[wanabidii] News Digest: Demonetisation effect transitory, says UN expert

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Wednesday, May 17, 2017
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		Business
		Demonetisation effect transitory, says UN expert Dawn Holland, a senior UN official has said demonetisation policy is not expected to have a long term impact on domestic demand in India, which is projected to clock a 7.9 per cent growth in fiscal 2018. Gold pushes higher, silver tops Rs 39,000 Gold prices covered up by Rs 160 to Rs 28,760 per 10 grams today. Silver too was back on the top of the Rs 39,000 level as it surged Rs 400 to Rs 39,300 per kg, spurred by higher buying by industrial units and coin makers. Allahabad Bank Q4 net profit at Rs 111 crore as provisions fall Public sector Allahabad Bank swung into black, registering a net profit of Rs 111.16 crore during the last quarter ended March 2017. Total income during the January-March quarter of 2016-17 was slightly up at Rs 5,105.07 crore against Rs 5,051.38 crore in the same period of year-ago fiscal. More Business News»

		Environment
		The EU: What happened to climate's poster child? The 28-member European Union, the third-largest emitter of planet-warming greenhouse gases after China and the United States, has long been held up as the poster child of efforts to save Earth's climate. NGT directs closure of industries using pet coke without nod Arunachal Pradesh to set up Special Tiger Protection Force Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday issued specific directives to expedite establishment of Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) in the state. More Environment News»

		World
		S Korea president says 'high possibility' of conflict with North The comments came hours after the South, which hosts 28,500 US troops, said it wanted to reopen a channel of dialogue with North Korea as Moon seeks a two-track policy, involving sanctions and dialogue, to try to rein in its neighbour. Gunmen attack state TV station in AfghanistanGunmen attack state TV station in Afghanistan Gunmen attacked a building of Afghan state television in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Wednesday and engaged in a gun battle with security forces, the provincial governor's spokesman said. Donald Trump: Different strokes More World News»

		Science
		Drug to treat Zika infection comes closer Scientists have discovered a compound that prevents the Zika virus from spreading, a step towards finding a drug to treat the infection, which has become a global epidemic. 'Puffy planet' could help scientist search for alien life Astronomers have discovered a "puffy planet" orbiting a star 320 light years from Earth which may hold opportunities for testing atmospheres that would be useful when assessing future planets for signs of life. The planet, called KELT-11b, is an extreme version of a gas planet. NASA Mars rover captures images of ancient fluid-carved valley NASA's Mars rover has beamed back images of an ancient valley that may have been carved by flowing water on the inner slope of a vast crater's rim.The process that carved Perseverance Valley into the rim of Endeavour Crater billions of years ago has not yet been identified. More Science News»

		Technology
		Paytm is becoming payments bank: Know what will happen to your money After months of delay, Paytm is now all set to commence its payments bank operations from May 23, having received the final approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). IBM calls reports of 5,000 job cuts factually incorrect Media reports had said the technology giant was laying off 5000 employees in India, joining the ranks of Cognizant, Infosys and Wipro in shedding jobs. Nokia 3310 (2017): 5 reasons to buy and not buy the 'legendary' feature phone More Technology News»

