News Digest: Push for Aadhaar-enabled e-KYC for digital transactions

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		Sunday, August 27, 2017
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		India
		Push for Aadhaar-enabled e-KYC for digital transactions Big cities see rise in road accident toll MP Vyapam whistleblower's father hit by car More India News»

		Science
		NASA releases stunning picture of dunes on the surface of Mars NASA has released a stunning picture of dunes on the surface of Mars with snow and ice on ridges. It was spring in the Northern hemisphere when this image was taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, NASA said. Nasa rockets to create glowing artificial clouds SpaceX unveils sleek, white spacesuit for astronaut travel Chief executive Elon Musk made the big reveal via Instagram on Wednesday. He says it's not him in the new suit, rather a SpaceX engineer. Musk says the new SpaceX suit has been tested on Earth and works. More Science News»

		Technology
		JioPhone booking: 7 'terms and conditions' to know Vishal Sikka likely to join Hewlett Packard Enterprise as CTO Last Friday, Vishal Sikka ceased to be the CEO and managing director of Infosys and got a new designation as executive vicechairman. In less than a week, he has lost that position, too. On Thursday, Sikka stepped down from the company with immediate effect. New law to soon monitor how Facebook, Google, WhatsApp and others use your data The government will come out with a data protection law to check possible diversion and misuse of private user information by social media and tech giants such as Facebook, Google, Instagram, Amazon, and Apple. More Technology News»

		Business
		Plan to make PAN card must for all transactions in gold A panel of financial regulators has proposed that PAN card requirement for gold transactions from jewellers be extended to all transactions, and not just those above Rs 2 lakh and has supported the daily cash limits against the sale of gold to curb tax evasion. Jatia colluded with McD to grab my business: Vikram Bakshi India becomes largest 2-wheeler market for Honda globally More Business News»

		Sports
		World Badminton: Sindhu storms into final Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu assured India of a silver medal after reaching the finals of the World Championship with a straight game win over World No 10 Chen Yufei in women's singles, here on Saturday. World Badminton: Saina loses in semis, settles for bronze Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal failed to reach her second successive World Badminton Championships final and settled for bronze medal as she went down fighting against Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in the semi-finals on Saturday. Belgian GP: Hamilton equals Schumacher's pole record Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton equalled Formula One great Michael Schumacher's all-time record of 68 pole positions on Saturday with a dominant performance in Belgian Grand Prix qualifying. More Sports News»

		Education
		Under new rules, less than 50% private MBBS seats filled Deemed universities and private colleges across the country are staring at a huge crisis of unfilled undergraduate medical seats under the new system of centralised counselling introduced under the Supreme Court’s orders this year. IITs, IIMs may be told to rate, certify institutes “We have a huge talent pool of teachers and students who can use the entire exercise of evaluation as a learning tool,” Prakash Javadekar said. The Science of Happiness In an introductory lesson on the Science of Happiness, Dacher Keltner, a UC Berkeley psychologist, underlined the relationship between the success of a person and his/her compassionate and nurturing traits. Here are some of the highlights from his introductory lecture at UC Berkeley: More Education News»

		Environment
		More than 200 doomed Puerto Rico dogs saved by airlift to US "The shelters in Puerto Rico have no choice," said Kimberly Alboum, director of policy engagement and shelter outreach for the Humane Society of the US. "They run out of room and, unfortunately, they have to euthanize for space. It's heartbreaking for the staff and it's devastating because these animals are all highly adoptable." Pollution at crisis levels in North India: Niti Aayog Noting that air pollution has reached crisis level in Northern India, government think-tank Niti Aayog has recommended a slew of measures like imposing higher taxes on petrol in and around the more polluted cities to encourage commuters to share cars and take public transportation. Arctic researchers to study wind effects on marine life The Sikuliaq (see-KOO'-lee-ak), owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks, will depart on Friday from Nome for the trip through the Bering Strait to waters on and off the continental shelf in the Beaufort. More Environment News»

