[wanabidii] News Digest: Sri Lanka to cancel Indian coal plant deal; proposes LNG instead

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Wednesday, May 18, 2016
		Today's Headlines

		Business
		Sri Lanka to cancel Indian coal plant deal; proposes LNG instead Chandima Weerakkody, Sri Lanka's petroleum minister, said President Maithripala Sirisena told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the decision at a meeting on Saturday during Sirisena's visit to the island nation's larger neighbour. Rs 2,400 cr spent on electricity infra: Telangana Min The Telangana government has spent Rs 2,400 crore to improve the electricity infrastructure, Municipal and Information Technology Minister state K T Rama Rao said on Tuesday. He even inaugurated an Electricity Sub Station at Chippala palli village in the district. Sensex slumps 210 points on profit-booking BSE Sensex fell over 210 points in early trade on Wednesday due to profit-booking by investors after recent gains amid weak cues from Asian markets. The 30-share barometer declined 210.46 points to 25,563.15, with auto, banking, IT, FMCG, metal and realty sector stocks leading the fall. More Business News»

		Environment
		French parliament adopts bill for Paris climate change  French parliamentarians adopted a bill to ratify the landmark climate agreement reached by 195 nations in Paris in December. The bill is expected to be taken up by the Senate for another vote before it is ratified by the government. Grim reality stares at endangered 'dancing deer' of Manipur The 'dancing deer' or the Brow-antlered deer is under the dual threat of loss of habitat and poaching. The species is a native to Loktak Lake in Manipur and survives on floating biomass called khumpdis. Their killing for skin and meat and vanishing khumpdis has made them an endangered species. Coal dust risk to Australia's Great Barrier Reef A research study by the Australian Institute of Marine Science discovered that coal dust could also slow the growth rate of seagrass and fish. The study revealed that it can kill the coral on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. More Environment News»

		World
		More than 150 feared dead in Sri Lanka landslides More than 150 people are feared to be buried under two landslides in central Sri Lanka on Wednesday. Around 196,000 people had to flee their homes; the official number of deaths is 35 so far. Troops pulled out more than 200 people. Kentucky primary: Clinton narrowly defeats Sanders Hillary Clinton narrowly defeated Bernie Sanders in Kentucky's Democratic presidential primary, the head of the state's election board said on Tuesday night. The tight contest was yet another demonstration of how divided Democrats are in the drawn-out national race for the party's nomination. Trump claims he is worth over $10 billion Frontrunner for US presidency Donald Trump has disclosed his personal wealth to be over $10 billion in the disclosure filed before the Federal Election Commission. He also took a jibe at opponent Bernie Sanders for asking for an extension to file the disclosure. More World News»

		Science
		Artificial intelligence boosts key Bose-Einstein experiment A team of scientists is using artificial intelligence (AI) to run a complex experiment to create an extremely cold gas trapped in a laser beam known as a Bose-Einstein condensate, replicating the experiment that won the 2001 Nobel Prize. This technology can be used in areas like minerals extraction. Ocean on Jupiter's moon may harbour life: Nasa New Nasa study suggests that the Europa ocean on Jupiter's moon may harbour life. Scientists compared Europa's potential for producing hydrogen and oxygen with that of Earth and found that, on both worlds, oxygen production is about 10 times higher than hydrogen production. Inspired by spider webs, scientists create fibre that expand like solid and compress like liquid, Scientists in London have developed a novel fibre inspired by the watery thread technology of spider webs. The novel properties rely on a subtle balance between fibre elasticity and droplet surface tension. The team was able to recreate this technique using oil droplets on a plastic filament. More Science News»

		Technology
		7 hottest smartwatches available in India  The smartwatch as a wearable device has been evolving over the past few years, and demand has risen in tandem. World's cheapest smartphone Namotel Acche Din launched at Rs 99 Here's another attempt at offering cheap smartphone -- and this time, it's really cheap. Bengaluru-based Namotel is marketing Namotel Acche Din at an insanely low price of Rs 99, calling it India's most affordable smartphone. It's official, Apple to set up app design & development centre in India ​Apple will set up an app design and development accelerator in Bengaluru to support engineering talent and grow the country's iOS developer community. The accelerator is expected to open in early 2017. More Technology News»

