5 THINGS FIRST Centre and states to file compliance report on mob lynching in Supreme Court; Sushma Swaraj on a two-day visit to Russia; Delhi University student union election results to be declared; Panel of secretaries to discuss FDI in e-commerce; Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to receive state burial in his home country Ghana 1. Suicide is the biggest killer of youth in India Giving up young: 63% of all suicide deaths reported in India were in the 15-39 age group, according to a study published in the Lancet Public Health journal. Suicide ranked first in India as the cause of death compared to its third rank globally in this age group. The crisis: There was an increase of 40% in the number of suicide deaths between 1990 and 2016, with an estimated 2,30,314 deaths in 2016. India accounted for 37% of global suicide deaths among women and 24% among men in 2016. Women in trouble: While the overall suicide death rate (suicides per lakh population) has dipped by 15% between 1990 and 2016, it is still high. The rate for women is 15 per lakh, double that of the global suicide rate for women in 2016, which is 7 per one lakh women. Married women account for a high proportion of these suicide deaths, the study says. Stressed elders: The suicide death rate is increasing in the elderly, especially among those above the age of 80 years. Many Indias: The study found wide variations in suicide death rate across states. Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, West Bengal and Tripura had high suicide death rates for both men and women, in addition to Kerala and Chhattisgarh which had high suicide death rates for men. Why: While personal and social reasons, financial problems and poor health are some of the common reasons, for the elderly, social isolation, depression, functional disability, and the feeling of being a burden on their family have been cited as reasons for suicides globally. Read the full story here 2. When Mallya met Jaitley, but Jaitley didn't meet him Bumped in: A casual encounter, is how Finance Minister Arun Jaitley describes his run-in with absconding Kingfisher Airlines founder Vijay Mallya, who claimed in London earlier in the day that he had met Jaitley and offered to settle his dues with the banks before the tycoon left for a "scheduled meeting in Geneva". Parley in Parliament: Jaitley, in a post on Facebook, alleges that Mallya "misused" his position as a Rajya Sabha member to accost Jaitley in the corridors of Parliament and conceded that the liquor and airline tycoon did make an offer for settlement of dues, but that Mallya was curtly brushed off by him — Jaitley also claimed that he had not given any appointment to Mallya for a meeting since 2014. Winter's coming: Mallya, who appeared in a London court in connection with the deportation case filed by India against him for facing fraud and money laundering charges, will now face his destiny on December 10, when England's chief magistrate Emma Arbuthnot will give her ruling on India's extradition request. Read the full story here 3. What's killing Indians ...their lifestyle! It's official now — for those who scoffed at the paranoia over outdoor air pollution being a killer, a study by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), and Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health has found that cancer, lung diseases and diabetes (CLAD, for short) have doubled since 1990 — which means, with more prosperity, Indians are more diseased than ever. Every breath you take: A hit song by yesteryears band, Police, each breath you take has unfortunately hit your lifespan severely, with 55 million people in India suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — which includes asthma and chronic bronchitis — in 2016, up from 28 million in 1990, due to rising air pollution, which has also upped the share of deaths due to respiratory diseases from 9.6% in 1990 to 10.9% in 2016. Sin of sweetness: Twice as many people in all states were found to be overweight — a major reason for diabetes — in 2016 than in 1990, resulting diabetes prevalence increasing two and half times in the same period, from 2.6 crore in 1990 to 6.5 crore in 2016. India's prevalence of diabetes is double that of the global average — 38 adults per 100 overweight adult Indians vis-a-vis 19 adults per 100 overweight adults globally. The Big C: The dreaded cancer now takes credit for double the number of deaths than it did in 1990 — with 8% of deaths in 2016 attributed to cancer, cases of which increased from 5.48 lakh in 1990 to 10.6 lakh in 2016. Three types of cancer — stomach, with 9%, breast, with 8.2% and lung, with 7.5% of the total cancer cases — contributed to nearly a quarter of all cancer cases in India. Meanwhile, what’s worrying Indians are not the lifestyle diseases, like heart diseases or diabetes or even issues like cough and cold — instead, they are more bothered about skin-related ailments. Predictably so, dermatology is showing the fastest growth with a CAGR of over 17%, in the domestic pharma market. 