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India needs National Lab Policy for Renewable Energy
Projects
Indigenous Technology Development and Standardization is
essential for the growth of Renewable Energy
Shri Piyush Goyal Union Minister of State (IC) for Coal, Power and New and Renewable Energy said that a National Lab Policy is needed to address the testing, standardization and certification renewable energy projects in the country. Such a policy document should bring out a clear work plan identifying the need of equipment and infrastructure including funds requirement. While inaugurating the National workshop on
Lab Infrastructure for Testing, Standardization, Certification and Inspection for Renewable Energy Deployment Programme, here the Minister said that indigenous technology
development and standardization is essential for the growth of renewable energy in the
country. There is a need to pay more attention on ensuring quality and reliability of renewable energy systems for effective promotion of renewable energy. Shri Goyal
emphasised on maintaining consistency in manufacturing and confidence in reliability of
these technologies/systems to ensure that systems installed function properly.
The Minister stated that the Biogas needs to be given more attention to make it a
well-organized industry. Improved biomass cook stoves should be promoted for clean
cooking solutions, thereby addressing both fuel saving and health hazards concerns of
rural women and children. He further stressed that proper standardization will facilitate
financing options for deployment. We need to strengthen test facilities for proper testing
to maintain quality of products. Also, training, proper inspection for checking the quality
of systems installed is needed, ensuring effective utilization of renewable energy. Shri
Goyal hoped that the workshop will address are gaps streamlining the test protocols and
strengthening test labs for proper performance testing of renewable energy systems to
ensure the quality.
Shri Upendra Tripathy, Secretary, MNRE emphasised need of proper testing of renewable energy systems following the standardized procedures to ensure the reliability
so that they function properly when deployed at site.
The workshop was organized in view of the MNREs ambitious programme of 175
GW Renewable Energy Deployment Programme. The objective of this one day national
workshop was to discuss the standards and procedures being followed for effective implementation of testing and certification, identifying the gaps to meet the needs of ensuring
quality and reliability of the systems/ products/ components, taking into account technology advancements and local requirements. Experts from test labs associated with testing and certification in solar, wind, etc. and representatives from SNAs participated in the
workshop.
Assessment of State Implementation of Business

Reforms Released
A report titled Assessment of State Implementation of Business Reforms was released today. This report captures the findings of an assessment of reform implementation by states, conducted jointly by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
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(DIPP), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, the World Bank Group and KPMG as the knowledge partner, the Confederation of Indian Industry(CII) and the Federation of Indian
Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
The assessment, the first of its kind, has been conducted to take stock of reforms
implemented by states in the period January 1 to June 30, 2015 based on the 98-point
action plan for business reforms agreed between DIPP and State and Union Territory
governments on December 29, 2014.
According to the assessment, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand,
Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Rajasthan have implemented over 50 percent of the 98 point
action plan business reforms studied in the assessment. Karnataka, Maharashtra and
Uttar Pradesh are also among the top 10 states in the assessment. No state has implemented 75 per cent or more of the proposed reforms.
The assessment recognises the fact that most states have already embarked on ambitious reform programs or expanded their ongoing reform efforts since the announcement
of the 98-point action plan. The assessment has identified good practices on different
parameters. For example: Punjab leads in the area of Setting up a Business, as it features an online single window system for registrations and licenses that cover most of the
regulatory services in the country. Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh have also made
significant progress in this area. Maharashtra, followed by Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh,
were ranked highest in Obtaining Infrastructure Related Utilities, with clearly defined
timelines for electricity, water and sewage connections, and a reformed electricity connection application process. Similarly, Karnataka received the highest score on Registering and Complying with Tax Procedures. Due to its comprehensive automation and
process reengineering efforts. Jharkhand leads the country in Carrying out Inspections,
since its labour management system implementation has also focussed on inspections
reform.
Across the country, states have made good progress in general tax reforms like mandating e-registration for VAT and CST; allowing online payment and filing of returns for
various state taxes; providing e-filing support through service centres and helplines; and
risk-based tax compliance inspections. Twenty nine states allow VAT to be paid online,
and 28 states allow CST to be paid online. While most states allow e-filing of VAT and
CST, 21 states have established helplines for users. Twenty five states have defined
timelines for VAT registration and 21 have defined timelines for CST registration.
However, the report also flags a multitude of reforms that still need to be implemented effectively by most states. A majority of states are yet to begin implementing
electronic courts to resolve commercial disputes, i.e., infrastructure to allow for e-filing of
disputes, issuance of e-summons, online payments, e-cause lists and digitally signed court
orders. Twenty six states are yet to introduce reforms along a wide range of labour inspections under various acts, or on inspections related to building permits. About 25
states lack online availability of information on land banks, and use of GIS systems to
track industrial land parcels.
The report also highlights the need to properly communicate, monitor and evaluate
these reforms, to ensure that their impact is being felt on the ground.
What this report does very well is to provide a roadmap for states serious about
improving their business environment and creating jobs. This has an inclusive objective
as it is the small and medium enterprises which will gain the most from these reforms,said
Onno Ruhl, World Bank country Director in India. The World Bank stands ready to
assist state governments in this important agenda, he added.

Data for the assessment was collected through a structured questionnaire that was
sent to each state and union territory government. Following the completion of the data
collection and state visits, the data was evaluated in detail jointly to ensure that the same
yardstick was applied to measure progress for all states
MDCs Represent more than Fifty per cent Of Worlds

Population: Javadekar
India Hosts Meeting of Like-Minded Developing Countries for
the First Time
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar has urged negotiators to come up with a balanced text on
all elements of the Durban Platform - mitigation, adaptation and loss and damage, finance, technology development and transfer, capacity-building and transparency of action and support, while protecting the long-term interest of developing countries, based
on the principles of equity and CBDR (Common but Differentiated Responsibilities).
Welcoming the delegates at the inaugural session of the two-day meeting of LikeMinded Developing Countries (LMDCs) here today, Shri Javadekar emphasised that in
India, the issue of climate change has received fresh impetus under the leadership of the
Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi. The Minister noted that the LMDCs represent more than 50% of the worlds population. As a strong negotiating group, the LMDCs
have played an instrumental role in anchoring the interest of developing countries including India, by taking a strong and unified stand on critical issues. India is hosting for
the first time, the meeting of the Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDC) on Climate
Change.
The objective of this meeting is for negotiators from LMDCs to exchange, coordinate
and harmonize views on the (ADP) negotiating text under the UNFCCC negotiations and
to prepare strategies and way forward for the negotiations in the run-up to Paris. The
meeting is significant, as it comes at a crucial juncture in the negotiations, given the limited time available before the CoP-21 in Paris.
Around 26 foreign delegates from 12 countries including Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba,
China, Ecuador, El Salvador, Malaysia, Iran, Nicaragua, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Venezuela, including representatives from South Centre and Third World Network, participated
on the first day of the meeting.
Shauryanjali An Exhibition on 1965 War Opens

