News Digest: Ready for talks with BJP on tribals' rights: Tipra Motha

Monday, March 06, 2023

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Ready for talks with BJP on tribals' rights: Tipra Motha

New law on anvil to curb online child sex abuse content: Mantri
The government is working on a new legislation, The Digital India Act, that proposes to bring in stronger provisions to make the internet safe and and stop internet aided circulation of illegal, criminal and child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

Songs of solidarity: India's women farmers find strength in numbers
Collectives cropping up across the country are helping female farmers get access to land, advice on farming methods, and better prices for produce.

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Science

Childhood obesity in India likely to rise over 9 per cent annually by 2035: Study
Childhood obesity in India is likely to see an annual rise of 9.1 per cent by 2035, if prevention, treatment and support do not improve, according to a global study released ahead of World Obesity Day. Observed every year on March 4, the goal of World Obesity Day is to stimulate and support practical actions that will help people achieve and maintain a healthy weight and reverse the global obesity crisis.

AI might help detect Alzheimer's disease from routine brain imaging tests: Research

Poor sleep linked to increased heart disease risk: Study

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Technology

Snapchat 'Color your city' Holi AR lens filter: What are they
Snapchat is introducing new augmented reality filters for Holi season. These filters include a Color Your City lens that lets users paint the city in India in vibrant colours, a Bitmoji fashion drop that lets users create fashionable Holi-themed Bitmojis, localised stickers that let users add festive flair to their chats, and new AR lenses themed around Holi.

Amazon 5th Gear store: E-tailer announces sale on 5G smartphones
The 5G network is now available in multiple cities across India. To access the network, users need to own a 5G-enabled phone. The e-commerce giant Amazon has announced a 5th Gear store for 5G smartphones, where users can purchase phones starting at Rs 10,499. In addition to this, buyers can also get up to 12 months of prime membership at no extra cost on select smartphones.

ChatGPT fails one of India's biggest competitive exam
OpenAI's chatbot ChatGPT has reportedly failed one of India's biggest competitive exams, the Indian Civil Services Examination. According to a report, ChatGPT failed to clear the examination with questions ranging from topics such as Geography, Economy, History, Ecology, General Science and current affairs. Bengaluru-based Analytics India Magazine, subjected it to clear the examination with questions ranging from topics such as Geography, Economy, History, Ecology, General Science and current affairs.

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Business

Women's access to credit doubles to 14% in five years
Credit access to women has doubled in the last five years. The loan penetration among women borrowers has shot up to 14% in 2022 from 7% in 2017. Credit access is the ratio of women borrowers to the total adult population.

Double export cover: Piyush Goyal to ECGC
Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has asked the Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) of India to double the limit to Rs 40 crore under a recently launched scheme that insures up to 90% of the credit risk in export finance.

Why has Sebi not yet got to bottom of Mauritius funds holding and trading Adani stock: Raghuram Rajan
Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has asked why Sebi has not yet got to the bottom of ownership of the four Mauritius-based funds who are said to have parked 90 per cent of their $6.9 billion in Adani group stocks, saying does the market regulator need help of investigating agencies for this?

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Sports

WPL: UP Warriorz register a thrilling three-wicket win against Gujarat Giants
A stunning knock from Australian all-rounder Grace Harris (59*) powered UP Warriorz to an unlikely three-wicket victory over Gujarat Giants in a last-over thriller at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday. Chasing a challenging 170-run target, Warriorz were almost out of the hunt, tottering at 105 for 7 in the 16th over. Harris and Sophie Ecclestone (22*) turned the match upside down with an unbeaten 70-run partnership in just 4.1 overs.

WPL: Shafali-Lanning blitz, Norris five-for help DC crush RCB
Shafali Verma and skipper Mag Lanning's blistering fifties and Tara Norris' five-wicket haul saw Delhi Capitals kick off their Women's Premier League (WPL) 2023 campaign on a resounding note, crushing Royal Challengers Bangalore by 60 runs at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.

