NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 30 Jun – 5 Mins read
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- US Supreme Court Bans Use Of Race, Ethnicity In University Admissions; justices broke six to three along conservative-liberal lines in the decision, which came after years of conservative antipathy to “affirmative action” policies; Harvard Defends Diversity, Difference After SC Defeat; Biden disagree, Obamas Slam Affirmative Action Ruling, Trump Calls It “Amazing”
- Rishi Sunak honoured Rajindar Singh Dhatt (101), one of the last surviving Sikh soldiers who fought in the Second World War with a Points of Light honour
- NASA’s Perseverance Rover Captures Donut-Shaped Rock (big, dark stone with a hole in its centre) On Mars that may have fallen from the sky
- Researchers Say Human Ancestors Must Have Co-Existed With Dinosaurs; early mammals evolved before a massive asteroid hit planet 66MN years ago and therefore lived briefly with dinosaurs
- BSF exchanged sweets and greetings with Pak Rangers on the occasion of Eid-Al-Adha; attempt to better cordial relationships and harmony between the border guarding forces of both countries
- Internet Shutdowns in India Cost $1.9BN to the Country’s Economy in 1st Half of 2023; triggered over 21,000 job losses
- National Coaches Tell IOA Ad-hoc Panel Trial Exemption Decision For Protesting Wrestlers Has Irked Wrestling Community; Sports Ministry Clears Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia’s Overseas Training Proposals
- Monsoon ‘Dry Run’: MoRTH Sets Up 24×7 Control Room to Deal with Rain-related Issues on National Highways; Yellow Alert for Mumbai, Orange for 3 Maha Districts; Intense Showers to Hit MP, Gujarat, Goa; Downpour In Gujarat, Surat, Navsari, Valsad Districs Gets Heavy Rain In Last 36 Hours
- Aadhaar-based face authentication transactions for service delivery are gaining robust momentum; Cross 10.6 MN in May
- Granules India flags significant loss of revenue as it continues to recover from cyber attack; Govt caps prices of 51 crucial medicines used for ear, throat, heart & sugar-related illnesses; Lupin gets USD 25 million from AbbVie for meeting key product development milestone
- In a first, passenger cars sales in India set to cross two-million mark in H1; Automobile industry seeks 5% GST for 2-wheelers running on flex fuel
- Cube Highways Trust secures Rs 1,030 crore funding; With 183% average occupancy, Kasargod-Trivandrum best-performing Vande Bharat Express; Go First extends cancellation till July 6; Bharat Gaurav: Indian Railways to run special train to mark 76th anniversary of independence
- An active-duty missile corvette of the Indian Navy is on its way to Vietnam as a gift, the first warship given by India to any country
- *6 Years Of GST: ₹ 1.5 Lakh Crore Monthly Revenue, Focus on those adopting newer modus operandi to game the system, causing loss to the exchequer&
- Ukraine began nuclear disaster response drills in the vicinity of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station; Russia Jetted Diplomats to Allies within Hours of Coup to Show Kremlin Remains In-Charge; Generals Gerasimov, Surovikin, Wanted by Putin’s ‘Chef’ Prigozhin, Taken Off Ukraine War Menu
- “No Broad Immigration Commitments”: UK On Free Trade Agreement With India; Britain will discuss temporary business visas as part of FTA; UK Backs Permanent Seats for India, Japan, Africa at UN Security Council
- French Cop Charged with voluntary homicide and placed him in provisional detention Over Killing Of Teenager Amid Massive Protests; Macron Urges Calm After Mass Arrests, Protests Over Murder
- New Zealand Works To Eradicate Rats To Save Native Birds; aims to rid itself of invasive predators- rats, every last one of them by 2050
- South Koreans snapping up sea salt, other items as worry grows about their safety with Japan due to dump 1MN metric tons treated radioactive water from a wrecked nuclear power plant into the sea
- ENG vs AUS Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 Highlights: England 278/4 at Stumps, Trail Australia by 138 Runs
- Today’s Word – Keraunoscopia – Divination using thunder