Make In India targets hard to achieve at current growth levels, shows recent survey
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A survey conducted jointly by research firm The Boston Consulting Group and the Confederation of Indian Industry found that the 'Make In India' target of creating 100 million jobs and achieving 25 per cent of GDP from manufacturing sector by 2022 may be difficult to meet.
According to the report, in contrast to the 'Make in India' target, manufacturing still accounts for only 17 per cent of India's GDP and has remained stagnant at this level for the last five years. An estimated four million jobs have been created in the sector since 2010. The report further noted that despite an increase in manufacturing exports, India's share in global market remains at 1.5 per cent.
Government proposes independent commission to recommend MP salaries
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The union government on 27 September made the proposal to set-up an independent commission to recommend MPs' salaries. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs' proposal will be a part of the two day All India Whips' conference to be held at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh starting on 29 September. Once there is consensus on setting up of the Commission, the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act,1954 will be suitably amended.
Uttar Pradesh: Agra heads national crime chart, Meerut stands second, reveals NCRB report
A National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report has revealed that Agra holds the highest rate of riots in Uttar Pradesh.
The report also revealed that western UP has the highest number of riots in the state. Of the seven major cities in the state, Agra had the highest instances of riots and rate of riots in the state in 2014, while Meerut was second in the list .
Riots in the NCRB report have been classified under several sub-categories such as sectarian, agrarian, student, caste, communal and "others".
Modi's time at Facebook headquarters: emotional and yet productive
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On 27 September, Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the first head of government to be hosted at the Facebook campus. Modi along with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed a Townhall event at the social networking giant's headquarters in Menlo Park near San Francisco. Over 500 people from across California attended the event.
During the event, Zuckerberg had a personal question for Modi and asked him about his mother. At this point, Modi broke into tears as he recalled the contribution of his parents.
On his way out, Narendra Modi wrote "Ahimsa Paramo Dharma. Satyameva Jayate. Vande Mataram," on the real 'wall' at the Facebook headquarters.
ISRO today launched its first space observatory 'Astrosat' from Sriharikota
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It is aimed at studying celestial objects. PSLV-C30 carrying Astrosat along with six other co-passengers, one satellite each from Indonesia and Canada, and four nano satellites from the US.
Mission Readiness Review (MRR) committee and Launch Authorisation Board (LAB) that met on 25 September had cleared the launch of PSLV-C30.
Supreme Court rejects bail plea of AAP MLA Somnath Bharti
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Supreme Court today rejected the bail plea of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Somnath Bharti who had sought relief from the apex court in an attempt to murder and domestic violence case. The apex court has also stated that Bharti should surrender. Earlier the Delhi High Court had rejected his anticipatory bail plea. Bharti had recently moved to the apex court seeking protection from arrest in the case and a direction to restrain Delhi Police from arresting him till his plea challenging the High Court order is decided.
Motor boat capsizes in Assam, dozens feared drowned
A motor boat carrying more than 200 passengers capsized and sank in the Brahmaputra river in Assam on 28 September. As per media reports, more than 40 people have been feared drowned, so far.
The boar hit a wooden bridge after it's engine malfunctioned, making it lose balance in the Kolohi river, a tributary of Brahmaputra. The incident happened near the Kamrup district of Assam.
State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) is carrying out a rescue operation to move all the passengers to safety. The river has been swollen because of incessant monsoon rains.
Flowing water discovered on Mars by NASA!
According to new research published in Nature Geosciences. during the Mars' warmer seasons, liquid water exists on the surface of the planet. This discovery raises the chances of being home to some form of life. This new revelation has come from new spectral data gathered by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), a spacecraft that studies the planet from orbit. The orbiter analyzed the chemistry of weird dark streaks that constantly appear and disappear seasonally on the surface of Mars. The analysis has confirmed the the streaks are formed by salty water that flows downhill on Mars.
This come as a solution to the question: does the Red Planet truly have liquid water on its surface?
Microsoft brings broadband to 5 lakh villages; Google brings Wi-Fi to railway stations
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Not wanting to miss out on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Digital India initiative, Microsoft has announced that the company will be bringing low-cost broadband technology to five lakh villages across the country.
On the other hand though, Google CEO Sundar Pichai has confirmed that the tech giant will provide high speed internet services at 100 Indian railway stations and expand it to 400 stations by next year.
We're not complaining!
Humans of New York on a new mission: documenting Syrian refugees
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HONY has decided to travel once again, but this time it's different. Brandon Stanton, who runs the widely popular one man show on Facebook called Humans of New York or HONY, has now decided to document Syrian refugees amidst relocation to European countries.
On 26 September, Stanton posted on his FB page that HONY would be travelling through Europe for the coming 10 days, recording the stories of refugees in its true personal style."Together, these migrants are part of one of the largest population movements in modern history," Stanton writes, "but their stories are composed of unique and singular tragedies."
As Modi visits Silicon Valley, Air India announces a direct Delhi-San Francisco flight
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Close on the heels of PM Modi's Silicon Valley visit, Air India has decided to start a non-stop direct flight from New Delhi to San Francisco in a Boeing 777. This is the first non-stop flight to operate on the route.
With this, San Francisco is now Air India's fourth destination within the United States after New York, Newark and Chicago. "The San Francisco flight will make travel easy and convenient for students and parents of non-resident Indians," Air India said.
The flight to and from San Francisco will operate three days a week, on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
30 million windfall for small British town thanks to Banksy's Dismaland
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It may have been a disappointment for most, but Banksy's Dismaland has been hugely popular. Popular to the tune of 30 million dollars for the British seaside town of Somerset. According to local officials, the attraction, which closes after five weeks, drew over 150,000 people to the town with a population of just 75,000.
The event was billed as "festival of art, amusements and entry-level anarchism."
The region has struggled since Britons started choosing foreign vacations over seaside holidays but this transformation has been a shot in the arm for the tiny town.
1,584 people in America have the same unimaginative name -- Seven
The Social Security Administration publishes data only for those names recurring at least five times in a single year. Virtually no one has the name Six. From one to twenty, only one name corresponded with an American first name. That is Seven.
Based on calculations by FiveThirtyEight, there are currently 1,100 men and 484 woman, making for a total of 1,584 people named after the number. Seven may be considered lucky and/or even magical, but for now, we know that it is very popular.
Crocodile numbers reduced because of climate change, apparently
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Fluctuating sea levels and global cooling caused a significant decline in the number of crocodylian species over millions of years, a new study has found. Crocodylians include present-day species of crocodiles, alligators, caimans and gavials and their extinct ancestors.
They first appeared in the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 85 million years ago, and the 250 million year fossil record of their extinct relatives shows a diverse evolutionary history.
Extinct crocodylians and their relatives came in all shapes and sizes, including giant land-based creatures such as Sarcosuchus, which reached around 12 metres in length and weighed up to eight metric tonnes.
Global warning: WWF says glaciers in Italy reduced by 40 per cent
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According to a recent report released by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Alpine glaciers in Italy have lost about 40 per cent of their area in three short decades.
The glaciers currently cover a total area of about 368 sq.kms compared to 609 sq.kms in the 1980s.
The researchers further said that glacier melting has been caused by human activities. "The extent of interactions between the biosphere and the human species in recent centuries is unprecedented," the WWF report reads. "We have seen them retreating slowly for over a century, and much more sharply in the last 50 years."
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