[wanabidii] News Digest: Greater Noida airport to have Metro link

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

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Greater Noida airport to have Metro link
The next stage will involve UP asking DMRC to prepare a detailed project report, work out cost of various options like under, over ground or at road level and then sanction the cost estimates. Elevated metro track costs about Rs 200 per km.

Govt seeks approval for Rs 11,166 crore additional expenditure
Out of the total Rs 11,166.18 crore, an amount of Rs 7,000 crore would go to the petroleum and natural gas ministry for providing additional grants-in-aid general for payment of differential royalty to state governments.

Ratings agencies divided on impact of Jio phones

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Environment

79% of plastic in landfills, water bodies
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi had last year given a call to save cows from plastic, his message brought into focus the hazards of this non-biodegradable product not only for animals but also for the overall environment.

Humpback whales learn songs like humans: Study
Humpback whales learn songs in segments, in a similar way to how humans acquire language skills, and can even remix them, a study has found. Researchers found that whales could combine segments of songs in predictable ways if the underlying structural pattern was similar.

Strong monsoons reversing India's 50-year dry spell
Indian summer monsoons have strengthened over the past 15 years, reversing a 50-year dry period during which northern and central India received relatively little rainfall, an MIT study has found.

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World

Qatar says new Saudi bloc blacklist 'disappointing'
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain governments named 18 organisations and individuals on Tuesday that they accused of links with Islamist extremism and Qatar. The move came despite mounting international pressure to compromise in their weeks-old boycott of Qatar.

US Muslims see friendly neighbors
US Muslims say they have experienced widespread suspicion about their faith in the first months of Donald Trump's presidency, but also have received more support from individual Americans, and remain hopeful they can eventually be fully accepted in American society, a new survey finds.

26 Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban attack
The militants "attacked an army camp in Karzali area of Khakrez district of Kandahar last night," MoD spokesman General Dawlat Waziri said. Afghan soldiers "bravely resisted", he said, killing more than 80 insurgents.

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Science

Moon's interior may contain water, say researchers

Scientists to chase solar eclipse using NASA jets

Money can actually 'buy' you happiness
The research suggests that, instead of engaging in “retail therapy” in an attempt to feel better, people with enough money should spend it on paying someone else to do chores, such as cleaning, cooking, mowing the lawn, household maintenance or even shopping.

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Technology

Microsoft launches made in India productivity app Kaizala
Microsoft has launched a mobile-only product called Kaizala, designed for organisations’ communications and work management.

OnePlus releases official statement on the 911 bug
OnePlus has reportedly resolved a software glitch which had many users complaining.

Violence at Vivo's Noida office after company announces layoffs: Report
Chinese smartphone maker Vivo has reportedly sacked over 60 employees from its Greater Noida office.

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Education

Internships to be made must for engineering: AICTE chairman

NCTE's 2011 notification on TET marks weightage not mandatory: SC
The Supreme Court today said the 2011 NCTE notification for giving weightage to marks obtained in teachers' eligibility test in appointments was not mandatory and was just a guideline which will be applicable for recruiting contractual teachers in Uttar Pradesh.

A bright spark can light up the world: The Times of India launches a big scholarship programme to encourage reading among the young
The roll of honour of those from ordinary backgrounds who grew into men and women of eminence and purpose primarily through reading and learning would stretch into miles: B R Ambedkar, Edwin Hubble, J William Fulbright of the eponymous scholarship, Bill Clinton, Toni Morrison, to name but a few.

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Mumbai

As government turns blind eye, tomato still costs Rs 100-110 in Mumbai
Three weeks have passed but tomato prices remain exorbitant in the absence of government intervention.

Maharashtra state to initiate inquiry against VC for results delay

How mobile phones helped tracking Ghatkopar building crash survivors
A 57-year-old man, trapped under debris at collapse site, called up family to say he was breathing, but needed help. As hapless families called up their near ones, rescue officials followed the sound of the mobile rings to locate them.

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Delhi

Second defamation suit by Arun Jaitley: HC imposes cost of Rs 10,000 on Kejriwal
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday imposed a cost of Rs 10,000 on Arvind Kejriwal after he failed to file his response on a fresh Rs 10 crore defamation suit filed by Union minister Arun Jaitley over use of an objectionable word allegedly by the CM's lawyer.