The exhibition titled Shauryanjali celebrating the Golden Jubilee of Indo-Pak War
of 1965 opened at the India Gate lawns today. The exhibition is an ode to splendid show
of valour and sacrifice of Indian Armed Forces personnel for protecting the borders of the
country. The exhibition has recreated the battle scene in various sectors beginning from
Rann of Kutch to the ceasefire and Tashkent Summit. The battle of various types are also
on display at the exhibition.
The Minister of Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information and Broadcasting Shri
Arun Jaitley said India scored a decisive victory in the War. Shri Jaitley described it as a
nostalgic occasion and recalled the overwhelming, emotional and material support that it
generated nationwide for the Armed Forces. He said the enemy was shown its place by
the professionalism of our Armed Forces. The Minister released two commemorative
coins of Rs. 50/- and Rs. 5/- denominations on this occasion.

The Minister for Information and Technology and Communications Shri Ravi Shankar
Prasad released a set of stamps and First Day Cover to commemorate the occasion. He
said the 1965 War was an event marked by many stories of valour and sacrifice of our
Armed Forces personnel.
He recalled the clarion call Jai Jawan Jai Kisan coined by Prime Minister Lal Bahadur
Shastri and said that the nation rose in unison in support of our Armed Forces.
A special brochure was also released on the occasion. Releasing it, the Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar said he was deeply influenced by the heroism of Company
Quarter Master Havildar (CQMH) Abdul Hamid. Shri Parrikar said that this was first
major war that India won hands-down. He said a nation that remembers its history and
its martyrs is a developed and secure country.
The event was attended among others by Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee and
Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral RK Dhowan
and Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen MMS Rai.
A large number of veterans also attended the event. Among others Mrs Rasoolan
Biwi - wife of PVC recipient CQMH Abdul Hamid, Mrs Asha Rani - wife of Ashok Chakra
recipient Mr. Chaman Lal, Mrs Bharinder Dayal wife of MVC recipient Lt Gen RS Dayal,
Mrs Zarine Mahir - daughter of Late Lt Col. AB Tarapore PVC (Posthumous) and Mrs
Earini Vaidya - daughter of former COAS Late General AK Vaidya attended the event.
The Ministers took an avid interest to look at the various displays and artefacts relating to
the 1965 Indo-Pak War. Army personnel enacted a battle near Ichogil canal 50 years ago in
the Water Channels near India Gate.
Expert Group on tackling Cyber Crime submitted its

report
Union Home Minister asked for immediate processing and its
implementation
An Expert Group constituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs on Dec.24, 2014 submitted its report on Roadmap for Effectively Tackling Cyber Crimes in the Country to
the Ministry of Home Affairs after examining the global practices on cyber crime prevention.
The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh took a presentation from the Members
of the Committee here today which was also attended by the Minister of State for Home
Affairs Shri Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary, Shri Rajiv Mehrishi, Home Secretary, Shri
Ashok Prasad, Secretary (IS), members of the Expert Group and senior officers of MHA.
Shri Rajnath Singh expressed keen interest in the issues relating to cyber crime and
its impact on the public. He extensively dwelled on the criminal and other activities on
the internet which directly impacted on the general public particularly women and children and the establishment of appropriate infrastructure to redress such grievances in
convenient and time bound manner.
The Home Minister expressed serious concern on the growth in cyber crime as revealed by the statistics of National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB). Shri Rajnath Singh
directed the MHA to come up with concrete proposal regarding infrastructure, research,
people friendly interface so that the matter could be considered at the highest level in a
well defined timeframe.

The five-member Expert Study Group comprising of Dr. Gulshan Rai, National Cyber
Security Coordinator, Professor N. Balakrishnan, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore,
Dr. Rajat Moona, Director General, Center for Development of Advanced Computing
(CDAC), Pune, Shri B.J. Srinath, Director General Cert-In, Dr. Manindra Aggarwal, Professor Computer Science, IIT Kanpur and Dr D. Das, Professor IIIT Bangalore and Shri
Kumar Alok, Joint Secretary (Centre State), made its recommendations on measures required to control cyber crime including legal and technical measures.
The Expert Group was set up with the main objective of:
I. Preparing a Road Map for effectively tackling the Cyber Crime in the country and
give suitable recommendations on all its facets.
II. Recommending possible partnerships with Public and Private Sector, NGOs,
International Bodies and International NGOs.
Ken-Betwa to be Model Link Project of Inter-Linking of

Rivers Says Uma Bharti
Sixth Meeting of Special Committee for Inter-Linking of
Rivers Held
Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
Sushri Uma Bharti has said that various clearances for Ken-Betwa link project are in the
advance stage of processing and the Government will start implementing this National
Project as model link project of Inter Linking of Rivers (ILRs) programme after obtaining
the statutory clearances. Addressing the Sixth meeting of Special Committee for inter
linking of river held in New Delhi today, the Minister said interlinking of rivers progamme
is very important for enhancing water and food security of the country and would be
very helpful in providing water to water short, drought prone and rainfed areas. She said
the Government is committed for implementation of ILR programme with the consensus
and cooperation of the concerned State governments.
The Minister also informed the meeting that the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of
Par-Tapi-Narmada link project has been completed by National Water Development
Agency (NWDA) and submitted to Governments of Gujarat and Maharashtra on August
25, 2015. She said this is the third link project after Ken-Betwa and Damanganga-Pnjal for
which the DPR has been completed. Sushri Bharti said the issue of water sharing between
Gujarat and Maharashtra in respect of Damanganga-Pinjal and Par-Tapi-Narmada link
project is now required to be taken up on priority. She said I would therefore urge both
the government of Gujarat and Maharashtra to address the issue of water sharing and
arrive at an agreement so that the implementation of these two projects can be taken up at
the earliest. The Minister said task force for interlinking of rivers constituted by the
Ministry has started its working and this will help in bringing speedy consensus amongst
the States on the link projects.
The Minister told the meeting that a team of senior officers of her Ministry led by
Special Secretary had a meeting with Chief Secretary of West Bengal at Kolkata recently
and discussed the proposal of Sankosh-Mahanadi link system which comprises four links
namely Sankosh-Teesta-Ganga, Ganga-Damodar-Subarnarekha, Subarnarekha-Mahanadi
and Farakka-Sunderbans. The proposed link system would provide large irrigation benefits of about 10.5 lakh hact. besides domestic/industrial water supply to West-Bengal.
The State Government has been requested to agree to the proposal and to furnish their
suggestions for its improvement.

