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07 Oct 2016

GOVERNMENT SCHEME-APPROVAL-DECISION -DAILY-NEWS-07-10-2016

Ministry of Coal to go completely digital from October 16

The Coal Ministry which was in the dock during UPA Rule over allegations of coal block allocation scam is now presenting an example of transparency. Moving ahead with the goal of e-governance, the Coal Ministry will become the first Department which would go fully paperless from 16th of October. That means all types of files and correspondence in this Ministry would be through the

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All ASI protected historical monuments declared polythene-free zones

All Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) protected historical monuments and archaeological sites have declared polythene-free zones. Union Ministry of Culture has issued an advisory to all State Governments/UTs to support ASI in keeping monuments polythene free up to 300 meters from protected boundaries. Rani ki Vav (Gujarat), a 900-year-old World Heritage Site was declared as the

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LEGAL-COURT BILL-ACT-DAILY-NEWS-07-10-2016

Supreme Court bars BCCI from releasing funds to state bodies

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday stopped all further payments to state associations of the BCCI till they passed special resolutions adopting the Lodha Panel reforms. The state associations would also not be allowed to utilise any money earlier allotted to them. A bench led by Chief Justice of India TS Thakur also sought a personal affidavit from Anurag Thakur, the BCCI chief, to explain

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Pakistan passes long-awaited anti-honour killing and anti-rape legislations

Pakistan Parliament in a joint sitting on 6 October 2016 unanimously passed two bills, one seeking to curb murders in the name of honour and the other to punish rapists by use of modern technology of DNA testing in probes involving rape cases. The two bills are titled as, Criminal law amendment (offences in the name or on the pretext of honour) bill, 2016 and Anti-rape (criminal laws

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Women’s entry to Haji Ali: SC to hear appeal against Bombay HC’s verdict

The Supreme Court will on Friday resume hearing in the appeal filed by the Haji Ali Dargah Trust, challenging the Bombay High Court’s verdict allowing women in the inner sanctum of the dargah. The apex court on Tuesday agreed to hear the appeal by the Dargah Trust challenging the Bombay High Court’s verdict. On August 26, the Bombay High Court lifted the ban imposed on women from

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Supreme Court stays Patna high court order quashing liquor ban in Bihar

NEW DELHI: In a relief for the Nitish government, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Patna high court order quashing the notification+ banning consumption and sale of liquor in the state. "Ban on liquor and fundamental rights do not go together," the SC bench said. The Bihar government had moved the SC on October 3 challenging the Patna high court order. The Patna high court had on

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-HEALTH-DAILY-NEWS-07-10-2016

Novel material powers the world's smallest transistor

Washington, Oct 7 (IANS) A research team led by US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has created the world's smallest transistor with a working one-nanometre gate.In a study published in the journal Science, the researchers described the novel transistor made with a new combination of materials that is even smaller than the smallest possible silicon-based

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New Solar powered Guard Van of Goods Train flagged off

The newly manufactured Guard Van of Goods Train (8 wheeled) has been equipped for the first time with Solar powered Light, Fan, Mobile Charging Point along with the facility of Zero discharge Bio Toilet. Speaking on the occasion Railway Minister said that these facilities will improve the working conditions and functioning of the guards. Suresh Prabhu also said that powering Fans & Lights

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Woman's giant 'Rapunzel syndrome' hairball cut out of stomach

"Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair" is the famous fairytale cry. But real life moved from Grimm to gruesome for one 38-year-old woman in the US who had a giant 15 cm hairball in her stomach.She is one of only a handful of documented cases of "Rapunzel syndrome", which is caused by people plucking and eating their own hair. Their once glorious locks build up in the digestive

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Alternative medicine treatment put four-year-old boy in A&E

The plight of a four-year-old boy who nearly died after his parents gave him 12 alternative medicines has prompted doctors to warn against the treatments. Doctors at Newham Hospital in east London said the parents were "devastated" that their good intentions had made him so unwell. The boy took a dozen supplements supposedly to help treat his autism. The National Autistic Society said it was

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BANKING-DAILY-NEWS-07-10-2016

Breather for niche banks on capital, borrowings

The Reserve Bank of India is believed to have taken note of the concerns of the small finance bank and payments banks players and have relaxed the rules with respect to equity capital and inter-bank borrowings. A year after the in-principle licences were issued the regulator has said that these new niche banks don't need to maintain the counter cyclical capital buffer and capital conservation buffer

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Finance ministry doubts efficacy of a 'bad bank'

Amid a fresh debate on the concept of a 'bad (loans) bank' to deal with stressed assets in the banking sector, many in the finance ministry questioning if this is needed. A key official argued that constitution of a new institution to deal with stressed assets would only delay the resolution of bad loans that has plagued state-run banks.  Besides, he said on condition of anonymity, this institution

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ECONOMICAL-DAILY-NEWS-07-10-2016

