NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 19 Jun – 5 Mins read
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- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Win Indonesia Open 2023, First Super 1000 Title For Indian Duo
- Net Direct Tax Collection Grows 11% To 3.80 Lakh Cr So Far This Year; On gross basis, before adjusting refunds, tax collection stood at ₹ 4.19 lakh Cr, a 12.73% growth over the same period last fiscal
- Cyclone Biparjoy Likely To Maintain Intensity Over Rajasthan During Next 12 Hours, Flood-Like Situation; Like A Phoenix”: Gujarat Port, Hit Hard By Cyclone Biparjoy, Resumes Ops; Bridges Swept Away, Over 100 Houses Damaged In Landslides In Sikkim; IMD Red Alert, Forecasts Heavy Rainfall In Assam For Next 5 Days
- Isro to set up satellite terminals on fishing boats in 13 coastal states; powered by India’s own navigation satellite system, NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation
- UP: 54 Dead In 72 Hours At Hospital; “Not Due To Heat,” Says Probe Team; initial symptoms were of chest pain; deaths could be water-related; UP’s Power Shock: 94% Households Saw Daily Outages in June, 74% for Over 2 Hrs, Finds Survey; Traffic Cop Dies After Fainting Due to Severe Heat in Ayodhya
- Man tied to tree, beaten up, his head tonsured and forced to chant ‘Jai Shree Ram’ in UP village, 2 held after viral video
- Indian Diaspora Role in India’s Growth Story’: Theme of PM Modi’s Event at Ronald Reagan Building
- Sr officers to be posted across services as part of integration move; comes close on the heels of the recent decision of Indian military to go for common annual confidential reports for 2 & 3 star officers
- New assignment for border guards: to fan out to villages in the border areas manned by them and collect their history, extending up to the past 2,000 years
- Mahindra Defence Systems (MDS) has started deliveries of Armado’, an Armoured Light Specialist Vehicle (ALSV) specially built for Indian armed forces
- Vande Bharat completes its second trial from Ranchi to Patna ahead of its inauguration; Vande Bharat sleeper trains plan hits a snag following an ownership dispute between the Russian and Indian partners of the consortium that won a Rs 40,000Cr supply and maintenance contract
- Green open access: As it opens up sea of opportunities, one needs to tackle threats; Electric bus maker PMI Electro in talks to raise Rs400Cr; Reliance Industries may earn $10-15 bn revenue from new energy biz by 2030
- Reliance Power makes a higher offer to lenders for Vidarbha Industries; Petrol, diesel sales fall with the arrival of monsoon; Power demand in June may not touch projected 229GW mark
- Yoga Sessions At Indian Bases In Arctic, Antarctic Regions On June 21; Under the ‘Ocean Ring of Yoga’, yoga will be performed at Indian naval bases, ports and marine vessels in 34 countries
- Study finds 62% Indian Fathers Prioritise Children Education Over Early Marriages; Retirement Planning is increasingly becoming a top priority goal for fathers, irrespective of their age bracket or life stage
- War-Hit Ukraine Seeks $40 Billion In Initial Phase To Rebuild Economy; Russia Still Blocking Aid To Areas Impacted By Dam Breach says UN; Europe To Speed Up Arms Supply To Ukraine
- Israel will build a 254KMs fibre-optic cable between Mediterranean & Red Sea, creating a continuous link between Europe, the Gulf countries and Asia
- US & China agreed on the need to increase flights between the world’s two largest economies, which remain at a bare minimum since COVID; China’s FM To Visit Washington After “Constructive” Talks
- Swiss voters looked set to approve proposals to introduce a global minimum tax on businesses and a climate law that aims to cut fossil fuel use and reach zero emissions by 2050
- Iraq unveiled a 2,800-year-old stone tablet returned by Italy, as the war-ravaged country works to recover from abroad antiquities looted from its territory
- 21-Year-Old Intern Commutes To Work By Plane To Save Rent In US; it is cheaper than renting near a house in New Jersey
- Canada wildfires: Foreigners affected can extend permits, replace lost documents for free; whose status will expire by Sep 30, 2023, also eligible to apply, restore or extend their status in Canada free of charge
- Today’s Word – Ziganka – Russian country dance