		Education
		Govt to set up panel to draw up draft national education policy HRD minister Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday that his ministry is working on expanding Kendriya Vidyalayas as model schools and extending it to poorer sections of society. The Centre has decided that no new BEd colleges will be allowed in the country this year. HRD lens on AMU for 'flouting norms'; Ministry asks UGC to probe 'irregularities' in hiring, promotion of teachers IIM-A's agri-business management programme ranked No. 1 The post-graduate programme in food and agri-business management conducted by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad has been ranked number one globally for the year 2017. The programme has been ranked number one by a Paris-based ranking agency specializing in higher education. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Do not mess with my BEST bus Do not change the colour of the city's buses: that's the message a large number of Mumbaikars have for the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST). They say that changing the colour of the buses from red to white and yellow would be akin to changing the character of the city. The feedback is in response to a survey conducted by the beleaguered BEST, which is attempting to begin things anew. 30 injured as luxury bus topples over on E-way Revaluation brings cheer to IT students More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Delhi gets light rain, minimum temperature at 28.4 C Delhiites woke up to overcast skies following light rain in parts of the city. Areas under Palam, Ridge and Ayanagar received 0.6 mm, 0.4 mm and 2.8 mm rainfall respectively, while Safdarjung and Lodhi Road observatories recorded traces of rainfall. 'Kejriwal barely goes to the office, but went to watch Sarkar 3,' says suspended AAP leader Kapil Mishra Delhi's Gangaram hospital suffered ransomware attack last year While the world reels under a global ransomware attack, the capital’s Sir Gangaram Hospital too had suffered a similar breach in March last year. Three of their systems were infected with a malware called Cryptowall that encrypted all data on them, and asked for two bitcoins (which was worth around $825 at the time) to decrypt it and unlock the systems. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Karnataka state govt bans planting eucalyptus, acacia trees owing to impact on ground water level Largescale planting of eucalyptus and acacia trees under the Social Forestry scheme to meet the firewood and timber demand not only squeezed the districts of its rich underground water table, but also made annual rainfall in the region a mirage of its former self. Even though the state government had directed the Karnataka Forest Department (KFD) not to create Eucalyptus plantations back in 2011 saying it would have a serious impact on the ground water levels, there was no proper documentation on the damage caused to the ecosystem. Chennai to get country's first fancy fish tech park India’s first Aquatic Rainbow Technology Park (ARTP) – a swanky facility for ornamental fish, equipped with multi-species hatchery and live feed culture units – will become operational in the next three months in Chennai, fulfilling a major requirement of the industry for mass production of high-value aquarium fish. WannaCry - the ransomware that has shaken the world All about the ransomware that has the world on high alert More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		BJP will go it alone in Assembly poll: K Laxman Dismissing speculations that the BJP would forge an alliance with the TRS in the next elections, BJP state president K Laxman asserted that the party would contest the next Assembly elections without alliance with any party . Our slogan is `grow alone and go alone'. It will not join hands with the TRS party . BJP will go it alone in Assembly poll: K Laxman Dismissing speculations that the BJP would forge an alliance with the TRS in the next elections, BJP state president K Laxman asserted that the party would contest the next Assembly elections without alliance with any party . Our slogan is `grow alone and go alone'. It will not join hands with the TRS party . Tirupati temple's computers hacked by ransomware The Tirumala Tirupati Devastanams too became a prey to the “WannaCry ransomware”. The officials have identified nearly 10 systems which are being operated for the administrative purpose were attacked. Officials have stopped using the services of another 20 systems as a precautionary measure. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Jail administration disallows visitors for Murugan Prime culprit in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case and a life convict languishing in jail for 26 years now, Murugan alias Sriharan, would not have imagined that possessing mobile phones in his jail cell would land him in such a mess. Bus services return to normalcy in Chennai After remaining in limbo for two days due to statewide strike by transport corporation employees, the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) bus services in Chennai returned to near-normal conditions on Wednesday. Why big cats in a zoo can get bored When you visit the zoo the next time, observe how a tiger or leopard behaves. If the animal paces up and down on a straight path and pauses for a while, rotates its head, gnaws at its paws and snaps at other animals, then the prized prisoner is displaying stereotypical behaviour of a big cat that is it is bored and suffering from stress. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Cops who protect us are unable to protect their own They protect the citizens of Ahmedabad but can do nothing about their own daughters, wives, sisters and mothers. Over 8,000 police personnel and their families living in nine police lines are forced to reside in darkness. Concerned over the safety of their families in absence of adequate streetlights, these cops have made several complaints to authorities but in vain. Such is the situation that several cops have started installing LED bulbs outside their homes to light up the area around their homes. Police lines are inhabited by officers of the level of Police Sub Inspector, Assistant Sub Inspector, Head Constable and Constables. Don't use online solutions for Wannacry: Experts Ahmedabad police trains computer operators in cyber safety More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Allahabad high court gives UP 2 more months to plan infra for schools The Allahabad high court on Tuesday granted two months' further time to the state government to place before it a plan to provide basic infrastructure facilities like benches, toilet etc; in primary and upper primary schools. Bandits loot and thrash baratis in Chitrakoot Making his presence felt in the badlands of Bundelkhand again, dreaded dacoit Babuli Kol allegedly thrashed and looted over half a dozen people who had come to attend a marriage ceremony at Laxmanpur village under Manikpur police station of Chitrakoot district late on Monday night. UP, MP's most wanted continue to elude police while heads get pricier More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Civic body readies plan to unclog drainage channels he Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will start pre-monsoon cleaning of the three natural drainage channels from Wednesday. The drainage channels cleaning before monsoon is necessary as the silt choke it leading to water logging in many localities during the rains. Unemployed BEd passouts protest govt scheme Unemployed BEd and certificate in teaching (CT) trained passouts on Tuesday staged a rally in protest against the government's teacher-on-call scheme, which aims to recruit retired teachers to fill up vacancies in schools. Ganjam man held for 'killing' wife Police on Tuesday arrested a 37-year-old man for allegedly killing his wife, mother of a three-year-old girl, at Tanti Sahi under Kabisurya Nagar police station on May 11. The accused was identified as K Jagannath Achary and the deceased K Swati, 32. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		The State Gets its First Pride March Members from the LGBT community are on cloud nine, as they inch closer towards emancipation. Apart from locals, people are also travelling from different corners of the country like Indore, Kolkata, Chennai and Nagpur to support the cause. CRPF hits back after Sukma carnage, guns down 10-15 Maoists in Bastar The operation was carried out in Bijapur's Basakura area by a joint team of CRPF, CoBRA, Special Task Force and District Reserve Group, according to a CRPF officer. However, neither bodies nor weapons could be recovered during these operations, a senior officer of the Chhattisgarh police said. Pride parade by LGBT community today LGBTQ community is organizing a carnival of pride in the state capital on Wednesday. Few youngsters, who support the community and want their friends to speak and open up for their social acceptance have helped host the event. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		That smoky feeling back in Zirakpur For the residents of Zirakpur, it is that time of the year again when fields in and around this dusty down are set afire by farmers for getting rid of the residue of the previous crop, leaving a thick cloud of smoke for the people to breathe. 1,077 polybags seized in 1 yr, admn tells High Court Giving information about the implementation of the ban on the use of plastic bags in Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh administration said 1,077 kg of polythene was seized in Chandigarh in 2016 and 2017. Spread across 339.9 sq km, Patiala has just nine firemen With mercury soaring this summer, instances of fire incidents too have risen. Officials say there are days on which eight complaints of fire are received. Given the rising instances of fire, the department is grossly under-staffed ­ just nine fire fighters are expected to protect a city that spreads across 339.9 square km. More Chandigarh News»

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