4. After the deluge, Kerala now battles a drought Who sucked all the water? The last thing one expects after a flood is a scarcity of water in rivers and wells, and yet, that is precisely what Kerala now faces as its rivers, lakes and wells are seeing their water levels recede alarmingly, prompting the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to ask the State Council for Science, Technology and Environment to study the phenomenon and suggest solutions. Not unexpected: Experts had predicted that the state is likely to face a drought like situation after the floods, which had even altered the topography of the terrain in many places, with kilometre long cracks, especially in areas like Idukki and Wayanad, which had witnessed landslides. Once flowed a river: Rivers like Periyar, Bharathapuzha, Pampa and Kabani, which were in spate during the incessant downpour last month, have seen their water level dip so low that they are in danger of drying up — wells too, in many areas have dried up and in several cases, have caved in. Freaky nature? It's not just the looming drought that's got the state's goat — it's also battling soaring temperatures and mass perishing of earthworms, especially in Wayanad district, which is known for its rich biodiversity, causing concern among farmers. Read the full story here NEWS IN CLUES 5. Which country's official script is Hangul? Clue 1: It has the second lowest number of obese citizens in the world (about 3.2% of its population). Clue 2: It is also the largest market for plastic surgery per capita in the world. Clue 3: It has an international calling code of +82, and is three-and-a-half hours ahead of IST. Scroll below for answer 6. Why action on rupee, oil won't be 'knee-jerk' anymore What: The 'no need for a knee-jerk reaction' response has finally given way to 'we may announce something soon' noises. The government is going for a 'planned review' of the economy by Prime Minister Narendra Modi this weekend. Rupee celebrated by jumping the most in three weeks (to 72.26 after hitting an all-time low of 72.91) and stocks rallied (Sensex gained 305 points). Why now? "There are dangers in using the overvaluation argument to not support the rupee when it is hitting multiple lows," says an analyst. A current-account deficit (difference between value of imports and exports) at a five-year high, high oil prices and general weakness in emerging markets means the problem isn't going away anytime soon. With August data on trade deficit unlikely to improve significantly and US Federal Reserve expected to hike interest rates this month, there could be more pain for the rupee. By the way, Turkey, from where rupee's trouble started a month ago, has seen its currency gain close to 3% in the last week. Back to 2013? Among the measures that can be considered: RBI may raise rates (in its next monetary policy review on Oct 5) to stem foreign outflows while continuing to sell dollars. Government may turn to wealthy NRIs to replenish foreign-currency reserves like in 2013. It may also announce higher duties on some products to curtail imports. In 2013, India hiked duties on gold and jewellery. This time around, electronics imports have outstripped gold. RBI can also open a special window for oil marketing companies to exchange currency (like it did in 2013). Oil at 50? Union minister Nitin Gadkari said earlier this week that diesel will cost Rs 50 a litre with ethanol blending. Yesterday, the government approved an over 25% hike in the price of ethanol for blending in petrol in a bid to cut surplus sugar production. Meanwhile, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has warned Europe about dangers of 'knee-jerk nationalism’. 7. Internet won't be as much fun and free with this rule The vote: Members of European Parliament voted in favour of a new EU Copyright Directive that seeks to make tech companies legally liable for what appears on their platforms and make them pay for copyright content they use. The controversy: Two provisions in the draft law are at the centre of debate. The 'link tax' would force platforms like Google and Facebook to pay media companies when they link to their articles. The 'upload filter' provision asks them to check all content uploaded to their sites by users and remove any copyrighted material. The implications: The opposition goes like this: only big online platforms will be able to put a content-filtering in place. Even harmless user-generated content like memes and parodies may be taken down in the name of copyright violations. It may indirectly promote fake news as only legitimate media outlets will enforce the link tax while fake news websites won't and their stories will be more freely available. The next step: The final version of the law still needs to be agreed with the commission and EU member states, who also broadly support