The Minister also remembered Shri Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya on his birthday
today. Paying rich tributes to him Sushri Bharti said he was a visionary engineer and
statesman who played a key role in building many dams and reservoirs of modern India.
Addressing the meeting Shri Chandra Prakash Chaudhary, Minister of Water Resources of Jharkhand said that Prefeasibility Report (PFR) of Sankh-Southkoel and
Southkoel-Subarnarekha river link projects prepared by NWDA has been put on hold
because of some objections by Government of Odisha. He said so far no meeting of the
sub group constituted to consider these objections has taken place though all the details
sought by this group has been provided by the State Government of Jharkhand. Reacting
to this the Union Minister for Water Resources directed that the meeting of sub group
should be called within ten days. Shri Chaudhary also referred to PFR of BarakarSubarnarekha river link and said that DPR of this project could not be taken up because of
the non clearance from Damodar Valley River Regulation Committee (DVRRC). He urged
the Minister to call a meeting of DVRRC at the earliest. The Minister further requested to
declare these projects as national projects so that adequate funds were available for their
implementation. He also requested to fix a time frame for implementation of these projects.
Referring to the restoration of states share of water from surplus water of Mahanadi
and Godavari, Shri MB Patil, Minister for Water Resources of Karnataka said that despite
persistent efforts of Karnataka, the concern of his State has not been brought back into
focus either by Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
or NWDA. He said that PFR of Ponnaiyar (Krishnagiri) Palar link in Tamil Nadu as
prepared by NWDA has taken into account an import of 271 Mcum (9.57tmc) upto the
upstream of Krishnagiri dam available from drinking water supply of Bengaluru city.
Shri Patil said in view of the right to use the regenerated water by Karnataka from
Bengaluru water supply which is being drawn from Cauvery River, it would have been
appropriate not to have considered the 271 Mcum in the water balance study in favour of
Tamil Nadu. He was of the opinion that reckoning of the regeneration flow by NWDA in
its water balance study ignoring Karnatakas interests is not correct.
Addressing the meeting Shri Vijay Shivtare, Minister of Water Resources of
Maharashtra said that with reference to Damanganga Pinjal link project his State should
be allocated water at 75% dependability instead of 90% dependability and as such, the
size of the tunnels/water conveyance system should be designed to suit diversion of such
quantum of water, ensuring optimum use of diverted water. He suggested that during
water deficit year, distress should be shared by Maharashtra and Gujarat in proportion of
water allocation. Shri Shivtare was of the opinion that Damanganga- Pinjal link project
should be declared as nation project and joint implementation board similar to Ken-Betwa
link needs to be constituted early. He informed the meeting that the DPR of Par-Tapi
Narmada link has been submitted to his Government by NWDA on September 02, 2015
and the State Government will send it comments to NWDA within two months time.
Senior officials from various States including West-Bengal, Haryana, Punjab, Tamil
Nadu, Gujarat, MP, UP, AP, Odisha, Chattisgarh and Assam also attended the meeting.

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World Hindi conference in Bhopal
The 10th World Hindi Conference in Bhopal saw a conflict of sorts, perhaps
inadvertently, between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union external affairs
minister Sushma Swaraj, as suggested by their speeches during the inauguration of
the conference by the PM.
Even as Sushma Swaraj expressed her concern over English's growing effect on Hindi,
the PM's speech was liberally peppered with English words.
During the inauguration session, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, her deputy
VK Singh and chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan made efforts to use pure Hindi
words in their speeches even if they found some words difficult to pronounce.
Sushma Swaraj said, "I am pained to say that today, not only do we have to think of
promotion (Sanvardhan) of Hindi but also its protection (Sanrakshan). The way
English's growing effect is reflected in Hindi, the language is losing its identity
(Asmita)."
Sushma Swaraj who consciously chose to stick to Hindi words, accidentally used
English word 'report' once after mentioning 'rapat' (the Hindi word for report) at
least twice. However, she corrected herself and stuck to Hindi.
However, when the Prime Minister Narendra Modi rose to speak, he used English
words several times in his speech. The English words that his speech featured included
'agencies', 'Gandhian', 'stethoscope', 'thermometer', 'drainage', 'electrifying effect'
'secretariat', 'dictionary', 'Russia', 'Russian', 'requirement' 'technology', 'acknowledge',
'aspiration', 'values', 'digital world', 'message', 'convey', 'software', 'expert', 'app',
'market', 'modern', 'exclusive', 'inclusive', 'mobile phone', 'contact list' etc.
The PM's frequent use of English words appeared to be in sync with the message he
imparted through his speech on Hindi language, in which he stressed the need for
organising workshops in Hindi and other Indian languages and including words
from them in Hindi.
Modi, however, didn't talk of assimilating foreign languages in Hindi, but his speech
sent out a message that Hindi needed to be made flexible.
Rail ministry to appoint consultant for HR audit

The rail ministry is set to appoint an outside and independent Human Resource
(HR) consultant who will conduct Indian railways HR audit to identify gaps in HRrelated policies and the lacunae faced in their implementation.
The consultant will take up auditing jobs of various HR functions including
recruitment, selection and promotion for non-gazetted employees and interact with
the committee on HR issues headed by the executive director-training.
The railway board is looking for dynamic, experienced and result-oriented
professionals for engagement on contract basis for an initial period of one year,
which is extendable based on performance and quality output. Post interviews for
selection of candidates, who are required to be below 45 years, the consultant will be
posted at the railway board on a monthly remuneration of Rs 50,000.

