[wanabidii] News Digest: No serious challenge to rupee: Arun Jaitley

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		Thursday, April 07, 2016
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		Business
		No serious challenge to rupee: Arun Jaitley Arun Jaitley said that despite global currencies losing ground, the rupee was holding out for the past one and a half year, till August last year, when China devalued its currency, Adani to restart talks with stakeholders over Oz mines The Adani Group on Thursday said it will restart talks with stakeholders to take forward its plans to build one of the world's largest coal mines in Australia, days after the Indian mining giant's controversy-hit $21.7 billion project won three mining leases. FDI to reduce India's current account deficit: Moody's Credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service said India's rising FDI inflows reduces the current account deficit and also the external financing needs. Moody's said it doesn't expect widening of India's CAD based on its assumptions that commodity prices will remain low in 2016 and 2017. More Business News»

		Environment
		Over 120 nations to sign climate deal in April: France More than 120 countries have said they are ready to sign the UN's accord to fight global warming, French ecology minister Segolene Royal has said. The 32-page deal calls on rich nations to muster at least $100 billion a year in climate aid from 2020. Industry puts natural heritage sites at stake: WWF Almost half of all natural World Heritage Sites, including the Great Barrier Reef and Machu Picchu, are threatened by industrial activities such as mining, oil exploration and illegal logging, conservation group World Wildlife Fund warned on Wednesday. Marauding monkeys to now face bullets in Shimla No monkey business any more — at least in tourist hotspot Shimla. Declared vermin, the marauding monkeys will be shot down in areas outside forests to check their menace. Howerver, US-based NGO called Humane Society International said they would soon take legal recourse to save the monkeys. More Environment News»

		World
		Vladimir Putin creates powerful new security force Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the creation of powerful new National Guard security force, a move analysts said could be aimed at warding off unrest over the nation's economic crisis. The Kremlin said that the new force will answer directly to Putin and tackle terror and organized crime. Islamic State nets millions from antiquities, Russia says Islamic State jihadists in Syria and Iraq are netting between $150 million and $200 million a year from illicit trade in plundered antiquities, Russia's ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said in a letter. Churkin said plundered antiquities were largely smuggled through Turkey. Future of Iceland's govt up in the air, Pirate Party soars Iceland's coalition parties held talks on the government's future, a day after the prime minister's resignation over the Panama Papers scandal that propelled the Pirate Party to the top of polls ahead of a possible snap election. More World News»

		Science
		Supernova showered Earth with radioactive debris Scientists found radioactive iron-60 in sediment and crust samples taken from the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Evidence of iron-60 from an older supernova around eight million years ago was also found by researchers which coincided with global faunal changes in the late Miocene period. Pig hearts may save human lives: Researchers One day, cardiac patients may enjoy a new lease on life with pig hearts beating in their chests, said researchers reporting a major advance Tuesday in cross-species organ transplantation. Their method uses a combination of gene modification and targeted immune-suppressing drugs. World is facing 'unrelenting march' of diabetes: WHO The number of adults living with diabetes has nearly quadrupled to 422 million over 35 years, the WHO warned on Wednesday, adding the world is facing an "unrelenting march" of the disease which now affects nearly one in 11 people. More Science News»

		Technology
		Microsoft Lumia 650 goes on sale in India at Rs 15,299 Microsoft has announced the launch of Lumia 650 dual-SIM in India. Priced at Rs 15,299, Microsoft Lumia 650 is the company's latest smartphone to run on Windows 10. 13 tough interview questions heard @ Apple, Google This year's weirdest questions come courtesy Apple, Twitter, Google, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and a few others. Here we pick the toughest ones asked at technology giants. Facebook Live to replace Messenger button in major update Facebook is rearranging the notification panel on its mobile apps in an effort to broaden the audience creating, watching and reacting to live video on its social network. More Technology News»

