[wanabidii] News Digest: Sensex drops, oil and gas stocks plunge

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Thursday, November 13, 2014
		Today's Headlines

		Business
		Sensex drops, oil and gas stocks plunge A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Thursday closed trade provisionally 68.26 points, or 0.24 per cent, down as oil and gas, bank and metal stocks declined. Exim Bank to boost Indian project exports In what could give a major boost to India's growing economic influence across Asia and Africa, the Exim Bank of India aims to increase Indian project exports to $50 billion within the next five years from the current levels of $ 27 billion. Stocks up as Japan data gives hope BEIJING: Global stocks were mostly higher Thursday after Japan reported a surprise rise in machinery orders as investors looked ahead to the latest U.S. employment and retail sales data. More Business News»

		Environment
		After US-China deal, India may have to reset climate goals A section within the government believes the US-China deal would, by default, give India enough elbow room to peak its emission some 15 or 20 years beyond 2030. Climate change warming groundwater Groundwater has not escaped climate change, according to a new study that found groundwater's temperature profiles echo those of the atmosphere. US, China unveil ambitious climate change goals The United States and China pledged Wednesday to take ambitious action to limit greenhouse gases, aiming to inject fresh momentum into the global fight against climate change ahead of make-or-break climate talks next year. More Environment News»

		World
		Obama seeks deeper engagement with Vietnam President Barack Obama says he sees opportunities for deeper engagement and cooperation with Vietnam despite the difficult history between the two nations. Missing students in Mexico: Protesters burn state assembly Demonstrators set fire to the local legislature building on Wednesday in the capital of the southwestern state of Guerrero in protests over the apparent massacre of 43 students by corrupt police and thugs from drug gangs. "Enough evidence to hold N Korea's Kim accountable" A UN investigator said today there was enough evidence to hold North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accountable for "massive" human rights atrocities committed by the state. More World News»

		Science
		Flawed gene may curb heart attack risk by half Rare mutations that shut down a single gene called NPC1L1 are linked to lower cholesterol levels and a 50 percent reduction in the risk of heart attack. Philae lander 'bounced twice' on comet but is now stable, ESA scientists confirm European Space Agency scientists faced a nervous wait after it emerged that the Philae probe landed three times on a comet more than 300 million miles from Earth. Comet lander Philae landed thrice, its position not known at present Philae, the robotic lander that touched down on the comet 67/P last night, was not been able to attach itself securely to the comets surface, new reports indicate. More Science News»

		Technology
		YouTube introduces a paid service called Music Key Google is remixing the music on its YouTube video site with the addition of ad-free subscription service ``Music Key'' and a new format designed to make it easier to find millions of songs that can still be played for free. Review: Assassin's Creed Unity Assasin's Creed Unity marks the shift in not only graphics but marks new territory in gameplay and visuals. How does it work out? Find out our review... 8 hottest selfie phones you can buy today The growing selfie craze has brought the secondary camera in smartphones into focus. More Technology News»

