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TODAYS SPECIAL-DAILY-NEWS-08-10-2016
National Postal Week To Be Celebrated From October 9
MUMBAI: The Department of Posts will celebrate the National Postal Week between October 9 and 15 to highlight its role and contribution in the lives of people, a senior official said. The department will also celebrate the World Post Day on October 9 to commemorate the establishment of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874 in the Swiss capital Berne, the official added. "Through our
Indian Air Force celebrates its 84th anniversary
The Indian Air Force is celebrating its 84th anniversary today. Splendid air aerobic shows and showcase of air prowess by different fighter planes were at display at glittering ceremony in Hindon Airbase of Ghaziabad. Para jumps and showcase of air prowess by different fighter planes were at display at glittering ceremony. The day started off with a lot of spectacular stunts and performances by various teams of Air force. Honouring the brave hearts of the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal
GOVERNMENT SCHEME-APPROVAL-DECISION -DAILY-NEWS-08-10-2016
HRD drops key clauses in re-worked IIM bill
NEW DELHI: Under fire from the Prime Minister’s Office on the issue, the Human Resource Development Ministry under its new minister has finally reworked the IIM Bill to drop key provisions, including the office of the Visitor for IIMs. The reworked Bill has gone for final vetting to the Law Ministry before being taken to Cabinet again. Changing its position from the Smriti Irani era,
Home Minister reviews security situation at Indo-Pak border in Barmer
Amid rising tension in Indo-Pak ties, Home Minister Rajnath Singh is assessing security Arrangements on the border in Barmer district of Rajasthan. The Home Minister is accompanied by Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju and Border Security Force (BSF) officials. On Friday, the Home Minister chaired a high level security meet in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan. Addressing media,
80% Jan Dhan Yojana Accounts Have Cash Balance: Arun Jaitley
Washington: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that 80 per cent of the 240 million new accounts opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana are now functional with cash balances."Today, we have been able to connect 240 million people additionally to the banking system. About 80 per cent of them are today functional with cash balances," Mr Jaitley said at a panel
States to get soft loans for rural electrification
The Union ministry of power has urged states to do away with demarcations in rural electrification programme and focus on power for all. Piyush Goyal, minister for coal, power, new & renewable energy and mines, said states are may use any data to mark the households and provide electricity.Speaking at the sidelines of the state ministers’ conference in Vadodara, Goyal said, “We
New Fellowship Announced To Help Study Transparency In Governance
NEW DELHI: Civil society activists and journalists will be roped in to suggest ways for improving transparency and accountability in governance through effective implementation of the Right to Information Act. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), nodal authority for implementation of the RTI Act, has decided to give short-term fellowship to researchers from the
India-Pakistan border to be sealed completely by 2018
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh announced that India-Pakistan border will be completely sealed by December 2018. Announcement in this regard was made after Union Home Minister held meeting of representatives of 4 states sharing border with Pakistan in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. Key Facts Central government has formulated time-bound action plan to completely seal the entire stretch of 3,323-km-
Union Cabinet approves MoU between India and European Union on water cooperation
The Union Cabinet gave its approval for the signing of MoU between India and European Union in the field of water resources. The MoU envisages strengthening the technological, scientific and management capabilities of India and the European Union in the field of water management on the basis of equality, reciprocity and mutual benefit. It provides technical exchange on water issues,
LEGAL-COURT BILL-ACT-DAILY-NEWS-08-10-2016
Supreme Court puts BCCI president in a spot
The Supreme Court has put BCCI president Anurag Thakur in what could be a difficult position by asking him to submit a "personal affidavit" to clarify whether he had sought ICC intervention against the implementation of the Lodha Committee's recommendations. Last month ICC chief executive Dave Richardson had told India Today that Thakur had verbally asked the ICC for a letter asking
Character Assassination Is Cruelty, Ground For Divorce: High Court
NEW DELHI: Character assassination by a spouse would be considered "matrimonial cruelty", entitling the other to seek divorce, Delhi High Court said today. "It is now beyond cavil that if a false character assassination allegation is made by either spouse, it would invariably constitute matrimonial cruelty to entitle the other to seek divorce (sic)," a bench of justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Pratibha
Wife Separating Man From Parents Ground For Divorce: Supreme Court
NEW DELHI: It is a "pious obligation" of a son to maintain parents said the Supreme Court. Hence, persistent effort of a wife to constrain her husband to be separated from his family constitutes an act of 'cruelty' enabling him to get divorce, the Court added. A bench of Justices Anil R Dave and L Nageshwara Rao made the observations while confirming the decree of divorce sought by a
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-HEALTH-DAILY-NEWS-08-10-2016
World’s Smallest Transistor Created