		Education
		AICTE to reserve 10 seats for Jammu and Kashmir in all institutes The move is aimed at ensuring that students do not feel “isolated” on a faroff campus. The AICTE is cautious that the upper ceiling must be 10 so that there is no “bunching” of students, or “incidents” like the cricket-cheering controversy at a Meerut institute in 2014. Here's how kids who fail CET enter govt med schools Didn't get admission in to the best government medical college in your state? Your best bet may be to buy a seat in the worst private medical college in the state and pray it doesn't get permission to admit students in the coming years. Short supply of NCERT books leaves parents in limbo More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Cricketers should be judged on their Test performance: Ponting Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) Despite the advent of Twenty20 cricket in recent times, Mumbai Indians head coach Ricky Ponting on Thursday said he still believes in the old school theory that a player should be judged on his Test performance. We have adequate cover for Malinga, says Ponting Mumbai, Apr 7 () It may be a huge blow for the Mumbai Indians with injured pace spearhead Lasith Malinga virtually being ruled out of the first half of this edition of the IPL, but coach Ricky Ponting says he has adequate replacements even if the Sri Lankan is not available for the entire E-comm policy may not stop discounting by e-tailers: Ind-Ra Mumbai, Apr 7 () The recently introduced e-commerce policy is unlikely to change the discounting model of online retailers in the near-term, says India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra). More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		10 pc of pregnant woman at gestational diabetes risk One of the most common health problems related to pregnancy, Gestational Diabetes, takes its toll on 10 percent of expectant mothers, it has been revealed. According to Dr. Faced with AIBA deadline, boxing officials get down to work New Delhi, Apr 7 () The threat of an Olympic ban looming over Indian boxers, the bickering administrators today took the first step towards forming a new federation by calling for a stakeholders' meeting on April 16 to finalise the constitution and date for fresh elections. RCEP talks: India offers commitments on goods, services New Delhi, Apr 7 () India has offered its commitments on opening goods and services sectors in the RCEP negotiations while other members are still struggling to meet their obligations, a top official today said. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		This winged wonder mimics 35 other birds, 3 mammals and 2 frog species Sobha Q4 new sales drops 14% Family of Bhatkal man held for IS links leaves home The family of a Bhatkal youth detained at Pune airport on Tuesday have left their home for an undisclosed place fearing police and media. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Shifting IPL matches not solution for drought: Laxman Hyderabad, Apr 7 () Amid the furore over water being being used to maintain cricket pitches for IPL games in drought-hit Maharashtra, Sunrisers Hyderabad mentor VVS Laxman today said shifting matches is not a solution for what is now a national problem. "I don't think that it is a solution. Bomb blast in court in Chittoor town of Andhra Pradesh Toshiba to set up rail systems equipment facility in Hyderabad Hyderabad, Apr 7 () Toshiba Corporation today announced that it would establish a new production facility of electrical equipment for railway systems in Hyderabad to expand its commitment to India and its ability to supply international markets. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Jayalalithaa, Karunanidhi condole death of Kamla Advani Tamil Nadu election: DMK gives four seats to Puthiya Tamilagam DMK has given four seats to Puthiya Tamilagam for the May 16 assembly election in Tamil Nadu. AI forces pilot with high BP to captain Chennai-Male flight A pilot was forced to fly an Air India Chennai-Male-Thiruvananthapuram flight despite reporting sick with high blood pressure on Wednesday. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Air India to begin Bhavnagar-Mumbai flight from mid-April Bhavnagar is set to be back on the aviation map of India. A week after Jet Airways stopped the operations of only flight from Bhavnagar airport, Air India has decided to start flight on Bhavnagar-Mumbai route from mid-April. Modi's Godhra sleuth joins CBI IPS officer Rakesh Asthana, who was the first to declare the Godhra train fire of February 2002 a “carefully planned and meticulously executed criminal conspiracy“, has been appointed additional director of CBI for a period of four years. To beat diabetes, waist must measure less than half of height `Beat diabetes' -this is the theme of World Health Day on Thursday . Experts say one of the easiest ways of defeating diabetes, is to keep one's waist circumference to below half of your height. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Demand for CBI inquiry politically motivated: UP govt tells HC Allahabad, Apr 7 () Uttar Pradesh government has submitted before the Allahabad High Court that its investigation into Dadri lynching case has been "impartial" and that the petition filed by a Noida-based BJP leader, who is among the accused, seeking CBI probe into the matter was "politically Allahabad University asks for help from district administration to end dharana on its campus Cong demands arrest of NIA DySP killers Members of District Congress Committee (DCC), Allahabad, on Tuesday shouted slogans against the Union and state governments at Subhash Chauraha to protest against the killing of National Investigation Agency (NIA)'s deputy SP Tanzil Ahmed. They also demanded arrest of the perpetrators of crime at the earliest. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Future of 3.7L Plus II students uncertain as paper check remains suspended The future of more than 3.7 lakh Class XII students remains uncertain with the partial suspension of paper evaluation amid protests by private college teachers demanding abolition of grant status. SIOS first batch to write matric exam on April 11 The first batch of the State Institute of Open Schooling (SIOS) is set to appear for matriculation examination on April 11. HAL employees held for duping youths Police arrested a manager and two employees of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) at Sunabeda in Koraput district on Wednesday for allegedly duping nine youths of over Rs 1 crore by promising jobs in the PSU. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Police, naxals exchange fire in Madhya Pradesh How Ramazan reached Bhopal Karachi boy Ramzan was separated from his mother at age of 10 when his father Mohammad took him to Bangladesh and remarried.He crossed the Bangla border in 2011 with the hope of going to Pakistan. Koh-e-Fiza lad used FB to track Ramzan's mom Speaking to TOI, Hamza said, "On September 8, 2015, I read the news and decided to meet him.I could not believe the day has come, when he is actually leaving Bhopal.". More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Without sharing a drop, Punjab and Haryana spar over SYL canal Chandigarh, April 7 (IANS) Even as several parts of the country face a drought and water shortages, the country's leading foodgrain states - Punjab and Haryana - continue to be locked in a bitter water war over a canal. Fake parents `courier' 7 children to 4 countries Illegal immigration ­ or kabootarbaazi ­ has got new meaning in Punjab after police unearthed a racket in which a couple dropped seven children in different corners of the world by using their valid, multiple-entry visas and showing the children as their own. The couple ran its own travel agency and is believed to have taken money for couriering the children and leaving them with contacts of the families in the US, the UK, France and Canada. ​ Amarinder to woo NRIs in US, Canada Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Captain Amarinder Singh will visit United States and Canada from April 19, and hold meetings with the Punjabi diaspora in various cities in both the countries. More Chandigarh News»

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