Oil prices drop 1% as bounce-back in US production
- Oil prices drops 1% as
bounce-back in US production outweighed ongoing declines in crude inventories.
- 15 of 28 economists
polled by Reuters: GST benefits not felt until fiscal year starting April 2019.
- On right track? Private
Sector may soon run Indian trains on major cities revenue sharing/rental-basis
model.
- Silvasa, Bareilly
among 9 new cities added to Smart Cities Mission, No of cities under project is
99.
- Government:
Commencement of country 1st-ever 'Livability Index' to rank 116 cities, result
June 2018.
- India joins chemical
weapons parts export control bloc Australia Group, admits India as 43rd member.
- Microwaves could be
bad for environment as cars, emit 7.7MN Ton of CO2 in EU, equal to 6.8MN Cars.
- Lancet: Early puberty
is normal, age 10-24 new adolescence periods –reason bad lifestyle/Environ
factors.
- Study: 80% people play
online games to relax, tier II cities most active gamers, avoid depression.
- Bengaluru Bellandur Lake
replete with sewage, chemical effluent catches fire, worries among residents.
- Government may hand
over coal; iron ore mining to steel ministry to boost supplies, speed licenses
approval.
- Trai’s IUC cut drives
RIL’s profit growth in Q3 FY18 90% on IUC, recommends mobile calling, Wi-Fi in
flights.
- Setback for Kejriwal
as EC seeks 20 AAP MLAs disqualification, set stage for ouster from assembly.
- Hackers have walked
off with 14% of big digital currencies, stolen $1.2BN of bit coin/rival
currency.
- Bit coin investors
(Tech-savvy young investors, real estate) in India served IT notice as trading
hits $3.5BN.
- Microsoft develop AI
enabled bot artist’ generate images from ordinary pastoral scene.
- Honda recalls 22834
units -Accord, City, and Jazz in India for replacing faulty airbags
manufactured by Takata.
- Auto parts makers warn
of job losses in sudden EV shift, 1.5MN jobs may be lost in large-scale
adoptions.
- Aircraft carrier
Vikrant to be commissioned by 2020, Supply Delay by Russia impeded
commissioning.
- Mercedes-Benz 1st to
launch BS-VI, locally made S Class produced at Pune facility ahead of 2020
deadline.
- NHAI toll plazas to
have Highway Nest, food & beverage kiosks on both up-side/down-side at all
372 toll.
- Power producers still
evaluating Coal India new pricing policy - all consumers will pay same rate for
coal.
- Foreign buyer keen on
Indian organic products; concerned over quality, In South Korea 377 tests.
- Aiming for 5L WI-Fi
hotspots by 2018 end vs. 38K now, literally every village will have 1 Wi-Fi
hotspot.
- Face book to let users
rank trustworthy/informative in news sources to combat spread of Misinformation.
- US shouldn't speak for
other Countries, says China after US Navy official's China disruptive force
remark.
- US: Influenza outbreak
on rise across with more than 30 Children Dead widespread across 49 states.
- New Poll Says More
Americans Blame Trump, Republicans for Potential Gov. Shutdown by 20-pt margin.
- China: Infra in Doklam
legitimate aimed improving lives of troops/people living in own territory.
- Earthquake Registering
6.3 on Richter Scale Strike Offshore in Mexico's Gulf of California, about 48
miles.
- India IT-business
process Mgmt industry crossed $150BN in 2016-17, 62% exports by US.
- Is India ready for
Industry 4.0 & manufacturing-led growth? AI/Robotics/3D/IoT reduces
low-wage labour
- NR Narayana Murthy-led
Sebi panel pitch for friendly tax regime for investors in alternative
investment AIFs.
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