American Tara Norris grabs first fifer of WPL
American pacer Tara Norris on Sunday etched her name in history books, becoming the first bowler to grab a fifer in Women's Premier League. Norris' feat came in Delhi Capitals tournament opener against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Match 2 at the Brabourne Stadium.

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Education

WBBSE Class 10 English Paper Leak: Source identified, confirms WBBSE chief
The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, WBBSE conducted the Class 10 English exam on February 24, 2023. However, just after the exam, the rumours related to the English paper leak started circulating on social media. WBBSE President Ramanujan Ganguly on Saturday held a press conference where he ruled out the possibility of a paper leak.

CMAT 2023 application process ends tomorrow on cmat.nta.nic.in, apply here
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is scheduled to close the registration process for the Common Management Admission Test, CMAT 2023 tomorrow, March 6. Candidates who have not applied for the exam can register for the entrance test on the official website at cmat.nta.nic.in. Read more to check the CMAT 2023 important dates and registration link.

Odisha University of Health Sciences starts functioning from today
The health and family welfare department on Sunday issued a notification saying that the OUHS was established on March 5, 2023 (Panchayati Raj and Lokaseva Divas) with the headquarters at Bhubaneswar. Chief minister Naveen Patnaik approved this on Sunday.

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Environment

Carbon dioxide emissions reached a record high in 2022

Antarctic glaciers flow faster in summers, exhibiting seasonal behaviour: Study

In a first, US startup plants carbon-guzzler GM trees

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World

Big fire erupts at Rohingya camp in B'desh, 12,000 people homeless
A fire destroyed 2,000 shelters at a Rohingya refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh on Sunday, leaving around 12,000 people homeless, an official said.

Harry and Meghan invited to Charles' coronation: Report

Kyiv says Russia pursuing 'attempts to encircle' Bakhmut
Kyiv said Sunday it was holding off attacks from Russian troops still attempting to surround Bakhmut, a now-destroyed eastern Ukrainian city that Moscow has been trying to capture for months.Ukraine has vowed to defend "fortress Bakhmut" but it has faced Russian troops determined to take the city that has turned into a political prize as the battle drags on.

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Environment

Carbon dioxide emissions reached a record high in 2022

Antarctic glaciers flow faster in summers, exhibiting seasonal behaviour: Study

In a first, US startup plants carbon-guzzler GM trees

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Hyderabad

State to get new narcotics bureau T-NAB
Telangana police are in the process of starting Telangana-Narcotics Bureau (T-NAB) on the lines of Hyderabad-Narcotics Enforcement Wing (H-NEW) which has been operational for over a year.

'Early detection key to cure of breast cancer'
A mammogram every year after 40 years is critical to 'curing breast cancer', according to Dr P Raghu Ram, founder director of KIMS-Ushalakshmi Center for Breast Diseases.

Wrestling event by cops concludes
: The Kothwal Kesari, a wrestling championship organised by Hyderabad police for improving the community policing, concluded at Quli Qutub Shah Stadium on Sunday evening.

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Chandigarh

Anti Terrorist Front India terms Amritpal Singh as 'terrorist', burns his effigy at Shambhu Border

Feb 26 clash in Punjab's Goindwal Sahib prison: Jail superintendent among 5 officials arrested
The police have registered an FIR for unlawful assembly for an offence committed in prosecution of common object, criminal intimidation and under section 66 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, against the gangsters who shot the video and made it viral and also nominated the seven jail officials in the FIR for their "negligence and connivance".

Lawrence Bishnoi gang shooter held by Haryana police STF

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Ahmedabad

Gold smuggling racket: DRI nabs mastermind

Man held in 38L gold loot case

23-year-old molests ex-GF's mother in Ambawadi

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Chennai

Lens on gang that cut cake with machete in Chennai
Adambakkam police have booked a case against a group of people who allegedly celebrated a man's birthday on the street by cutting a cake using a machete.

GCC evicts shops to free up pavements

Civic body kickstarts milling important roads in Chennai
The Greater Chennai Corporation has begun milling of roads across the city under the Singara Chennai 2.0 project. These roads will be relaid soon.