the commission's proposal, before it comes into force. Read the full story here 8. Amul becomes India's first multinational cooperative Utterly audacious: In a bid to become the first Indian dairy union to start a dairy plant abroad, the Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers Union Limited, better known as Amul Dairy, is all set to acquire a dairy plant in Wisconsin, that will enable Amul to produce and sell its products in the US, from where it currently earns Rs 60 crore in revenues. Not without reason: The cooperative's decision to base its manufacturing facility in Wisconsin is prompted by the state's rank as the top producer of cheese in America, accounting for almost 27% of total cheese production. Story so far: In 2015, Amul Dairy had entered into a tripartite agreement with a local manufacturer in Waterloo village in New York, 350 miles from New Jersey and started manufacturing dairy products at their facility. Currently, through the tripartite agreement between Amul Dairy, the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (the apex body of all district dairy unions of Gujarat that markets brand Amul) and a local partner in the US, Amul is manufacturing three dairy products — paneer, ghee and shrikhand. Readthe full story here 9. Are Delhi's prisoners most heavily taxed in India? The tax: Indians earning Rs 2.5 lakh a year pay no tax and a Rs 10 lakh income attracts only 20% tax. All that changes for prisoners of Delhi's Tihar Jail. A skilled inmate in the jail can earn a maximum of Rs 62,415 a year (at Rs 171 a day) but loses 25% of his salary as forced tax — for a victim compensation fund. Illegal: Delhi High Court on Wednesday questioned Tihar Jail authorities on the forced deduction saying that it was the government's obligation to set up such a corpus. "You (prison authority) are assuming the powers of convicting court. How can you do that? Your decision is in conflict with the Criminal Procedure Code," the court said. Unfair: While Tihar has been diligent in collecting the funds, it hasn't been active enough to transfer it to eligible victims. Over Rs 15 crore collected since 2006 from wages of convicts has been lying unutilised while Rs 80.73 lakh has been disbursed to 194 eligible victims. Read the full story here YOU SHARE YOUR B'DAY WITH... Source: Various 10. How nuts brought down an airline and threaten a country Going nuts: Sri Lanka's national airline, Sri Lankan Airlines, said on Wednesday that it has stopped serving cashews after the country's president, Maithripala Sirisena, flew into a rage over nuts served to him on a flight to Colombo. The airline has cleared its stock of cashews (only served in business class) and plans to change its Dubai-based supplier. It's personal: Meanwhile, Sri Lanka's search for a buyer for the loss-making airline (which IMF says is taking the country down) continues. Its troubles began on another 'personal' note with another president. The airline was profitable before Mahinda Rajapakse, when he was president, cancelled a management agreement with Emirates in 2008 when the carrier refused to bump fare-paying passengers and give their seats to Rajapakse's family. Rajapakse removed the Emirates-appointed chief executive and made his brother-in-law head of the company. He is now under investigation for corruption and mismanagement. Nuts on a plane: This is not the first time that airline nuts have prompted outrage. In 2014 a South Korean heiress famously ordered a Korean Air plane back to its gate to eject a cabin crew member after she was served nuts still in their packet. Read the full story here PLUS 'Black Panther' sweeps Oscars 2019? Possible. At least Disney's gung ho. The studio released its For Your Consideration list for Oscar voters with the Marvel blockbuster's submissions across 16 major categories for next year's Academy Awards, including Best Picture (huh?). That's basically every major category available for a live-action, domestic feature film, barring Best Actress. That's because the main female actors, including Lupita Nyong'o, will be running in the Best Supporting Actress category instead. Marvel is putting a significant awards season budget behind Black Panther, something it had never done before. That could be largely due to Marvel making a serious Best Picture push for one of its films, for the first time. None of their titles has yet won an Oscar (nine nominations till date). Damn. Where’s the Popular Film category when you need it? (The Academy had announced this special category and then walked back a month later following mockery and backlash) Follow news that matters to you in real-time. Join 3 crore news enthusiasts. GET APP Answer To NEWS IN CLUES South Korea. The Asian nation plans to put in a joint bid to host the 2032 Summer Olympics along with neighbour North Korea. South Korea is also keen to advance the idea of a Northeast Asia bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup.