NEWS HEADLINES OF THE DAY – 16 November 2017– THURSDAY Shock Revelation: Teenagers spending too much time on smartphone may develop suicidal tendencies Super: 70% India’s young professional keen seeking advice on next career but do not know who to go to 60mins of physical activity may soon be must in schools along with value education across age group AuthBridge: Employees misrepresenting info; background check discrepancy 48%, 1 out of 6 mismatch Women who experienced traumatic/negative event in last few years at high risk of developing obesity Having trouble remembering things, Sleeping on time help strengthen new/old version of same memory Child/Maternal Malnutrition India’s biggest health hazard air pollution close 2nd, Others– dietary risks, BP What to Say:Indian cos invested $17.9BN in US employ 1.10L Americans, Washington DC/Puerto Rico tops Maha: Decks cleared for India 1st mega coastal economic zone, 45Cos to bid for 200hectares of land India’s 302KM longest expressway from Agra to Lucknow to offer free Wi-Fi eateries with 10global brand Govt to start mapping your address digitally, something done by Aadhaar for individual's identification Mobile Nos linking with Aadhaar Via OTP, app or IVRS facility gets go ahead complying Aadhaar Act BSVI fuels deadline for Delhi advanced to Apr 2017 2yrs ahead of schedule as air pollution chokes city No solution to stubble Punjab cities gasp for air–Amritsar/Ludhiana Air Quality Satisfactory to Hazardous Masala: IndiGo was late/not voluntary in reporting manhandling of passenger, breach of security/danger Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe confined to home, Army takes control, 1st lady Grace Mugabe out of country China strict condition including ownership force Pakistan to drop PoK $14BN DiamerBhasha Dam in CPEC Brexit-bound UK doubles visas for exceptional talent for individuals in tech, science, art & creative 18dead in 30 vehicle pileup in dense fog on Eastern China highway-burnt wreckage towering black smoke Cards Against Humanity Co bought acres of land at US-Mexico border so that Trump can’t build border wall Airbus high, lands biggest-ever contract for 430 A320s, Order book at 7000 enough work for 9years S Korea rattled by a rare 5.4-magnitude earthquake, 2nd most powerful shaking building but no damages Europe step up to fill Gap From US For Funding Climate Change Research – France & UK takes full charge UK’s Eden Project home of World biggest indoor rainforest plan to open 8 new sites around world RBI: Outward FDI drop 58% to $1.35BN in Oct, low on sequential basis as well down from $2.65BN in Sep Power: ReNew Power to buy KC Thapar’s wind power Biz at1000Cr, REC’s 24KCr 2400MW Patratu Power Proportion of debt held by Indian Cos unable to meet their interest obligations has risen to highest level Air India Privatize: New owner may not get 21K Cr equity, promised 50K Cr infusion till 2032, got 27K Cr Ross 128b: New earth-like planet found just 11 light yrs away could support life with same Surface Temp NPA addition down in Q2 but woes not over, 38 listed banks report 1.32%rise in aggregate gross bad loan Rolls-Royce to use TCS platforms & growth innovation models as foundation for its digital transformation Govt planning ‘rent a roof’ policy in solar power push - lease to each household feed solar power to Grid Sports: Amritpal the 1st Indian to start an NBL game, China Open: Sindhu, Nehwal, Prannoy in round two Today’s Word – *Gabelle* - a salt tax