Scientists have created the world’s smallest transistor with a working one-nanometre gate.Instead of using silicon, the researchers built their prototype device with a class of semiconductor materials called transition metal dichalcogenides, or TMDs.Specifically, experimental device structure used molybdenum disulfide for the channel material and a single-walled carbon nanotube for the gate.As
NASA's Opportunity Mars Rover To Explore Fluid-Carved Gully
NEW YORK: In a first for a Mars rover, the Opportunity probe will drive down a gully carved long ago by a fluid that might have been water, according to the latest plans for the 12-year-old mission, NASA said. "Fluid-carved gullies on Mars have been seen from orbit since the 1970s, but none had been examined up close on the surface before," Opportunity Principal Investigator Steve Squyres of
ECONOMICAL-DAILY-NEWS-08-10-2016
Spectrum Auction Garners 65,789cr
Spectrum auction by Indian government has ended with the government raising Rs.65,789.12 crore in revenue.The money is just a fraction of the Rs5.63 trillion (at base price) of spectrum put up for sale in the auction of 2,354.55MHz of radio waves.The government sold 41%, around 965MHz.Government will receive at least Rs32,000 crore upfront (excluding service tax) in line with
POLITICAL-DAILY-NEWS-08-10-2016
No party can use govt funds for things which amount to advt of its symbol: EC
NEW DELHI: The EC today directed that no political party would be allowed to use public funds and government machinery to carry out activities that amount to advertisement for it, a move which comes amid allegations that BSP put up statues of elephants, its election symbol, in public places when it was in power in Uttar Pradesh. The Election Commission issued the orders following a
Mayawati's Elephant Statues Usher New Rules About Wasting Public Money
No political party would be allowed to use public funds and government machinery to publicise its political symbol, the Election Commission has said, amid a legal tussle over elephant statues in Uttar Pradesh installed during the Bahujan Samaj Party's rule. Mayawati, among the main challengers of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in state elections due next year, had commissioned major controversy
Navjot Kaur Sidhu, Wife Of Navjot Sidhu, Quits BJP
NEW DELHI: Navjot Kaur Sidhu, wife of cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, has resigned from the BJP. The party has accepted her resignation. Her husband had resigned as a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha in July this year and formally quit the BJP earlier this month after launching a forum called the Awaaz-e-Punjab. For weeks, he was in talks to join the Aam
EC bars political parties from using public space for propagating symbol
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued directions barred political parties from using public resources that amount to advertisement for parties or propagating their election symbols. The ECI has issued these directions in the wake of the High Court July 2016 order and considering the views of political parties. Key Facts ECI order bars political parties from using public space, public
Election Commission partners Facebook to encourage voter registration
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has collaborated with social networking giant Facebook to register young voters in 5 states, which are going to polls in 2017. These five states are Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakh.The purpose first-of-its-kind voter registration drive is to encourage youth to participate in the democratic exercise. Key Facts The services of Facebook will
AWARD AND HONOUR -DAILY-NEWS-08-10-2016
Facebook named ‘Top Growing Brand’ of 2016
Social networking giant Facebook has been named 2016’s ‘Top Growing Brand’ by brand consultancy Interbrand, with a 48% year-on-year increase in its brand value to $32.59 billion. E-commerce major Amazon and toy company Lego were ranked second and third respectively. Notably, Facebook was also ranked 15 on Interbrand’s 2016 list of ‘Best Global Brands’. Toy maker Lego was
Nobel Peace Prize for Colombia’s President Juna manuel santos
The president of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2016 for negotiating a peace treaty with the guerillas in the country to end 52 years of conflict with a leftist rebel group, the longest-running war in the Americas, despite the unsuccessful referendum held over the deal .The decision to give the prize to the Colombian president, Juan Manuel Santos, may revive
Venezuela creates Hugo Chavez peace prize, awards to Russia's Putin
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday announced the creation of peace prize in honor of late socialist leader Hugo Chavez, and said he was awarding it to Russian President Vladimir Putin.The announcement comes on the same day that the Nobel Committee awarded its annual Peace Prize to Juan Manuel Santos, president of neighboring Colombia, for his role in negotiating a peace
ENVIRONMENT-DAILY-NEWS-08-10-2016
New termite species named Chiraharitae discovered
A new termite species Glyptotermes Chiraharitae was discovered at Kakkayam in the Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala. It has been named ‘Chiraharitae’ after the tropical evergreen forests of the Western Ghats, where it was spotted. Key Facts Termites are of three types —damp wood, dry wood and subterranean. Glyptotermes Chiraharitae species are of the damp wood category. They infest
FOREIGN TOUR-FOREIGN RELATION- INTERNATIONAL -NEWS-08-10-2016
Satellite Images Show Activity At North Korea Nuclear Test Site: Report
SEOUL: An increase in activity at North Korea's nuclear test site could signal preparations for a new test or a collection of data from its last one, a US-based monitoring group said on Friday. The 38 North group, run by Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, said satellite images showed activity at all three tunnel complexes at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site
US Further Eases Iran Sanctions After Nuclear Deal
