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TODAYS SPECIAL-DAILY-NEWS-20-08-2016
World Humanitarian Day observed with theme One Humanity
19 August: World Humanitarian Day
World Humanitarian Day was observed on 19 August 2016 with the theme One Humanity. The theme explains how our shared human experiences bind us across divides, and create a common responsibility to demand action for the most vulnerable and at risk of being left behind. The digital
GOVERNMENT SCHEME-ACTION-DAILY-NEWS-20-08-2016
Digital India: Government websites fail to clear transparency test
New Delhi: The Digital India initiative may be aiming to make all government services electronically available, but a recent study has found 10 government websites in Delhi lacking in several transparency parameters. The study, published in Delhi Citizen's Handbook 2016, audited the websites against predefined parameters of Section 4 of Right to Information (RTI) Act that sets
Agro-tech industry flays GM seed licensing policy
NEW DELHI: The agro-tech industry, including seed companies and biotech licensees, have strongly opposed the proposed GM seed licensing policy, which was introduced for public comment in May. The guidelines have been criticised as introducing a regime of 'compulsory licensing' for patented technology. They are also said to hamper innovation and adversely affect future
National IPR policy to promote creativity, innovation: DIPP
NEW DELHI: The National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) policy announced by the government will help promote creativity and innovation in the country, a senior official today said. Joint Secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) Rajiv Aggarwal said the government is making an ecosystem to promote both these things. "India has just come out with
Prices of HIV, asthma, malaria drugs revised
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has revised the prices of 22 scheduled drugs. These drugs are for treating malaria, HIV, asthma, breast cancer, among others. The drugs include tablets such as Efavirenz, Ibuprofen, Tamoxifen and Salbutamol, Phenobarbitone injection and Rifampicin capsule. All the existing manufacturers of scheduled formulations, selling the
Trai extends data packs validity to 1 year from 90 days
To boost usage by marginal consumers and attract first-time internet users, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Friday allowed the telecom operators to offer data packs with the validity of 365 days, extending the maximum permitted time period for such offers from 90 days.The move will benefit the entry level users, who go for cheaper data plans with longer validity
LEGAL-COURT BILL-ACT-DAILY-NEWS-20-08-2016
1,134 candidates didn't submit election expenses, EC issues notices
CHANDIGARH: The Haryana state election commission has decided to take action against 1,134 candidates who had recently contested municipalities' polls in the state and have failed to submit election expenditure. Initially, the commission has issued notice to the candidates from Faridabad, Panchkula, Ambala and Panipat districts. Stating this, state election commissioner Dalip Singh said
Allahabad HC posts hearing in PM Modi election case to Sept 30
The Allahabad High Court today adjourned its hearing till September 30 on a petition challenging the election of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency. Appearing on behalf of Modi, Additional Solicitor General of India Satya Pal Jain submitted that the allegations levelled by the petitioner Ajay Rai "lacked critical and material facts" and hence the election petition
There will be more casualties if pellet guns are banned, CRPF tells J-K HC
The CRPF has informed Jammu and Kashmir High Court that if pellet guns are banned as a crowd control measure, its personnel will be forced to fire bullets in extreme situations, which can cause more fatalities. "In case, this (pellet gun) is withdrawn from the options available with the CRPF, CRPF personnel would have no recourse in extreme situations but to open fire with rifles, which
Coal scam: Court frames charges against ex-coal secy H C Gupta, five others
A special court on Friday framed various charges including cheating and criminal conspiracy against former coal secretary H C Gupta, two public servants, private firm Vikash Metals and Power Ltd and its two officials in a coal blocks allocation scam case. The court put on trial all the accused in the case in which the CBI's closure report was earlier rejected by the court, asking the probe
New draft of medical devices regulation Bill
