[wanabidii] News Digest: Banks write off Rs 2.2L crore of bad loans in 5 years

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		Saturday, May 27, 2017
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		Business
		Banks write off Rs 2.2L crore of bad loans in 5 years Banks and the RBI have often stated that these write-offs are just technical in nature and an exercise to clean up the balance sheets. They have further argued that banks continue to retain the right to recovery from these written-off accounts. ICICI Bank CEO Kochhar earns Rs 2.18 lakh per day Chanda Kochhar, the head of country's largest private sector lender ICICI Bank, has drawn Rs 7.85 crore as total remuneration in 2016-17, a jump of over nearly 64 per cent from a year ago. Calculated on daily basis, her cost to the company was Rs 2.18 lakh. In 22 sessions, sensex rallies from 30k to new peak of 31k BSE data showed that it took 22 trading sessions to rally from 30,000 to 31,000, compared to 558 trading sessions to reach 30,000 from 29,000, and 51 days from 28,000 to 29,000. More Business News»

		Environment
		Set up panel to study harmful effects of petcoke: NGT to MoEF The green panel passed the order after going through the submission made by CPCB which said that no study has been conducted by it on the adverse effects of the petroleum coke on the environment. Petcoke is a high calorific value solid fuel extensively used for power generation in various countries. Air pollution may cause DNA damage in children: Study Time to ditch the polar bears? Climate change looks for a new image More Environment News»

		World
		'Kushner had undisclosed contacts with Russian envoy' Those contacts included two phone calls between April and November last year, two of the sources said. By early this year, Kushner had become a focus of the FBI investigation into whether there was any collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin. Manchester attack: Two more persons arrested British police on Saturday made two more arrests in connection with the suicide bombing at a pop concert in Manchester that killed 22 people, bringing the number of suspects in custody to 11. Donald Trump: Different strokes More World News»

		Science
		NASA's Juno probe finds Earth-sized storms over Jupiter poles Jupiter's poles are covered in Earth-sized swirling storms that are densely clustered and rubbing together, reveals first science results from NASA's Juno mission to the largest planet in our solar system. Early universe galaxies creating stars at 'furious pace' found Isro's unmet targets puts India on a long transponder trek; at least 200 more needed The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has met only 50% of its 12th Five Year Plan’s target as far as launching of communication satellites are concerned, leaving the country dependent on foreign transponders for growing needs. More Science News»

		Technology
		Bill seeking H-1B limits exemption for US PhD holders introduced Introduced in US House of Representatives, it is likely to benefit Indians given that they constitute the largest number of students doing PhD in the US. 10 email habits that may make people 'hate' you Just Dial goes back to the basics to spur growth At a time when innovation is king for online businesses to beat the competition and stay ahead in the numbers game, one of India's oldest and the first listed online classifieds player Just Dial is going back to the basics to spur growth. More Technology News»

