NEWS HEADLINES OF THE DAY – 10 November 2017– FRIDAY India to see 10%salary hike in 2018 highest in Asia Pacific, best in energy, FMCG/retail sectors Air pollution: Delhi to implement odd-even scheme, NHRC notice to Centre, Delhi, Punjab, Haryana Post DeMo, ED probing 3700case of money laundering, forex violation illegal assets worth 9900Cr Following DGCA guidelines, Jaipur-Delhi flight pilot refuses to fly beyond duty hours, passengers by road Runaway train: Chennai-Mumbai train’s Engine cruise 13km minus pilot, staffer chases it down on bike Find: Drs in India see patient for just 2Mins, US-20Mins & UK-10Mins, in 15 countries average 5Mins Experimental food: ‘Golden’ potato shall boost Vit A & E prevent disease people in developing countries Parents take note: Dental care help curb obesity in children, poor dental health leading to rise in BMI Hong Kong scientists create tomatoes with anti-ageing antioxidant–Vit E, Provit A Lycopene, Squalene Against the clock: Cuts/burns sustained at night take 60%longer to heal, 95%healed after Avg 28days Overhaul: Plastic items, furniture to get cheaper, Govt plan to cut GST rates on daily use item in 28% slab NTPC drops acquisition plans - intends to assist banks complete project &achieve commercial operations EPFO may cut interest rate to 8.5% for FY18 but equity play may boost returns, last year paid 8.65% Abortion at steep price in India – strict law on drugs, social stigma left women vulnerable to exploitation Electronics cos concern over proposed e-waste rules (taking back products), high costs in implementing AAI: Raipur, Patna, Ranchi airports to operate 24hr basis from 2018, as on date out of 125, 30 work 24/7 RBI: Banks to provide doorstep service to senior citizens above 70yrs/differently abled by Dec-end Facebook roll out Disaster Maps in India to help save lives in crisis, speed up response/rehabilitation Coding error in 685apps has put 180MN smartphone owner’s risk –message/calls intercepted by hackers PwC: Speed of integration & effective change Mgmt key factor in making M&A merger successful Britain, wooing Saudi Aramco IPO offers $2BN loan guarantee, London & NYSE competing for largest IPO India plans 20GW solar tender, eyes domestic manufacturing increase - further lower solar power tariffs EESL firm up £100MN investment plan to power its electric vehicle push–buying heat/power utility in UK (IT)/ITeS sector saw private equity (PE) investments of $2.7BN across 78 deals NPS, Atal Pension Yojana subscriber base cross 18MN & total assets on Oct 31 2.1TN from 1.7TN 21% Up World Gold Council: India drags down global gold demand to 8yr low, slipped 9% to 915 ton in 3rd Qrtr Sunshine Lagoon Tank: 100s of fish die at Tokyo aquarium over lack of oxygen, only 73 fish survived NASA contracts Uber to build flying taxi air control software for Flying Taxi on line of ride-hailing services NASA: Geothermal heat source - mantle plume under Antarctica Marie Byrd land melting ice sheets Saudi Arabia detain 201 people in $100BN corruption probe, King Salman relinquish Throne to Son soon Britain could still change its mind on Brexit, PM should stop misleading voters, unilaterally scrap exit talk US Poll: Trump will get crushed by any Democrat in 2020 Election, 36%shall vote to give him 2nd term Today’s Word – *Absquatulate* -to decamp; to flee