India-Special-Important-Daily-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH -27-12-2016
Centre Confirms of H5 N1 Strain of Avian Influenza Virus in Village Keranga of District Khordha of Odisha The Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fishries, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has informed the Government of Odisha regarding the confirmation of H5 N1 strain of Avian Influenza virus in village Keranga of District Khordha of Odisha. The samples
First Digi Dhan mela held in Gurugram The govt is putting in a lot of effort to motivate people to move towards cashless payments after demonetisation.The first Digi Dhan mela in the country was organised on Monday in Gurugram. The fair also educated the people on how to use mobile phones or AADHAR for making payments online. There were also counters for making Aadhar cards. 15000
Centre releases special stamp on freedom fighters & Hardayal Municipal Heritage Public Library Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare Smt Anupriya Patel released the few new postage stamps in New Delhi on December 26, 2016 The New Postage stamps were> Special Cover on freedom fighter “Shri Gaya Prasad Katiyar” A set of eight Commemorative Postage Stamps on
GOVERNMENT SCHEME-APPROVAL-DECISION - DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-27-12-2016
Railways Hikes Relief from Rs 4 Lakh to Rs 8 Lakh in Case of Death Enhancing the financial aid in train accidents, the government has amended the rules under the Railways Act of 1989 to double the amount in case of death or physical disability. The compensation amount of Rs 4 lakh has been increased to Rs 8 lakh in case of death or loss of hand and foot caused in train accident, an official
LEGAL-COURT BILL-ACT- DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-27-12-2016
No tax on CO2 emissions in China's new environment law BEIJING: China has passed a law that levies taxes on pollution, but ignores carbon dioxide, one of the major contributors to global warming, according to the web site of the country's highest legislative body. The National People's Congress (NPC) standing committee passed the law, the first to tax polluters, on Sunday, less than a fortnight
Hyderabad High Court bans cock fights, warns politicians HYDERABAD: Sounding a note of caution to politicians not to endorse the `inhuman cock fights' with their open participation in such unlawful events during the Sankranti season, the Hyderabad High Court on Monday banned cock fights and all activities associated with it. This practice, that is also linked to discreet betting that evaporate the
Govt planning ordinance to impose penalty for holding junked notes NEW DELHI: The government is understood to be mulling an ordinance to impose penalties on anyone possessing the junked Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes beyond December 30 when the deadline to deposit them in banks expires. There was no official word on the move which is likely to come up before the Cabinet on
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-HEALTH- DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-27-12-2016
TeamIndus to Carry Along Japan’s Rover for Google Lunar XPRIZE Competition
Bengaluru-based TeamIndus has announced an agreement to carry Japanese team Hakuto’s robotic rover in the Google Lunar XPRIZE, to the moon aboard TeamInduss spacecraft in late 2017. This is a first-of-its-kind collaboration of two private space enterprises competing in the Google Lunar XPRIZE.
APPOINTMENT-resigns DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-27-12-2016
Dr Barbara Jatta becomes first ever female director of Vatican Museums
Dr Barbara Jatta(54) was appointed as the first female director of Vatican Museums by Pope Francis. It will be effective from January 1, 2017. Jatta is currently working as the Deputy Director of the museums Since June 2016. With this appointments she will become the “highest-ranking female
OSD in CMO is state’s first housing regulator Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Monday appointed Gautam Chaterjee, who is an officer on special duty (OSD) in the Chief Minister’s Office, as the state’s first housing regulator. Chaterjee, a 1981-batch IAS officer, who retired as an additional chief secretary in January this year, said his immediate task would be to assist the government in
India’s fitness coach Shankar Basu resigns The fitness coach of Indian cricket team Shankar Basu has reportedly resigned from the post. According to reports, Basu handed his resignation during the final test against England, while the cricket body has asked him to reconsider the decision. Notably,
Mithun resigns as Trinamool Rajya Sabha MP NEW DELHI: Actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty has resigned as Rajya Sabha MP. He represented the Trinamool Congress in the upper House of Parliament. He has submitted his resignation to Rajya Sabha Chairman, sources in TMC said. Mithun cited health issues as the reason behind his resignation, Trinamool said in a statement on
Appoint eminent jury for national awards, Adoor writes to Centre Thiruvananthapuram: Filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan has sought a fair jury for judging films submitted for this year's national awards. In a letter to information and broadcasting ministry secretary Ajay Mittal on Monday, he noted that the selection of movies for the awards last time and to Indian Panorama (this year) was
Tata Motors signs up Akshay Kumar as brand ambassador Tata Motors today roped in Bollywood star Akshay Kumar as brand ambassador for its commercial vehicle (CV) business unit. “Indian cinema’s ‘original Khiladi’ will make his blockbuster entry in this new role at the launch of Tata Motors’ latest offering in commercial vehicles, slated in January 2017,” the company