		World
		Storm Harvey threatens Texas with floods, one dead The most powerful storm to hit Texas in more than 50 years has killed at least one person and is now threatening catastrophic flooding as search and rescue teams deploy to the hardest-hit zones, authorities said on Saturday. Sharif files review petition challenging Panama verdict Sharif argued that he cannot be disqualified for not declaring his salary which he had not drawn, as neither the company was mentioned in the petitions against him nor it could be termed as a salary under Pakistan's income tax laws. 27 dead in Boko Haram attacks on Nigerian villages Boko Haram fighters entered villages in the Nganzai area on Wednesday, slitting throats and using guns to kill at least 15 people while injuring two others, said Modu Jialta, a member of a local self-defense group. The attackers also burned homes. More World News»

		Environment
		More than 200 doomed Puerto Rico dogs saved by airlift to US "The shelters in Puerto Rico have no choice," said Kimberly Alboum, director of policy engagement and shelter outreach for the Humane Society of the US. "They run out of room and, unfortunately, they have to euthanize for space. It's heartbreaking for the staff and it's devastating because these animals are all highly adoptable." Pollution at crisis levels in North India: Niti Aayog Noting that air pollution has reached crisis level in Northern India, government think-tank Niti Aayog has recommended a slew of measures like imposing higher taxes on petrol in and around the more polluted cities to encourage commuters to share cars and take public transportation. Arctic researchers to study wind effects on marine life The Sikuliaq (see-KOO'-lee-ak), owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks, will depart on Friday from Nome for the trip through the Bering Strait to waters on and off the continental shelf in the Beaufort. More Environment News»

		Hyderabad
		GHMC swings into action, convenes emergency meet to tackle issues Man killed as rain-soaked compound wall collapses at construction site This was third highest rainfall in a day in 10 yrs More Hyderabad News»

		Chandigarh
		When Manimajra and Patiala fought water wars Cops and locals praised for tackling violence 668 trains affected from August 23 to August 27 due to DSS chief case More Chandigarh News»

		Ahmedabad
		ASI seals fact: PM Modi's hometown Vadnagar was 'Anandpur' 1,800 years ago Excavations by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) at PM Narendra Modi's hometown Vadnagar to unearth the Buddhist past of the ancient city and chronicle its historic sequence has yielded exciting relics. Improve diversity in IIM faculty, research: Alumni body 9-year-old missing in Maninagar More Ahmedabad News»

		Chennai
		Short film fest to revive 'forgotten' grain A competition organised to revive the importance of a 'forgotten' grain may be new to the short film genre but that's what the 11th edition of the development film festival, by DHAN Foundation has in store. Know Your Potter, pick your potion Single parents club, kids included More Chennai News»

		Bangalore
		In poll year, it's raining freebies for students RSS man B L Santhosh will lead Mangaluru Chalo India cannot compromise on defence preparedness: Jaitley More Bangalore News»

		Mumbai
		Assessment slows down amid festivity University Unlikely To Meet August 31 Deadline For Results India-Lanka ODI betting racket busted, 3 bookies held The ODI series between India and Sri Lanka started on August 20.In recent test matches played from July 26 to August 12, India won three of four matches while one match was drawn. Blue Whale game: Jaipur boy rescued from Mumbai More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Jaypee ready to hand over 25 apartments The first possession letters in Jaypee Infratech projects after insolvency proceedings began against the company came on Saturday when 25 flats in Aman were offered for handover to their buyers. Triple whammy strikes Delhi: Dengue, H1N1, chikungunya It's dengue season, but the city is in the grip of swine flu and chikungunya as well. Where 2016 saw fewer than 200 cases of swine flu, the count is already nearing 2,000 this year. The viral disease has killed at least five people while a 12-year-old died of dengue in south Delhi's Humayunpur last week. Over 50% of Delhi's private ambulance drivers are overworked: Survey More than half of the private ambulance drivers in Delhi do back-to-back day and night shifts and about three-fourth of ambulance drivers are recruited without any training, according to some of the findings of a survey conducted in the national capital. More Delhi News»

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