News Digest: Govt notifies new animal birth control rules to deal with menace of stray dogs

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		Wednesday, April 19, 2023
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		India
		Govt notifies new animal birth control rules to deal with menace of stray dogs The move comes in the backdrop of the incident where an elderly person was mauled to death by six-seven stray dogs in a park inside the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) campus last week. It was, however, not the only such recent incident. In March, a family in southwest Delhi's Vasant Kunj area lost their two sons, aged seven and five, within a gap of two days. Both the children were mauled to death by stray dogs. There's no absolute concept of man or woman, says CJI Chandrachud This drew a sharp response from solicitor general Tushar Mehta, who said such a fluid concept of man or woman would render several laws unworkable, which differentiate a biological man from a biological woman. HP may legalise cannabis to give economy a boost More India News»

		Science
		Study finds how some brain cells transfer material to neurons Study reveals how memory T cells induces immunity in people with Salmonella disease Salmonella infections kill about a million people worldwide each year, and better vaccines for both typhoid fever and non-typhoidal Salmonella disease are needed badly. Memory T cells, which are critical for a vaccine that induces a powerful immune response, can be recruited into the liver of a Salmonella mouse model, according to new research from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Odd spiral appears amid northern lights in Alaska night sky A light blue spiral in the aurora borealis that appeared in the early hours of Saturday morning over Alaska had a more mundane explanation than people might first think; it was simply excess fuel that had been released from a SpaceX rocket that launched from California. These sorts of swirls are created when fuel is jettisoned at high altitudes, causing it to convert into ice, which can then reflect sunlight to create the swirl effect. More Science News»

		Technology
		Xiaomi Pad 6, Pad 6 Pro launched: All you need to know Xiaomi unveiled its latest tablets, the Xiaomi Pad 6 and Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro, along with the Xiaomi 13 Ultra. The new tablets from the company boast an 11-inch 2.8k LCD with a high refresh rate of 144Hz, and come with a unibody metal design. The Xiaomi Pad 6 and Pad 6 Pro are available in Black, Gold, and Mountain Blue color options. The Xiaomi Pad 6 starts at CNY 1999 (Rs 23,850), while the Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro has a starting price of CNY 2499 (around Rs 23,855). Motorola Razr 40 Ultra Geekbench listing suggests key details: What to expect Motorola is developing two new foldable smartphones under the codename Juno and Venus. The XT2321-1 foldable phone, rumoured to be named the Motorola Razr 40 Ultra, has been listed on UAE’s TDRA certification site. The device is expected to feature a 6.7-inch foldable AMOLED panel with full HD+ resolution, a 144Hz refresh rate and the largest cover screen available on a flip phone. Pokemon Go creator Niantic is developing AR version of this PC game for mobile Niantic is developing a free-to-play mobile game, Monster Hunter Now, in partnership with Capcom. In the game, players will be able to use their smartphones to locate monsters to battle and can team up with other users to gather materials for weapons and armour. The game will have a 75-second battle limit and use a simplified combat format, controlled by swiping and tapping. The game will enter closed beta testing on 25 April ahead of an expected September launch. More Technology News»

		Business
		'Lean' March sees desi air travel near pre-Covid high The March 2023 figure, 21% higher than last March's 1.06 crore, shows the rebound in travel has happened despite airfares being at record highs with over 100 Airbus A320 family aircraft of IndiGo and GoFirst being grounded for months due to Pratt & Whitney's inability to supply engines and spares. Govt rejects WTO arbitration panel, to appeal ICT ruling ICICI Lom Q4 net jumps 40% More Business News»

		Sports
		IPL: Green fashions Mumbai's 14-run win over hosts Hyderabad After a string of poor scores, Cameron Green struck form when Mumbai Indians needed it the most as the five-time IPL champions pulled off a 14-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad at the RGIC Stadium, here on Tuesday night. On a day when Hyderabad lost its former cricketer Abdul Azeem, who was the first player from South Zone to score a triple century in Ranji Trophy, to a kidney ailment, SRH suffered their third loss of the season out of five games to be stuck at the ninth position in the points table. MI moved to the sixth position. WATCH: Arjun Tendulkar dismisses Bhuvi to claim maiden IPL wicket Mumbai Indians (MI) left-arm pacer Arjun Tendulkar on Tuesday dismissed Bhuvneshwar Kumar of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) to claim his maiden IPL wicket in an Indian Premier League match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. 'RCB + CSK = India': Kohli tweets photo with Dhoni The bond between MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli is no secret and even if the Indian cricket's biggest superstars were up against each other in the IPL 2023 match, their mutual respect never diminished. More Sports News»

