fully determine the motives of attacker Khalid Masood, who was shot dead Wednesday after running over pedestrians with an SUV and fatally stabbing a policeman. More World News»

		Science
		NASA to launch new probe to measure cosmic material Scientists launch campaign to restore Pluto to the planet club Pluto and its newfound kin in the solar system's distant Kuiper Belt region were reclassified as dwarf planets, along with Ceres, the biggest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The decision left the solar system with eight planets. Cancer may strike due to bad luck, not lifestyle New research shows that random changes or ‘mistakes’ in DNA when cells are dividing cause nearly two-third of all cancers in humans. This upends prevailing wisdom that cancer is mostly a lifestyle related disease caused by factors like smoking, harmful chemicals and conditions like obesity. More Science News»

		Technology
		Here's why WNS CEO thinks that BPM industry need not worry about H-1B visas The business process management service provider believes the changes in H1B visa norms by the Trump administration will not hit the BPM and BPO industry hard, which hires a good number of locals, a senior industry official said. Apple may have to wait for GST rollout, here's why Commerce and Industry minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said Amercian phone-maker Apple's demand for tax incentives to set up a manufacturing unit in the country will have be looked at after the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is rolled out. Google plans to transform telecom networks in India, here's how Google has already formed its first such partnership in India with leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel. More Technology News»