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Bangalore

Jal Jeevan Mission: Karnataka govt to miss deadline, likely to stretch to 2025
Although work is progressing at a feverish pace — much unlike most state projects — the government is likely to miss its self-imposed deadline on Jal Jeevan Mission, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet project.

BJP using govt machinery but criticising us: Mallikarjun Kharge
National Congress party president Mallikarjun Kharge roasted BJP at his first campaign event in Karnataka, saying saffron party functionaries do not have the right to criticise the opposition when they themselves are using government vehicles and aircraft to run their poll campaign.

Congress calls for two-hour Karnataka bandh on Thursday
State Congress party president DK Shivakumar, on Sunday, called for a twohour ‘Karnataka bandh’ on Thursday (March 9) to protest alleged corruption by the BJP government helmed by chief minister Basavaraj Bommai.

Mentally ill senior citizen on ledge of highrise rescued in Mumbai
Fire brigade personnel rescued a 71-year-old Kandivli-east resident who was precariously sitting on a ledge adjoining a parapet wall of a highrise in Kandivli. He had climbed over the 4-feet parapet wall of the refuge area to reach the ledge of Sarovar Rehab Building at Samata Nagar, which is a ground plus 2 podium + 32 floor structure.

Constable run over by train in Maharashtra's Nalasopara; cops don't rule out suicide
A 35-year-old constable with the Kasturba Marg police station was killed after being run over by a train at Nalasopara on Friday. Government Railway Police (GRP) officials said they are probing whether it was a case of suicide. While no note was found, the police discovered a personal diary on the cop

Now, NCP takes its turn to corner the ruling government on MSRTC buses
It was a major embarrassment for chief minister Eknath Shinde when leader of the opposition Ajit Pawar disclosed that three senior technical employees of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) have been suspended for plying a completely damaged bus in Osmanabad district. Pawar also displayed the picture of the bus with broken windows and a huge advertisement of the state government with pictures of the CM and deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. Pawar felt that instead of suspending lower rung employees, government should immediately stop its expenditure on advertisement and utilise the funds for improving the condition of MSRTC.

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Delhi

Covid-induced lifestyle wreaks havoc as fat hiding behind thin frame becomes a norm
Here's a strong reason not to be lulled by the "right" body mass index (BMI): After Covid-19, there has been an increasing tendency of "thin-fat" phenotype among the Indian population.

Union minister Smriti Irani lauds PM Narendra Modi in Delhi for women empowerment
Union minister Smriti Irani on Sunday lauded Narendra Modi-led central government for "exemplary work" in the field of women empowerment since 2014.

Cops flag missing cameras at Delhi's railway stations
A survey conducted by Delhi Police has revealed that more than 80 spots at Delhi's seven railway stations either had no CCTV coverage or the cameras installed there were providing poor-quality footage.

Prayagraj shootout: Allahabad HC cancels bail granted to accused in Raju Pal murder case
The court observed, "Leaving the petitioner free is putting the life and safety of witnesses and common citizens at risk. He is also a member of the Atiq Ahmad gang, and it seems that in the Dhoomanganj area of Prayagraj district, writ of the state government does not run, rather writ of dreaded criminal Atiq Ahmad runs."

MP Imtiaz Jaleel launches protest; counter agitation by MNS in Aurangabad
MP Imtiaz Jaleel on Saturday started an indefinite protest in the form of chain fast against the renaming of the city.

Sale of sugar-free sweets picking up this Holi
As the festival of colour, Holi, is just around the corner, the market of mouth-watering Gujiyas is ready to add sweetness to the festival

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Bhopal

Three killed as car collides with truck in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh

Training on negotiation organised at Madhya Pradesh Police Academy

Woman raped on pretext of marriage in Bhopal's Bagsewaniya
A 27-year-old woman was allegedly raped by an accused, who hails from her hometown, in Bagsewaniya locality on the pretext of marriage for around three years.

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Bhubaneswar

Major section of Jaroli-Jakhapura doubling project opened for train movement

Experts stress on use of bioplastics to combat plastic menace

Odisha: Senior mining officer arrested for possessing disproportionate assets
Investigation of the case is in progress, said the official sources.

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