Today’s Fuel rate: Del: P 82.32 D 73.87 Kol: P 84.16 D 75.72 Mum: P 89.69 D 78.42 Chn: P 85.58, D 78.10
Jeff Bezos, World’s richest man publicly agonizing over vexing problem: what to do with all his money
Find: Random acts of kindness is good for mental health, can reduce depression/increase life satisfaction
Junk food effect: Quitting junk food cause withdrawal symptoms similar to drug addicts experience
Find: Eating fatty fish in pregnancy can enhance development of unborn child’s eyesight/brain function
Study: Regular bedtime/wake time may help revive self/boost heart & metabolic health
Aadhaar(right to privacy) Ayodhya & Adultery(Social morality): Important cases in Apex Court next week
WHO: Alcohol Responsible For 3MN Deaths Worldwide, 75% of alcohol related death are men
Telecom Secretary: In-flight connectivity (make calls & access internet) to be introduced by next week
India’s per capita alcohol consumption doubles in 11 years, 4.2L consumed by men/1.5L by women
3MN units sold of FASTag, a device used for automatic toll collection, 24% increase in toll revenue
UP: Malaria, mystery fever in rural areas leaves 30 dead in 2 days; hospitals ill-equipped to tackle crisis
Fitch ups India’s growth forecast for current fiscal to 7.8%; Rising oil bill/high interest rates key concerns
US-China trade war: India’s cotton exports to China may see 5fold jump, deliver 1.2MN tons in 3months
Google Pay Tweaks Privacy Policy After Paytm’s Complaint over disclosing customer data for Ads
Irdai raises minimum driver insurance cover to ₹15L to provide some succour to road accident victims
Manipur Univ: Suspended V-C faced protests financial irregularities, favouritism, 89Prof arrested against
Govt calls off MEA level meeting with Pakistan, cites killing of cops & Burhan Wani stamps
Kerala nun rape: Franco Mulakkal arrested, Medical check-up after police grill him for 3 days
Munich Police investigates massive human trafficking network linked to India & Nepal, arrests 5
ABB to enhance power quality for India’s longest freight train network help train at optimum speed
Just Delhi can save 250Cr/year if commuters switch off engines of vehicles waiting at traffic signals
GMR-TERNA gets LoA for development O & M of Heraklion international airport at Crete, Greece
Gujarat rules out foul play in death of 11 Gir lions, says territorial fight to blame (infighting/respiration)
Shares of housing finance Cos crash sharply; DHFL tumbles 42% on selling over fears of liquidity crisis
Market crash wiped out 5.6L Cr from investor wealth in 4 days, BSE plummeted over 1,100 points
Rupee rises 17 paise to end at 72.20 against US$ on sustained selling of American currency
US Davidson Kempner fund calls for forced sale of Essar’s UK assets to settle debt $450MN
iPhone XS is up to $200 more expensive but buyers undeterred by eye-watering prices, few upgrades
US: 1st human oesophagus created in lab using stem cells, help personalized disease diagnosis, therapy
China warns US to withdraw military sanctions on key Chinese military agency or ‘bear consequences’
Google staff discussed ways to fight Donald Trump travel ban, brainstorming on how to respond
Asia Cup: Jadeja 4/29 & Rohit 104-ball 83, India 7-wkt victory against Bangla, Pak bt Afghan
Today’s Word – *Dactyloscopy* – Comparing fingerprints for purpose of identification.
