GOVERNMENT SCHEME-APPROVAL-DECISION -DAILY-NEWS-01-10-2016
NEW
DELHI: Government today approved Rs 1,660 crore worth of highway projects in
eight states including Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Assam. "The standing
finance committee (SFC) today cleared eight projects worth Rs 1,659.96 crore
for 454 km length for eight states," a road transport and highways
ministry official said. Of the 8 projects 5 will be undertaken on the
engineering,
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India Sanitation conference (INDOSAN) in New
Delhi ahead of second anniversary of Swachh Bharat Mission. PM Modi in his
inaugural speech highlighted need of behavioural change to achieve the dream of
Swachch Bharat and also need to ensure a dirt free India like Mahatma Gandhi’s
Satyagraha which was instrumental for the end of
The
Union Finance Ministry has decided that sports infrastructure will be included
under the harmonised master list of infrastructure sub-sectors. Earlier, the
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Affairs had moved the proposal for
inclusion of sports in the list to address the issue of deficit of sports
infrastructure in the country. Key Facts It will include sports stadia and
infrastructure for
The
Indian Railways introduced a sub-quota of 33 per cent for women in
allotment of each of the reserved catering units and also launched a new ‘Train
at a Glance’ and time table effective from October 1. Railway Minister Suresh
Prabhu said: “The introduction of new policy providing sub-quota of 33 per cent
to women in catering units is a step towards women empowerment and their
LEGAL-COURT
BILL-ACT-DAILY-NEWS-01-10-2016
NEW
DELHI: In a major reprieve for e-trailers, the Patna High Court has held that
levy of entry tax on online purchases is illegal and unconstitutional. It has
quashed the notification issued by Bihar government in a first of its kind
order on the issue. The high court said no tax can be levied on entry of goods
into local areas if they are purchased on e-commerce portals for personal use or
SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY-HEALTH-DAILY-NEWS-01-10-2016
Physicists
have brought quantum computers - which could solve problems too complex for
today's most advanced machines - a step closer to reality by successfully
stopping light in a new experiment.Lead researcher Jesse Everett from
Australian National University (ANU) said controlling the movement of light was
critical to developing future quantum computers. "Optical
APPOINTMENT-DAILY-NEWS-01-10-2016
Harvard
has brought in a new manager from Columbia University to run its $36-billion
endowment, the largest of any university. N P Narvekar, 54, was appointed
president and CEO of Harvard Management Company, the university stated on
Thursday. He succeeds Stephen Blyth, who resigned in July, citing health
reasons, after 18 months on the job. The announcement came a week after the
Arundhati
Bhattacharya, who took over as Chairperson and Managing Director of the State
Bank of India, and was due to retire in early October, has been granted a
year's extension. Bhattacharya, who took over as the first woman to head the
country's largest bank and an India-based Fortune 500 company on October 7,
2013, had joined the bank in September 1977, as a probationary officer at age
BANKING-DAILY-NEWS-01-10-2016
Kotak
Mahindra Bank, the country’s fourth largest private sector lender, has acquired
BSS Microfinance in an all-cash deal for Rs 139.2 crore. The bank said with
this, it has entered the microfinance space that has been growing at a rapid
pace. This acquisition will allow Kotak to tap the lower end of the customer
base and will also help the bank in meeting the priority sector lending
ECONOMICAL-DAILY-NEWS-01-10-2016
NEW
DELHI: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council approved draft rules for the
proposed levy and agreed to a refund mechanism for central and state tax
holidays that will continue under the new regime, marking further progress
toward rolling out India’s biggest indirect tax reform by April 1next year. The
GST Council will now meet for three days next month (October 18-20) to settle
the
The
Centre's fiscal deficit in the first five months touched 76.4 per cent of the
Budget estimates for 2016-17, nearly 10 percentage points higher than 66.5 per
cent in the corresponding period of the previous financial year. An encouraging
factor was that the government's capital expenditure rose in August
(year-on-year) but cumulatively it was still down due to a contraction in the
first four
The
Capital’s tallest building, the 28-storey Civic Centre near the New Delhi
Railway Station, is hardly a hub of action on a weekend night. But September 30
was not like any other Friday evening. It was the last day of the government’s
Income Declaration Scheme (IDS). And hours before the midnight deadline, top
officials in Mumbai and New Delhi confirmed that the response was
The
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has granted exemption to Indian
Overseas Bank (IOB) from a regulation under the Takeover Regulations, in order
to issue 55,57,14,797 equity shares through preferential allotment to the
Government of India to raise around Rs 1,551 crore. The proposed fund infusion
is expected to increase the shareholding of Government of India in IOB with
BHUBANESWAR:
Between 2012 and '15, Odisha won national awards for excellence in foodgrain
productions. But when it comes to producing rice, it has fallen behind the
national average despite the area under paddy cultivation being more than other
states. Over the last decade the all-India average of rice production stands at
more than 2,000 kg/hectare (kg/ha). In the same period Odisha has
Growth
in the eight core sectors rose by 3.2 % in August mainly due to key sectors
like steel and fertilizers, which showed the highest growth. The output growth
for July was revised down to 3% from 3.2% announced earlier, the data showed.
Cement production grew 3.1% year-on-year in August, faster than a 1.4% rise in
the previous month, while fertiliser output grew 5.7% compared
POLITICAL-DAILY-NEWS-01-10-2016
As
the Manipur Legislative Assembly election 2017 going to be held in the early
2017, a new Regional political party called MEEYAMGI THOUGALLOI MANIPUR (MTM)
has been formed and launched formally today at the complex of Directorate of
Information and Public Relations (DIPR). Speaking to the media persons,
Chungkham Joyraj, Convernor of the adhoc Committee of
A
day after formally quitting Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Sucha Singh Chhotepur on
Saturday unveiled the flag of his new political outfit, Apna Punjab Party at
Chandigarh Press Club. Former AAP Punjab convener, Chhotepur was sacked last
month following a ‘cash sting’.In his resignation letter, addressed to national
convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, he had said despite his hard
AWARD
AND HONOUR -DAILY-NEWS-01-10-2016
Over
4,000 entries have been received by the National Film Development Council
(NFDC) for the 'Swachh Bharat' short film festival and top 10 filmakers will
get cash awards. The jury has selected 20 short films out of a total 4,346
entries, and of these 10 will get awards, an official statement said.The
'Swachh Bharat' short film festival was organised by the National Film
Development
Veteran
director-writer Sai Paranjpye, known for helming popular films like ‘Sparsh’
and ’Chashme Buddoor’, will be honoured with Indian Excellence in Cinema Award
at the upcoming 18th Jio MAMI Mumbai International Film Festival. The 78-year-old
Padma Bhushan awardee will be recognised for her valuable contribution to
Indian cinema. She was awarded the Padma Bhushan
SPORT-DAILY-NEWS-01-10-2016
LUCKNOW:
Defending champions Railways retained their overall title in the 56th National
Open athletics championship on Friday. They finished with 274 points. Services,
who won the men's championship, finished second with 187 points, while ONGC
claimed the third spot with 84 points.With hot and humid conditions making it
difficult for the track athletes, it was finally left to
Petra
Kvitova produced another sensational performance to beat Slovak 10th seed
Dominika Cibulkova and win the Wuhan Open in China. The Czech, seeded 14th, won
6-1 6-1 in 63 minutes to claim her second Wuhan title and her first of the 2016
season. Kvitova had beaten world number one Angelique Kerber, Britain's Johanna
Konta and fourth seed Simona Halep on her way to the final.
Sania
Mirza and her Czech partner Barbora Strycova suffered a straight-set loss
against Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova in the summit clash of the WTA
Wuhan Open, in Wuhan on Saturday. The third seeds lost 1-6 4-6 to the fifth
seeded US-Czech pair of Mattek-Sands and Safarova in the finals of the USD
2,589,000 tournament that lasted a little over an hour. Mattek-Sands
ENVIRONMENT-DAILY-NEWS-01-10-2016
JOHANNESBURG:
Sharks may elicit less sympathy than elephants or rhinos, but experts say the
feared predators are under increasing pressure from unmanaged commercial
fishing and desperately in need of further protection. Unregulated fishing and
international trade in shark products for human consumption have led to a
precipitous drop in numbers. An estimated 100 million sharks are killed
TOKYO:
One of the biggest dinosaur footprints ever recorded has been unearthed in the
Gobi Desert, researchers said on Friday, offering a fresh clue about the giant
creatures that roamed the earth millions of years ago. A joint
Mongolian-Japanese expedition found the giant print, which measures 106
centimetres (42 inches) long and 77 centimetres wide. One of several footprints
discovered in the
BUSINESS-DAILY-NEWS-01-10-2016
Airbus
Group said on Friday it would merge with its planemaking unit, strip out
bureaucracy and simplify its brand, marking a break with its complex corporate
roots as it prepares for tougher expected competition. Europe's largest
aerospace group will be renamed "Airbus" after its core planemaking
brand under the shake-up, the latest piece of corporate tinkering since it
emerged from a
FOREIGN
TOUR-FOREIGN RELATION- INTERNATIONAL -NEWS-01-10-2016
The
European Union (EU) ministers have approved the ratification of Paris Agreement
(on Climate Change). This decision brings the Paris Agreement closer to entering
into force. Once approved by the European Parliament, the EU deposit its
ratification instrument before national ratification processes which are
completed in each member state. As of now, only 5 EU nations have ratified the
The Organisation
of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) reached an agreement to cut oil
