Daily Curated News – E94

August 4, 2023 0 Comments

NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 4 August – 5 Mins read

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  1. US Ex President Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 US Election Conspiracy Charges to all four counts against him
  2. Solar eruption that struck Earth, Moon, and Mars simultaneously for the first time on Oct 28, 2021; spread over such a wide area that Mars & Earth received influx of energetic particles from the sun
  3. 1st T20I: Jason Holder Helps West Indies Edge Past India By 4 Runs; South Zone Beat East Zone In Final, Win Deodhar Trophy Title For 9th Time
  4. Gukesh (17years) ended Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand’s 37-year reign as India’s top chess player in the live world rankings; Indian Men’s Hockey Team Beats China 7-2 In Asian Champions Trophy
  5. Indian Air Force Gets Israeli Spike Missiles, which can hit targets from distances up to 30 km; Firing Trials Shortly
  6. Louder Than A Blender”: US Kimberly Winter Breaks Guinness Record For World’s Loudest Burpher bellowing belch surpassed the previous record of 107 dB, achieved by Elisa Cagnoni (Italy) in 2009
  7. A bill to provide a fixed 50-year production lease for offshore minerals was passed by Rajya Sabha
  8. Russia Enlisted 230K Troops, “Shelling On Church”, Ukraine Officer Forced Soldiers To Build House?
  9. BRICS Expansion Should Proceed with Consultation & Consensus; India Has Open Mind, Positive Outlook: MEA
  10. Environment Free of Terror, Hostility is Imperative’: India on Pak PM’s ‘Ready to Hold Talks’ Remark
  11. India Nabs Bronze In Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships; FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: Morocco Stun Colombia to Advance, Germany Ousted
  12. Calcutta HC Circuit Bench Suspends Andaman Chief Secretary, Imposes Hefty Fine on LG in Contempt Matter
  13. Bank of England Raises Its Key Interest Rate by 25 bps to Fresh 15-Year High
  14. Two Serving Members of US Navy Accused of Spying for China, Arrested; selling secret info related to warships and their weapons systems and blueprints for a radar system, plans for a US war drill
  15. Army Jawan Who Went Missing from J-K’s Kulgam Recovered: Police
  16. Over 1 Crore Youth in 10-17 Age Group Addicted to Alcohol & Drugs, Says Govt., Lists Steps Taken for Awareness
  17. Parl Panel Flags Low-cost Norms Not Matching Market Needs under WDC-PMKSY ‘Compromised’ Project Quality
  18. Big win for Antrix as US court reverses $1.3 billion damages order; Bharti Airtel’s ARPU rises to Rs 200 in Q1FY24, up 9% YoY
  19. IndiGo announces salary hike for pilots, cabin crew after stellar Q1 performance; DGCA issues 993 commercial pilot licences this year; Go Air moves SC against Delhi HC order granting lessors access to aircraft
  20. IIT Guwahati makes one-to-one mental well-being counselling mandatory for fresh BTech students
  21. Glenmark, Omron join hands to create awareness on blood pressure monitoring; Zydus Lifesciences gets USFDA nod for generic rheumatoid arthritis treatment drug
  22. PetroChina, other global oil companies keen to build reserves in India; Royal Enfield gearing up to launch its first electric bike in 2 years; Coal CPSEs to scale up renewable energy capacity to 7231 MW by 2027
  23. Tata Consumer, ITC among companies keen to buy into Fabindia-backed Organic India; Dabur scouting for acquisition targets in D2C healthcare, personal care
  24. Kotak integrates alternate funds, investment advisory businesses; combined assets now at USD 18 bln; NTT Data Payments Services eyes top slot, scouting more acquisitions
  25. Today’s Word – Samara –  Propeller-like winged fruit