ENGLISH NEWS - 10-09-2016

DAILY G.A UPDATE : 10-09-2016

1. India bans use of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 in airplanes

The Director General of Civil Aviation, or DGCA issued an advisory prohibiting the use of the infamous Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on-board an aircraft. The Note 7, which has been in the news for all the wrong reasons lately, after having received a string of positive critic reviews, has been termed a flight risk by the FAA in the US as well.

The Note 7 was supposed to go on sale starting from September 2 in India, before which it was available for pre-booking. After the global recall, Samsung India postponed the availability of the Note 7 for an undisclosed period.

The company explained - albeit briefly - why the Note 7 has been exploding, on its UK website. Calling it a very rare manufacturing process error, it said that "overheating of the battery cell occurs when the anode-to-cathode came into a very rare manufacturing process error" resulting in explosion.

At the same time, Samsung's Australia subsidiary announced that the fixed Note 7 units will be available for buying in early October. Also "replacement stock of the Galaxy Note 7 will be available to customers from September 21," the company added.

2. Pankaj Advani takes historic bronze at 6 Red Snooker World Championship

Pankaj Advani became the first cueist from India to win a medal at the prestigious Sangsom 6 Red Snooker World Championship as he settled for a bronze after losing the semifinal to Chinese Ding Junhui.

3. Vidya Balan brand ambassador of Samajwadi Pension Yojana

Uttar Pradesh government appointed Bollywood actress Vidya Balan as brand ambassador of its ambitious Samajwadi Pension Yojana.

4. Rio Paralympics: Mariyappan Thangavelu wins gold, Varun Bhati clinches bronze in men's high jump

Mariyappan Thangavelu created history by becoming the first Indian to win a gold in high jump at the Rio Paralympics while Varun Singh Bhati clinched the bronze in the men's high jump T-42 event.

5. Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Sarathi’ commissioned

Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Sarathi’, third ship in the series of six Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) was commissioned by the Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh at Goa.

6. Zara co-founder Amancio Ortega becomes world’s richest

According to Forbes magazine, Spanish Fashion house Zara founder Amancio Ortega has become the world’s richest man. He has dethroned Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who is now on second position.