NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 5 August – 5 Mins read
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- I Am Sorry”: Bombay High Court Judge Rohit Deo Announces Resignation In Open Court; could not compromise on self-respect
- The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has covered about two-thirds of the distance to the Moon since its launch on July 14
- ₹ 100Cr Per Acre Is New Record For Telangana Land Prices; highest bid for 3.6-acre plot in Kokapet was ₹ 362Cr, made by Rajapushpa Properties Private Limited for Happi Heights Neopolis
- “As Hot As A Jacuzzi”: World’s Oceans Record Hottest Surface Temperature; surface hitting 20.96 degrees Celsius
- China’s New Naval Base In Cambodia Has Direct Effect On Regional Security; not too far away from the Strait of Malacca, the crucial waterway between East Asia and the rest of the Indian Ocean
- Rahul Gandhi To Be MP Again, Can Contest Polls After SC Order; his remarks were not in good taste, his disqualification from parliament would affect his constituents
- Union Govt considering cutting or even abolishing a 40% import tax on wheat and lowering a limit on the amount of wheat stocks millers and traders can hold, as part of efforts to boost supplies
- Manipur’s Displaced People Look At Makeshift Houses, But Memories Of Home Linger; only want to return home, whether to their huts or brick and mortar ones; do not want to live anywhere else; Security Forces Conduct Search Ops, Destroy Illegal Bunkers In Manipur
- Nuh Violence: 141 Arrested So Far, 55 FIRs Registered; 60 persons under preventive detention
- Supreme Court Allows Gyanvapi Mosque ASI Survey To Continue; using a “non-invasive method; report to be submitted in 4 weeks’ time
- Parl Panel: Cut Age To Contest Lok Sabha, Assembly Polls; would give young individuals equal opportunities to engage in democracy; Crucial to Conduct Post-Covid Survey to Assess Prevalence, Severity of Mental Health Disorders
- 3,115 Leopards ‘Spotted’ in Uttarakhand, Population Grew by 29% in 8 Years; b/w Jan 2000 – June 2023, a total of 508 people were killed in leopard attacks, 1,800+ were injured
- SBI Posts Highest-Ever Quarterly Profit Of ₹ 16,884 Cr; Insurance regulator allows exemptions for holdings in merged HDFC Bank
- Robust SUV sales help M&M post 60% rise in Q1 profit; Tata Motors launches Punch iCNG, price starts at Rs 7.1 lakh
- NCLT seeks update on Go First resolution process in 10 days; Only 22 out of 148 operational airports making profit
- Govt auctions 6 coal mines in 7th tranche; NLC, NTPC among winners; Corrosion leads to losses worth USD 110 billion in India annually; Govt may allow overseas trading of carbon credits with other countries
- Air India CEO Meets Antitrust Body Chief Over Pending Vistara Merger weeks after the watchdog raised concerns about market power
- Govt defers implementation of restrictions on imports of laptops, PCs and tablets to Nov 1; Jiobook, Apple among other computer brands up for a challenge in India?
- DVC plans capex of Rs 70,000 crore by 2030 to increase power generation capacity; Govt of India elevated Oil India Limited to Maharatna category
- Rollercoaster In US Freezes Mid-Air, Guests Forced To Walk Down; Magnum XL-200 roller coaster debuted in 1989 and it was the “fastest and steepest” complete circuit coaster in the world
- New Ukraine Stamp Shows US F-16 Fighter Jets “Shred” Russia; Russia Doubles 2023 Defence Expenditure Amid Rising Ukraine War Costs; Says It Blocked Overnight Ukraine Attacks On Black Sea Naval Base; Biden Seeks US Congress Nod For Funds To Taiwan From Ukraine Budget, China Threat Bigger Than Russia
- Niger Military Junta Leaders Urged To Restore Order Before Deadline; West African Delegation Leaves Niger Without Meeting Coup Leader
- Putin Critic Alexei Navalny Handed 19 More Years In Prison; “Want To Frighten You, Not Me”: Jailed Putin Critic’s Message For Russians
- Asian Champions Trophy Hockey 2023: Harmanpreet Singh scored a goal as India played out a 1-1 draw against Japan
- Today’s Word – Tardigrade – Slow-Paced