RBI Panel moots easing bank branch norms

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Internal Working Group (IWG) on Rationalisation of Branch Authorisation Policy has proposed easing bank branch norms.  It was chaired by Lily Vadera. It has proposed to relax norms that a bank branch has to follow, like a building, number of employees etc to facilitate financial inclusion. Key Recommendations Bank branches including those manned by

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India seeks greater Pharma market access in Japan

India is seeking greater market access for the domestic pharmaceuticals sector in the Japanese market as India’s share in the Japanese drug market continued to be below par. It was announced by Union Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in seminar on promoting India’s exports to Japan under India-Japan CEPA (Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement) in New Delhi. Why India

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AWARD AND HONOUR -DAILY-NEWS-07-10-2016

Sikkim CM honoured with Sustainable Development Award

Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling was conferred the prestigious 2016 ‘Sustainable Development Leadership Award‘ by President Pranab Mukherjee during the World Sustainable Development Summit organized by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) at Vigyan Bhawan .The award was presented to Chamling in recognition of his vision and leadership in environment and

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SPORT-DAILY-NEWS-07-10-2016

Russian loses 2008 Olympic high jump bronze in doping case

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Russian high jumper Anna Chicherova was stripped of her bronze medal from the 2008 Beijing Olympics on Thursday, the latest athlete sanctioned after the retesting of stored doping samples. Chicherova, who won the gold medal at the 2012 London Games, tested positive for turinabol and has been retroactively disqualified from Beijing, the International Olympic Committee said. The Russian Olympic Committee should secure the return of her bronze medal "as

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Shooter Jitu Rai bags silver at World Cup in Italy

Indian shooter Jitu Rai on 6 October 2016 clinched a silver medal in the 50 meter pistol event of the ISSF World Cup Final at Bologna, Italy. Jitu, 29, shot a score of 188.8 to finish behind China's Wei Pang at 190.6. Italy's Giuseppe Giordano settled for the bronze. In the process, Jitu also equalled his own national record score in the qualification round, which was shot in 2014 at Maribor World Cup.

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Marathon New Delhi on February 26, will be the brand ambassador Sachin

New Delhi.    Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar to be here on February 26 next year, IDBI Federal Life Insurance New Delhi will be the brand ambassador of the country's top marathon runners will participate. In addition to the full marathon, half marathon and five km run Clean India will also be held. The total prize money will be Rs 27 lakh, for which registration will begin from

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Four nations to fight in ‘Mission Dosti’ wrestling meet at Katra on Oct 9: Sharma

JAMMU, Oct 6: In view of prevailing tension between two nations, Pakistan will not be taking part yet again for the fourth consecutive year but India, England among four nations will be taking part in “Mission Dosti” Wrestling Championship on October 9 during Navratra festival at Katra in Reasi district. This was stated by Shiv Kumar Sharma, President, Jammu and Kashmir Indian Style

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Kabaddi World Cup kicks off in Ahmedabad

The 2016 Kabaddi World Cup kicked off on Thursday in the presence of captains of the 12 competing nations, including hosts India. Besides the hosts, the US, England, Australia, Iran, Poland, Thailand, Bangladesh, South Korea, Japan, Argentina and Kenya will vie for the top honours. With tensions soaring across the border, Pakistan has already been barred from taking part in the competition. (India

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ENVIRONMENT-DAILY-NEWS-07-10-2016

60% of PM 2.5 pollutants in Delhi from outside: Study

NEW DELHI: Nearly 60 per cent of pollution in Delhi caused by fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) originates from outside, with the neighbouring states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh being major contributors to it, a new study on city's air quality has said. The study also revealed that the transportation sector contributes to a relatively low 20 per cent of PM 2.5, belying the notion that it is

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Scientists discover largest dinosaur in Brazil

BRASILIA: Brazilian scientists have announced the discovery of the largest dinosaurs ever found in the country, an animal that was 25 meters long. The dinosaur, named "Austroposeidon magnificus," belonged to the group of titanosaurs, which were herbivorous dinosaurs with a well-developed body, a long neck and tail and a relatively small skull, according to scientists at Rio de Janeiro's Earth

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NGT directs Delhi govt to shut pickling units in city

NEW DELHI: Noting that pickling units fall under prohibited list of industries as per Master Plan 2021, the National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to shut down such industries units located in the national capital with immediate effect. Pickling is a metal surface treatment used to remove impurities like stains, inorganic contaminants, rust or scales from ferrous and precious

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Airline industry agrees to carbon emissions cap: ICAO

MONTREAL: The airline industry agreed Thursday on a framework for reducing its carbon footprint at a UN meeting in Montreal, making it the first commercial sector on its own to tackle climate change. Six years of negotiations culminated in what International Civil Aviation Organization president Azharuddin Abdul Rahman called a "historic" deal at the ICAO's plenary session to cap

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Government stares at Bt brinjal moment before taking call on GM mustard

NEW DELHI: With the deadline of submitting comments of stakeholders on genetically modified mustard to the central biotech regulator coming to an end on Wednesday, both anti- and pro-GM groups have stepped up their efforts to bring finer points of their respective arguments in public domain. Ranging from holding 'Sarson Satyagraha' to round table conference in different parts of the