The Union health ministry is working on a second draft of a legislation to regulate sale of medical devices. The first one was withdrawn, after resentment from the industry. Officials declined to say when the draft would be finalised or when it could go to Parliament. The industry had a meeting with officials in the Prime Minister's Office recently. There were discussions on readying the final
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-DAILY-NEWS-20-08-2016
Zika Virus may damage brain cells in adults, not just newborns: Study
US based new research has found out that that Zika virus may damage brain cells not just in newborns but also in adults. However, this research is still in the early stages. In this study, researchers have focused on neural progenitor cells. These cells are the stem cells of the brain. They grow and divide in fetuses to create neurons, which are what carry information throughout
NASA's Curiosity rover beams 360-degree panorama of Mars
WASHINGTON: NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has captured a stunning 360-degree panoramic view of features called 'Murray Buttes', combining more than 130 images taken on the fourth anniversary of probe's landing on the red planet. The image was acquired by the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on as the rover neared on lower Mount Sharp on Mars, during the afternoon of the
Long-term study suggests small link between neonicotinoids, wild bee declines
Wild bees that forage from oilseed rape crops treated with. . . neonicotinoids are more likely to undergo long-term population declines than bees that forage from other sources, according to the findings of an 18-year study. Going back to data from 1994 up to 2011, the scientists analyzed how large-scale applications of neonicotinoids to oilseed rape crops influenced bee population
Stones Used As Hunting Weapons Million Years Ago Found
WASHINGTON: A large number of ancient spherical stone artifacts found at a major archaeological site in South Africa served as weapons for defence and hunting, and not as tools as previously thought, according to a new study. The research combines knowledge about how modern humans perceive an object's "throwing affordance" with mathematical analysis and
New less addictive alternative of morphine made
Scientists claim to have developed a new drug that is less risky and addictive than morphine, but has the same painkilling power. Initial tests on mice revealed that the new compound activates nerve cell surface receptors responsible for morphine’s painkilling effects. The compound is so new it doesn’t have a name, just a number. It’s only been tested in mice, and it needs years of
APPOINTMENT-DAILY-NEWS-20-08-2016
Krishnamurthy, MD & CEO of Catholic Syrian Bank, quits
Anand Krishnamurthy, managing director and chief executive of Catholic Syrian Bank, has resigned, a year after taking over the posts. Calls to his office remained unanswered. Sources in the bank confirmed he had resigned last week due to financial performance over the last one year. The bank reported a loss of Rs 149.72 crore in 2015-16. Percentage of gross non-performing assets had
ECONOMICAL-DAILY-NEWS-20-08-2016
Pulses acreage tops 13 million hectares
Sowing of pulses has seen a jump of 35 per cent to 13.6 million hectares so far, in the ongoing kharif season on good rains and higher market price. The pulses acreage this year is not only the highest in the last five years, but also among the best in recent times. If weather remains good, pulses production this year could reach 20 mn tonnes, which would be highest ever and also help in
North Korea resumes plutonium production
North Korea confirmed the production of plutonium has been restarted in the country after speculations that it reopened its Yongbyon nuclear facility earlier this month . it will continue conducting nuclear tests till perceived threats from U.S. remain. The Yongbyon reactor was closed down in July 2007. However, North Korean government officials said in September 2015 that the
POLITICAL-DAILY-NEWS-20-08-2016
NCP offers to form 3rd front for elections
Panaji: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday said that it is ready to take the lead and form a pre-poll alliance with secular political parties in Goa including the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) and the Goa Vikas Party (GVP) for the 2017 state elections. Throwing down an open challenge to the Congress, which has repeatedly brushed aside calls for a pre-poll
Maharashtra: Eknath Khadse’s Rs 1,000-cr tender scrapped
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has scrapped a controversial Rs 1,000-crore tender for using hologram technology on liquor bottles, which was approved by his Cabinet when Eknath Khadse was the excise minister. Accusations that the tender conditions and process were tailored to favour certain big players in the packaging industry prompted the Chief Minister to cancel the