		Education
		3Ts to encourage madrassas to teach regular subjects, too In its effort to encourage madrasas to promote mainstream education along with traditional religious teachings, the Union ministry for minority affairs has called upon state governments to give proposals so that the ministry can make “3Ts”- Teacher, Tiffin, Toilet for these religious schools possible. NEET 2017 to be held in 23 more cities; app to help students locate nearest centre For NEET 2017, there will be additional 23 cities apart from the 80 existing examination cities. The registration for the combined entrance test saw a jump of 41.42% as 11.35 lakh aspirants have registered this year as against 8.02 lakh in 2016. Scrap courses with few takers, IITs and other institutions told The ministry of human resource development has told all centrally funded technical institutions, including the Indian Institutes of Technology, to close centres and end courses which have seen a decline in the number of applicants in the past three years. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		214 pvt observation homes face closure for poor grades Women and Child Develop ment (WCD) minister Pan kaja Munde has told TOI that she has asked her department to close down private observation homes that have been given C or D grades. Two years ago, 963 institutions were inspected by WCD officials and graded into A, B, C and D based on their following the rules for operating children's homes. Alphonso sees dip in demand in foreign markets It has not exactly been a delectable year for the king of fruits -mango. Not only has the demand for the Alphonso variety dipped in the Indian market, mango exporters have also had to contend with lukewarm interest from abroad. Export demand for Alphonsos has dipped by 40% this season, industry sources said. ​ Belgian Malinois sniffer canines set to join police force in state A fortnight after Gadchiroli and Solapur police took Belgian Malinois puppies in their teams, several police units across the state have decided to procure Belgian Malinois as they are more rugged sniffer dogs that can perform well in extreme conditions. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		New BRT routes in offing, Delhi govt to identify road stretches The Delhi government will identify new road stretches for setting up BRT corridors, months after the only such carriageway built by the Sheila Dikshit government was dismantled due to its "poor design". Their goose is cooked: Roadside meat shops vanish in Noida, Ghaziabad According to Noida Authority’s department of public health, no licence has been issued to any meat shops within its jurisdiction. They have issued licence to only one slaughterhouse and one meat processing unit in Greater Noida -- suggesting that the over thousand shops and other outlets are illegal. Student dies as techie returning from party reverses car into him More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Tumakuru couple's wait for boy ends with 10th child Priyank to Centre: Hold an EVM hackathon With Krishna, BJP hopes for UP model in Karnataka More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		CM K Chandrasekhar Rao to be re-elected unopposed as prez at party plenary on April 21 Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is all set to be re-elected as TRS party president for the ninth consecutive term at a plenary meeting to be held at Hyderabad on April 21. KCR, 64, founded the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in 2001 and held plenary meetings on eight occasions during the last 16 years. Six Telugu workers freed from Saudi Six of the 29 Telangana migrant workers who were held captive by their company at Al-Hassa in Saudi Arabia have returned home to India. Secretary, external affairs, Amar Sinha said Saudi authorities had intervened and sent the workers back. Deer poaching: Kingpin's son a police officer in Telangana The father of an inspector of police has emerged as the prime accused in the sensational deer poaching case in Jayshankar-Bhupalapally district. The prime accused, identified as Naluvala Sathyanarayana, reportedly popular known as `Shikari Sathyam', also surrendered to the police what was described as a `sporting rifle', a 30-06 high velocity gun along with 150 cartridges. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Jewel heist: Man from Jharkhand arrested in Vellore A day after the jewel theft from a showroom at Palayamkottai in Tirunelveli district, a gang member was arrested from Vellore district on Saturday.He was identified as Khaliq Sheikh, 35, from Jharkhand. Hat or pole, their symbols to be deep down As per the Election Commission rules, names of candidates of recognised and registered parties alone will appear on top of the EVM.Other candidates will be below them. TTV shadow boxes BJP over symbol freeze In a fight for survival, the Sasikala faction is shadow boxing BJP over freezing of the party's 'two leaves' symbol. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Changing Gujarat's fine arts landscape IIM-Ahmedabad hikes post graduate programme fee to Rs 21 lakh The Board of Governors (BoG) at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, on Saturday announced fee hike of 7.7% for the two-year course PGP from academic year 2017 to keep pace with inflation. In times of 'love jihad', inter-faith couple found dead in jungle In times when the din over 'love-jihad' is getting louder, bodies of a star-crossed inter-faith couple in Amerli district were found in a forest near Liliya, less than 100 km from Gir sanctuary last December. Unfortunately, the ill-fated couple's love ended in death despite Gujarat high court's directive to the state government to ensure the girl's safety with the court itself monitoring the case. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Crackdown on slaughterhouses has led to loss of livelihood: UP minister For the first time after the crackdown on illegal slaughterhouses in UP, a representative of the Aditya Nath Yogi government admitted on Saturday that the move had resulted in loss of livelihood for many. Allahabad cops wield brooms at 39 police stations Days after chief minister Yogi Adityanath called for a greener and cleaner Uttar Pardesh, Allahabad's policemen have launched cleanliness drives at all 39 police stations in the city and trans-Ganga and Yamuna areas. Chicken, mutton sellers harassed, says AIMIM Mahanagar AIMIM president Afsar Mahmood said traders with valid licences are facing hardship in their business and there was none to hear their grievances. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Newborn's parents refuse to leave hospital Parents of the newborn, who was stolen from the gynaecology ward of Sambalpur District Headquarter Hospital (DHH), on Saturday, said they would not leave the hospital premises until they get back their baby. 125 unmanned level crossings closed in 2016-17: East Coast Railway The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has closed 125 unmanned level crossings (ULCs) in 2016-17, taking a step forward in reducing the constant threat posed by the crossings. East Coast Railway closes 125 unmanned level crossings in 2016-17 The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has closed 125 unmanned level crossings (ULCs) in the financial year of 2016-17. The railway zone had 313 such level crossings by April 1, 2016. Presently it has only 188 ULCs in the zone. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		CAG report: Congress seeks Shivraj Singh Chouhan 's resignation State Congress president Arun Yadav on Saturday sought the resignation of chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan a day after the CAG report tabled in the assembly claimed that the government had “denied access of Vyapam records” to the CAG in 2015 and 2016. Bhopal: CBSE-affiliated schools hail doing away with CCE scheme Central Board of Secondary Education-affiliated (CBSE) schools on Friday welcomed new uniform system for assessment, examination and report card, which the board recently introduced by scrapping continuous and comprehensive evaluation (CCE) scheme. Vyapam cancels eligibility of 1,263 medical students Vyapam cancelled eligibility of entrance test of 1,263 medical students on Saturday, including 634 students, which was announced by the Supreme Court. Besides More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		'Let There Be Raagneeti, Not Rajneeti' The Jat agitation in Har ana was a study of socio political debate snowball ing into violence. A second chance for 10 men on the verge of death For Gurminder Kaur, mother of two daughters, the world came crashing down when she received a call from Al Ain Central Prison of Abu Dhabi last October. Civil surgeon suspended, reinstated within 48 hours Had Refused Request From MLA Seeking Favour For An Accused More Chandigarh News»

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