		Education
		NEET aspirants dread another year of chaos CBSE may moderate marks, not move SC The Central Board of Secondary Education may desist from moving the Supreme Court against Delhi HC’s order asking it not to do away with moderation of marks, even as the HRD ministry again instructed the board on Thursday to release Class XII results “on time”. Supreme Court refuses to grant urgent hearing on plea to hold fresh medical entrance test The petition, filed by NGO Sankalp Charitable Trust, pleaded the court to direct CBSE to conduct fresh entrance test. It alleged that the question paper was leaked at one of the centres at Patna in Bihar and it was circulated to many medical aspiring students in different parts of the country. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Age old garden hacked for Metro rail construction Private school in Mumbai expuls students over fee hike protests A private school in suburban Dahisar has sent expulsion notices to a group of students because their parents had protested against a fee hike by the institution. Eight killed in road mishap in Maharashtra More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Over 2,700 from foreign shores try for Delhi University With the admission season all set to begin, Delhi University has received 2,735 applications from foreign nationals this year for undergraduate and postgraduate courses. CBSE results on Sunday, 11 lakh wait and watch The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will announce Class XII exam results on Sunday , May 28. Fewer footfall at Open Day; DUTA stir continues Five days after the merit-based online applications started, over 80,000 applicants have opened their accounts on Delhi University's web portal even as some of the tabs continue to be non-functional. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Bengaluru ex-techie cracks the code for teaching Kannada When Raghavendra Prasad arrived in Bengaluru to work for Siemens 10 years ago, he was `shocked'. Coming from Yadgir and having studied engineering in Tumakuru, he found it surprising that many people in Benglauru could not speak Kannada. Bengaluru street vendors demand right of space, ID cards All that Mariamma, a fruit vendor at Kalasipalyam bus stop near KR Market, knows is her small business. Her world is the few feet space she occupies to sell her goods. But she cannot understand why cops and other government staff ask her to vacate the space. In fact, she had begun her fruit business at Shivajinagar bus stop but had to leave after street vendors made life difficult for her. Bengaluru: Minor's Facebook friend blackmails parents The parents of a 13-year-old boy filed a complaint with cyber crime police, Bengaluru, against a man who became their son's Facebook friend. The man managed to get their obscene photos and was threatening to upload them to social media network if they didn't pay him Rs 1crore. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		New twist in Swathi's death, her missing husband murdered due to honour killing It is going to be the longest fast for devotees this Ramzan This year, the fasting duration for Ramzan will be 14 hours and 48 minutes, the longest for Hyderabad in 36 years. Maintaining the fast without water and food for such a long period is a major challenge for the devout, particularly with mercury going up by the day . Now, Indian Muslims have exclusive fasting guidelines Indian Muslims, who fast during the Islamic holy month of Ramzan, have now got their own set of medical guidelines for safe fasting, particularly if one is a diabetic.The Association of Physicians of India (API) has for the first time come out with a consensus guidelines on the health measures one should take while fasting, to avoid severe fluctuations in the blood sugar levels. The guidelines are primarily meant for diabetics and cover all types of religious fasts, including the intermittent model of fasting observed during Ramzan. ​ More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Professor P Duraisamy: Accomplished academic is now Madras University VC Tamil Nadu ushers in radical changes in VC selection Tamil Nadu higher education minister unveiled radical changes in the way the state will go about selecting vice-chancellors of universities, on Saturday. Madras University, Madurai Kamraj University get new vice chancellors More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		'BJP contacted other MLAs from Congress but not me' Cong leader Vaghela accused BJP of spreading rumours ahead of Assembly polls Power plant saves crores, thanks to this start-up's robot Make in India drive just got a shot in the arm after a city- based startup helped a power plant in Mundra save crores of rupees. Power generation at the plant came to halt after a hammer fell into a high-pressure steam pipe, and the start-up was called to pull out the hammer using one of its robots. The operation cost the plant around Rs 16 lakh. Gujarat high court notice to Centre, CBSE over fresh NEET plea Petitioners claim different questions papers were given to English and Gujarati-medium students More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		7-year-old abducted, raped in UP A 7-year-old was allegedly abducted and gangraped by four men in Uttar Pradesh's Budawa village on Friday.The minor was abducted from outside her house in Allahabad's outskirts, where she was sleeping with her mother. Allahabad University continues with its hostel evicting drive Bombs go off during hostel raids On Thursday, Allahabad University authorities conducted raids at Sir Sunder Lal (SSL) and Diamond Jubilee hostels on Thursday. In all, 286 rooms were taken in possession and sealed. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Street vendors in Bhubaneswar cry for rehabilitation Odisha plans massive measles-rubella immunization campaign early next year 31 bonded labourers from Odisha rescued from a brick kiln in Bengaluru More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		City theatre artistes bend gender norms with its plays SIMI suspects' kin allege torture, NHRC orders probe Madhya Pradesh villagers launch 'jal satyagrah' in Ken river against sand mining Away from the political din of the state capital, a handful of villagers launched a ‘jal satyagrah’ (protest in water) against illegal sand mining in Ken river in Chattarpur district. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Mohali municipal corporation sets rates for garbage collection The municipal corporation (MC) has set uniform rates for door-to-door garbage collection -Rs 40 for flats, Rs 50 for houses up to 250 square yards and Rs 80 for those measuring above. Chandigarh Police's cams back in action There were 45 cameras requiring repairs.As Chandigarh Police had not paid a balance amount of Rs 19 lakh, the company which installed and was maintaining the cameras had refused to carry out the repairs. A beautiful mind seeks work, orders to Union Public Service Commission A man who is IQ-wise among the top 2% in the world but now battling mental illness wants to compete for public posts reserved for this disabled category. More Chandigarh News»

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