The railway boards decision is in line with the budget promises made by rail minister
Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu in February. Asserting that the 1.3 million strong workforce
of Indian railways is its strength, Prabhu had said in his budget speech in February,
To prepare them (employees) for the future and for enhancing organisational
performance, systematic HR audit will be undertaken.
Smart Cities rank low in swachh bharat ranking

Many cities selected for new urban initiatives under the Centres flagship programmes
are found to be wanting on the sanitation front and are low on swachh bharat ranking
causing concern for the government.
With the states on course of preparation of city level plans under the flagship new
urban initiatives of Smart City Mission, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban
Transformation (AMRUT) and Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana
(HRIDAY), the common underlying concern is ensuring sanitation under all these
schemes.
Concern over cleanliness in urban areas is highlighted by the fact that only 3 of the
98 cities selected so far under Smart City Mission figure among the top 10 clean cities
and most of the 12 HRIDAY cities ranked very low in Swachh Bharat Rankings,
according to the data prepared by the Urban Development Ministry for 476 Class-1
cities of the country.
UD Ministry is currently conducting workshops for states and urban local bodies for
their understanding of various aspects of preparation of city level smart city plans.
Of the 98 cities identified, 88 of them were given swachh bharat rankings. Of these,
only 3 cities Kochi, Tiruchirapally and Navi Mumbai are among the top 10 clean
cities in the country.
While 29 of these 98 figured among the top 100 cities, in a matter of concern, 38 smart
city nominees were ranked beyond 200, including 20 between swachh bharat rankings
of 301-476.
Of the 12 HRIDAY Cities, 8 were given swachh bharat rankings. Of these, only
Warangal (Andhra Pradesh) got a good swachh bharat rank of 33 while the remaining
7 were ranked between 290 (Kanchipuram) and 430 (Amritsar). Swachh Bharat
Ranking of other HRIDAY cities, which are of cultural and tourism importance are
Mathura (299), Gaya (334), Puri (398) and Varanasi (418).
Accordingly, sanitation has been made an integral component of all new schemes
like Smart City Mission, AMRUT and HRIDAY besides launching Swachh Bharat
Mission.
He said under AMRUT, focus is on ensuring clean water supply and sewerage
connection to all urban households besides storm water drains while under Smart
City Mission the emphasis is on decentralized water and solid waste management
and application of smart solutions.
Under Swachh Bharat Mission, the principal objective is to eliminate open defecation
and 100 per cent door-to-door collection, transportation and scientific disposal of
municipal solid waste. Convergence of these schemes in implementation should help
in achieving intended results including sanitation.
He also said that the purpose of setting up a meeting of about 100 Swachh Bharat
Ambassadors with President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday was to further galvanise
awareness generation activities about cleanliness.

Contrary to the popular adage that small is beautiful, it turned out that small cities
are not necessarily the clean cities. Of the 482 towns and cities with a population of
above one lakh each identified as AMRUT cities, 245 have a population between one
and two lakh each.
Of these, only 3 cities Hassan (Karnataka), Gangtok (Sikkim) and Halisahar (West
Bengal) figured among the top 10 clean cities and 40 among the top 100 clean cities.
106 of these 245 cities were ranked low between 300 and 476.
Central Government has provisioned central assistance of Rs 48,000 cr for Smart
City Mission, Rs 50,000 cr for AMRUT for the next five years and Rs 500 cr for HRIDAY
during 2015- 17.
Under Smart City Mission, Rs 100 cr central assistance will be provided to each of
the 100 selected cities per year with states and urban local bodies providing matching
funds.
Sanitation projects including solid waste management have to be taken up with
resources from other sources including borrowings and PPP.
Under AMRUT, Centre will provide 50 per cent of the project cost for universal
coverage of water connections and sewerage networks for cities with population of
up to 10 lakhs with states requiring to meet at least 20 per cent of project cost and
mobilizing the rest from the resources of urban local bodies and other sources. Central
assistance will be 30 per cent for cities with population of more than 10 lakhs each.
Swachh Bharat Mission has been launched in urban areas last year at an estimated
cost of Rs 66,009 cr out of which central share is Rs 14,623 cr. Under this Mission,
Centre will provide an assistance of Rs 4,000 each for construction of household
toilets, 4 per cent of cost as Viability Gap Funding for construction of community
toilets and 20 per cent of cost as Viability Gap Funding for solid waste management
projects.
Physical targets under Swachh Bharat Mission in urban areas include-construction
of 1.04 crore individual household toilets, over 5 lakh community and public toilets
and assisting 30 crore urban people with solid waste management services. 100 per
cent door-to-door collection of solid waste, its transportation and scientific disposal
in 83,000 urban wards by 2019 are envisaged under the Mission.
In the eye,s of World Bank Gujarat is the best state for

ease of business
Gujarat, the state Prime Minister Narendra Modi ran for more than a decade, is
India's best place for conducting business, the World Bank said on Monday, in a
report that ranks the country's states in an effort to encourage them to cut red tape.
The report, prepared with support from KPMG on the request of the Modi
government, gains importance by coming before the World Bank's annual Doing
Business report, which ranks nations and is expected to be released next month.
Since taking charge in May 2014, Modi has set an ambitious target of improving by
2017 India's national ranking from a woeful 142 of 189, below Pakistan and Iran, to
the top 50.
Last year, India slipped two spots in the report, and was ranked lower than Brazil,
Russia, China and South Africa - mainly because of delays in approvals for starting
a business, tax payments, getting bank loans and property registration.

Monday's report suggested that such steps as offering single-window clearances for
administrative approvals, if followed by all states, could improve India's global
ranking.
It said that states -- including the top five, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand,
Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh -- had implemented reforms in online tax
payments, construction, permits, electricity connections and environmental clearances
in a specified time.
SC gives green signal to I-T probe against former CJI K

G Balakrishnans kin
The Supreme Court on Tuesday favoured an I-T probe against former Chief Justice
of India K G Balakrishnan's family members for allegedly amassing properties
disproportionate to their known sources of income.
A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and Prafulla C Pant said it was the duty of the
Income Tax department to find out their sources of income and sought assistance of
the attorney general in deciding a PIL seeking probe against Justice Balakrishnan
and his daughter, son-in-law and brother for amassing disproportionate assets during
his tenure as a judge and as CJI .
"Judges Protection Act may apply to some aspects but the I-T authorities can proceed
against them. It is the duty of the I-T department to find out the sources of income. It
has not been done," the bench said.
The court was hearing a PIL filed by NGO Common Cause alleging that properties
worth of crores of rupees were purchased by family members of Justice Balakrishnan
during his tenure in the Supreme Court.
The petition, filed in 2013, also sought removal of Justice Balakrishnan as chairman
of National Human Rights Commission. He retired from the Commission in May
this year.
Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the NGO, told the bench that 21 properties
were purchased by Justice Balakrishnan's family members whose sources of income
were limited and they could not have bought the properties on their own. He also
placed sale deeds of the properties before the court.