BANKING-DAILY- NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-27-12-2016
Households own 61.5% of bank deposits: RBI The Reserve Bank of India has said households owned the majority of deposits, 61.5 per cent of the total bank deposits of Rs 98,41,290 crore. The government sector and the private corporate sector followed contributing 12.8 per cent and 10.8 per cent, respectively, it said in a study. “A majority (63.8 per cent) of the deposits was term deposits. The
POLITICAL-DAILY- NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-27-12-2016
Two political parties deleted by EC CHENNAI: Political parties started by two former Union ministers from Tamil Nadu following their defection from the Congress P Chidambaram's Congress Jananayaka Peravai (CJP) with the registered address at Kilpauk and Vazhapadi Ramamurthy's Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress (TRC) at R A Puram are among the 255 registered unrecognised political parties that have
AWARD AND HONOUR - -DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-27-12-2016
MANUU Honours Shah Rukh Khan and Sanjiv Saraf with Doctorate Hyderabad: Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), the country’s first and only Urdu university, conferred Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) to Bollywood actor and superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Monday. He received this honour at MANUU’s 6th convocation function held at the varsity’s sprawling campus here. While accepting
Hawk Eye app wins award Hyderabad: The mobile application of Hyderabad city police ‘Hawk Eye’ has been awarded Gold medal in the National Awards on e-Governance 2016-17 under the category of Innovative Use of Mobile Technology, a statement said. The award will be presented during the national conference on e-Governance, scheduled to be held at Visakhapatnam between January 9 and
SPORT-DAILY--NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-27-12-2016
Sports Ministry derecognizes Yoga 15 months after being declared a sport 15 months after Yoga was declared as a sport in India in September 2015 with the approval from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the decision has been reversed and has been once again derecognized as a sport. The sports ministry communicated to all the National Sports Federations and the Sports Authority of India (SAI)
All-rounder Russell cleared to use coloured bat in BBL Sydney, Dec 27:Cricket Australia (CA) on Tuesday cleared West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell, representing the Sydney Thunder franchise in the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL), to use his controversial black bat after certain adjustments to the willow. Russell was banned from using his jet black and hot pink bat after the blade left black marks on
Mirabai Chanu, Santoshi and Gururaja bag gold NAGERCOIL: Rio Olympian S Mirabai Chanu (women's 48kg) and Gururaja (men's 56kg) bagged gold medals in their respective categories on the opening day of the Senior National Weightlifting Championships on Monday. A total of 265 weightlifters are a part of the ongoing Championships and three weight categories concluded today --
Gujarat Batsman Samit Gohel's Ranji Trophy Triple Ton Smashes World Record Gujarat batsman Samit Gohel on Tuesday created a world record with his 359 not out against Odisha in Ranji Trophy quarterfinal match helping him become highest scorer as an opener in a First-Class match at the Sawai Man Singh stadium, Jaipur. Gohel, who is the fifth triple-centurion this season, is also the
Junhasavasdikul clinches title; Rashid wins PGTI Order of Merit Pariya Junhasavasdikul made it a special Christmas for himself by becoming the first overseas golfer to claim the McLeod Russel Tour Championship, at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club here.The Thai shot a one-under 71 in the final round for a tally of 15-under, three strokes ahead of Rashid Khan, to pocket the winner’s purse of ₹ 22.5 lakh
ENVIRONMENT-DAILY- -NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-27-12-2016
Whale Call, Western Pacific Biotwang, Dubbed in Mariana Trench Scientists at the OSU’s Hatfield Marine Science Center have discovered the source of a strange sound recorded near the Mariana Trench. The metallic sound has been dubbed as Western Pacific Biotwang. The recording released has an unusual booming sound, with deep moans at low Whale Call, Western Pacific
Ken-Betwa river linking project gets Wildlife Board clearance NEW DELHI: The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has given its much-awaited clearance to the Ken-Betwa inter-linking of rivers (ILR) project which will benefit Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in terms of meeting irrigation, drinking water and electricity needs of people across six districts in the two states. "Last hurdle of the
NEW DELHI: The world's fastest land animal, the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), is fast heading towards extinction with only 7,100 of these charismatic cats left globally, a new study has found. The cheetah has been driven out of 91% of its historic range with Asiatic cheetah populations hit hardest, with fewer than 50 individuals remaining in one isolated pocket of Iran. Due to the species' dramatic decline,
BUSINESS-DAILY- -NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-27-12-2016
Pfizer, Micromax related acquisitions approved by CCI New Delhi: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Tuesday approved a bunch of acquisition applications, spanning sectors like pharmaceuticals and electronic goods. The CCI approved a request from investment fund Madison India Opportunities Ltd to acquire an equity stake in mobile phone manufacturing company Micromax
STATE -DAILY- NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-27-12-2016
Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank Launches Bank Sakhi Scheme To ensure greater participation in financial inclusion in rural areas, the Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank (KVGB) has come out with an innovative method of employing women in villages to promote and popularize cashless transaction. The bank launched a scheme named ‘Bank Sakhi’ at a programme held at Adavi Somapura village in Gadag
Assam Launches Health Insurance Scheme ‘Atal-Amrit Abhiyan’ The state government of Assam on December 25 launched an ambitious health insurance scheme ‘Atal-Amrit Abhiyan’ which will provide coverage against several critical illnesses. The scheme was launched by Assam’ Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at a function Assamin Guwahati, to mark the 92nd birthday of former
Odisha Names Mega Lift Irrigation Scheme after the freedom fighter Parbati Giri
The State Cabinet of Odisha on December 24 named the Mega Lift Irrigation Scheme worth Rs. 7,600 crore, after the noted freedom fighter and social reformer Parbati Giri as a mark of respect for her immense contribution to the freedom movement and service to the poor and needy. The scheme was
Madhya Pradesh approves 7% Dearness Allowance for 6 lakh government employees as New Year bonanza Bhopal, Dec 27: The Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday announced a 7 per cent increase in dearness allowance (DA) for its six lakh government employees as New Year bonanza. The employees include pensioners and those working with the local bodies and panchayats, rural
10,000 girl students to participate in National Women’s Parliament VIJAYAWADA: The National Women’s Parliament will be organised by the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in association with MAEER’s MIT School of Governance on February 10, 11 and 12 at Pavithra Sangamam in the capital city Amaravati. All women members of Indian Parliament and Legislative Assemblies of various states
Himachal CM lays foundation stone of international shooting range Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Monday laid the foundation stones of an international shooting range and a fine arts college in Shimla rural assembly constituency. A sum of Rs.35 crore has been sanctioned by the state government for developing the shooting range, whereas around Rs.30 crore would be spent
SUMMIT-DAILY--NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-27-12-2016
National Childrens Science Congress from tomorrow in Baramati Pune, Dec 26 (PTI) The 24th edition of National Childrens and Science Congress (NCSC) will be held from tomorrow at Vidyapratisthans Institute of Information Technology (VIIT) in Baramati, 90 kms from here.Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan will inaugurate the Science
SURVEY AND REPORT-DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-27-12-2016
Google announces PV Sindhu as the most searched sportsperson of the Year Social network search engine Google announced Indian ace badminton star PV Sindhu as the most searched sportsperson of the year in 2016. The Rio Olympic silver medal winning Indian shuttler PV Sindhu miffed big names like MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, and Sachin Tendulkar to hold the top position of the
Salman Khan Ranks Top in 2016 Forbes India Celebrity 100 List Based on the 2016 Forbes India Celebrity 100 list released by Forbes, Salman Khan has bagged the top position in the coveted list leaving behind Shah Rukh Khan at second place. Player Virat Kohli was placed third. The ranking was based on two parameters: estimates of entertainment related earnings and estimates of fame. The period
PASSES AWAY-DAILY- -NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-27-12-2016
US astronomer and pioneer dark matter scientist Vera Rubin passes away New York, Dec 27 (IBNS): US astronomer Vera Rubin, 88, passed away on Sunday night, according to media reports.She is best known for her early work on dark matter. It was her pioneering work on galaxy rotation rates that led to the theory of dark matter believes the scientific community. But Vera Rubin's achievements
Oscar-winning art director of Patton passes away Los Angeles: Gil Parrondo, an Academy Award-winning art director for Patton and Nicholas and Alexandra, has died on December 24 in Madrid. He was 95. Parrondo’s nephew Oscar confirmed the news of his death, reported Variety. “He had no other illness than his age,” Oscar Parrondo said. Parrondo won Oscars for art direction for Patton in
Former Sri Lankan PM Wickremanayake passes away COLOMBO: Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake passed away at the age of 83.Wickremanayake is a senior member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and was serving as a senior advisor to President Maithripala Sirisena. He was appointed Prime Minister by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa on November 21,
COMMITTEE-DAILY- -NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-27-12-2016
OROP scheme: Judicial committee submits report to Manohar Parrikar New Delhi: The one-man judicial committee on One Rank One Pension (OROP) set up by the government on Wednesday submitted its report to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. Union minister Manohar Parrikar receiving the report. PTIUnion minister Manohar Parrikar receiving the report. The Centre had appointed the
AGREEMENT- -DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-27-12-2016
CPWD to help Bhutan in green and sustainable construction /MoU signed for technical cooperation in infrastructure engineering . Central Public Works Department (CPWD), the construction major under the Ministry of Urban Development will assist Bhutan in green and sustainable construction of infrastructure. A Memorandum of Understanding in this regard was signed between CPWD and
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