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1. SAI-owned Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium will host the opening ceremony and the inaugural match of the controversial World Series Hockey, event starting December 17. 2. Australia’s Gold Coast will host the 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning the vote Friday as delegates opted for its ready-made facilities ahead of the ambitious development plans of the Sri Lankan city of Hambantota. 3. London won the rights to stage the 2017 World Athletics Championships, beating…

1. India’s Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi won the Stockholm Open men’s doubles title. 2. Czech Republic won Fed Cup title after Lucie Hradecka & Kveta Peschke defeated Maria Kirilenko & Elena Vesnina to secure a 3-2 win over Russia in the final. 3. Malaysian squash player Nicol David won a record sixth women’s World Open title by defeating England’s Jenny Duncalf.

Wheat crops in India is facing threat from a virulent strain of stem rust called UG99 (It is a race of black stem rust and it is virulent to the majority of wheat crops.). The scientists asked the farmers to sow Ug99 resistant wheat varieties as a precautionary measure. The US-based Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) works on a global campaign for combating Ug99. The scientists at Indian Agricultural Research…

1. In A bonanza to millions of small savers, the government  increased interest rates on deposit schemes offered by post offices, like savings account, Monthly Income Scheme and Public Provident Fund. 2. The post office savings accounts (POSA) will fetch 4% interest, up from 3.5%, the Monthly Income Scheme (MIS) and the Public Provident Fund (PPF) will earn an interest of 8.2% and 8.6% respectively. The maximum increase is in the one-year…