production for the first time since 2008 after an informal meeting in Algiers,
Algeria. It was decided that OPEC would reduce output to a range of 32.5 to
33.0 million barrels per day (bpd) from its current output at 33.24 million
bpd. However, how much each country will or reduce its output will
The
Thai government plans to create eight routes through the country that will be
completely accessible to visitors with disabilities. Thailand’s Minister
for Tourism and Sports, as she launched the initiative , at the United Nations’
World Tourism Day conference in Bangkok. The routes will cover each of
Thailand’s eight major regions and will be designed for anyone who finds travel
and
US
health regulator to market its memantine hydrochloride extended-release
capsules, used in treating Alzheimer’s disease. The company has received final
approval for the product in strengths of 7 mg, 14 mg, 21 mg, and 28 mg from the
US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA). The Mumbai-based company’s product is
a generic version of Allergan’s Namenda XR capsules which
STATE
-DAILY-NEWS-01-10-2016
According
to the recent publication released by the Botanical Survey of India (BSI),
Tamil Nadu accounts for the highest number flowering plants in the country. The
publication titled Endemic Vascular Plants of India also revealed that almost
one of every four species of flowering plants found in India are endemic to the
country. Key Facts Of the total 18,259 flowering plants reported in the
Arunachal
Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on 29 September 2016 flagged off the
all-women Mount Gorichen Expedition from his office premises in Itanagar. This
will be the first all women team attempting to summit Mount Gorichen the second
highest peak of Arunachal Pradesh. Its altitude is 6488 meter (21286ft) high
above sea level. It belongs to the Himalaya Mountain Group
SUMMIT-DAILY-NEWS-01-10-2016
Pakistan
has postponed the 19th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
Summit after India and four other countries announced to boycott the Summit.
The summit was schedule to be held on November 9th and 10th, 2016 in Islamabad,
capital city of Pakistan. Besides, it was also announced that new set of dates
for holding the summit at Islamabad will be announced
DEFENCE -DAILY-NEWS-01-10-2016
Home Minister Rajnath Singh reviews security situation in
the aftermath of surgical strikes across the Line of Control; high security
alert sounded in all states bordering Pakistan; security further tightened in
vital security installations across the country. Home Minister Rajnath
Singh on Friday reviewed the security situation in the country, particularly
along the border with Pakistan in the wake of the
PASSES
AWAY-DAILY-NEWS-01-10-2016
Vaishnavacharya
Goswami Indirabetiji, a proponent of Sanatan Dharma known for her devotion to
social causes, passed away here after suffering a heart attack. She was 78.
Indirabetiji, lovingly known as Jiji, was a proponent of Hinduism and
Pushtimarg–a path of devotion that practises unconditional, selfless love for
Lord Krishna without seeking anything in return. She had suffered a
Veteran
socialist leader and former MP Yuvraj Singh today passed away at his residence
in Katihar this morning after prolonged illness. He was 103. Singh breathed his
last at his residence in Katihar town around 3.45 AM, family sources said.
He is survived by a son and two daughters. Singh represented Katihar in
Lok Sabha twice in 1977 from Biju Lok Dal and in 1989 on Janata Dal ticket.
SHIVAMOGGA:
Noted psychiatrist, chairman of the state's mental health task force and award-winning
film producer, Dr KA Ashok Pai, died of a massive heart attack in Scotland in
the early hours of Friday. The 69-year-old was at an international conference
with his wife Dr Rajani Pai. According to his family, Pai, who landed in
Scotland three days ago, had a heart problem on
COMMITTEE-DAILY-NEWS-01-10-2016
The
Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) became the first full member of the BCCI to
adopt the MoA and Rules and Regulations as recommended by the Supreme Court
appointed Justice Lodha Committee. At a special General Meeting of the VCA on
Friday at Nagpur, 730 members attended the meeting and 727 voted for the
change. A press release from the VCA said: “The SGM was was
AGREEMENT-DAILY-NEWS-01-10-2016
The
UK signed the £18 billion (around ₹1.5
lakh crore) Hinkley Point C nuclear deal with France and China. The reactor is
Britain’s first in decades and is being built by French utility firm EDF with
one-third financial backing from China. The
deal had been delayed over concerns over the involvement of Chinese state-owned
companies.The no-frills event for the project in Hinkley,
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