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Taiwan might Elect Its First Woman as President
The people of Taiwan appear poised to elect their first female president. Two of the
three leading candidates in the January election, including the nominees of both
major parties, are women.
Women have led other Asian nations, but they have largely followed in the footsteps
of male relatives. Not in this case. Rather, analysts say, the race reflects the fact that
Taiwan does a better job of putting women into political office than just about
anywhere else in the world.
The front-runner in the current campaign is Tsai Ing-wen, 59, of the opposition
Democratic Progressive Party. She lost her first bid for the presidency in 2012, but
has maintained a strong lead in polls this time. Her chief contender, from the longpowerful Kuomintang, or Nationalist Party, is Hung Hsiu-chu, 67, the vice president
of Taiwans legislature.
The contest contrasts sharply with the situation scarcely more than 100 miles away
in mainland China, which considers the self-ruled Taiwan part of its territory.
The mainland has had a dearth of female leaders despite a Communist Party ideology
that emphasizes the importance of women to society. Only two of the countrys 25
Politburo members are women, and none has reached the top echelon of political
power, the Politburo Standing Committee.
US plans to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees next year

That number is significantly higher than the 1,500 Syrians that have been permitted
to re-settle in the US since the start of the conflict.
The 10,000 figure is still much lower than the 340,000 asylum seekers who arrived in
Europe this year.
Since the beginning of the conflict the US has given $4bn ($2.6bn) in aid.
The increase in accepting refugees displays a "significant scaling up" of US
commitment to accept people from conflict zones and help provide for their needs,"
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said.
US Congress would have to to make a "significant financial commitment" in order to
allow for additional 10,000 refugees to the US, Mr Earnest said.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has registered four
million Syrians as refugees, and it has asked governments around the world to resettle
130,000 Syrian refugees by the end of 2016.
Key reasons why opponents hate the Iran nuclear deal

Even though opponents of the Iran nuclear deal cant win in Congress, they arent
going to go quietly.
Conservative Republicans are vowing to take President Barack Obama to court,
claiming he has broken the law by not providing Congress with all relevant documents
pertinent to the deal.
Republicans in the House claim that the Obama administration has not provided

Congress with the text of two so-called side agreements that the International
Atomic Energy Agency negotiated with Tehran. The law that gave Congress a chance
to review the agreement for 60 days required the president to give lawmakers all
relevant documents.
The conservative Republicans claim the 60-day clock never started and that they
cant cast votes on the deal because they are still waiting for all the documents.
The administration says it doesnt have the separate agreements, and the nuclear
inspection agency says confidentiality agreements prevent it from releasing them.
Opponents are outraged that Iran, a country that the State Department has labeled a
state sponsor of terrorism, will be getting at least $100 billion in relief from economic
sanctions that have choked Irans economy for years.
They worry that Iran will use the money to ramp up its weapons programs and
expand military assistance to forces in Syria, Yemen, Lebanon and elsewhere that
oppose the U.S. and its allies
UN to allow Palestine flag to fly at United Nations

headquarters.
The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to allow Palestine
flag to fly at United Nations headquarters.
Of the 193 UN members, 119 voted in favour.
The flag will be hoisted at the UN headquarters on Sept 30 when Palestinian President
Mahmud Abbas will come to address the general assembly.
The United States and Israel were among eight countries that voted against the
resolution, which says the flags of non-member observer states like Palestine shall
be raised at (UN) headquarters (in New York) and United Nations offices.
Most of the 28-nation European Union was among the 45 nations that abstained
from voting. However, France and more than half a dozen others voted in favour of
the Palestinian resolution after the EU split on the issue.
The Palestinians initially presented their initiative as a joint effort with the Holy See,
but the Vatican said it would not co-sponsor the resolution and requested that its
name be removed from the text.
Senate vote in favour of Iran deal

Senate Democrats on Thursday handed U.S. President Barack Obama a major political
victory for his administrations nuclear deal with Iran, as they voted 58-42 to block a
Republican resolution rejecting agreement.
A sense of relief combined with exhilaration appeared to grip the White House after
the vote and Mr. Obama described the vote as a historic step forward that thwarted
an attempt to scupper the six-nation accord aimed at limiting Irans nuclear
development activities in exchange for a gradual reduction in economic sanctions
against Tehran.
Under legislation passed by the U.S. Congress in May this year, the deal will
automatically take effect unless both the House and Senate vote for a resolution of
disapproval by September 17.
Welcoming his Democratic colleagues action on Capitol Hill, the President noted:

Going forward, we will turn to the critical work of implementing and verifying this
deal so that Iran cannot pursue a nuclear weapon, while pursuing a foreign policy
that leaves our country - and the world - a safer place.
China,s growing presence in South China Sea

China was carrying out land reclamation in contested waters of the South China Sea
this month, more than four weeks after saying it had stopped such activity, a U.S.
expert said on Tuesday, citing recent satellite images.
The evidence of continued dredging in the Spratly archipelago could complicate a
visit to the United States by Chinese President Xi Jinping next week, when U.S.
concerns about China's assertive pursuit of territorial claims in Asia are expected to
be high on the agenda.
Bonnie Glaser, of Washington's Center for Strategic and International Studies think
tank, said images taken in early September showed dredging activity at both Subi
Reef and Mischief Reef in Spratlys.
The dredgers at Subi could be seen pumping sediment on to areas bordered by
recently built sea walls and widening the channel for ships to enter waters enclosed
by the reef.
At Mischief Reef, a dredger was expanding a channel to enable easier access for
ships, possibly for future use as a naval base, Glaser said.
China building airstrip on 3rd artificial island, images

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New satellite images show that China has started construction of an airstrip on a
third artificial island in the South China Sea that will strengthen Beijing's military
capacity in the contested waters, Western analysts say.
The photographs, released by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in
Washington, show preparation for airfields on Mischief Reef and Subi Reef,
submerged reefs in the contested Spratly Islands that China has transformed into
islands, according to the centre.
The airstrip on Mischief Reef is about 30 kilometres from a small Philippine military
garrison on an existing tiny island and will put the installation under great pressure,
said James Hardy, Asia-Pacific editor of IHS Jane's Defense Weekly.
That airstrip will most likely be used for turboprop patrol, but it could easily be
equipped for "full military action" if needed, Mr Hardy said. The most important
function of the strip, he said, will be as yet another site for Chinese listening devices
and early warning radar, much like the technology being installed on Woody Island
in the Paracel Islands of the South China Sea, which are also contested. Evidence of
that will probably appear soon on Mischief Reef, he said.