High court to Kejriwal: Don't put scandalous questions to Jaitley
Justice Manmohan further said the chief minister should conduct cross-examination of Union minister Arun Jaitley in a dignified manner and in accordance with law.

Delhi doctor to find how bad air hurts lungs

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Bangalore

Govt for amendment to continue promotion quota

Karnataka CM is trying to divide Lingayat community to gain votes: H D Kumaraswamy

Maruti 800 engine to power airboats
NAL plans to test the boat to clear weeds from Ulsoor Lake

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Hyderabad

Drugs scandal: Charmi complains to SIT over excise constable's misbehaviour
Actress Charmi lodged a complaint with the SIT alleging that a constable had touched her when she was entering SIT office to attend interrogation by the Excise officials in connection with the drug racket scam.

Hyderabad drug case: Actress Charmee Kaur joins SIT interrogation

Tamil Nadu sailors reign supreme in Sub Junior Sailing Championships 2017
The four day, India’s largest Sub Junior Sailing event concludes here at Yacht Club of Hyderabad. R Neelanand of Tamil Nadu Sailing Association won the Overall Trophy Telangana Open Sub Junior Champion.

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Chennai

This College has a PM, too!
Here’s the principal of the college, and the cabinet members, on their plans for this academic year, and more…

Why can't TN govt consider CBSE syllabus for all schools, asks Madras HC
The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Wednesday asked why the Tamil Nadu government can't consider prescribing the CBSE syllabus for all schools, including government and matriculation schools, in the state.

Fast bowlers are getting slower with time: Brett Lee
He is one of the fastest pace bowlers to have ever played the game.

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Ahmedabad

Navin Shah of famous Navneet-Gala family goes missing since Tuesday evening

Gujarat's Deesa gets more rainfall than Cherrapunjee
Deesa in Banaskantha district of Gujarat received the highest rainfall in India with over 525 mm recorded in last 48 hours.

Thieves, who stole passengers' valuables, arrested from Ahmedabad railway station

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Allahabad

Lawyers call off stir, wait for CJ's word
The Allahabad high court bar association (HCBA) on Tuesday decided to call off its strike and resolved that lawyers would resume normal working from Wednesday.

Two juveniles held for killing 13-year-old
Two juveniles were arrested by city police late on Monday night on the charges of killing their 13-year-old friend over a petty dispute. The arrested juveniles were aged about 16 and 11 years who had confessed to have stoned their friend Sumit (13) to death on July 17 and escaped from the city.

Govt aims to educate each child, says UP minister
State minister of technological and medical education, Ashutosh Tandon has claimed that state government is quite serious for primary education and it aims to educate each and every child of the state.

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Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar on alert over flourishing flesh trade
These days the smart city is witnessing a lot of growth, and with it a flourishing sex trade, with foreigners at the centre of it.

Capital city vendors to get smart new uniforms
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) have come up with the final design for the uniforms of the city's street vendors.

Disburse Rs 63.5 crore to investors: Supreme Court to Odisha government
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the state government to disburse Rs 63.5 crore, deposited by entrepreneur Tirupati Panigrahi in the court's treasury as part of his bail condition, equally among the duped land buyers.

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Bhopal

Bhopal Youth turn easy targets to Drugs
Victims approaching rehab centers are getting younger, say counsellors, while drug peddlers admit selling to city teens... “Of the total number of patients we get 70% are teenagers check in for addiction of drugs while kids of 9-10 years are being brought to us for thinner sniffing.” – city-based rehab counsellor

Woman held for abetting husband in rape at Bhind
Police arrested a woman in Bhind district on Monday for allegedly helping her husband in abducting a woman and then raping her for two days.

'Ruk Jana Nahi' fails Class 10 & 12 pupils

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Chandigarh

Chinese were in Kargil in 1998, claims dismissed Brigadier
Chinese soldiers were present in Kargil in 1998, a nine-page intelligence brief prepared in August that year had claimed, according to the then commander of 121 Infantry Brigade, Brigadier Surinder Singh, who was dismissed from the army after the Kargil war.

Patiala bids tearful farewell to its 'last queen'

'Full ban on stubble burning hard'

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