[wanabidii] News Digest: USAID to mobilise $41 mn for clean energy projects in India

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		Wednesday, August 19, 2015
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		Business
		USAID to mobilise $41 mn for clean energy projects in India USAID will soon mobilise US $ 41 million (about Rs 268 crores) to finance clean energy projects in India, making off-grid power accessible to one million people, US Ambassador to India Richard R Verma said on Wednesday Ghost airports highlight PM Modi's spending risks Two-and-a-half years after the completion of a new $17 million terminal building, the airport in Jaisalmer stands empty. Tata Power increases consumer base over 2 million Tata Power Company has increased its consumer base over 2 million in two Metro cities - achieving 6.18 lakh consumers in Mumbai and over 14.4 lakh in Delhi. More Business News»

		Environment
		Rain in China blast city raises pollution fears Heavy rain fell on Tuesday on the remains of a Chinese industrial site devastated by giant explosions, complicating clean-up efforts and heightening fears about toxic contamination as ceremonies were held to mark the disaster's 114 deaths. Close to 6,000 green crimes reported in 2014 India had reported over 5,800 environment related crimes last year with maximum over 83% of it being recorded for violation of the Forest Act, 1927 where the offenders were booked for illegally cutting trees in forest areas and transiting forest produce without required permission. China to treat polluted water at blast site Thousands of tonnes of contaminated water at China's Tianjin port — the site of two massive warehouse explosions on August 12, needs to be treated over fears that rain may exacerbate the problem. More Environment News»

		World
		German parliament overwhelmingly approves Greek bailout Germany's Parliament has overwhelmingly approved a third bailout package for Greece despite misgivings by some conservative lawmakers of chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic party. Thai blast strikes blow to its economic pillar of tourism The bomb blast that ripped through a Bangkok shrine, killing 20 and injuring dozens, is also certain to take its toll on tourism, the one bright spot in Thailand's sputtering economy. Suicide bomber kills 11 in northeast Syria A suicide bomber killed at least 11 people in an attack Wednesday on Kurdish security forces in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli, a monitoring group said. More World News»

		Science
		Depressed? Go and meet friends Upending conventional wisdom that having a depressed friend will likely make you depressed, a new study by researchers from the Universities of Manchester and Warwick has shown that it doesn't work like that. A cup of cranberries daily can fight off colon cancer too Not just four cups of coffee, as new research suggested this week, just a daily cup-full of the cranberry super fruit can also combat colon cancer. Evidence of mass murder during Stone Age found Archaeologists have discovered evidence of a brutal mass murder that took place outside Frankfurt some 7,000 years ago during the Stone Age. More Science News»

		Technology
		Android 6.0 Marshmallow: 10 new features After months of waiting, Google has finally announced that the next version of its mobile OS Android will be called Marshmallow. HTC One ME review Read our HTC One ME review to find out if the almost-flagship has what it takes to create a distinct identity for itself and capture the limelight from Samsung Galaxy S6 among buyers. 10 best smartphones launched recently in India Looking for a new smartphone? Then your search is over, as we bring to you the 10 hottest smartphones launched in the country in the past couple of months More Technology News»

