News Digest: 59% of India vulnerable to moderate to severe quakes

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		Wednesday, September 21, 2016
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		India
		59% of India vulnerable to moderate to severe quakes 90% cases pending for over 10 yrs are in 6 states With under-5 mortality down, India set to achieve its MDG More India News»

		Business
		Jio hits out at Airtel, says 10 crore calls failing a day With 10 crore calls from its network to users of operators like Airtel failing per day, Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio on Tuesday hit out incumbent operators for not making operational new interconnections in last 15 days despite repeated reminders. Jaitley sets up 'war room' to monitor GST implementation India to clock 8 pc growth over next few years: S&P Backed by broadening of domestic consumption base, S&P Global Ratings on Monday projected India to clock a "steroid-free" growth of 8 per cent over the next few years. S&P said India's structural reform agenda has maintained strong momentum and should propel growth higher. More Business News»

		Environment
		Large marine animals at higher risk of extinction: Study Large marine animals are more likely to become extinct than smaller creatures, according to a new study that blames human behaviours, such as fishing, for this unprecedented pattern of extinction in oceans. 'Fast food chains largest contributors of carbon emissions' Rapidly growing multinational fast food chains in India are the largest contributors to hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) emissions and could add the equivalent of nearly one million tonnes of carbon emissions by 2020, says a new international study. Ban fishing methods harming marine eco-systems: Lanka Sri Lanka on Saturday asked the international community to ban all fishing methods that harm marine eco-systems worldwide. More Environment News»

		World
		FBI: NY suspect's father contacted the feds in 2014 The father of the man suspected in the weekend bombings in New York and New Jersey called the FBI in 2014 to say his son was a terrorist but later retracted it, saying he meant the young man was hanging out with gangs and acting like a thug, a law enforcement official said on Tuesday. 6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Japan An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck in the early hours of Wednesday to the southeast of Japan's main island of Honshu, the US Geological Survey said. The quake had a depth of 33km and occurred nearly 400km (250 miles) from the Izu islands just southeast of Honshu. Jordanians elect new parliament in cautious reform move More World News»

		Entertainment
		Angelina Jolie files for divorce from Brad Pitt Hollywood power couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reportedly ended their two-year marriage. Anushka-Ranbir do an SRK-Kajol Sooraj Pancholi: I too deserve a fair trial While it remains to be seen if UK-based forensic expert's findings in the Jiah Khan case will affect the proceedings, Sooraj Pancholi talks about how he deserves a fair trial and he wants justice to be done More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Zydus partners with Japan's Takeda to develop chikungunya vaccine Blind people use brain's vision centre to process numbers: Study People born without sight appear to solve math problems using visual areas of the brain, researchers including one of Indian origin have found. Human babies and even animals have a basic number sense that many believe evolves from seeing the world and trying to quantify all the sights but vision has nothing to do with it. Glenmark ties up with US company to develop cancer drug More Science News»

		Sports
		We have not demanded turners, says Anil Kumble India's chief coach Anil Kumble asserted that the team has not asked for a rank turner for the first Test beginning on Thursday besides saying that focus this long home season will only be on cricket irrespective of the conditions. Mohammad Kaif clarifies he is not a sharpshooter It all started with a picture that showed a banner "cricketer mo. kaif ko insaaf do (give justice to Mohammad Kaif)." And then some Twitter users expressed disappointment and disbelief with Kaif - the cricketer - becoming a sharpshooter. Rushiraj Barot wins gold at ISSF Junior World Cup Indian shooters continued their impressive show at the ISSF Junior World Cup with Rushiraj Barot striking gold in the junior men's 25m rapid fire pistol event on day three of the competition on Tuesday. More Sports News»

		Technology
		Apple iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus price details revealed, goes up to Rs 92,000 The iPhone 7 Plus 32GB, 128GB and 256GB will cost Rs 72,000, Rs 82,000 and Rs 92,000 respectively Apple slashes prices of iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus by up to Rs 22,000 Apple has announced biggest-ever price drop for its smartphones in India. Under the new pricing, iPhone 6S (128GB), carying an MRP of Rs 82,000, will now be available at an MRP of Rs 60,000. iPhone 6s Plus (128GB) will now be available at an MRP of Rs 70,000, the smartphone too has received a price cut of Rs 22,000. Apple's 4-inch smartphone iPhone SE, too has got a price cut. The 64GB version of iPhone SE will now be available at Rs 44,000. WhatsApp privacy policy challenged in Delhi High Court: 5 things to know A public interest litigation in the Delhi High Court (HC) challenges the change in WhatsApp's privacy policy. More Technology News»