		Education
		Union education minister raises concern over student dropouts in IITs The Ministry of Education has requested that the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) implement multiple entry-exit options for students to address concerns surrounding student dropouts. During the 55th IIT-Council meeting, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also highlighted mental health and discrimination issues, etc. How to Plan Summer Camp Activities at Home? Planning summer camp activities at home can be a fun way to keep children entertained during the summer holidays. First, decide on a theme such as arts and crafts, music, sports or cooking. Then, create a list of related activities and plan a schedule. Be sure to involve your children in the decision-making process, collect required supplies, and remain flexible to modifications. Army-BSF synergy conference held at Jalandhar Cantt The Army and Border Security Force (BSF) Synergy Conference was held at Headquarters of Vajra Corps, Jalandhar cantonment on Tuesday. Lieutenant General Devendra Sharma, General Officer Commanding (GOC), Vajra Corps presided over the conference. More Education News»

		Environment
		German climate activists pledge new wave of blockades How plants can change your state of mind By Sven BatkeLecturer in Biology, Edge Hill University Plants look so different from animals, that it's easy for many people to think of them as alien and separate from us. Most people appreciate how pretty flowers and trees look and know photosynthesis is essential to life. But our mental and physical connection to plantlife runs deeper than you might expect. Climate change adding 50 homers a year in MLB, study says Climate change is making major league sluggers into even hotter hitters, sending an extra 50 or so home runs a year over the fences, a new study found. More Environment News»

		World
		US tops China, Australia with 10 of the world's richest cities The Big Apple held its top spot after the number of high net worth individuals surged 40% in the 2012-2022 period. That was the same as Singapore, but lagged behind cities such as Shanghai, Houston, Dubai and Mumbai. China followed the US with five cities in the top 50, putting it just ahead of Australia, which had four. Elon Musk wants his Gen AI to take on MS, Google Putin, Zelensky rally the troops with war poised for new phase More World News»

		Environment
		German climate activists pledge new wave of blockades How plants can change your state of mind By Sven BatkeLecturer in Biology, Edge Hill University Plants look so different from animals, that it's easy for many people to think of them as alien and separate from us. Most people appreciate how pretty flowers and trees look and know photosynthesis is essential to life. But our mental and physical connection to plantlife runs deeper than you might expect. Climate change adding 50 homers a year in MLB, study says Climate change is making major league sluggers into even hotter hitters, sending an extra 50 or so home runs a year over the fences, a new study found. More Environment News»

		Hyderabad
		Joy and scuffle in Hyderabad during T20 fever Aminor scuffle broke out among cricket fans during the IPL match between Hyderabad and Mumbai at the Uppal cricket stadium on Tuesday. Six ice cream units raided in Vikarabad Police conducted raids at six ice cream manufacturing units in Vikarabad district on Tuesday and arrested their owners for manufacturing ice cream brands using harmful chemicals. Woman tries to save son & his two friends in Narayanpet, all four drown A 28-year-old woman, her son and two other children drowned in a village tank in Narayanpet district on Tuesday evening. More Hyderabad News»

		Chandigarh
		Share data with police, Punjab and Haryana HC tells UIDAI The Punjab and Haryana high court has made it clear that the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), ministry of electronics & information Technology (MEITY), has to provide or share information pertaining to offences involving heinous penal provisions to the police authorities. Chandigarh-New Delhi Shatabdi Express departs late by 3.55 hours The four-hour 'rail roko' agitation called by the BKU and Sanyukt Morcha on Tuesday forced the Ambala division to reschedule six trains, including Chandigarh-New Delhi Shatabdi Express. AIG Raj Jit Singh involved in anti-national activities to mint money: Order Dismissing AIG Raj Jit Singh from service, the Punjab government mentioned that he had been instrumental in "anti-national and illegal activities" by abusing his official position in complicity with dismissed police inspector Inderjit Singh and the duo had not left any stone unturned to hijack the government machinery to "mint money" by shielding drug peddlers and smugglers and implicating innocent persons in false drug cases. More Chandigarh News»

		Ahmedabad
		Cases of mental distress among students up In 2016, a letter by the then collector of Kota in Rajasthan, went viral amid a rise in number of suicides in the city known for its coaching classes for IIT-JEE, NEET and other competitive exams. Lower raw material prices, spent inventory reviving chemical units More buses to ply in Gandhidham, Botad More Ahmedabad News»