GST bill likely to be ratified by 11 more states
New Delhi: Prospects of the Union government meeting its 1 April 2017 implementation deadline for the goods and services tax (GST) look bright as states across the political spectrum are moving swiftly to ratify the seminal tax reform. At least 11 states, including those governed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and opposition political parties, are in the process of ratifying the
Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort resigns
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump's campaign chairman Paul Manafort resigned on Friday in the wake of campaign shake-up and revelations about his work in Ukraine. In a statement issued as he arrived in Louisiana to tour the flood-ravaged state, Trump said Manafort offered his resignation Friday morning. The billionaire called Manafort "a true professional." "I am very appreciative for
Former Afghan president Hamiz Karzai backs PM Modi’s stand on Balochistan
Afghanistan’s former President Hamid Karzai has backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement on the human rights situation in Balochistan. Karzai, who is in India for the fourth time since he left office two years ago, on Friday said that India had every right to respond to Pakistan’s provocations. “The Pakistani authorities have been speaking freely about both India and
Support Dalai Lama for return to Tibet: Lawmakers to Barack Obama
WASHINGTON: A group of 72 American lawmakers have asked US President Barack Obama to publicly support the right of the Dalai Lama to return to Tibet and call for an immediate and unconditional release of all Tibetan political prisoners languishing in China. "We write to ask that you redouble efforts in support of the Tibetan people during your remaining months in office. We
AWARD AND HONOUR -DAILY-NEWS-20-08-2016
Chennai Innovators win awards for their work on inclusiveness
CHENNAI: After a three year research, 32-year-old Sathasivam Kannupayan, who was disabled by a polio attack as a child, found that lack of information was the biggest hurdle faced by differently abled people. That led him to launch a website (www.enabled.in) - a resource portal with news, government policies, jobs and assistive technologies. Kannupayan was honoured with this year's
UP announces Rani Laxmi Bai award
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today announced that the Rani Laxmi Bai award would be given to wrestler Sakshi Malik for her winning feat at the Rio Olympics. “We congratulate Sakshi for wining the medal in the Rio Olympics. Our government will give Rani Lakshmi Bai award to her,” he said at a programme at his residence here. The award comprises a bronze statue
SPORT-DAILY-NEWS-20-08-2016
Usain Bolt wins ninth Olympic gold as Jamaica wins 4x100m relay
Jamaican sprinter on 19 August 2016 won gold in 4x100m relay final at the Rio Olympics. He combined with Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake and Nickel Ashmeade to finish in 37.27 seconds. With this, Bolt obtained three sprinting gold medals in three consecutive Olympics, and finished his Olympic career with a 100% win record in finals. Japan won the silver and Canada lifted the
US Olympic Committee apologises for swimmers' behaviour
The US Olympic Committee (USOC) has publicly acknowledged that four of its swimmers made a false police report and created a story of being held at gunpoint and later apologised to the organisation of the Olympic Games and Brazil for the swimmers' behaviour. "The behaviour of these athletes is not acceptable, nor does it represent the values of Team USA or the conduct of the
Rio Olympics: Miller dives over line to win women's 400m gold
Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas shocked gold medal favorite Allyson Felix to win a thrilling women's 400m final at the Rio Olympics. Miller recorded a personal best of 49.44 seconds to finish just seven hundredths of a second ahead of the USA's Felix at the Olympic Stadium on Monday, reported Xinhua. Shericka Jackson of Jamaica took bronze in 49.85. Miller led by several metres
Rio Olympics: Usian Bolt says tight schedule slowed down 100-metre sprinters
Usain Bolt rarely complains about going too fast. After the rushed road to Sunday night's 100-metre final, he had to make an exception. Faced with a turnaround time of barely over an hour between the semifinal and final, Bolt had trouble gearing up to be at his best for the marquee event of the Olympics. Read our full coverage on the 2016 Rio Olympics. He won his record-setting third
Rio Olympics: Kenya's David Rudisha wins second straight 800m Olympic gold
