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Rs 6,881 crore and 8 years later, forest cover in Maharashtra actually dips

Edit Indian Express 31 May 2016
With 50,650 square kilometres of recorded forest land, around 16.46 per cent of the state is under the forest ... With 50,650 square kilometres of recorded forest land, around 16.46 per cent of the state is under the forest ... In 2016, the state, as per records, has 50,628 sq km of forest land, which is 16.45 per cent of the state’s total area....

Six things you must know before the opening bell

Edit The Times of India 31 May 2016
At 07.30 am, Nifty50 futures on the Singapore Stock Exchange traded 18.50 points higher at 8,213, indicating a firm opening for the domestic market ... Rating agency India Ratings expects gross domestic product (GDP) in Q4FY16 to have grown 7.4 per cent, which translates into the FY16 GDP growth of 7.5 per cent ... Japan's benchmark Nikkei traded 0.50 per cent higher at 17,153....

ActionAid UK survey

Edit Indian Express 31 May 2016
Nearly four out of five women (79 per cent) in India have experienced some form of harassment or violence in public, according to a latest survey by ActionAid UK ... Respondents from north Indian states polled the highest percentages for “situations of harassment”, such as on way to/from work (60 per cent), college or school (50 per cent), on public transport (74 per cent), walking the streets (70 per cent) and so on....

Oil Set for Longest Run of Gains in 5 Years Before OPEC Meeting

Edit Bloomberg 31 May 2016
“Beyond $50, I think crude starts to struggle ... West Texas Intermediate for July delivery was at $49.55 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, up 22 cents, at 8.09 a.m ... Brent for July settlement, which expires Tuesday, lost 2 cents to $49.74 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange after rising 0.9 percent Monday ... The more-active August contract slipped 5 cents to $50.31....

Tata Motors shares surge 10% on 3-fold rise in Q4 net profit

Edit Yahoo Daily News 31 May 2016
Tata Motors shares surged 10 per cent in the early trade on Tuesday after the company reported 3-fold rise in consolidated net profit figures for the quarter ended March 31, 2016. It had posted a net profit of Rs 1716.50 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago....

Sensex rallies over 100 points; Nifty50 reclaims 8200; Tata Motors soars 8%

Edit The Times of India 31 May 2016
The broader market traded in line with the benchmark indices with the BSE midcap and smallcap indices rising 0.30 and 0.23 per cent, respectively ... The 30-share index was trading at 26809, up 83 points or 0.31 per cent ... The Nifty50 was trading at 8198 up 20 points or 0.25 per cent ... Japan's benchmark Nikkei traded 0.50 per cent higher at 17,153 ... The S&P500; rose 8.96 points, or 0.43 per cent, to close at 2,099.06....

Sensex gives up gains, down 100 points; Nifty50 tests 8200; Tata Motors soars 8%

Edit The Times of India 31 May 2016
The broader market traded in line with the benchmark indices with the BSE midcap and smallcap indices rising 0.30 and 0.23 per cent, respectively ... The 30-share index was trading at 26809, up 83 points or 0.31 per cent ... The Nifty50 was trading at 8198 up 20 points or 0.25 per cent ... Japan's benchmark Nikkei traded 0.50 per cent higher at 17,153 ... The S&P500; rose 8.96 points, or 0.43 per cent, to close at 2,099.06....

Air New Zealand at a loss after Virgin's John Borghetti woos China's HNA Group

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 31 May 2016
 Virgin is performing so well, what with its fuel hedged at levels far above current oil prices, and US dollar debt which is not helped by the falling Aussie, that HNA will be buying its 13 per cent stake - via a share placement - at 30c a share ... Air New Zealand started buying Virgin shares at about 50¢ each back in 2012....

NSW supports plain packs as more young smokers stub out (Cancer Institute NSW)

Edit Public Technologies 31 May 2016
15 per cent of smokers have tried to quit - up from 3 per cent in 2013. 20 per cent of smokers thought about quitting - up from 13 per cent in 2013. 18 per cent of smokers were smoking less - up from 9 per cent in 2013. Importantly, 50 per cent of young smokers reported changing their smoking behaviour because of plain packaging, higher than any other age group....

June looms as month of selling after two months of ASX gains

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 31 May 2016
Since April 11, the ASX has posted seven straight weeks of gains, gaining almost 10 per cent, outperforming its developed market peers. . The best performing sector in the period was healthcare, rallying 14 per cent helped by the strong performance of investor favourite CSL ... Mr Coppleson identified 50 of the worst performing stocks over the financial year that are vulnerable to tax loss selling....

India set to retain fastest growing economy tag

Edit The Times of India 31 May 2016
A Reuters survey of economists expected data out on Tuesday will show India's gross domestic product grew 7.5 per cent year-on-year between January and March, faster than the previous quarter's 7.3 per cent. "This 7.5 per cent growth, in a global slowdown environment, has a potential to pick up even more," Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said last week in general comments about the trends....

Employment in the future: Where will 'new economy' jobs come from?

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 31 May 2016
the services sector ... Over the much longer term, the share of employment accounted for by services has swelled from a bit more than 50 per cent in the 1960s to about 80 per cent today, while manufacturing and agriculture have fallen ... That's logical ... The Reserve Bank has pointed out that over the last 30 years, the percentage of household spending that goes on services has risen to 65 per cent, from 53 per cent ... ....

Round 11 preview: Hawthorn v Melbourne (Melbourne Football Club)

Edit Public Technologies 31 May 2016
(Source. Melbourne Football Club). SUMMARY ... WHERE AND WHEN ... R7, 2015, Hawthorn 24.11 (155) d Melbourne 7.8 (50) at the MCG ... 1 ... 2 ... 3. Hawthorn has dominated Melbourne over a long period of time, winning the past 12 matches including seven by 50 points or more and two by more than 100. 4 ... 5. And both sides have been impressive in front of goal, Melbourne is the top ranked team for accuracy at 57.7 per cent and Hawthorn is third at 56.9 per cent....
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