NEWS HEADLINES OF THE DAY – 29 June 2017– THURSDAY ‘No lynchings in my name’: Protesters across India hit streets, outraged on attacks on human life Plastic bottle you re-use have more bacteria than toilet seat, 60% germs on disposable bottles China school smashes phones to stop students from using them – soak into water, broken into pieces X-plane: NASA’s quieter supersonic jet close to reality, completed preliminary design review (PDR) Asteroid could hit Earth sooner or later but there’s little we can do right now, next could end human life Human enzyme CyP40 reduce protein aggregates in brain that lead to dementia, Alzheimer Parkinsons 2 supermassive black hole orbiting each other 750MN light yr away from Earth discovered Moderate exercise help older obese people be mobile, carry out daily activities, prevent disability Power demand & Generation improved in May 105 BU, declining coal stock may lead to power shortage India launch 3477Kg communication satellite GSAT-17 in orbit with French rocket Ariane-5 Military ‘Dangal’ between New Delhi & Beijing has Chinese netizens abuzz, 1000s comment on Weibo Tata Motors, VW, Skoda alliance to be called off - skeptical over AMP platform not cost effective 7th Pay Commission: Cabinet approve allowance hike for Central Govt staff from July 1 Govt bites the bullet on Air India privatization; AI workers want 30K Crs to be waived instead of selling Fresh cyberattack likely ‘more sophisticated’ than WannaCry – lock computer data/user to pay to get it GST Council to consider more pleas on GST rates after 1 July, wake of protests over applicable rate 7 years on, national litigation policy work in progress, policy to reduce burden court cases on Govt China's SAIC Car commence India operations in 2019 fully owned plant through MG Motor India Tesco to cut 1200 UK & India jobs as pressures mount - increase in minimum wage, high sourcing cost US: India doesn’t meet minimum standard for ending human trafficking, placed India in Tier 2 in ranking IRDA identifies 6 insurer to take over Sahara India Life Insurance – LIC, ICICI, HDFC, Bajaj, Kotak & SBI Life India's oldest Pharma Co Bengal Chemicals turn profitable after 64 yrs but face privatisation blues InFocus to invest $10MN in India, launch 16 mobile phones through licensing with Foxconn, eyes Top 5 Facebook deletes 66K hateful posts every week based on clear consensus on hate speech not reached Westinghouse Andhra Pradesh 1208 MW AP-1000 nuclear reactors to be built by Indian partner in 2018 India to ramp up sugar import as global price plunge; rupee strengthens viable despite stiff duty charges Britain Co-op Bank agree $900MN rescue package existing investors swap bond holdings for cash/shares Indian Railways earns 14K Crs via reserved ticket cancellation in FY17, registers 25% increase from last yr Columbia Asia invest 400 Crs on 2 new hospital in India in addition to existing 1000 bed 11 hospitals chain Google-BCG: India domestic travel market to be $48BNbillion by 2020, Hotels $13BN, Railways stagnant Diplomacy hits Biz: 44K South Korean cars recalled in China over THAAD row, Hyundai bottom line hit Czech to allow legal firearms holders to use them to shoot in Terrorist Attacks, national threat Indian Travelers along with UK/Swiss can now get expedited entry Into US – closer Biz/Educational ties Today’s Word - *Abodement* - an omen; a foretelling