Business and Economy

SEBI asks Raju family to pay more than Rs 1,800 crore
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Thursday asked ten entities
connected to the Satyam scam case including the ex-chairman of the erstwhile Satyam
Computer Services Ltd., B. Ramalinga Raju and other family members to disgorge
over Rs.1,800 crore, which are ill-gotten gains made by them.
The SEBI order said that pursuant to the SEBI order on July 15, 2014, B. Ramalinga
Raju and B. Rama Raju have to jointly and severally disgorge Rs.56,16,85,195
(Rs.26,62,50,000 and Rs.29,54,35,195) which they had earned by sale/transfer of
shares held by them in Satyam Computers. Further SEBI asked SRSR Holdings Pvt.
Ltd. (controlled by Raju brothers) to disgorge the wrongful gain of Rs.1,258.88 crore
jointly and severally with B. Ramalinga Raju and B. Rama Raju.
The other family members include, Chintalapati Srinivasa Raju, Anjiraju Chintalapati
(since deceased). Ms. B. Appalanarasamma, Ms. B. Jhansi Rani, B. Rama Raju Jr., B.
Suryanarayana Raju, B. Teja Raju and IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company
Ltd. (formerly known as Maytas Infra Ltd.) were also asked to disgorge the amounts.
SEBI ordered that these amounts would be paid, along with simple interest at 12 per
cent per annum from January 7, 2009, till the date of payment, within 45 days from
the date of this order, that is, September 10, 2015.
Earlier, SEBI passed an order on July 15, 2014, wherein it had barred B. Ramalinga
Raju, B. Rama Raju (then Managing Director of Satyam), Vadlamani Srinivas (exCFO), G. Ramakrishna (ex-VP) and V.S. Prabhakara Gupta (Ex-Head of Internal Audit)
from the markets for 14 years and also asked them to return Rs.1,849 crore worth of
unlawful gains with interest.
Audit Bureau of Circulation elects office-bearers

Shashidhar Sinha CEO, IPG Mediabrands, was unanimously elected as Chairman of
the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) for 2015-16, according to an ABC press release.
He was elected at the bureaus 67th Annual General Meeting.
I Venkat of Eenadu was unanimously elected as Deputy Chairman.
The members on the ABC Council for 2015-2016 are: Advertising Agencies
Representatives Madhukar Kamath of Mudra Communications (as Honorary
Treasurer), Srinivasan K Swamy of RK Swamy BBDO, and CVL Srinivas of Group M
Media India Pvt Ltd; Publishers Representatives Amit Mathew of Malayala
Manorama, Shailesh Gupta of Jagran Prakashan, Hormusji N Cama of Bombay
Samachar, Devendra V Darda of Lokmat Media, Sanjeev Vohra of Bennett, Coleman
& Co Ltd, Benoy Roychowdhury of HT Media, and Chandan Majumdar of ABP Pvt
Ltd; Advertisers Representatives Hemant Malik of ITC (Honorary Secretary),
Debabrata Mukherjee of Coca-Cola India, and Sandip Tarkas of Future Retail.
Hormuzd Masani has taken over as Secretary General.
The ABC, which plays a key role in print measurement, will soon start measuring
digital audiences, according to the press release. In his new capacity as Chairman of
the organisation, Sinha will implement the digital measurement project. The new
services will available to all digital properties which want to utilise them.

Over 50 Indian companies take part in India Expo

exhibition in Sri Lanka
Over 50 Indian companies are participating in India Expo tradeexhibition in Colombo.
The India Expo 2015, a multi product and services exhibition was inaugurated by Sri
Lanka's Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiudeen on Friday.
The India Expo has been organised by the Federation of Indian Export Organisations
(FIEO) in association with Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the High
Commission of India in Colombo.
The companies that are participating represent various sectors, including construction
products, apparel and garments, cosmetics, agro products, pharmaceuticals, power
and electrical technology.
Drugmaker Abbott Healthcare tangles with Indian

regulators over cough syrup complaint
Drugmaker Abbott Healthcare is challenging a state's accusation that a sample of the
company's cough syrupcontained excessive levels of codeine, the second multinational
to question India's regulatory testing regime in recent months.
Whether the sample of Abbott's popular "Phensedyl" was a genuine product or a
fake has not been established, but the suspect batch of 80,000 bottles has not been
recalled.
The state laboratory in West Bengal first raised the alarm last November.
The previously unreported case underlines the weakness of India's unwieldy and
poorly resourced drug and food regulatory system, the uncertainty it creates for
foreign and domestic companies operating there and the potential risk to consumers.
Abbott Healthcare is a unit of U.S.-based Abbott Laboratories. Abbott Laboratories
also has a listed subsidiary in India, Abbott India Ltd.
Three months ago, Nestle was forced to withdraw its Maggi instant noodles from
Indian shelves because the food safety authority banned the snack after its tests
showed excess lead.
Current Account Deficit to Remain Comfortable in FY16:

India Ratings
India's current account deficit is expected to remain "comfortable" in the current
fiscal year even as it rose sequentially to $6.2 billion in the first quarter, says a report.
Current account deficit for the first quarter of FY16 stood at $6.2 billion (1.2 per cent
of GDP), sequentially higher than $1.5 billion in the previous quarter, the report by
India Ratings & Research said on Monday.
The current account deficit, however, was lower than $7.9 billion the first quarter of
FY15.
Current account deficit reflects a high outgo of forex and subsequently weakens the
domestic currency.
Invisible receipts were mainly instrumental in improvement of current account deficit
in the first quarter of current fiscal year, it said.

India Ratings said merchandise exports contracted for the third consecutive quarter
and a worrying trend is that the magnitude of the contraction has been increasing
with each quarter.
On oil, it said crude oil prices are likely to remain soft for remaining part of 2015-16
due to the sluggish global recovery and demand-supply situation in the crude oil
market.

