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GOVERNMENT SCHEME-APPROVAL-DECISION -DAILY-NEWS-09-09-2016
Labour Ministry notifies amendments to Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act
Labour ministry has notified the amendments to the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, paving way for complete prohibition of employment of children up to the age of 14 years but allowing them to help in family enterprises. The proposed changes have been made effective from September 1, 2016 even as the debate continues on whether the government needs to re-look at the
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HRD ministry working towards digital degrees, certificates
NEW DELHI: The HRD ministry is working to ensure that degrees and certificates are given to students in digital format from the 2017 academic session onwards. "There is a need to take pledge and that pledge is by 2017, all degrees and board certificates, everything will go in digital format," HRD minister Prakash Javadekar said. He was speaking at the national conference for awareness on
Law Ministry clears proposal to amend 147-year-old Christian divorce law
The Union Law Ministry on Friday cleared a proposal to amend a 147-year-old divorce law to halve the separation period for Christian couples seeking to file for divorce by mutual consent. The ministry has decided to cut down the waiting period from two years to one year in cases of divorce by mutual consent of Christian couples. The move comes against the backdrop of a Supreme Court
LEGAL-COURT BILL-ACT-DAILY-NEWS-09-09-2016
Supreme Court seeks Centre's reply on AAP Government's appeals against High Court order
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre on six appeals filed by Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP govt, challenging the Delhi High Court judgement holding the Lieutenant Governor as the administrative head of the national capital. A bench of justices A K Sikri and N V Ramana also refused to stay the operation of August 4 verdict of the high court and said it would
GST Bill gets nod by President Pranab Mukherjee
President Pranab Mukherjee on 8 September 2016 gave his assent to the Constitution 122nd Amendment) (GST) Bill, 2014 as per Article 111 of Constitution of India. With this assent, the bill becomes law and allows rolling out a new indirect tax regime. After the Presidential assent, the bill will be notified to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council that will decide the tax rate, cess and
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-DAILY-NEWS-09-09-2016
NASA set to launch first asteroid dust-retrieval mission
MIAMI: The US space agency counted down Thursday to the launch of its first ever mission to collect dust from an asteroid that may have delivered life-giving materials to Earth billions of years ago. The unmanned spacecraft, known as OSIRIS-REx, is poised to blast off at 7:05 pm (23:05 GMT) atop an Atlas V rocket in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The weather forecast is 80 percent
Genes linked to intellectual disability identified
New York, Sep 9 (IANS) Researchers have identified a set of 30 inherited recessive genes that play a role in intellectual disability, a neurodevelopmental disorder. The new findings, published in the online journal Molecular Psychiatry, could be applied to DNA screenings in determining the possibility of a couple producing a child with intellectual disability. "The implications are enormous,"
India launches advanced weather satellite in textbook style
SRIHARIKOTA: Scripting success on the maiden operational flight of its heavy-duty rocket fitted with the indigenous cryogenic upper stage, India today launched its advanced weather satellite INSAT-3DR onboard GSLV-F05 from the spaceport here. The 49.13-metre tall rocket lifted off from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here at 4.50 PM, majestically soared into
NASA launches sampling mission to potentially dangerous asteroid
WASHINGTON: NASA on Thursday launched its first mission to bring back samples from a potentially dangerous asteroid that could collide with Earth. The Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft lifted off atop an Atlas V rocket at 7:05 p.m. EDT (4.35 a.m. Friday, India time) as planned from Cape Canaveral Air Force
DNA analysis reveals four species of giraffe, not just one
London, Sep 9 (IANS) Scientists have, in a genetic analysis, found that giraffes are actually not one species, but four. Up until now, they had only recognised a single species of giraffe made up of several subspecies. "We were extremely surprised, because the morphological and coat pattern differences between giraffe are limited," said Axel Janke, a geneticist at the Goethe University, at
ISRO launches advanced weather satellite INSAT-3DR
