Quick notes: Vatican takes a deep bow, Paki reply...

• Vatican-Chini bhai-bhai: Pope genuflecting to China. ‘China is the best implementer of Catholic social doctrine,’ says senior Vatican bishop.



• A brutal Paki reply to Trump: “This is Pakistan giving a small taste of what it’s capable of”... The military-grade explosives, not widely available, used in recent Taliban and ISIS attacks in Afghanistan point to a state sponsor, likely Pak. 



• Padmashree V Nannamal: At 97, yoga guru is India's oldest Padma Shri




• India needs more researchers: We need more public funding for research including the creation of a National Foundation for Research in Science, Technology, and Humanities with an annual non-lapsable grant of at least Rs 5000 crore to give research grants on a competitive non-discriminatory basis.



• Mobile video viewership: Indians addicted to mobile videos



• Teenagers no longer use Facebook: Less than half of American internet users between ages 12 and 17 will be using Facebook this year



• Free transport: Germany considers plan for free public transport in polluted cities... Environmentalists brought court cases aimed at banning diesels from parts of some city centres. And fears millions of drivers could be affected spurred Merkel into action.



• China leading here too: Electric Buses Will Take Over Half the World Fleet by 2025