Sunday, December 4, 2016

PM Narendra Modi Urges People To Go Digital, Says Even Beggar Using Swipe Machine

PM Narendra Modi Urges People To Go Digital, Says Even Beggar Using Swipe Machine

Newspapers Headlines
Finance Minister, speaking at a function in New Delhi, said on Friday that recall of old 500 and 1,000 rupees notes will cause just three months of disruption before yielding substantial benefits for the economy, reports The Hindustan Times. The move will prove a windfall and after a quarter or so - banks, flush with money from new deposits, will be able to give social, infrastructure, industrial and trade loans at lower rates. "Jaitley predicts a bigger, cleaner economy, more money in banks and a wider tax base in a year", headlines the paper.
The return to serpentine lines of vehicles at tolling booths - leads The Indian Express to highlight the benefits of E-tolling, which will eliminate not only pollution - due to idling of engines, but also saving of much fuel and time.
The Times of India reports in its top story that the controversial 'odd-even' formula for private cars can be automatically enforced in Delhi and all construction activities halted - if air pollution breaches the PM2.5 emergency levels of 300 micro grams per cubic meter, for 48 hours at a stretch. This follows the Supreme Court's acceptance of the Centre's Graded Action Plan on Friday.
And finally, Scientists have found that amputees who played computer games using a virtual, on screen arm, experienced relief from the phantom rain that often a affects people who have lost a limb.

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