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India vote in favour of Palestine
India was among 119 nations that voted in support of a UN general assembly
resolution granting the right to non-member observer states of Palestine and the
Vatican to raise their flags at the world body's headquarters along side the flags of
UN member nations.
The resolution 'Raising the flags of non-member observer States at the United Nations'
was adopted on Thursday by a vote of 119 in favour to 8 against, with 45 delegations
abstaining.
Voting against the resolution were Australia, Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands,
Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Tuvalu and the United States.
By the terms of that text, the general assembly decided that the flags of non-member
observer states maintaining permanent observer missions at headquarters shall be
raised at headquarters and United Nations offices following the flags of the members
states of the organisation.
The assembly took the decision noting the participation of non-member observer
States that maintain permanent observer missions at headquarters, of which there
are currently two - the Holy See and Palestine, in its sessions and work.
The text of the resolution also requested secretary-general Ban Ki-moon to take "the
measures necessary" for the implementation of the decision during the assembly's
70th session, which begins on September 15, and within 20 days of the adoption of
the resolution.
India's bid for permanent Security Council seat gets a

boost as UN adopts negotiations on reforms
The UN General Assembly on Monday adopted a negotiating text by consensus for
the long-pending Security Council reforms, setting the stage for talks on the issue at
its 70th session beginning Tuesday, boosting India's bid for a permanent seat in the
revamped world body.
India termed as "historic" and "path-breaking" the adoption of the document, saying
the decision puts the Inter-Governmental Process formally on an "irreversible textbased negotiations path" and changes the "dynamics" of the negotiations on achieving
UNSC reforms.
UN General Assembly President Sam Kutesa convened a plenary meeting to take
action on the draft decision on the "Question of equitable representation on and
increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters".
During the meeting, he also circulated letters containing the positions of key countries,
including Russia, the US and China which refused to contribute to the negotiating
text.ers
There was no voting on the decision to continue text-based UNSC reforms in the
70th session of the General Assembly and it was adopted by consensus.
The draft decision contains a negotiating text which has positions of UN member
states on Security Council reforms and how the powerful 15-nation body should be
expanded in its permanent and non-permanent categories.

The adoption is a significant step towards beginning talks on the long-stalled reforms
process in the 70th session of the Assembly on the basis of a negotiating text, a first in
the last seven years of Inter-Governmental Negotiations that have been conducted
so far without the basis of any text.
India's Ambassador to the UN Asoke Mukerji said the "most important aspect" of
Monday's decision is the text circulated by Kutesa in July which "we have agreed
will be the guiding basis for our deliberations in the 70th General Assembly session".


Sports
India beat Malaysia 9-1 to enter semi-final of Junior Asia
Cup
Skipper Rani Rampal led from the front and slammed a hat-trick as Indian eves
thrashed Malaysia 9-1 in their last league game of the seventh womens Junior Asia
Cup on Thursday.
By virtue of this win, India has qualified for the semi-final of the tournament.
The Indian eves started on an attacking note and penetrated the Malaysian circle in
the early minutes of the game.
Preeti Dubey rushed into the Malaysian circle and played a cross ball towards Rani
Rampal, who scored the first goal for India in the eighth minute.
Kohli' new boss of federer To co-own IPTL team 'UAE

Royals'
Joining the IPTL bandwagon, India Test captain Virat Kohli has become co-owner of
the UAE Royals, which will be led by Swiss great Roger Federer.
Federer had played for Micromax Indian Aces in the inaugural season and this season
he will be joined by Goran Ivanisevic, 2001 Wimbledon Champion Ana Ivanovic,
Daniel Nestor, Kristina Mladenovic and Tomas Berdych.
The UAE leg of the league will be held from December 14-16 at the Dubai Duty Free
Tennis Stadium.
The league has expanded to five teams for its second edition with the Japan Warriors
joining last season's champions, the Indian Aces, alongside the UAE Royals, the
Philippine Mavericks and the Singapore Slammers.
The league will begin in Japan from December 2 and culminate in Singapore on
December 20.
Sania, Paes partner Hingis to finals

Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis provided the storm-effect with some thunderous
play from the back of the court after late-afternoon showers disrupted the day's
schedule at the US Open.
The top seeds made their second successive Grand Slam final, having won Wimbledon
in July, in stirring fashion. Hingis, 35, returned on court an hour later, partnering
another Indian Leander Paes to make the mixed doubles final, their second in
succession after their triumph at the All England Club.
Sania and Hingis beat the tough pairing of Italy's Flavia Pen netta and Sara Errani 64, 6-1 in 77 minutes. They await the winners of the second semifinal between Casey
Dellacqua-Yaroslav Shvedova and Coco Vandeweghe-Ana-Lena Groenefeld.
Paes wins U.S.Open mixed double title

All praise for partner Martina Hingis after clinching the U.S. Open mixed doubles
title, veteran Indian tennis star Leander Paes said he neither has the technique nor

the calibre to match the Swiss legend but he tries to make up for it with his
perseverance.
Paes combined with Hingis to win a record ninth Mixed Doubles Grand Slam title
after beating the American combo of Sam Querrey and Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-4 36 10-7 in the US Open final.
Soon after he won his historic U.S. Open title, Paes said more than the technique it is
his never-say-die spirit that has got him success.
He has now won nine mixed doubles major titles and trails only former partner
Martina Navratilova (10).
Shastri retained as team director till 2016

Ravi Shastri was on Sunday retained as the team director of the Indian cricket team
till the 2016 T20 World Cup at home, based on the recommendations of the BCCI
advisory committee.
Shastri, who was appointed team director in August 2014, has been given another
seven-month extension till the completion of the World T20 in April. The sixth edition
of the tournament is scheduled to be held in India from March 11 to April 3.
The former Indian all-rounder took over the job after the England Test loss last year.
The cricketer-turned-commentator then saw the team win the ODI series in England.
His two biggest achievements as team director are India's semi-final finish in the 50over World Cup in Australia and New Zealand along with Virat Kohli's Test side
winning an away Test series against Sri Lanka after 22 years.
Acknowledging the performance of the Indian cricket team and the efforts of the
coaching staff in recent times, the advisory committee comprising Sachin Tendulkar,
Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman endorsed the extension of their tenure.
Along with Shastri, the committee also approved the extension of the assistant coaches
till the T20 showpiece event next year. Sanjay Bangar stays on as the assistant coach
(batting), Bharat Arun remains as bowling consultant and R Sridhar as the fielding
coach.
Flavia Pennetta wonUS Open 2015,women single title

With her final shot in the 49th grand slam of her career, a beautifully struck offforehand that scooted past the flailing racquet of a lifelong friend who had reached
so far to bring down a giant of tennis just a day earlier, Flavia Pennetta made history..
In front of a capacity crowd who had expected to see history of another kind that
derailed when Vinci halted Serena Williams tilt at the calendar Grand Slam in an
astonishing semi-final Pennetta promptly announced her retirement.
One month ago I take the big decision in my life. This is the way I would like to say
goodbye to tennis, she told a capacity crowd.
It floored those who had paid big dollars to attend a final that, for the first time ever,
sold out quicker than the mens decider, undoubtedly due to the Serena slam factor.
Billie Jean King, who was standing in the crowd, was seen to bellow No way
when the announcement was made.
Fellow professionals took to social media to express their delight and dismay at the
same time, for Pennetta is clearly a popular figure on tour.

