NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 11 August – 5 Mins read
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- Study: Consuming sugar-sweetened drinks daily may be associated with an increased risk of liver cancer and chronic liver disease, especially in older women
- Union Govt Bill Drops Chief Justice From Poll Officers’ Selection Process; proposes polling officers shall be appointed by President on advice of a panel comprising PM, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and a Cabinet Minister
- UP Village of Vantangiya Tribe Finally Escapes ‘Dark Ages’, Gets Electricity 75 Years after Independence
- Jaipur-Mumbai Firing Incident: Borivali GRP Seeks Nacro Test of Accused RPF Constable Chetan Singh
- 100 Days Since Violence Started In Manipur, Protest And Rallies Held; “I Fell, Sister-In-Law Ran With My Sons”: Another Manipur Gang-Rape Horror
- Japan To Enforce Crowd Control Measures For First Time On Mount Fuji; Last month, around 65,000 hikers climbed the mountain, an increase of roughly 17% from the 2019 pre-pandemic level
- Air India’s New Red-Aubergine-Gold Look – Fliers will see new logo throughout their journey starting Dec 2023, when Air India’s first Airbus A350 enters the fleet in the new livery; Maharaja retires
- Developed Nations Consuming 80% Of Carbon Budget, Govt Tells Rajya Sabha; this leaves countries like India with very little carbon space for the future
- Delhi Police Detects Over 100 Security Flaws Days Before Independence Day and G20 event; audited these places between 27 and 29th July 2023
- Chief Justice Announces ‘SuSwagatam’ Portal For E-Passes which would enable advocates, litigants, interns and others to register themselves online and request for e-passes To Enter Supreme Court
- NEEPCO abandons 500 MW thermal power project in Meghalaya; Osaka Gas, Sumitomo near deal for Think Gas stake; NHPC plans to build pumped hydro storage projects of 22,000 MW
- Audi India commences bookings for new Q8 e-tron, Q8 Sportback e-tron; Assurance Intl, Goodyear unveil new range of filters, batteries in India; Toyota Kirloskar Motor expands its MPV market; launches All New Toyota Rumion
- RBI Increases UPI Lite Transaction Limit to Rs. 500, Proposes AI-Powered ‘Conversational Payments’; Bankers call RBI policy as nuanced; CRR move will not impact lending ability
- WHO Classifies ‘Eris’ Covid Strain As ‘Variant Of Interest; New COVID-19 variant EG.5 is on the rise in the US and is causing about 17% of new cases
- Russia to Launch Lunar Spacecraft in Race to Find Water on Moon Against Chandrayaan-3 to make a soft landing on the south pole of the moon which may hold significant deposits of water ice
- Indonesia Hit By 5.2 Magnitude Earthquake; Philippines Hit By 4.7 Magnitude Earthquake; Ahead Of Storm, North Koreans Ordered To Protect Kim Dynasty Portraits
- 12,000 Jobs At Risk As UK Household Goods Company Wilko Collapses; The group, formally entered administration, a process that could see parts of the business saved
- “Like Apocalypse”: 36 Killed In Hawaii Wildfires, People Jump Into Ocean; devastated much of the resort city Lahaina on Hawaii’s Maui island
- Trump Won’t Back Eventual 2024 GOP Presidential Nominee, but DeSantis, Ramaswamy Are On Board
- Emergency Declared in Ecuador after Assassination of Anti-Corruption Presidential Candidate; Niger Coup Leaders form New Govt after Ousting Bazoum
- Pakistan PM to consult with Leader of Opposition to finalize interim premier for overseeing polls after National Assembly dissolution
- Moscow Escapes New Ukraine Drone Attack, “Russian Spy” Held In Germany, Zaporizhzhia Strike Kills 2; Russia Downs 11 Ukrainian Drones Near Crimea, Plus 2 Headed to Moscow
- Today’s Word – Zill – Finger cymbals used in belly dancing