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration is further easing sanctions on Iran, making it easier for foreign firms to do business with the country following last year's nuclear deal. Shortly before 6 p.m. Friday at the start of the Columbus Day holiday weekend in the United States, the Treasury Department published new guidance for businesses that said some previously prohibited dollar
Hurricane Matthew Kills Almost 900 In Haiti Before Hitting US
Hurricane Matthew killed almost 900 people and left tens of thousands homeless in Haiti earlier this week before plowing northward on Saturday over waters just off the U.S. southeast, where it caused flooding and widespread power outages. The number of deaths in Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, surged to at least 877 on Friday as information trickled in from remote areas previously cut
Japan's Mount Aso Volcano Erupts, No Injuries Reported
TOKYO: Mount Aso, a volcano on Japan's main southern island of Kyushu, erupted early on Saturday, Japan's Meteorological Agency said, spewing volcanic ash 11,000 metres (7 miles) into the sky. Police and municipal governments said there were no reports of injuries from the eruption, which began at 1:46 a.m. local time (1646 GMT Friday) on one of the peaks of the 1,592-metre (5,222 feet)
China Plans Midnight Internet Ban To Combat Gaming Addiction Among Kids
BEIJING: Children in China could be banned from playing online games after midnight under a new rule designed to combat internet addiction amid rising concerns over mushrooming military style "boot camps" treatment centres.The rules, released by the Cyberspace Administration of China last week, also call on schools to work with "institutions" to help rehabilitate young internet addicts,
China Again Blocked UN Ban On Masood Azhar Over 'Different Views'
BEIJING: China today defended its second technical hold to prevent a United Nations ban on Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar saying there were "different views" on India's application and that Beijing's move will allow more time for the "relevant parties" to have consultations. Reacting to India's criticism that its second hold on attempts to ban Azhar sends a
Kashmir Not Integral Part Of India: Pakistan Parliament
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Parliament today passed a resolution expressing solidarity with Kashmiris, and stated that Kashmir is not an integral part of India. The resolution, tabled by Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz passed on the third day of the joint session of parliament, also termed as condemnable allegations by India regarding involvement of Pakistan in the September 18 attack on
STATE -DAILY-NEWS-08-10-2016
Diamond Block in Panna Auctioned
India’s first diamond mineral block in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna district have been auctioned.It has a precious stone deposit worth nearly Rs 106 crore.Bansal Construction Works emerged as the preferred bidder by submitting the highest final price offer after two rounds of competitive bidding.The block located is presently under G3 category and is spread over an area of 133.50 Ha. It
SUMMIT-DAILY-NEWS-08-10-2016
Two-day Power Ministers Conference concludes with several collective decisions
The two-day Conference of State Power, New & Renewable Energy & Mines Ministers concluded in Vadodara, Gujarat on Saturday. The meeting was attended by Ministers and senior Officials from the 20 participating States and 2 Union Territories, Secretaries and officers of the Union Ministries of Power, Coal, New& Renewable Energy and Mines, along with the Chairpersons of Central and State
ASEAN Regional Forum HDUCI Meet
The 20th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) – Heads of Defence Universities / Colleges / Institutions Meet (HDUCIM) concluded in New Delhi. The participating nations reinforced their commitment to reinvigorate professional military education to meet the contemporary challenges to military leadership. The member states also renewed their pledge to fulfil the core objectives of ARF and
SURVEY AND REPORT-NEWS-08-10-2016
109 Glacial Lakes Formed In Himachal Pradesh In 2 Years: Study
SHIMLA: Highly fragile moraine-dammed lakes, an increasing phenomenon in the Himalayas, increased from 596 to 705 in barely two years in Himachal Pradesh, raising the spectre of glacial lake outburst floods, warns a state government study. The study, conducted by the State Council for Science, Technology and Environment, says there is accelerated glacial melting in the Chenab, Ravi,
PASSES AWAY-DAILY-NEWS-08-10-2016
Former Australia Test cricketer, John Gleeson passes away aged 78
John Gleeson, the former Australian Test spinner, has passed away aged 78 in Tamworth, northern New South Wales on Saturday (October 7). Gleeson played 29 Tests for his country from 1967 to 1972 and took 93 wickets at an average of 36.20. In his prime, the 'mystery spinner' befuddled the opposition ranks with his "bent finger" grip. Gleeson came into limelight when he bagged 23 wickets
COMMITTEE-DAILY-NEWS-08-10-2016
NDMC Standing Committee member resigns alleging corruption
Alleging corruption in sanitation and pension departments in Narela Zone of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation, a member of the Standing Committee of the civic body resigned the post today. Chattar Singh Rachoiya, ward councillor from Nangloi (West) also resigned from the post of Deputy Chairman of the Narela Zone of NDMC, claiming "no action was being taken by the high
AGREEMENT-DAILY-NEWS-08-10-2016
India, EU sign MoU to clean rivers
NEW DELHI: India and the European Union (EU) on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Water Partnership to clean Indian rivers with European assistance."I have seen in Europe how beautifully water is flowing there. I hope our country would learn from it," Water resources minister Uma Bharti said at an MoU signing ceremony at World Sustainable Development