		Education
		Medical admissions: Second round after September 20 The second round of admissions to medical and paramedical courses will be taken up only after September 20. 50 per cent seats vacant in technical courses in Ahmedabad Technical education courses in the state have few takers against the intake capacity of colleges. Indian Sky Watch Network to woo students, researchers Having realised that lack of exposure at an early stage has resulted in much of India’s talent not being attracted to graduate studies and research in astronomy, and in a bid to conduct new research, the Raman Research Institute (RRI) has proposed to set up a Sky Watch Network (SWAN). More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Radhe Maa questioned for second time in dowry harassment case Controversial godwoman Radhe Maa made her second appearence at the Kandivali police station on Wednesday. Apartment burgled in kalwa An apartment was burgled by unidentified robbers in Kalwa on Monday afternoon wherein the robbers fled away with the jewellery worth Rs 2.16 lakh. Two held for drug pushing Two persons who are believed to be part of drug pushing cartel were arrested by the Thane crime branch on Monday in Mumbra and Kalwa. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Delhi's foreign tourist inflow down to 30-40%, is rape capital `image' to blame? Delhi slipped from the third to a fourth position in the foreign tourist arrivals list, recently released by the Union Tourism Ministry, and the Delhi Police seems to think they know why. I&B officials head to FTII as students up the ante A team of senior I&B officials will visit FTII on Wednesday after a two-month-old strike reached a flashpoint with the police being called on campus to disperse students who had "gheroed" director Prashant Pathrabe. Students plant to clean Delhi air Joining the fight against air pollution in the city, over 500 students from 12 schools planted 3,200 saplings on the fifth and sixth days of TOI Green Drive just after Independence Day . More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Cong releases recycled ' chargesheet' against BJP After a manifesto and a vision document, the Congress on Tuesday came up with a ' chargesheet' against the BJP. B'luru to get its own minister: CM There will soon be a minister dedi cated to look after Bengaluru city's affairs, reviving the system which J H Patel introduced during his ten ure as chief minister, post the BBMP poll. Zooming into Hampi's glorious heritage The ruins and rubble of Hampi don't just draw curious minds who wish to go back in time but also every photographer who's on the lookout for those free zeframe moments. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		T's drive for vehicles drying up coffers It's not just K Chandrasekhar Rao who has acquired for himself new sets of wheels since taking charge as chief minister a little more than a year ago. GHMC's white topping project to hit traffic If the city's recent longest cement topping project commissioned by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on Road No 10, brought traffic around Banjara Hills to a grinding halt for the past 10 days, here is more bad news in store. Ni Hao! Say Hyderabadis As trade relations with China are poised to grow deeper across the twin states, hundreds of people are opting to learn Mandarin, which has already emerged as the trade language in Asia. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Association for differently abled people to stage protest in TN on August 25 The Tamil Nadu Association for the Rights of All Types of Differently Abled and Caregivers (Taratdac) would stage a state-wide demonstration on August 25 demanding withdrawal of a government order changing the eligibility criteria for a monthly allowance for differently abled people. TN govt urged to provide training to doctors on assessing differently abled people The Tamil Nadu Association for the Rights of All Types of Differently Abled and Caregivers (Taratdac) has urged the state government to provide adequate training to doctors, who assess differently abled people to issue disability certificates. Sri Lankan election results: It's an opportunity to solve Tamils' issues, Karunanidhi says DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Wednesday said the results of the Sri Lankan parliamentary elections have shown that there is an opportunity for finding a permanent solution to the issues faced by Tamils in that country.  More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		SFIs blame ACPC for seats remaining vacant in Ahmedabad The Self-Financed Institutes management association has, in a letter to the state government, stated that the Admission Committee for Professional Courses (ACPC) has violated admission rules by conducting four rounds of admission for the degree engineering courses. BRTS seeks fining powers for traffic wardens Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited has decided to approach the state government to empower traffic wardens deputed along the Bus Rapid Transit System corridor to fine people who violate rules and enter the BRT lane. Clean & ClearTM Ahmedabad Times Fresh Face 2015 starts at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University in Ahmedabad As we enter another fun filled week of Clean & ClearTM Ahmedabad Times Fresh Face 2015 college audition rounds, we encountered an array of various talents. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Cobra teams to offer adequate security cover to primary school teachers in Chitrakoot In a fresh attempt to ensure security and safety of teachers taking classes in primary and junior high school in dacoit infested Manikpur block of Chitrakoot distict, top zonal police authorities on Wednesday deputed two specially formed Cobra police teams for patrolling around schools. Contact list of looted mobiles proves handy for dacoit to make threatening calls to teachers Bandit Ashok Kol, who gained notoriety for abducting three primary school teachers performing duties in Manikpur block of Chitrakoot district in a short span of four months HC: Send kids of govt officials, etc to primary schools The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday took a serious note of the pathetic condition of primary schools in the state and directed the chief secretary to ensure that children/wards of government officials/servants, those serving in the local bodies, representatives of people and judiciary, etc., send their wards to these schools. Only then they would be serious enough to look into the requirements of these schools and ensure that they are run in good condition, it observed. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Crime branch detains Sarathi baba's son The state Crime Branch on Wednesday detained Satyam Raula, ‘adopted’ son of Sarathi baba, a 48-year-old spiritual leader, who was arrested on August 8 on charges of cheating and forgery. Music students on dharna over faculty recruitment Students of Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya started an indefinite strike on Tuesday demanding filling up of vacant posts of teachers. Poachers steal trap cameras in Satkosia Poachers have stolen two trap cameras installed to monitor movements of wild animals in Satkosia Tiger Reserve in the last one month.The incident took place in the core area of Mahanadi wildlife division of the reserve. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Two women gang-raped in Bhopal, one set ablaze, second killed Two women, one of them a dalit, were allegedly gang-raped in Morena district on Monday night. Shopkeeper killed, woman cop hurt after low-floor bus hits their scooter in Bhopal A speeding low-floor bus killed a shopkeeper and critically injured a woman cop on Tuesday after it hit their two-wheeler from behind. Lokayukta returns to tainted Joshi couple bungalow, this time to trap another corrupt babu Lokayukta raids early on Tuesday at house of director, State Institute of Agriculture Extension and Planning, D N Sharma, in Bhopal unearthed property of Rs 5 crore. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Home Guards commander caught accepting bribe Senior superintendent of Vigilance Bureau (VB) Satinder Singh informed that Buta Singh, a company commander (Urban Company) of Punjab Home Guards was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs7,000 from one of his colleagues. Despite 3 deaths, MC supplied unsafe water to Preet Nagar Even three deaths due to gastroenteritis and diarrhoea in Preet Nagar were not enough to make the municipal corporation ensure that it was supplying safe drinking water to the area in the first week of August. No tea in glass cups in Panjab University canteens In a unique move, local police have recommended that glass cups and crockery items not be used for serving tea and coffee in canteens of Panjab University till the student council elections. More Chandigarh News»

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