Kenya's David Rudisha romped to victory in the men's Olympic 800m final here, securing his second straight gold medal in the event. The 27-year-old clocked 1 minute 42.15 seconds to finish 0.45 of a second ahead of Algeria's Taoufik Makhloufi at the Olympic Stadium on Monday, reports Xinhua. Read our full coverage on the 2016 Rio Olympics . The US' Clayton Murphy took bronze
Rio Olympics: Croatia's Kolak wins women's javelin gold
RIO DE JANEIRO: Croatian Sara Kolak won the Olympic women's javelin final, dashing Czech Barbora Spotakova's dreams of becoming the first woman to win three consecutive gold medals in the same individual athletics event. The 21-year-old Croat set a personal best and a national record with her fourth attempt of 66.18 metres. Kolak, who also broke the national record in the qualifying
Indian badminton player P V Sindhu wins silver in women's singles badminton event at Rio Olympics
Badminton player P V Sindhu on 18 August 2016 won historic silver medal in women’s singles badminton event at Rio Olympics. With this, Sindhu became the first Indian woman to clinch a silver medal in Olympics. She also became the fourth Indian to win a silver at the Olympics after shooters Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (2004, Athens) and Vijay Kumar (2012, London) and
BOOK IN NEWS--20-08-2016
Author Chetan Bhagat announces new book, 'One Indian Girl'
Author Chetan Bhagat on Friday announced his new book One Indian Girl. The book – the writer's first from a woman's point of view – tells the story of a girl who finds it "difficult to get love" because she is "intelligent and successful". It hopes to "question society, which judges women achievers". Bhagat said on his website, "I have wanted to write in female first person for the past
FOREIGN TOUR -NEWS-20-08-2016
Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal may visit India in September
New Delhi: India and Nepal on Friday discussed the exchange of high-level visits of the president and prime minister, days after a new government took office in Kathmandu following months of acrimony between the two neighbours over Nepal’s new constitution. Nepal’s deputy prime minister and minister for home affairs Bimalendra Nidhi, who arrived in New Delhi on Thursday,
STATE -DAILY-NEWS-20-08-2016
Punjab approves two new varieties of wheat and celery for cultivation in the state
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government has approved two new varieties of wheat and celery for general cultivation in the state. The State Variety Approval Committee approved the varieties developed by Punjab Agriculture University Ludhiana. The decision in this regard was taken by the committee under the chairmanship of Jasbir Singh Bains, director of agriculture, Punjab. A
Maharashtra seeks Chinese investment for state's growth
MUMBAI: Maharashtra today exhorted Chinese companies to invest in sectors, including infrastructure, to help accelerate economic growth of the state and the country as well. "On behalf of Maharashtra Government, I invite Chinese companies to invest and intensify co-operation. They should look at Maharashtra state as a destination which will increase our bi-lateral trade between
Gujarat government forms SIT to probe Thangadh firing on Dalits
AHMEDABAD: Four years after three Dalit youths were killed in a firing incident at Thangadh in Surendranagar district of Gujarat, the state government has decided to form a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the case. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani decided to form the SIT after receiving several representations from Dalit leaders requesting the same, a government release said
Kerala government drops plan for 'online' liquor sales
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Facing flak from all quarters over its plan to start online liquor sales during the Onam festival, the CPI-M led LDF government in Kerala has dropped the move. Putting to rest the row over the proposed move to introduce online foreign liquor trade, government made it clear that no such decision has been taken. Tourism and Cooperation Minister A C Moideen said
DEFENCE -DAILY-NEWS-20-08-2016
US cuts military advisers to Saudi-led coalition in Yemen: US Navy
RIYADH: The US military has slashed the number of intelligence advisers directly supporting the Saudi-led coalition's air war in Yemen, the US Navy said on Saturday. The reassignment of personnel, around June, occurred because "there was not the same sort of requests coming in for
DRDO successfully tests Two New 30km and 100km ‘glide bombs’ in Pokhran
India has moved closer to self-dependence in precision-guided ‘smart glide bombs’ as it conducted covert trials of these bombs successfully at Pokhran firing range in Jaisalmer on Friday.Christened as ‘Garuthmaa’ and ‘Garudaa’, the ‘glide bombs’ are being indigenously developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Of these two drop trials, the test of Garudaa,