India has launched its advanced weather satellite INSAT-3DR onboard GSLV-F05 from the spaceport in Sriharikota. The 49.13-metre tall rocket lifted off from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. INSAT-3DR will provide service continuity to earlier meteorological missions and further augment the capability to provide various meteorological, search and rescue services. INSAT-
NASA launches OSIRIS-REx to collect samples from asteroid
The US space agency, NASA, on 8 September 2016 launched OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer) spacecraft. The unmanned spacecraft, OSIRIS-REx, blasted off onboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
APPOINTMENT-DAILY-NEWS-09-09-2016
Ashwani Dahiya, Senior VP & Group Head at Reliance Industries resigns
MUMBAI: Ashwani Dahiya Senior VP & Group Head (Performance, Reward & Organization Development) at Reliance Industries has resigned. According to sources Dahiya brought in global best practices in rewards and recognition area and performance management for the conglomerate's employees. The XLRI graduate has worked with American Express before joining RIL in 2014 as
Uzbekistan appoints PM Shavkat Mirziyoyev as interim president
ALMATY: Uzbekistan's parliament approved Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev as acting president Thursday, a government website reported, in the clearest sign yet that he could take over long term after the death of long-reigning strongman Islam Karimov. Mirziyoyev, 58, was given the post after being backed by Senate leader Nigmatilla Yuldashev, who under the constitution should have become
Anjum Chopra becomes first Indian woman to be honoured with MCC life membership
Former Indian women’s cricket team captain Anjum Chopra in the first week of September 2016 was awarded an honorary life membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Chopra is presented with the honour along with former men’s team stalwarts Zaheer Khan and Virender Sehwag. With this, Chopra became the first Indian woman cricketer to get the prestigious life membership of MCC.
BANKING-DAILY-NEWS-09-09-2016
Banks can accept tax dues in cash under IDS: RBI
The Reserve bank of India (RBI) on Thursday directed banks to accept tax dues in cash under the domestic black money declaration scheme which closes on September 30. Under the Income Declaration Scheme, 2016, which came into effect on June 1, one can come clean by paying tax, penalty and cess totalling 45 per cent of the undisclosed income. It was brought to RBI's notice by the
Robots to perform a fifth of internal jobs at ICICI Bank
ICICI Bank — the country’s largest private sector lender — is employing robots to perform tasks like generating customer IDs, updating addresses and mobile numbers, resolving ATM-related queries, etc. Claiming to be the first Indian bank to use software robotics, ICICI Bank on Thursday said the technology has helped them in reducing response time by up to 60 per cent. Chanda Kochhar,
ICICI Pru gets Sebi nod for India’s 1st insurance IPO
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company has received markets regulator SEBI’s approval to raise an estimated Rs. 5,000 crore through an initial public offering. It is the first by an insurer in India and the biggest in nearly six years. The insurer is a venture between banking major ICICI Bank and UK’s Prudential Corporation Holdings. Singapore’s Temasek and PremjiInvest also are shareholders. ICICI
POLITICAL-DAILY-NEWS-09-09-2016
Uzbekistan to hold presidential election on December 4
Uzbekistan will elect a new president on December 4 following the death of long-time leader Islam Karimov, Reuters news agency reported. The country's elections authority made the announcement on Friday, just a day after the Uzbek parliament named Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev as interim president. Under the Uzbek constitution, a presidential election must be held within three
Srinivasan K. Swamy elected chief of Advertising Standards Council of India
New Delhi: Srinivasan K. Swamy, chairman and managing director, R K Swamy BBDO Pvt. Ltd, has been unanimously elected as the chairman of the board of The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) on Friday. An advertising veteran with nearly four decades of experience, he has been a member of the board of governors of the industry watchdog for close to 10 years. Swamy takes over
Political updates: Karnataka bandh today on Cauvery water dispute
engaluru: At least 25,000 police and security personnel will patrol the streets of Bengaluru, Mysore and Mandya, among other parts of the state, to maintain law and order on Friday during a strike called by farmer and pro-Karnataka organizations over a Supreme Court directive to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. The state government will also bring in 10 companies of security personnel
Navjot Singh Sidhu formally launches his new political front 'Awaaz-e-Punjab'