		Education
		CBSE and central government tie up for drawing competition CBSE has joined hands with the Ministry of Power and Bureau of Energy Efficiency in conducting the national level painting Competition to inculcate the habit of energy conservation among students. Prakash Javadekar asks IIMs for plan to increase students intake IIMs have been told to expand their intake capacity to double so that more students can be admitted. They have also been asked to explore the possibility of increasing number of doctoral students. India will need six generations to reach education standards of developed world More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Sec 144 in Maharashtra district for 'smooth' minister visit Maharashtra women and child development minister Pankaja Munde’s visit this week to a district grappling with endemic malnutrition has attracted controversy even before her arrival. Pankaja is scheduled to arrive in Palghar, where over 208 people have died of malnutrition this year, on Wednesday to review the measures taken by her department to tackle the problem. Brother's death may help man jump kidney queue In a first-of-its-kind case, the state authorities got together late on Tuesday to allow an out-of-turn kidney donation between two brothers, one of whom was declared brain dead after a road accident. Consumer forum sets aside 24-hour mediclaim notice rule The Thane district consumer redressal forum has directed an insurance company to honour a claim that it had denied on the grounds that the policy holder had failed to report his hospitalization within the mandated 24 hours. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		AAP women MLAs to meet Rajnath In the light of two women getting chased down crowded streets and stabbed multiple times by their stalkers, AAP’s women MLAs on Tuesday said that they will be meeting home minister Rajnath Singh and Delhi Police commissioner Alok Kumar to ask for concrete steps to improve the situation. Cops crack 25cr abduction puzzle A joint team of the Special Cell and southeast police cracked a near-perfect case of abduction of a city doctor from southeast Delhi on Sunday and arrested seven men for the crime. Stalking cases: Activists call for rethink of truce strategy Laxmi (28) and Karuna (21) who were killed by alleged stalkers within a gap of 24 hours have something disturbing in common. Families of both women claim that a “compromise” was reached between the accused and the victims months before they were murdered. Calling it a dangerous trend, women activists said police must apply their mind before letting a victim or her family withdraw their complaint. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Procedural delays adding to suffering of kids with rare diseases It's been two months since the Karnataka High Court directed the state health department to provide free enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) to 45 children suffering from Lysosomal Storage Disorders (LSDs) in the state. SC orders 6,000 cusecs to Tamil Nadu daily, Karnataka under pressure to defy it A final decision will be taken at a cabinet meeting convened by CM Siddaramaiah on Wednesday. Briefing reporters after the court's order Siddaramaiah said the meeting will discuss the situation and consider the possibility of not implementing the directive. Facelift defacing 1,250-year-old Ulsoor temple, rue historians Located in the heart of Bengaluru, the 1,250-year-old Sri Someshwara Swamy Temple boasts of a rich heritage, but the architectural marvel is being damaged in the name of renovation, claim historians and conservationists. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Telangana to constitute backward commission amid demand of 12% quota for Muslims This Hyderabadi ran from 260 kms in 66 hours Sandeep Raj is fuelled by the belief that he can inspire more people to get fit and active Hyderabadi dancer Vyshnavie Sainath talks about pushing limits Vyshnavie Sainath has just returned from a “challenging” Himalayan summit and she talks about the experience More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		CM to launch 2 new metro rail lines Chief minister J Jayalalithaa will inaugurate two elevated metro rail lines ­ a nine-kilometre line from Little Mount to the airport and a less than one kilometre line from Alandur to St Thomas Mount ­ on Wednesday . With this, the entire 21km elevated section of the 45km phase-one of metro rail will become operational. Jayalalithaa sacks 6 partymen for alleged misconduct AIADMK general secretary and chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday sacked six of her party cadres citing alleged misconduct and for having brought disrepute to the party. Probe against PWD engineer V R Chandran, general secretary of the anti-corruption movement had filed a petition requesting the high court to direct DVAC sleuths to register a first information report on his complaint and investigate the matter. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		MSU hosts legal awareness programme on women related laws in Gujarat AMC notice to 49 institutes for mosquito breeding GTU tops list of Gandhian Young Technology Innovation awards More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		UP governor addresses convocation of SHIATS A girl can perform better if she is provided with an equal opportunity to showcase their talent along with a clean and free environment, opines the governor of the state, Ram Naik. Allahabad misses the smart-city tag At a time when Allahabad has once again failed to get selected among the list of cities to be developed as smart city, the authorities have pulled up their socks and all set to rectify the shortcomings in their proposal and resubmit the same with the help of new consultants. Bank staffer among three held for loot Three miscreants, including a bank employee, were arrested near Korra road in Kaushambi on Monday for involvement in the Rs 39,000 loot which took place on September 3. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Mahanadi issue to dominate monsoon session of the Odisha assembly Bus comes in contact with live-wire, 6 electrocuted Minister requests states to spend labour welfare cess judiciously More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		After Samrasta Snan, Hindu Sammelan to promote social harmony MP to handover 12 PWD roads for national highways Another malnourished child dies in Sheopur Yet another malnourished child died in Gopalpur village of Vijaypur. District administration sources said that Kamini daughter of Dharmendra, a saharia tribal died four days back but the report reached at the district headquarter on Monday. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Don't resort to tax terrorism, Amarinder tells I-T dept RaGa, NaMo to counter Arvind Kejriwal event effect in Moga? Jarnail took money sans receipt, says AAP leader More Chandigarh News»

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