Pak PM Nawaz Sharif Inaugurates Country's Largest Warship Tanker
KARACHI: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said Pakistan is committed to protect its maritime assets and achieve self-reliance in defence production as he launched a 17,000-tonne naval tanker, the country's largest. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Sharif expressed happiness over the launch of the largest warship constituted at the country by Karachi Shipyard. "The project will further
SURVEY AND REPORT-NEWS-20-08-2016
India's real estate sector can be 3rd largest globally by 2030
MUMBAI: The real estate and construction sector in India is expected to be the third largest globally by 2030, contributing over 15% to Indian GDP and emerging as the largest employer in India providing employment opportunities to over 75 million people. A recent background paper by KPMG in India and the National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO) provides an
25 per cent of Jan Dhan accounts opened in Odisha have zero balance : REPORT
BHUBANESWAR: About 97 lakh new bank accounts have been opened in Odisha under the Jan Dhan Yojana as of August 10. A fourth of these had zero balance, or no transactions. "Also, 25% of these new account holders are yet to receive their passbooks," Pradip Kumar Amat, Odisha's minister of finance and public enterprises said on Friday while addressing a state-level meet of
Paris terror strikes were ‘optimised Mumbai-style attacks’: UN report
Islamic State terrorists had “studied” the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack and similar “active shooter scenarios” to maximise confusion and casualties before hitting multiple locations in Paris in November, UN member- states have said. The 18th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team submitted to the UN Security Council’s 1267 ISIS, Al-Qaida Sanctions
Real estate and construction sector to generate 75 million jobs by 2022: Study
Real estate and construction sector in India is expected to be the third largest globally by 2030, contributing over 15 per cent to Indian GDP and emerging as the largest employer in India providing employment opportunities to over 75 million people, a background paper by consultancy firm KPMG in India and the National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO) said. The
PASSES AWAY-DAILY-NEWS-20-08-2016
Malayalam screenwriter TA Razaq passes away
Award-winning Malayalam screenwriter TA Razzaq passed away in Kochi. Razzaq,age at 58, had been in hospital for over a month as he was seeking treatment for a liver-related ailment. Razzaq’s film career began in the late 1980s, when he started work as an assistant director on the film Dhwani. As a scriptwriter his notable films include Kanakinavu, Ghazal, Perumazhakalam,
Veteran actress Jyothi Lakshmi passes away at 63
CHENNAI: Popular southern actress Jyothi Lakshmi passed away here on Tuesday at age 63. According to industry sources, she died away undergoing treatment for blood cancer. "She was suffering from blood cancer for a while and had been undergoing a treatment. She passed away earlier this morning," an industry source told IANS. Having made her cinematic debut with the
Former umpire Subrata Banerjee passes away at the age of 71
Subrata Banerjee, the former international umpire who officiated in 13 One Day Internationals (ODIs), passed away at the age of 71 in Kolkata. Banerjee's maiden first-class umpiring assignment was during a Ranji Trophy game in December 1967 and he officiated in his first international match in November 1983, when India faced West Indies in Baroda. His international career lasted for 15
MISCELLANEOUS-DAILY-NEWS-20-08-2016
Relief for Ustad Amjad Ali Khan as UK grants him visa after week-long ordeal
Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan was today granted visa by the UK, a week after his application for the same was rejected apparently due to incomplete information. "Yes, the visa for my UK concert has been granted to me, finally. I am grateful to Mr Keith Vaz (British MP) and Shrimati Sushma Sawaraj (External Affairs Minister) for their initiative," a much relieved Khan
AGREEMENT-DAILY-NEWS-20-08-2016
Federal Bank ties up with Chillr
KOCHI: In its efforts to provide cashless transactions to its customers through digital technology, Federal Bank has announced its partnership with Chillr, a round-the-clock mobile banking application that connects directly to a person's bank account and enables instant money transfers, bill payments, phone recharge and e-commerce payments in a very secure environment. Chillr
