[wanabidii] News Digest: Power companies can't crank up as banks sit on loans

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Monday, April 13, 2015
		Today's Headlines

		Business
		Power companies can't crank up as banks sit on loans Lenders want clarity on how much cost cos can pass on to consumers LPG cash transfer plan takes commercial cylinder sales up The government's direct cash transfer drive for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) consumers has begun accomplishing its key objective of stopping the diversion of subsidised cylinders to commercial use, official data shows. Demand for Indian onions picks up internationally Pakistan is keen on importing, but the demand may last only for a month before new harvest arrives. More Business News»

		Environment
		China to surpass US as top cause of modern global warming China is poised to overtake the United States as the main cause of man-made global warming since 1990, the benchmark year for U.N.-led action, in a historic shift that may raise pressure on Beijing to act. Nano ultrafine particles in Lucknow's air attacking lungs Your lung is an easier prey to pollution now. Thanks to the presence of nano pollutant called PM1 in city's air which has worried health experts as well. 12 panchayats all set to make a difference in Kozhikode People in 12 grama panchayats here are set to adopt a participatory waste management scheme, which would make it zero- waste generating areas. More Environment News»

		World
		Hillary Clinton takes White House bid on the road Hillary Clinton was on a campaign road trip deep into the US heartland on Monday after launching her bid to become the first woman to win the White House with a pledge to champion "everyday Americans." . Sudan begins voting in election al-Bashir expected to win Sudan began voting on Monday in an election expected to be won by President Omar al-Bashir, the world's only sitting leader wanted on genocide charges. Germany's Guenter Grass, author of 'The Tin Drum', dies German novelist Guenter Grass, the Nobel Prize-winning author of works such as "The Tin Drum", has died at the age of 87, a foundation in his name said on Monday. More World News»

		Science
		Tail bone reveals dinosaur's sex Differences in size and shape of tail bones can differentiate fossils of male dinosaurs from those of females -- at least for some small feathered species, researchers report. Cannabis can cure cancer and even shrink brain tumours A new study has examined that Marijuana can kill cancer cells and even shrink brain tumours. 5-year-old boy finds rare dinosaur fossil in US A five-year-old boy has discovered the fossil of what scientists believe could be a 100-million-year-old dinosaur behind a shopping centre in Texas. More Science News»

		Technology
		10 good smartphones you've probably never heard of Each phone in the list has a major unique selling point included to prove why we think it’s worthy of its position. Net neutrality: Trai receives 1 lakh emails to save the internet The chief bone of contention nowadays against net neutrality is Airtel’s Zero plan, which aims to give higher bandwidth to apps and websites whose owners are paying it extra money. Indian IT companies may outdo MNCs in $13bn renewals Indian IT is gearing for a slugfest with global peers like IBM and HP as mega billion-dollar IT contracts come up for renewal. London-based IT research firm Ovum estimates that contracts worth $13 billion will be up for renewal this fiscal year. More Technology News»