What the Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi made of it is unclear, but he was clearly
delighted to witness the historic moment from Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Pennettas boyfriend, Fabio Fognini, who had earlier knocked Rafael Nadal out of
the tournament, was another forced to make a quick dash back to New York after
moving on to his next event.
Retirement at the top is not completely unprecedented. Pete Sampras never played
again after winning the 2002 US Open, although he did not announce his intentions
for another year. Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli retired a month after winning
Wimbledon in 2013.
Pennetta said she made the decision a month ago and had no great expectations
heading into the Open, despite boasting a solid record in New York.
The 26th seed toppled some quality rivals along the way. Sam Stosur was her fourthround opponent, two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova a quarter-final rival
and the world No 2 Simona Halep among the women she thrashed to reach the final.
Novak Djokovic win U.S open title

Thrilled to win a point in the US Open final, and bent on proving a point, Novak
Djokovic leaped and roared and threw an uppercut, then glared at some of the
thousands of spectators pulling for Roger Federer.
After winning another point in that game, Djokovic nodded as he smiled toward the
stands. And moments later, Djokovic shook his right arm, bloodied by an early fall,
and screamed, "Yes! Yes!" to celebrate a missed forehand by Federer.
Djokovic appeared to be all alone out there in Arthur Ashe Stadium, trying to solve
Federer while also dealing with a crowd loudly supporting the 17-time major
champion proclaimed "arguably the greatest player in the history of the sport" by
the stadium announcer during prematch introductions.
In the end, Djokovic handled everything in a thrill-a-minute final on a frenetic night.
Frustrating Federer with his relentless defense and unparalleled returning, Djokovic
took control late and held on for a 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 victory Sunday to earn his second
US Open title, third major championship of the year and 10th Grand Slam trophy in
all..
Sania and Martina duo win U.S.open

Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis came together in March this year and have been on
a roll ever since - notching doubles titles for fun. At US Open, the top seeded pair
did not lose a single set in a marauding performance from start to finish to earn their
second consecutive Grand Slam title.
The Indo-Swiss duo have been in red-hot form and on Sunday, stream-rolled past
the fourth seeded pair of Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova. It took the top
seeds only 70 minutes to wrap up the final 6-3 6-3 against the fourth seed KazakhAustralian combination at Flushing Meadows.
Mirza and Hingis were in understandably upbeat mood speaking after the match.
Narsingh Pancham Yadav secured an Olympic quota

Narsingh Pancham Yadav secured an Olympic quota place for India after bagging a
bronze medal in the Men's 74kg Freestyle category, giving the country a reason to
cheer at the World Wrestling Championship here.

With his third-place finish, Narsingh became the lone Indian to win a medal at the
prestigious tournament as well as book a berth for the 2016 Rio Games. Top six in
each category qualifies for the Olympics. This is the first time that an Indian wrestler
has earned an Olympic berth with a medal at the World Championship.
Double Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar's absence from the mat for over an year
now has made Narsingh a regular in the 74kg division.
It will now be interesting to see who between the veteran Sushil or 26-year-old
Narsingh ultimately board the flight to Rio next year to represent India in this category.
As per rules, an Olympic berth is for the country concerned and not the wrestler
who might have clinched it.
Other than Narsingh, India had a dismal show overall in the championship, which
concluded today, as no one else could make it to the podium.


Science & Tech

Cell-free protein manufacturing platform a game
changer
The human body has a novel way of turning its proteins on and off to alter their
function and activity in cells called phosphorylation -- the reversible attachment of
phosphate groups to proteins.
Using a special strain of E coli bacteria, the researchers built a cell-free protein
synthesis platform technology that can manufacture large quantities of these human
phosphoproteins for scientific study.
This will enable scientists to learn more about the function and structure of
phosphoproteins and identify which ones are involved in disease.
Such knowledge could pave the way for new drugs for a myriad of diseases, including
cancer.
Trouble in the phosphorylation process can be a hallmark of disease, such as cancer,
inflammation and Alzheimer's disease.
The human proteome (the entire set of expressed proteins) is estimated to be
phosphorylated at more than 100,000 unique sites, making study of phosphorylated
proteins and their role in disease a daunting task.
Along with Yale University researchers, Jewett combined state-of-the-art genome
engineering tools and engineered biological "parts" into a "plug-and-play" protein
expression platform that is cell-free.
Cell-free systems activate complex biological systems without using living intact
cells.
Mix World Ozone Day

Reducing our carbon footprint, be it in our personal lives or industrial activity remains
key to saving the Earth from environmental degradation, say experts in the city as
the world observes the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer on
Wednesday.
More commonly known as the World Ozone Day, September 16 commemorates
the Montreal Protocol that was signed on this date by 24 UN member nations in
1987, to limit and ultimately phase out the production of manmade chemicals like
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and 95 other ozone-depleting materials.
The slogan for this year Ozone: All that is there between You and UV is meant to
show how human activity can impact the ozone layer and ultimately, the survival of
the Earth and its environment as we know it.
The ozone layer forms a protective shield around the Earth and staves off the
ultraviolet radiation of the Sun.
Ozone in the lower atmosphere is harmful for human and plant life, while in the
higher level (stratosphere) it protects our planet against ultraviolet radiation.
Hasina wins UN award on climate change
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been declared as one of the winners

of the UN Champions of the Earth award in recognition of her "leadership and vision"
in both making climate change an issue of national priority and advocating for a
global response.
UNEP noted that Bangladesh is one of the world's most populated countries, with
over 159 million people. It is also one of the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate
change.
The award cites, among other initiatives, the progressive Bangladesh Climate Change
Strategy and Action Plan of 2009, which made the South Asian nation the first
developing country to frame such a coordinated action plan.
Bangladesh is also the first country to set up its own Climate Change Trust Fund,
supported by nearly USD 300 million of domestic resources from 2009-2012.
The award also noted that the Bangladesh government currently earmarks 6 to 7 per
cent of its annual budget ? some USD 1 billion ? on climate change adaptation, with
only 25 per cent of this coming from international donors.

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