		Chennai
		Now, fly to Bengaluru from Chennai for Rs 2,000 The Chennai-Bengaluru one-way air fare has dipped to ₹900 2,000, far lower than the pre-Covid rates, as airlines and online travel portals are offering discounts to attract more travellers during the off season and to offset the impact of Vande Bharat trains, which cover the distance in 4.25hours. 19-year-old guest worker gang-raped in Tamil Nadu's Tirupur district, two held A 19-year-old woman guest worker was gang-raped by her boyfriend and two of his aides after getting her drunk in a village near Avinashi in Tirupur district on Sunday. The three also videographed the act. Tamil Nadu logs 527 new Covid-19 cases, active cases now 3,455 Tamil Nadu added 527 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday taking the active cases tally to 3,455. More Chennai News»

		Bangalore
		At 36.5°C, Tuesday Bengaluru's hottest day this year The city on Tuesday witnessed the hottest day of the year till date. Marking the peak of summer, Bengaluru set a new record with 36.5 degrees Celsius. 31 Hakki-Pikki tribals from Karnataka stranded in violence-hit Sudan With appeals for help pouring in, the Indian embassy in Sudan has advised Indian nationals not to step out, ration their supplies and seek help from neighbours, as the situation seemed unlikely to change in the next few days. Karnataka assembly elections: Jagadish Shettar blames BL Santhosh; BJP defends ticket-denial decision A day after joining the Congress, former Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar on Tuesday held BJP national general secretary (organisation) BL Santhosh responsible for his exit from the party and alleged he is set to destroy the Karnataka unit. More Bangalore News»

		Bangalore
		At 36.5°C, Tuesday Bengaluru's hottest day this year The city on Tuesday witnessed the hottest day of the year till date. Marking the peak of summer, Bengaluru set a new record with 36.5 degrees Celsius. 31 Hakki-Pikki tribals from Karnataka stranded in violence-hit Sudan With appeals for help pouring in, the Indian embassy in Sudan has advised Indian nationals not to step out, ration their supplies and seek help from neighbours, as the situation seemed unlikely to change in the next few days. Karnataka assembly elections: Jagadish Shettar blames BL Santhosh; BJP defends ticket-denial decision A day after joining the Congress, former Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar on Tuesday held BJP national general secretary (organisation) BL Santhosh responsible for his exit from the party and alleged he is set to destroy the Karnataka unit. More Bangalore News»

		Mumbai
		Woman who remarried before appeal period ended gets no relief from Bombay HC Justices Ramesh Dhanuka and Milind Sathaye passed the order on the woman's plea to dismiss her ex-husband's appeal on account of her second marriage and cohabitation with her second husband. "This interim application is a classic example amongst litigants to try to overreach the provisions of law by creating a situation, which is difficult to reverse, thereby making pending proceedings infructuous," they said in the March 27 order. Online 'friend' rapes teen in Bhopal hotel; locks her, flees The Wadala TT police have arrested a 24-year-old man from Rajasthan who befriended a 17-year-old girl on Instagram, lured her to come to Bhopal where he got married to her in a temple and then sexually assaulted her for three days. He then locked her in a hotel room and fled with her mobile. Later, he called her father and extorted Rs 7,000 online. Maharashtra's peak electricity demand at all-time high as temperature soars The peak power demand in Maharashtra reached an all-time high of 29,116 MW on Tuesday as the temperature soared in several districts. The last recorded peak demand for electricity in the state was 28,846 MW in April last year. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Draft master plan sent to Centre, Delhi Development Authority expects it to be notified by May Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has submitted the draft Master Plan for Delhi 2041 (MPD-2041) to the Union housing and urban affairs ministry and expects its notification by mid-May. From health to solving crimes, predictive tools at centre of research Whether it is playing chess online, ordering food on a delivery platform, interacting with bots for responses to queries, triaging patients or creating deep fakes, Artificial Intelligence is now entrenched in modern life. It isn't surprising then that universities and research institutes are carrying out extensive studies not only on the application of AI in multifarious disciplines, but also on the impact the technology has on lives. Clone wars: Schools, universities in Delhi brace for AI onslaught Identical essays, similar arguments and erosion in the quality of assignments submitted - teachers are beset with the onslaught of Artificial Intelligence-based technologies that generate text, such as ChatGPT. With such chatbots increasingly popular among students, tackling it was becoming challenging to teachers and professors at the school and university levels, their fear being that indiscriminate use of the tech could impair students' analytical skills. More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		Draft master plan sent to Centre, Delhi Development Authority expects it to be notified by May Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has submitted the draft Master Plan for Delhi 2041 (MPD-2041) to the Union housing and urban affairs ministry and expects its notification by mid-May. From health to solving crimes, predictive tools at centre of research Whether it is playing chess online, ordering food on a delivery platform, interacting with bots for responses to queries, triaging patients or creating deep fakes, Artificial Intelligence is now entrenched in modern life. It isn't surprising then that universities and research institutes are carrying out extensive studies not only on the application of AI in multifarious disciplines, but also on the impact the technology has on lives. Clone wars: Schools, universities in Delhi brace for AI onslaught Identical essays, similar arguments and erosion in the quality of assignments submitted - teachers are beset with the onslaught of Artificial Intelligence-based technologies that generate text, such as ChatGPT. With such chatbots increasingly popular among students, tackling it was becoming challenging to teachers and professors at the school and university levels, their fear being that indiscriminate use of the tech could impair students' analytical skills. More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		Draft master plan sent to Centre, Delhi Development Authority expects it to be notified by May Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has submitted the draft Master Plan for Delhi 2041 (MPD-2041) to the Union housing and urban affairs ministry and expects its notification by mid-May. From health to solving crimes, predictive tools at centre of research Whether it is playing chess online, ordering food on a delivery platform, interacting with bots for responses to queries, triaging patients or creating deep fakes, Artificial Intelligence is now entrenched in modern life. It isn't surprising then that universities and research institutes are carrying out extensive studies not only on the application of AI in multifarious disciplines, but also on the impact the technology has on lives. Clone wars: Schools, universities in Delhi brace for AI onslaught Identical essays, similar arguments and erosion in the quality of assignments submitted - teachers are beset with the onslaught of Artificial Intelligence-based technologies that generate text, such as ChatGPT. With such chatbots increasingly popular among students, tackling it was becoming challenging to teachers and professors at the school and university levels, their fear being that indiscriminate use of the tech could impair students' analytical skills. More Delhi News»