NEW DELHI: Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu formally announced his new political front 'Awaaz-e-Punjab'+ in Chandigarh on Thursday. "At this stage 'Awaaz e Punjab' is not a party, it's a forum. The redemption, resurrection and revival of this state is the aim of our Awaaz-e-Punjab," Sidhu said at a media briefing in Chandigarh. Sidhu had resigned from the Rajya Sabha+ on July 18,
AWARD AND HONOUR -DAILY-NEWS-09-09-2016
Kerala-based NGO bags UNESCO literacy prize
Jan Sikshan Sansthan (JSS), an NGO based in Kerala’s Malappuram, will be conferred the UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy for its literacy-linked skill development activities at a ceremony in Paris. The NGO organises several activities in the field of lifelong education and skill development programme in rural areas. The JSS has bagged the award for its activities in the field of lifelong
KSRTC gets four national awards for smart governance projects
BENGALURU: KSRTC has bagged four National Smart Governance Awards 2016 and has been rated among the top transport projects in India for the year. A jury of experts made the selection after scanning the nominations and over 300 presentations. KSRTC won the awards for: Prakruthi (Clean environment initiative): The transport corporation's green squad interacted with the workforce to
SURGUJA DISTRICT BAGS ‘SAAKSHAR BHARAT AWARDS 2016’
Chhattisgarh’s Surguja district has bagged ‘Saakshar Bharat Awards 2016’ on 50th International Literacy Day in the category of Zila Lok Shiksha Samitis (District). President of India Pranab Mukherjee, conferred ‘Saakshar Bharat Awards 2016’ at the national level function held in New Delhi on Thursday. Speaking on the occasion, the President said that achieving universal literacy is
Maharashtra government has declared teachers awards
NAGPUR: Maharashtra government has declared its teachers award for 2015-16 academic session under various categories. The award named differently and recognize efforts made by teachers in schools focusing on tribal students, teachers in remote areas and teachers who have shown exemplary teaching capabilities regardless of their being in urban or rural areas. Nagpur's Shubra Roy, teacher at
Trinamool Congress honours gymnast Dipa Karmakar in Agartala
Trinamool Congress (TMC) Vice President Mukul Roy and party MP and former soccer star Prasun Banerjee felicitated gymnast Dipa Karmakar at her residence in Agartala on Thursday. Party chief Mamata Banerjee had earlier appointed the iconic athlete as brand ambassador for West Bengal’s ‘Kanyashree’ welfare scheme for girls. Mr. Roy and Mr. Banerjee were accompanied by their local
Sushil Kumar nominated for Padma Bhushan
Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) nominated the two-time Olympic-medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar for the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civillian honour. The Federation also recommended female wrestler Alka Tomar and Dronacharya awardee Yashvir Singh, Sushil's coach, for the honour. These three names were recommended for the honour in August 2016.
SPORT-DAILY-NEWS-09-09-2016
Paralympics - Belarus delegate banned after carrying Russian flag at ceremony
RIO DE JANEIRO/MOSCOW (Reuters) - A member of the Belarus delegation who carried a Russian flag at the Paralympic opening ceremony to support his country's near-neighbor that is banned from the competition was stripped of his accreditation, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on Thursday. The man, identified by Russian media as Andrei Fomochkin,
Swimmer Ryan Lochte reportedly suspended 10 months
USA Swimming and the United States Olympic Committee announced Thursday that 12-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte will be suspended 10 months, making him ineligible to compete in the 2017 world championship, as part of his punishment for the gas station incident that overshadowed the second week of the Rio Olympics. Lochte will also not receive the $25,000 bonus
India participates in World Nomad Games
Forty nations, including India, are participating in the second World Nomad Games being held in Kyrgyzstan between September 3 and 8. Some of the events include eagle hunting, bone throwing as well as a form of polo where in two teams battle over a dead goat. The World Nomad Games are aimed at celebrating the nomadic heritage of Central Asian nations. Heads of states and governments,
BUSINESS-DAILY-NEWS-09-09-2016
Dell completes $67 billion merger deal with EMC
Dell Inc has completed its $67-billion deal to acquire EMC Corp, creating the world’s largest privately-controlled technology company. The new company — Dell Technologies — will comprise Dell, Dell EMC, Pivotal, RSA, SecureWorks, Virtustream and VMware. It employs about 1.4 lakh people globally and will be headquartered at Round Rock, Texas.
