[wanabidii] News Digest: India, China to set up working groups to promote exports

Saturday, September 09, 2017

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India, China to set up working groups to promote exports
India and China have agreed to set up industry specific working groups for increasing exports with a view to bridge trade deficit with Beijing, Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Saturday.. "Concerned about growing trade deficit with China, we agreed to set up industry specific working groups, to promote more exports from India," Prabhu said in a tweet.

SpiceJet to launch flights to Dibrugarh
SpiceJet on Saturday launched its new domestic destination – Dibrugarh — by introducing daily flight services on the Silchar – Guwahati – Dibrugarh route from October 3, 2017. SpiceJet is the first airline to offer daily direct air connectivity between Guwahati and Dibrugarh.

Onion importers worry over drop in prices
The average wholesale onion prices in the domestic markets increased five times from Rs 450 per quintal on May 31 to Rs 2,450 per quintal on August 10, registering 20-month high price due to short of supply.

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Environment

Warm Antarctic caves harbour secret life: Scientists
The caves, hollowed out by steam from active volcanoes, are light and could reach temperatures of 25 degrees Celsius (77 Fahrenheit), researchers said, raising the possibility of a whole ecosystem of flora and fauna deep beneath the frozen surface.

One in three animal parasites may be extinct by 2070: Study

Pacific corals in 'worrying' state: Researchers
A survey of Pacific corals has found many severely bleached, some near-dead, according to marine researchers who warned Wednesday that global warming threatened the precious ecosystem's very survival.

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World

Irma weakens to Category 4 hurricane as it heads for Florida
Hurricane Irma weakened slightly to a Category 4 storm early Saturday, according to the US National Hurricane Center, after making landfall hours earlier in Cuba with maximum-strength Category 5 winds.

Fearing crisis, China tries not to prod North Korea
Beijing is concerned that too much pressure might lead to a regime change in North Korea -- its closest ally after Pakistan -- and bring a pro-South Korean and US-tilted administration in power in Pyongyang, restricting Chinese influence in East Asia

Venue shattered by Manchester bomb attack to reopen

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Science

Abbott withdraws absorbable stent, makes no mention of safety concerns

SpaceX launches secret US military space plane ahead of Irma
SpaceX successfully launched a secret US Air Force space plane on Thursday ahead of the arrival in Florida of Hurricane Irma. Live images broadcast by the California aerospace company showed a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the unmanned X-37B drone lifting off at 10:00am from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

Strange black hole detected for first time at the heart of Milky Way
A strange form of black hole has been detected for the first time at the heart of the Milky Way. It's a 'mini-me' version of its neighbouring supermassive 'cousin' - shedding light on how it formed. Looming the middle of every galaxy, supermassive black holes weigh as much as ten billion suns - fuelling the birth of stars and deforming the fabric of space-time itself.

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Technology

BSNL offers 90GB data for 90 days at Rs 429
In order to counter the plans of Reliance Jio, state run telecom operator BSNL has rolled out a new combo plan.

Feedback from clients positive, reassuring, claims Infosys
"Since Vishal left and Nandan came on board, we have had a massive outreach. We have talked to all the stakeholders, clients and employees," Infosys interim CEO and MD U B Pravin Rao said.

Top tech news of the week: September 4 - September 8
As the week comes to an end, we take a look at the news that were in the spotlight this week.

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Education

Mohan Bhagwat to release education curriculum based on Indian values
Prepared by an Ahmedabad-based think tank called Punarutthan Vidyapeeth, the curriculum is compiled in a five-volume series and meant to promote ‘Indian model’ of school education.

1.45cr NCERT books sold online

Indian universities fall behind in global rankings: Study

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Mumbai

Forensic lab to tell cops how to handle Blue Whale Challenge

How BEST can earn Rs 2,000 crore a year
Two leading consultants suggest ideas to loss-making transporter to turn things around. They involve creating transport hubs, leasing out extra space at depots.

Did you give alms to this man by any chance?
Kishore Lahane conned people by seeking money on the pretext of his treatment at CR stations.

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Delhi

Allot flats or refund money by March 2018: SC to Unitech

'Mentally ill can't reconcile with death'

No overlap, HC ready to hear marital rape plea

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Bangalore

Bengaluru has most number of intercaste marriages
Government’s idea of promoting intercaste marriage by offering monetary incentive to low income groups has worked wonders. The trend, initially considered a taboo, has now become a huge hit.

Gauri Lankesh death probe: No leads, only dead ends and 7 suspects
On Friday, the Karnataka government announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh for anyone providing information that would lead to arrests in the Gauri Lankesh murder case. New angles have emerged after the special investigation team (SIT) pored over the CCTV footage.

Report: Bengaluru ranks second in new apartment launches

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Hyderabad

Member of 'Ansarullah Bangla Team' nabbed by NIA in Hyderabad

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to meet lawyers tomorrow

Telangana tribal incubation centre to ride on IITs

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Chennai

Mehar Dewan and Anmol Joshi emerged as winners at the OPPO Chennai Times Fresh Face 2017 auditions at Hindustan University in Chennai
The OPPO Chennai Times Fresh Face 2017 team saw yet another great audition at Hindustan University.

Note ban: I-T unearths Rs 246 crore deposit in benami account of 'TN neta'
It has also come to light that 441 account-holders with cumulative bank deposits of Rs 240 crore were untraceable in the state, as banks do not have proper details of these customers.

Hunt on for woman who forced girl into sex trade

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Ahmedabad

Zero takers for engineering courses in 51 Gujarat colleges
Zero admission was reported in 114 courses offered by 150-odd degree engineering colleges in Gujarat at the end of online admission round

Probe sought into murder of two ISI agents on heroin ship

H1N1 claims four more lives in Gujarat

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Allahabad

Vidhan Parishad bypolls: Yogi Adityanath, deputy CMs elected unopposed

Experts to probe medical negligence cases in Uttar Pradesh

Babuli Kol falls short of weapons, manpower, police say
Dreaded bandit Babuli Kol, who unleashed a reign of terror for more than seven years in the hilly terrain of Chitrakoot and had his own cook for preparing meals and has helpers to shift the gang’s belongings, is fighting for survival with a handful of trusted lieutenants.

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Bhubaneswar

Stray dogs sterilised to check accidents in Jagatsinghpur

Odia youth dies in Saudi Arabia, kin seek help to bring his body back
Kin of an Odia youth, who died in Saudi Arabia on September 1, has tweeted foreign minister Sushma Swaraj seeking help to bring the body of the deceased back to his native.

Amit Shah terms Naveen govt 'Nikammi sarkar'

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Bhopal

Stick-up in Sampark Kranti, 2 robbers beaten

Man 'shot by cops' vanishes from hospital

Admission row: Medical varsity registrar removed

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Chandigarh

Barnala tops in Punjab in e-office implementation

Site of Guru Nanak varsity in Pakistan changed again

Sirsa campus raided, minors Gurmeet's gufa rescued from

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