[wanabidii] News Digest: Gold prices plunge on weak global cues

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Monday, February 09, 2015
		Today's Headlines

		Business
		Gold prices plunge on weak global cues Gold prices plunged by Rs 410 to trade at over two-week low of Rs 27,790 per 10 grams at the bullion market on Monday owing to slackened demand at prevailing levels amid a weak global trend. Coal imports soften as local supply improves India's coal imports in January fell 21 per cent month-on-month as state-owned Coal India Ltd ramped up supply from new and existing mines. Asian shares stumble on weak China trade data Asian shares wobbled on Monday after dismal Chinese trade data eclipsed a strong US jobs report, raising concerns about a deepening slowdown in the world's second-largest economy and sending the Australian dollar sliding. More Business News»

		Environment
		WWF in push to expand Great Barrier Reef protection Conservation group WWF is stepping up pressure on Australia to do more to protect the Great Barrier Reef, launching a global campaign ahead of a vote by UNESCO on whether to put the world's largest coral reef on an "in danger" list. Restore areas destroyed by mining in Alwar, NGT tells Rajasthan After making it mandatory to seek environmental clearances for mining near the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up the state government for ‘shutting its eyes’ to indiscriminate mining activities in Alwar. Australian wind farms face wipeout from political impasse Australia faces a $13.3 billion exodus of investment from its windfarm industry because of a political deadlock, threatening to deal the country a major economic blow and kill hopes of meeting a self-imposed clean energy target. More Environment News»

		World
		Suicide attack kills at least 12 in Baghdad Iraqi officials confirmed that a suicide attack in northern Baghdad has killed at least 12 people. Plane carrying Chile soccer stars found, 50 years on Climbers in Chile's Andes say they have found the wreckage of a missing plane that disappeared more than half a century ago with a team of soccer stars on board. China prez plans to make 1st state visit to US A top Chinese diplomat has said President Xi Jinping plans to make his first state visit to the US later this year, Chinese state media reported on Monday. More World News»

		Science
		Nasa selects tiny research satellites for future missions Nasa has selected more than dozen small research satellites that could fit in the palm of your hand to fly in space on future rocket launches. MOM will live on, beating anticipated life expectancy India’s first interplanetary mission has achieved another feat. The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), which will complete its designated life around the Red Planet on March 24, will have an extended life, thanks to its minimal fuel consumption. SpaceX rocket to launch weather satellite into deep space A SpaceX rocket is scheduled on Sunday to launch a US satellite from deep storage to deep space, where it will keep tabs on solar storms and image Earth from nearly 1 million miles (1.6 million km) away. More Science News»

		Technology
		Xiaomi Mi 4 review Is the Xiaomi Mi 4 a well rounded, value-for-money smartphone? We try to find out. Microsoft: Satya Nadella's first year as CEO ith one year under his belt, Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella has made strides in changing the focus of the technology giant that some feared was turning into a dinosaur. 10 things to do with your old Android phone Check out 10 ways you can give your old Android phone a new lease of life. More Technology News»