		Education
		Girls outperform boys in tech-engineering literacy test Eighth-grade girls may be more skilled at understanding technology, according to a study released on Tuesday. When asked to tackle real-life scenarios, 45 per cent of girls and 42 per cent of boys showed proficiency than boys at using technology. Dentist surplus forces freeze on new colleges in India Unemployment has entered the health sciences sector.With supply outstripping demand and no work for new dental graduates, India has decided to stop all new dental colleges. New education policy soon: Smriti Irani Smriti Irani said it is for the first time that a National Education Policy was being prepared after consulting people living in villages and far-flung areas. She added, her government is taking the Right to Education passed by the earlier UPA government towards its real objective. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Modi and I have same goals, want clean environment: Kajol Mumbai, May 18 () Actress Kajol says she and Prime Minister Narendra Modi share similar views and concerns when it comes to environment and maintaining hygiene. MFIs loan securitisation jumps 125 pc to Rs 11,500 cr in FY16 Mumbai, May 18 () Securitisation of microfinance loan receivables done by issuing pass-through certificates (PTCs) or via direct assignments grew 125 per cent to around Rs 11,500 crore in financial year 2015-16. This stood at Rs 5,075 crore in the fiscal 2014-15. Bollywood has taught me what not to do: 'Sairat' director Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) Nagraj Manjule suddenly finds himself the claimant of the enviable position of being the director of one of the highest grossing Marathi films of all times. He denies being inspired by Bollywood love stories "Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak" and "Ek Duuje Ke Liye", and says Bollywood taught him more about what not to do in his cinema. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		New power connection: Govt wants to keep it short and quick New Delhi, May 18 () Trying to make things quicker and hassle-free, the power ministry is going the distance by approaching people with a simple half-page application for a new connection, rather than waiting for them to apply, Minister Piyush Goyal today said. Soon a dedicated institute for pollution research: Javadekar New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Calling for better coordination between the different pollution control boards in the country, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday that India is to soon get its first 'National Pollution Research Institute'. Site near India Gate identified for national war museum New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) A high-level panel on Wednesday informed the union cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Princess Park Complex, near India Gate here, would be a suitable site for constructing a National War Museum. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		26-year-old woman gangraped by four men in Bengaluru apartemnt No longer a number, the beagle is now called Lola Educated abroad, love for mother tongue gets her top scores A Class 10 student, who did most of her early schooling outside the state, has proved that no formal training is required when it comes to love for one's mother tongue. Shreya, who is currently studying in Kundapur of Udupi district in Karnataka, scored 99 out of 100 in Kannada in her board exams. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Revised IPO guidelines soon for insurance firms: IRDAI Hyderabad, May 18 () Revised IPO guidelines will be issued soon for insurers as some of them are keep to tap this route, regulator IRDAI Chairman T S Vijayan said today while pegging the total foreign investment in sector at Rs 15,000 crore in the last one year due to increase in FDI limit. No Left-Cong electoral tie-up at national level: CPI Hyderabad, May 18 () The electoral tie-up between the Left parties and the Congress for the West Bengal Assembly polls is a "special case" and it's not going to be replicated at the national level given "peculiar problems" in some states, the Communist Party of India (CPI) said today. Cong favours Priyanka getting into active politics: Digvijaya Hyderabad, May 18 () Congress party favours Priyanka Gandhi Vadra getting into active politics but it has to be decided by the family, according to AICC General Secretary Digvijaya Singh, who said she has the potential to emerge as a mass leader. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		RBI says Rs 570 crore was transferred in routine manner, rules out irregularities Chennai rain: Water released from Chembarambakkam, others reservoirs The public works department released 160 cusecs of water from the Chembarambakkam reservoir as heavy rain lashed Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu for the third day on Wednesday. Chennai rain: NDRF personnel likely to return to their base as depression moves away Around 120 personnel of the National Disaster Response Force, who came to Chennai in the wake of heavy rain, will return to their base in Arakkonam as a depression that caused rain in the region started moving towards north on Wednesday. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Godhra carnage: Key accused held by ATS after 14 years Ahmedabad, May 18 () On the run for 14 years, the key accused in the 2002 Godhra train carnage, in which 59 kar sevaks were killed, was today arrested by the Gujarat ATS. The train carnage had triggered widespread riots in the state. Gujarat education board to seek expert opinion on scrapping semester system The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) will seek opinion from experts on scrapping the semester system for class XI and XII. CM to launch smart village drive on May 22 Chief minister Anandiben Patel is expected to launch the smart village programme on May 22, the second anniversary of her government. She will felicitate villages that have 100% toilet facility. The CM will attend the Accessible India campaign workshop on May 21. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		AU authorities extends dates for PG courses Allahabad University research scholar prepares cookie from green algae 'Spirulina' Babloo's plea for bail quashed The Allahabad high court on Monday turned down the plea of alleged mafia don Om Prakash Srivastava alias Babloo Srivastava to release him on bail in the light of his having undergone imprisonment of almost 21 years. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Naveen takes stock of Jagannath Temple's damage Pollution panel fines 50 city hotels The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) on Tuesday imposed penalty on 50 hotels in the city for violating pollution control norms. ASI committee did not take stock of temple's condition in 10 years The committee of senior archaeologists from ASI headquarters was formed to take decisions relating to proper conservation of the Jagamohan, facing the sanctum sanctorum. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		NGOs working for gas disaster victims submit petition on US portal NGOs working for Bhopal gas disaster victims have taken a petition on an online portal petitions.whitehouse.gov.- in yet another attempt to make Dow Chemical, owner of Union Carbide, appear in the criminal proceedings on the disaster in Bhopal district court on July 13. At a press conference on Tuesday, these five NGOs collectively informed that the online petition, moved by International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal, North America, calls on the US Department of Justice to serve a notice issued by Bhopal District Court to Dow Chemical. Depressed over scoring 43%, girl commits suicide in Damoh In Damoh district, Divya Sen, a resident of Subhash Nagar committed suicide by hanging herself in her room. Her father Dwarka said Divya was upset after board results. Locals join hands to revive step-well in Damoh village Villagers in a small hamlet of Damoh district in Madhya Pradesh, facing a third consecutive drought, has teamed up to find a solution water crisis after failing to get help from the state government and district administration. With summer at its peak and mercury consistently soaring above 44 degrees celsius in Bundelkhand region, water has become the most precious commodity in the region. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		No shortage of funds when it comes to overall development of state Cow cess on booze has faujis fuming The large army of 3 lakh ex-servicemen and thousands of soldiers posted in Punjab are finding it hard to swallow the state government's cow cess on liquor. 'Popular sentiment in Delhi clearly against AAP' Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said the result of the recent Delhi municipal byelections was a reflection of the poor performance by the AAP government in New Delhi. More Chandigarh News»

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