Sony Pictures to acquire sports channels of Zee for 385 million US dollar
Sony Pictures Networks India on 31 August 2016 announced the acquisition of sports broadcasting business of Zee Entertainment for 385 million US dollar in an all-cash deal. Zee's TEN Sports channels being acquired include TEN 1, TEN 1 HD, TEN 2, TEN 3, TEN Golf HD, TEN Cricket, TEN Sports. These channels operate in several countries including the Indian sub-continent, aldives,
LG Electronics Inc ties up with Amazon.com on smart-home services
South Korea's LG Electronics Inc on 2 September 2016 tied-up with Amazon.com Inc on smart-home services. This tie-up will help enabling the services of Amazon such as the Alexa virtual assistant on some of the electronics maker's devices.
Religare Enterprises appoints Sunil Godhwani as CEO
Religare Enterprises Limited (REL) on 5 September 2016 appointed Sunil Godhwani as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Godhwani is appointed the Whole Time Director and CEO for the remaining period of his tenure.
Microsoft, Google and Salesforce adopt EU-US Privacy Shield framework
American tech giants Microsoft, Google and Salesforce on 3 September 2016 officially adopted the EU-US Privacy Shield framework. This will enable them to receive personal data from the European Union (EU) in compliance with the new standards. They are now among the 103 companies out of the 5526 signatories to replace the defunct Safe Harbour framework. Facebook, Apple and Twitter are
FOREIGN TOUR-FOREIGN RELATION- INTERNATIONAL -NEWS-09-09-2016
Japan ready to develop Chabahar port in partnership with India
In a significant development, Japan has expressed interest in partnering with India to develop Chabahar port project in Iran.According to a report in Times of India, Japan says that it is ready to consider any proposal to improve connectivity in the region."In principle, we are interested in improving connectivity. If there is some proposal for improving connectivity from Iran to Central
STATE -DAILY-NEWS-09-09-2016
UP clears Rs 2,000-crore Ramdev group project with several sops
LUCKNOW: Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurveda Limited (PAL) is all set to launch an ambitious Rs 2,000-plus crore ($300 million) project in Uttar Pradesh. Officials say the proposal has found "favourable response" from the SP government and has, in fact, received the nod of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. It will now be taken to the state cabinet next week for approval. Chief Secretary
Meghalaya becomes 17th state, and 2nd congress ruled state to ratify GST Bill
SHILLONG: Meghalaya Assembly today ratified the Goods and Services Constitution Amendment Bill. Law Minister Roshan Warjri moved the government resolution for ratification of the bill. As no one opposed it, Speaker A T Mondal declared that the House approved and adopted the government resolution for ratification of the Bill. Earlier, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma who chaired the Cabinet
Assam’s Majuli becomes first island district of India
India got its first river island district on Thursday when Majuli - the Guinness World Record holder of being the world's largest river island- was recognised as the 35th district of Assam. "The long cherished dream of the people of Majuli has been fulfilled today. However to give a flip to the growth momentum of the district, a comprehensive approach is required," Chief Minister Sarbananda
Bengaluru: State govt approves land to set up Asia's first Science gallery
The state cabinet on Thursday decided to sanction land on Hebbel road here for establishing a science gallery.In 2014, the Science Gallery International (SGI), Dublin, a non-profit organisation, had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the state government for establishing the gallery. However, the project did not take off as the location for the gallery could not be finalised. On Thursday, the
Replicating Amma Canteen: Shivraj Chouhan to soon come up with ‘Annapurana Yojana’
Inspired from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s “Amma Unavagam” (Amma canteen) and Odisha Chief Minister Navin Patnaik’s Aahar Yojna, the Madhya Pradesh government led by Shivraj Singh Chouhan is planning to launch a subsidised meal programme for the poor. According to a Times of India report, a healthy and filling “thali” will come for just Rs 10 and the chief minister is
SURVEY AND REPORT-NEWS-09-09-2016
Air pollution deaths cost global economy $225 billion
Air pollution has emerged as the deadliest form of pollution and the fourth leading risk factor for premature deaths worldwide. Those deaths cost the global economy about $225 billion in lost labor income in 2013, according to a joint study of the World Bank and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).According to report, annual labour income losses cost the equivalent of 0.83%
Odisha and Bihar rank lowest in Swachh Bharat survey of 31 states and UTs
NEW DELHI: Mandi in Himachal Pradesh is the cleanest district followed by Sindhudurg in Maharashtra, according to the first ever survey of rural areas among 75 short-listed districts across the country. The survey was conducted by Quality Council of India (QCI) on behalf of the sanitation ministry covering nearly 70,000 household across 2,530 villages. It was released by drinking water
Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg is the cleanest district in rural India: Report
A first-ever survey of sanitation standards in 75 districts of rural India has found Sindhudurg in Maharashtra the cleanest in the country. For the 2016 Swachh Survekshan, the results for which was released on Thursday, 75 cleanest districts were identified on the basis of data available with the drinking water and sanitation ministry. These districts were then ranked on four parameters: access to
Indra Nooyi 2nd on Fortune's most powerful women list
PepsiCo Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Indra Nooyi is the only Indian origin woman in Fortune's '51 Most Powerful Women' list that is topped by Mary Barra, CEO and chairman, General Motors. Nooyi was ranked second on the list, same as 2015. In 2014, she was ranked third. The list comprises 22 CEOs of major companies and many more corner office contenders across industries.