		Education
		Government and aided schools find more takers: Study Though government and aided schools are losing out to private schools when it comes to Class I admissions, there seems to be a reverse trend as far as admissions to Classes V and VIII are concerned. Online course in market research Mudra Institute of Communication and Research is offering one-year online course in association with Ivory Education for those who wish to hone their skills in market research and data analytics. UGC formulates uniform norms for 19 UG courses To ensure seamless mobility of students across higher education institutions in the country as well as abroad, University Grants Commission (UGC) has formulated guidelines for adoption of uniform Choice-Based Credit System (CBCS) across all the universities in 19 under graduate courses. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Over 30 IPS officers transferred in Maharashtra Over 30 IPS officers were transferred and some of them were promoted in Maharashtra on Monday Man with tattoos of 144 logos sets record With over 200 brand logos inked permanently on his back, torso and legs, George is a human hoarding and perhaps the happiest consumer there is. Waive toll or we hike fee by 500: School bus operators The School Bus Owners Association has demanded relief in toll tax for school buses across the state. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		NGT stays ban on 10-year-old diesel vehicles plying in national capital for 2 weeks The National Green Tribunal has stayed for 2 weeks its order to impound diesel vehicles more than 10 years old plying in the national capital. Man freed in rape case as wife turns hostile A man, accused of raping and threatening a woman, has been acquitted by a court on the grounds that she was happily married to him and had lodged a false case under pressure from her parents. Make E Corporation, tenants pay if old building falls: Owners The owners of a 100-year-old building in Delhi have approached the Delhi high court seeking its structural inspection by the municipal corporation. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Noyonita Lodh cools off in Bengaluru She attended the opening of an ice cream store recently Power plays truant in some Bengaluru pockets Truant power could have made Sunday a nightmare, if not for the cool breeze and light showers that lasted most part of the day. 3,000 cyclists happily hold sway It was four hours of fun and excitement on the roads around Allalasandra Lake, Yelahanka New Town, as 3,000 cyclists pedalled away on Sunday morning to mark Cycle Day, supported by The Times of India. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		130 sanders woodcutters arrested in Nellore, Kadapa As many as 130 woodcutters, mostly from neighbouring Tamil Nadu, were arrested in Nellore and Kadapa districts of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. Home-grown terrorists give cops a headache After the recent encounter of two Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) activists in Alair in neighbouring Nalgonda district, Telangana police are in hot pursuit of three of their associates. Heavy rains kill 11 in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Eleven people were killed as heavy rains triggered by cyclonic conditions wreaked havoc in several parts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Sunday even as the Met department in Hyderabad sounded an alert for isolated heavy rain and hailstorms in both the regions. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Two girls killed as wall collapses on Chennai school premises Two girls died and another suffered injuries when the wall of a motor room on the premises of a school in Chennai collapsed on Monday afternoon. Ambedkar is a greater leader than Karl Marx, Madras HC judge says Ambedkar went on to study law and bring about social reforms and revolution, whereas Marx specialised only in economics, says Justice S Tamilvanan. Crude bomb thrown at retail chain outlet, 4 detained A crude bomb was thrown at a retail chain store here, founder-chairman of which is Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Over 200 birds found dead, injured across Ahmedabad Sunday's hailstorm killed a large number of birds. Parrots, kites and crows were among the 217 birds which died or were found critically injured at Vasna barrage, in Paldi and other parts of new west zone. Clouds still loom over Ahmedabad The weather continued to be tempera mental for the second day, on Sunday, with most parts of the city experiencing heavy winds with hailstorm and rains in the afternoon. Hailstorm, rain cool Ahmedabad; civic deficiencies heat up woes Heavy downpour accompanied by hailstorm threw life out of gear in many parts of Ahmedabad. In just two-and-half-hours, many areas in the rain-lashed city had literally become inaccessible for commuters. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Rural women script success story Male members returning home drunk was a routine affair. Women of the house had to bear the brunt and ignominy silently. They were told that it was their fate. Two-dozen schools asked to explain steep fee hike District inspector of schools (DIoS) has sought clarification from over two dozen schools affiliated with ICSE and CBSE for charging exorbitant tuition fee and selling school stationery and dresses from the school premises. Impersonator held in SSC exam A youth appearing in place of an aspirant in Combined Graduate Level-2014 (Tier II) exams conducted by Staff Selection Commission (SSC) was arrested at Government Inter College in Lucknow on Sunday. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Bakeries in city residential units spark pollution worry Many bakery units in the city, which function from inside residential areas, are discharging wastewater, resulting in contamination of ground water, Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has said. Caretaker of 'Sudarshan' tree has mixed feelings Somnath Behera, 76, broke down when he was told that the neem tree he had been looking after since 1999 would be chopped for Sudarshan's idol.The feeling of nostalgia soon gripped him. AAP aims to be alternative in Odisha Recovering from the recent internal squabblings, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) aspires to significantly expand its organizational base in different states, including Odisha. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Susant stuns with patent run & roti SMS 21 awards and counting for this third year engg student from OIST Treat rape, acid attack victims for free: Govt Madhya Pradesh health department on Sunday has issued a circular to private hospitals to provide free treatment that would not just benefit acid attack victims, but emergency trauma and rape victims too. Girl burnt alive for resisting rape bid A class 11 girl was allegedly burnt alive by a teenage boy and his kin, who live in her neighbourhood in Chhatarpur district on Saturday night after she resisted alleged rape. Police have launched a probe. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		UT sets an example with Capitol Complex dossier In a major boost for the city, Archeological Survey of India (ASI) selected the Capitol Complex management plan and dossier as a case study for other states of the country at a meeting held in New Delhi on Friday. France, UT to collaborate under 'twinning of cities' agreement Since Chandigarh and Plaine of Commune (a group of eight French municipalities) will work together under this agreement, the civic body authority will be largely involved. Cops find victim's clothes, 3 teams hunt for killers Police claimed to have recovered the victim's clothes during an extensive combing operation in the forest area behind Colony Number 4 in Industrial Area on Sunday. More Chandigarh News»

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