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Barring China, other member countries of CITES unanimous on curbing tiger farming for trade

DEHRADUN: At the 17th Conference of the Parties (CoP) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) which concluded recently at Johnesburg, the member countries India, Nepal, the USA, European Union and Lao' People's Democratic Republic overruled a proposal from China to do away with the decision to end tiger farming. China was alone in opposing the decision,

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BUSINESS-DAILY-NEWS-07-10-2016

Google, Apple, Disney out from Twitter acquisition race: Report

Twitter stocks fell significantly after Google and Walt Disney reportedly ruled out to acquire the struggling micro-blogging platform - leaving only Salesforce in the bidding race. According to a Re/Code report, Twitter's shares dropped 17 per cent in pre-market trading on Thursday after "deep-pocketed companies Google, Apple and Walt Disney" were reported to be out from the Twitter

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FOREIGN TOUR-FOREIGN RELATION- INTERNATIONAL -NEWS-07-10-2016

India to take up with China blocking of Brahmaputra tributary

India will take up with China the issue of its blocking a tributary of Brahmaputra in Tibet to facilitate construction of Beijing's "most expensive" hydro-power project, External Affairs Ministry said on Thursday.  "We have conveyed to the Chinese side that they should be mindful of the interests of the lower riparian country while undertaking any projects on these rivers. The Chinese side has conveyed

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STATE -DAILY-NEWS-07-10-2016

Maharashtra becomes 17th State to join UDAY

Maharashtra becomes 17th State to join UDAY: an overall net benefit of Rs. 9725 crores to accrue to the State .Government of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Government of Maharashtra and Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. (MSEDCL) under the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) at the two-day State Power Ministers Conference in Vadodara

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Maharashtra government looking to sell leased land to generate revenue

The Maharashtra government is working on ways to transfer leased land into freehold, which would enable it to generate revenue by way of selling these plots that are currently registered under the Lease Act. A committee, headed by state Revenue department Principal Secretary Manukamar Srivastava, has been set up to finalise a formula for the transfer. Mumbai city collector has also

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SUMMIT-DAILY-NEWS-07-10-2016

Goa Maritime Symposium

“Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of the Naval Staff calls for greater Cooperative Maritime Security”  Inaugurating the first ever Goa Maritime Symposium conducted by the Naval War College, Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of the Naval Staff reiterated the importance of cooperative engagement to promote maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). This, he said, has been the Navy’s

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SURVEY AND REPORT-NEWS-07-10-2016

RBI releases report of IWG on Rationalisation of Branch Authorisation Policy

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 6 October 2016 released the Report of the Internal Working Group (IWG) on Rationalisation of Branch Authorisation Policy. The Group is chaired by Lily Vadera, Chief General Manager, Department of Banking Regulation. The thrust of the recommendations is to facilitate financial inclusion by ensuring availability of banking services in all

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IMF releases World Economic Outlook; Sees subdued Global Growth

The International Monetary Fund on 4 October 2016 released World Economic Outlook (WEO) October 2016. The report projects global growth at 3.1 per cent in 2016, with slight increase to 3.4 percent in 2017. It says that the persistent stagnation, particularly in advanced economies, could further fuel anti-trade sentiment, stifling growth. Growth in emerging Asia, and especially India,

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Adoption of GST poised to boost India's medium-term growth:IMF

Asserting that India has shown that progress on reforms could "ignite" business investment, the International Monetary Fund on Thursday said the adoption of goods and services tax is poised to boost the country's medium-term growth. "India's strong reform push in 2016 is welcome and should continue apace. Adoption of the goods and services tax is poised to boost India's medium-term

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PASSES AWAY-DAILY-NEWS-07-10-2016

Heisnam Kanhailal, Manipuri theatre great and Padma Bhushan awardee, passes away

Eminent Manipuri theatre personality Heisnam Kanhailal passed away at his Langol Tarung residence in Imphal West district on 6 October 2016, following a brief illness, his family said. He was 75.  Known for his experimental theatre and founder of Kalakshetra Manipur in 1969, Kanhailal was awarded the Padma Bhushan this year for his contribution in the field of theatre. Kanhailal's major

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COMMITTEE-DAILY-NEWS-07-10-2016

Monetary policy committee and the inflation target

The new monetary policy committee (MPC) has spoken in one voice. The unanimous decision announced on 4 October to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25% surprised me a little, I have to say, in light of the several upside risks to inflation listed right upfront in the monetary policy report. Prominent among these is the potential impact on house rent of the Seventh Pay Commission

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BCCI given one day to accept all Lodha Committee recommendations

The BCCI has been asked by the Supreme Court to give an undertaking by Friday, October 7, that it will "unconditionally" implement all the court-approved recommendations of the Lodha Committee. If the board failed to provide such an undertaking, the Supreme Court indicated it would pass an order on Friday to replace the board's office bearers with a panel of administrators. The court asked

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