Sikkim tops in Swachh Bharat survey
Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district have been ranked as the top state and district in terms of sanitation coverage under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious Swachh Bharat Mission. The survey conducted by the Quality Council of India (QCI) between May 20 and June 21 in 75 districts covered over 70,000 households. "This survey did not include any urban area," an official said. Bihar,
India lost 1.4 million lives to air pollution in 2013: World Bank report
The latest report, released by the World Bank on Thursday, shows that India has the second highest number of deaths due to air pollution in 2013 after China. In 2013, air pollution claimed 1.4 million lives in India, out of which 9.2 lakh people lost their because of the household air pollution and 5.9 lakh due to the ambient air pollution. On the other hand, China, which is the world's most populous
PASSES AWAY-DAILY-NEWS-09-09-2016
Legendary artist S H Raza passes away at 94
Many years ago, when SH Raza was only eight years old and in school, Mahatma Gandhi had visited Mandala in Madhya Pradesh where the family lived. It left a strong impression on the young boy. Once Raza told me the reason why he remained a citizen of India even while living in France for 60 years: he felt he could not betray Gandhi. He did not move to Pakistan either, even when his brothers
Former Minister Manik Rao passes away
Tandur: The former Roads & Buildings Minister M Manik Rao passed away while undergoing treatment for prolonged illness, at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, on Thursday morning. He was said to be bed-ridden for the last three years, with respiratory problem. He is survived by three sons, a daughter and wife Sasiprabha. Manik Rao, who hails from Basheerabad in
Doris Bohrer, a typist for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) turned Spy for Allied forces during WWII, has died at the age of 93. Bohrer died of heart ailments on August 8, 2016, her death has been confirmed by her son Jason. Bohrer had an amazing 27 year career as an intelligence operative. Her duties would bring her to Italy and North Africa where she would inspect aerial maps to determine
COMMITTEE-DAILY-NEWS-09-09-2016
Government To Name Three Monetary Policy Panel Members In A Month: Report
New Delhi: The government is likely to finalise the names of three members to the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) within a month and the panel is likely to decide on interest rate at the next review, a top official said on Wednesday. "I would expect within a month and so, it (final decision on MPC members) will happen... Next monetary policy should to be decided by MPC," said the Finance
IFA etFhics committee places German official under probe
FIFA ethics investigators have recommended a fine and social work for a former high-ranking German football federation official for failing to report possible corruption around the 2006 World Cup. Helmut Sandrock resigned as general secretary of the German federation in February. His former boss, federation president Wolfgang Niersbach, was banned from for for one year in July in
Lodha committee spells out tender guidelines for BCCI
MUMBAI: A day after the Indian cricket board (BCCI) batted for 'absolute transparency' in the Indian Premier League (IPL) media rights deal and called for an open tender process to ensure a fair bidding opportunity for all interested parties, sources close to the Supreme Court-appointed Justice Lodha Committee said it is waiting for the BCCI to present a detailed policy on how they would like
AGREEMENT-DAILY-NEWS-09-09-2016
India, Greece sign Air Services Agreement under Open Sky Policy
India on 7 September 2016 signed the bilateral Air Services Agreement with Greece to allow unlimited points of call for domestic airlines in Greece. Both the countries have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in this regard under the Open Sky Policy. It will be the first such ASA with Greece, a country known for its tourist spots and scenic beauty. Indian Government
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