		Education
		India, UK set up 50m pound fund for research India and the UK on Wednesday announced setting up of a 50 million pound Newton-Bhabha Fund which will be used for multi-disciplinary cooperation in the fields of science, research and innovation between the two countries. Karnataka syllabi will have a Khan touch In a big push towards offering customized online courses to schools in Karnataka, the state government has tied up with US-based not-for-profit Khan Academy. Centre to expand capacity of 12,000 industrial training institutes: Dattatreya India and Australia will collaborate on skills development to enable 25 per cent of the total employable international workforce to be from India, said minister of state for labour and employment Bandaru Dattatreya. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Bhayander ward officer suspended for not controlling illegal constructions. A ward officer of the Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has been suspended by the municipal commissioner for allegedly failing to control illegal constructions in Uttan, Bhayander (west). 'Child of unwed mom must name dad in passport' An unwed mother has to reveal who the biological father of her child is, the passport authorities told the Bombay high court on Wednesday. Fewer Congress MLAs add to BJP cheer BJP is all set to take full political advantage of the attack on governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao to ensure that there was no threat to the minority government and it may not be required to depend on the Sharad Pawar-led NCP in near future. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		DoE directs schools to not let their buses disrupt traffic in Delhi Taking note of complaints made by the Delhi traffic police, the directorate of education has directed schools to ensure that boarding and alighting of kids from school buses don’t disrupt traffic in the area or lead to accidents. Even 10-year-olds abused in slums A Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights study on adolescent girls in the slums of Delhi has revealed that abuse—emotional, gender-based, physical and sexual—is not an uncommon experience for them. Teacher's fall belies Metro 'accessibility' Smriti Singh, a visually impaired English teacher at Maitreyi College, fell on the tracks at Vaishali Metro station while trying to pick her way out of a train, unescorted, on November 5 (Wednesday). More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		'New law a double-edged sword' The proposed amendment to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act could come as a boon for many, but also pose huge risks to young mothers along with the danger of being misused for sex determination. Cabinet approves amendment to succession law The state cabinet on Wednesday %deferred a ban on tobacco and decided to amend the Indian Succession Act, 1925 in accordance with the recommendations of the Law Commission of India. Music falls silent: Where's the good-old mouth organ gone? Is mouth organ vanishing from orchestras? More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Woman washed away in open drain The mishap occurred while Satyavani, along with her brother-in-law and mother-in-law, was returning home after attending a function at a relative's house at Hayathnagar. Govt nod for GHMC tax waiver unlikely The property tax waiver proposal for residences paying up to Rs 4,000 per year in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) area may remain just that, a proposal. GHMC puts waste energy project on the backburner Authorities at the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation said they are putting a landmark waste energy project in the cold storage for the foreseeable future as it does not have the Pollution Control Board's (PCB) permission. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Tamil Nadu to hold Rs 100-crore Global Investors Meet in May 2015 The Tamil Nadu government hopes that the proposed GIM-2015 would herald a new era of industrialization in the state. DMK member injured as Jayalalithaa portrait issue rocks panchayat council meeting olice said trouble began when the DMK functionaries demanded the removal of Jayalalithaa’s photograph in the council hall and tried to replace it with that of their party leader and former chief minister M Karunanidhi. Rain holiday for schools, colleges in Chennai and five other districts The district collectors of Chennai, Kancheepuram, Nagapattinam, Cuddalore, Villuparam and Tiruvarur declared holiday for educational institutions after heavy rain had lashed the area since Wednesday evening. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		No pre-school for kids below three The state government on Wednesday submitted before Gujarat high court that it would amend the rules that will prohibit admission of a kid below three years of age in pre-primary schools and add provisions to take action against the violators of the law. Doctors to ride their own prescription On Sunday, nearly 200 general physicians in the city will be gifted bicycles on rent for three months to encourage them to ride their own prescription. Ponzi-accused Jadeja due for release after SC order Ashok Jadeja, who is accused in a multi-crore ponzi scam, has been shortlisted by the state jail authorities along with 31 undertrials for release from jail following the Apex court order which says that undertrials who have spent half of the maximum sentence entailed by the crime should be released on conditional bail. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		HC seeks report in ex-min's DA case Taking a serious note of slow pace of investigation by vigilance department in the DA case against former cabinet minister Rakesh Dhar Tripathi, the Allahabad High Court has directed the state counsel to submit further report in respect of the disproportionate property, which related to the year 2007 to 2011. AAP takes up extensive exercise to form volunteer groups for assembly polls With the possibility of fresh assembly elections that might be announced in Delhi shortly, volunteers of Aam Admi Party (AAP) have taken up an extensive exercise to form “volunteers groups” in Sangam city who would be canvassing for party candidates in Delhi once the elections are declared. Municipality demolished house in 1931 where Nehru was born House number 77 at Meerganj locality, where first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was born in 1889, no more exists today. The rented accommodation was demolished in 1931 by the then municipality as part of its development drive, much after the Nehru family moved out. Its exact location is now unknown. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Odisha Seeks Rs 777-cr Hudhud aid A month after cyclone Hudhud, the state government on Wednesday announced to have submitted a memorandum to the Centre, seeking Rs 777.12 crore from the National Disaster Response Fund. Trader's daylight murder rocks Millennium City A pulses wholesaler was shot dead at Malgodown here in broad daylight on Wednesday. Govt projects: Seashore selection under CBI lens CBI has started vetting the procedure to select the firm. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Upper Lake fun spots wobble BMC’s ambitious recreational projects hit green panel’s 50M curb order. Wannabe soldiers run amok in Gwalior, 20 hurt Gwalior city was tense on Wednesday after candidates at an army recruitment rally went berserk, pelted stones and indulged in arson to protest change in schedule. Halloween party held at a local night club in Bhopal Halloween might be long gone, but its craze refuses to subside in Bhopal as it was evident at a city club which recently hosted a Halloween-themed party. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Coaches cry foul over govt's ignorance A day after the Punjab government gave out Rs 4.29 crore as cash awards to 28 players — who brought laurels to the state in the Asian and Commonwealth Games — it was the turn of coaches to demand “similar honour”. Nadda had sought Chaturvedi's repatriation to Haryana TOI has accessed Nadda’s letter to then health minister Harsh Vardhan in June, urging him to revert Chaturvedi to his parent cadre (Haryana). 'State customers cheated most by private insurers' People of Punjab, particularly farmers, top the list of clients cheated by private insurance companies in the region. More Chandigarh News»

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