		Allahabad
		Crude bomb hurled near home of Atiq Ahmad's lawyer in Prayagraj, no casualties Police were on their toes on Tuesday afternoon after a rumour of a crude bomb attack at the house of slain gangster Atiq Ahmed’s lawyer DN Mishra spread like wildfire in Prayagraj’s Katra and adjoining areas. Atiq Ahmad's wife, Shaista Parveen, likely to surrender today: TV reports Gangster Atiq Ahmad's wife Shaista Parveen is likely to surrender today following the deaths of her son and husband last week. According to TV reports, security has been increased in Prayagraj, anticipating her imminent surrender. 3-member team to assist SIT probe into killings of Atiq Ahmed, Ashraf A three-member SIT set up by Prayagraj police commissioner will probe the killing of Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf. The team will comprise additional DCP Satish Chandra, ACP Satyendra Prasad Tiwari and inspector Kotwali police station, Om Prakash. More Allahabad News»

		Bhopal
		Big cats' face-off? Cheetah Oban enters tiger turf in MP national park While forest officers are excited about the prospect of studying this rare encounter, they are also on the tenterhooks and will do everything to prevent spots and stripes from crossing paths. Cheetah Oban wanders into tiger territory in Madhya Pradesh Oban, the Cheetah now dubbed as ‘ghumakkad’ or the wanderer, has embarked on yet another escapade and strayed into tiger territory in Madhav National Park. NGT penalises Bhopal Municipal Corporation over Adampur dumpyard 'mess' Bhopal bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) imposed a penalty of Rs 1.5 crore on Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) for improper handling of municipal solid waste (MSP) at Adampur dump site. It further ordered for medical check-up of all residents in areas adjacent to the land site to see how the polluted air and groundwater has affected their health. More Bhopal News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Slain Odisha minister's daughter & BJD candidate Dipali owns Rs 3 crore net assets, but no jewellery and car Dipali Das (26), the daughter of slain minister Naba Kisore Das who was among the richest MLAs in Odisha, does not own any jewellery or a car, revealed her affidavit submitted along with her nomination paper on Tuesday for Jharsuguda byelection, scheduled on May 10. Wearing sari, Odia woman runs 42-km Manchester marathon One would normally not associate someone wearing a sari with athletic pursuits. Minor students 'lift' bricks: Headmaster suspended The in-charge headmaster of a government upper primary school in Sundargarh district has been suspended for allegedly engaging four minor students to lift bricks on the premises. More Bhubaneswar News»

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