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Saturday, July 22, 2017

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76 lakh businesses, service providers register with GSTN

50% spurt in Indian flyers in two years, railways numbers down
The increase comes at a time when Indian Railways has lost 17 crore passengers from FY14 to FY17. Statistics also show that Indian Railways had 14.2 crore passengers in all air-conditioned classes like AC sleeper, 3-tier, executive class and AC chair car in 2016-17.

Railways recovering but still in ICU: Suresh Prabhu
Railways is on the path of recovery but it still has to be kept in the ICU as it needs to be strong enough, says Suresh Prabhu.

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Environment

'Superalgae' to protect world's corals from bleaching
Researchers have found a solution to reduce coral bleaching by genetically engineering the micro-algae found in corals, enhancing their stress tolerance to ocean warming. These micro-algae are called Symbiodinium, a genus of primary producers found in corals that are essential for reef health.

Humans turning Earth into 'plastic planet': Study
By 2015, humans had generated 8.3bn metric tonnes of plastics, 6.3bn tonnes of which had become waste. Of that, only 9% was recycled, 12% was incinerated and 79% accumulated in landfills, researchers said. If this trends continue, 12bn metric tonnes of plastic waste will be in landfills by 2050.

Cecil the lion's son Xanda shot dead by hunters
Cecil the lion’s oldest cub has been shot dead by trophy hunters. Xanda was killed outside the Hwange National Park in north west Zimbabwe, according to lion guardians at the national park. He was just over six years old and had several young cubs.

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World

Errant US bombing kills 12 Afghan security forces

Taliban leader's son dies carrying out suicide attack
The son of Taliban leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada died on Thursday carrying out a suicide attack in the province of Helmand in southern Afghanistan, one of the insurgent movement's main spokesmen said.

Baghdadi still alive: US Defence Secretary
US Defence Secretary James Mattis said he believes Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al- Baghdadi is still alive, shooting down claims he was killed in an air strike. "I think Baghdadi's alive... And I'll believe otherwise when we know we've killed him," Mattis said.

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Science

Bengaluru firm eyes to land first private spacecraft on moon
If everything goes as planned, this December, the Bengaluru-based Team Indus will become the first private firm in the world to land a spacecraft on the moon. The company is now just a step away from building the flight model that will be flown onboard a PSLV from Sriharikota spaceport.

Neil Armstrong's moon bag fetches $1.8 million at auction
The long-lost bag used by NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong to collect the first-ever moon samples has been sold for a whopping $1,812,500 at an auction in the US.

New 3D-printed water sensor may prevent waterborne illnesses

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Technology

Google denies desktop homepage revamp claims
Google has denies reports it is planning to revamp the desktop version of its Google.com homepage.

Lyft forms own autonomous vehicle unit, will open network
Lyft said Friday that it is setting up its own unit to develop autonomous vehicle technology, but its approach will be different from other companies and partnerships working on self-driving cars.

Apple working with Chinese firm on electric car batteries
Apple is secretly working with a Chinese battery manufacturer on automotive battery research and development, indicating its continued pursuit of its electric car project.

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Education

Teachers get two-year window for valid degrees
This gives the 8.5 lakh unqualified teachers, appointed after implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) law, another chance to get recognized degrees. The amendment bill gives them the final chance till March 2019 to get degrees or they may lose jobs.

CAG audit reveals gaps in implementation of RTE

Govt to bring bill to end 'no-detention' policy for classes 5 to 8
HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said "the students of classes 5 to 8, who do not pass the examination in the month of March will be given a chance in May. But, if they fail in May, they will be detained."

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Mumbai

Rains lash Mumbai, slows down rush hour traffic

Even premium trains dish out pathetic food

South Mumbai club 'sacking members who question irregularities'
Veteran pitch curator’s removal from Islam Gymkhana prompts ex-members to speak out against expulsions.

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Delhi

Delhi Cabinet increases honorarium of Anganwadi workers by nearly 100%

Privacy of personal data part of right to life, Centre tells SC

Cab security under lens, safeguards didn't work

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Bangalore

Bengalureans wake up to crass commercialisation

Not engaging with stakeholders PM's biggest mistake in Kashmir: Ramachandra Guha

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Hyderabad

Hyderabad Drugs case: RGV crosses swords investigation officers

Hyderabad drug racket: Telugu star Tarun appears before SIT

Hyderabad techie murdered in Kadapa

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Chennai

Four killed in road accident on Chennai-Bengaluru NH

Jolly trip to Yercaud proves fatal for 21-year-old Chennai youth

Kalam's family calls on CM, invites him for ex-prez's death anniversary
Members of former President A P J Abdul Kalam's family called on chief minister K Palaniswami on Friday.

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Ahmedabad

Indian Air Force aids rescue operations in flood-hit Gujarat

Gujarat: Manual scavenging remains a shameful reality

IAF continues to hold hands in flood-hit Gujarat

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Allahabad

North-Central Railways to improve its punctuality
Come September and several express and mail trains, running or passing between the stations falling under NCR (north central railways) would improve vastly in terms of punctuality. These include trains passing through Mugal Sarai-Allahabad, Allahabad-Kanpur and Jhansi-Allahabad sections.

Banned Vikram auto still plying on Allahabad roads
Even as the deadline for the Vikram and auto, with the series AT and BT, ended on July 20, roads of the Sangam city witnessed plying of some Vikram’s having the registration of the banned series, on Friday.

A grand affair
Gayatri Gulati and Reena Kesarwani organized a grand function for the members of their social club recently.

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Bhubaneswar

20 persons test positive for dengue in Bhubaneswar
A total of 20 persons tested positive for dengue cases in the city in past one month. Out of the total cases, 16 cases have been reported within a week, official sources said.

Red ammunition recovered in Odisha's Balangir
The police and District Voluntary Force on Friday discovered huge cache of arms and ammunition of the Maoists from a forest in Turekela in Balangir district.

'Selfie with helmet' a big hit on social media
A few days ago, Keonjhar police took to social media to raise traffic awareness through biggest Indian blockbuster Baahubali where war-driven actor Prabhas wore helmet.

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Bhopal

Cong stages walkout from assembly over corruption, inaction

Illegal sand mining must be banned, process to be made transparent: CM

Faulty wipers put loco pilots' life at risk

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Chandigarh

Labour MPs, Sikh body for full disclosure
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, the first turbaned Sikh MP in the UK parliament, said full disclosures should be made about the actions of the country in relation to the Operation Bluestar in Amritsar in 1984.

Landslide hits Chandigarh-Manali highway, hundreds of vehicles stranded

Two jailed for cheating bank

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