		Education
		College teachers in Odisha asked to improve skills College teachers in Odisha have been asked to improve their own skills in order to produce quality graduates in the state. Adv: Are India students getting high salary packages? IITs and top private universities like Galgotia University Noida, Manipal University, & Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad , Thapar University and BITS Pilani are best talent-hunting grounds for leading corporate. No bar on DU law graduates to enrol as lawyers: BCI Aspiring lawyers who passed out from Delhi University's law faculty in 2013-14 can breathe easy. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Family pension to continue after remarriage In a major relief to widows of government servants, the state government has announced its decision to continue with the family pension even after remarriage. Local elections to be held four times in a year Maharashtra state election commission chief J S Saharia said in an attempt to streamline the electoral process, elections to various local bodies such as gram panchayats, zilla parishads etc will be held four times in a year. Lalbaug Sena MLA Ajay Choudhari meets with accident on highway at Vasai Shiv Sena MLA from Lalbaug, Ajay Choudhari, met with an accident on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad national highway at Maljipada in Vasai (east) on Monday. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Court says refusing to pay for jobless estranged wife an abuse Refusal to maintain an estranged wife who has no source of income amounts to economic abuse, a Delhi court said recently. Tihar eyes e-tail route for products If things fall into place, products made by Tihar jail inmates would soon gain global recognition with online sale on Flipkart and Snapdeal. Okhla missionary hospital to generate solar power The energy needs of the occupants of 100 beds-including air conditioners-will be met by the sun at Holy Family Hospital, a missionary nursing home in Okhla. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Let's root out untouchability: seers Declaring support to the VHP’s Ghar Wapsi (reconversion) programme, pontiffs of various mutts on Sunday stressed on the importance of rooting out untouchability. High on ideas, students go the startup way CCTV-monitored kennels, climate-controlled rooms, swimming pool and a grooming centre, all these and more to spoil your best buddy rotten. A final-year B Com student from Loyola College, Chennai, is opening the second branch of his one-year-old startup, Hotel for Dogs, in Bengaluru. Online application: Browsing centres fleece poor parents TRACKING RTE More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Student dies in mishap A first year degree student on the way to attend special classes at her college was run over by a tipper at Dhobhighat X roads in Saidabad on Sunday morning. Time to act on Kundu Panel report It is four months since the Post-Sachar Evaluation Committee, better known as Kundu Committee, submitted its final report to the Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA) on 9th October, 2014. Child protection officer assaulted Locals at Singareni Colony in Saidabad reportedly assaulted a child protection officer when he went there to prevent a child marriage on Sunday. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Will Sirisena bring good news to Tamil Nadu fishermen? Fishermen in Tamil Nadu hope that Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena will announce a decision to release 87 Indian boats ahead or during his visit to India starting next week. 'Basis to charge stamp duty unclear' The Madras high court has quashed the land registration department's stamp duty demand for 2,000/sqft as guideline value from a developer for a vast piece of real estate at Maraimalai Nagar near Chengalpet. Rare whistling duck spotted near Chennai A fulvous whistling duck was spotted along with six chicks at the Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary on Saturday by a group of bird watchers from Chennai. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Gujarat plans to launch a portal exclusively for diplomats Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel has urged Indian Diplomats to fulfill Prime Minister's vision of 'Make in India' by bringing investments to the states. Centre can lead to improved efficiency of every aspect of governance: Anandiben Patel Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel on Sunday said that the collective and coordinated efforts of state and central governments can lead to improved efficiency of every aspect of governance for transformation. Instead of focusing exclusively on economic growth, NITI Aayog should also look at promoting social justice, charting out an egalitarian approach for resource allocation and sustainable utilization of resources which ultimately affect the pace of development of states as well as Nation, she added. 61 new H1N1 cases in Ahmedabad With 11 more deaths, toll in state is 81 since January More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Rain brings chill along; more to come, says Met Intermittent rainfall accompanied with cold wave left the Sangam City shivering as mercury level plunged to week’s lowest at 12.8 degrees Celsius on Sunday. For the first time in the season, night temperature fell by 5 degrees temperature within 24 hours. 3 minors raped in 24 hours in city, one in Kaushambi Four minors aged between five and 10 years were allegedly raped in different parts of the city and Kaushambi in the last 24 hours. While an eight-year-old was raped and murdered in Badra village, seven-year-old was raped in Soraon. Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan to recruit 5,000 teachers Faced with the problem of adverse pupil-teacher ratio (PTR) in many Kendriya Vidyalayas of the country and strictly adhering to the guidelines of Right to Education Act (RTEA), KV Sangathan would soon be recruiting over 5,000 new teachers. Among these, over 400 new teachers would be recruited in Varanasi region. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Mahaprasad sale at Ananda Bazaar only To streamline sale of Mahaprasad at Jagannath Temple in Puri, the shrine administration has decided to identify vendors and allot them space at Ananda Bazaar. Schoolgirl delivers in government hostel, 2nd case in 14 days In successive developments that have sent shockwaves across Odisha, two minor schoolgirls, staying at government-run hostels, delivered babies within the last fortnight. Govt begins late search for computer-literate teachers In a delayed move, the state government on Saturday asked colleges to ensure that all teachers have basic computer knowledge necessary for e-evaluation, which the government is planning to introduce in Plus II from this year. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Sangai sighting punches holes in Ken-Betwa river link report Brainchild of Vajpayee and dream project of Narendra Modi, the Ken-Betwa river-linking project is embroiled in controversy over its environment impact assessment (EIA), which is replete with lies, say experts. Need to strengthen co-op federalism: CM at NITI meet There is a need to work together with Centre to strengthen cooperative federalism in the country, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said while addressing the first meeting of the governing council of National Institute for Transforming India (NITI) on Sunday. Man set ablaze in Bhopal over Rs 60 repayment row A petty issue of repayment of Rs 60 that a 35-year old man borrowed from his neighbour turned violent on Sunday.The borrower, along with his accomplices, poured kerosene on the lender and set him ablaze in Ashok Nagar. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Traffic cops on challan issuing spree In an unprecedented move, Panchkula traffic police has challaned 5,250 vehicles in the first month of the 2015, under various categories of the challan policy. Tagore Theatre to offer haven for art lovers, artists By the end of 2015, Tagore Theatre will undergo a makeover and offer a haven for art lovers of the city, especially those involved with performing arts. Kin accuse police of shoddy probe in missing woman case A family has accused the police of going slow in its investigation into a case of a missing woman.Ranjeet Kaur, 55, disappeared from her house in Phase I on January 23. More Chandigarh News»

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