Daily Curated News – E103

August 13, 2023 0 Comments

NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 13 August – 5 Mins read

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  1. Asian Champions Trophy 2023 Final: India Edge Past Malaysia 4-3 For Record Fourth Title, the most by any Asian country
  2. Kashmiri Potter Mohammad Umar Prepares 10,000 Oil Lamps commissioned by the administration for the upcoming Independence Day celebrations
  3. After 6-Year-Old’s Death, TTD To Install 500 CCTV Cameras At Vulnerable Spots; stepped up security along with Forest and Police Dept
  4. Rajasthan’s Kota Officials To Conduct Psychological Tests Of Students every fortnight to Stop Suicides
  5. High Court Tells Manipur To Find Ways For Restoring Mobile Internet; Caught In Crossfire, Manipur Muslims Ask Meiteis, Kukis To Stop Fighting; Assam Rifles Chief Meets Manipur CM Biren Singh Over Security Issues
  6. Haryana Clashes: Muslim Body Praises Khaps panchayats, Sikhs For Promoting Harmony; Sudarshan News TV Channel Editor Sudarshan News Arrested For “False, Misleading” Post On Nuh Violence; later granted bail; Mahapanchayat in Nuh today to take call on resuming yatra
  7. Eastern Ladakh: India to Press for Early Disengagement in Remaining Friction Points at Military Talks with China
  8. Chhattisgarh: In a First, Band of Women Cops (consists of 35 policewomen from the 20th Battalion CAF) to Play Bagpipes at Independence Day Event
  9. NMC: All doctors must prescribe generic drugs, failing which they will be penalised and even their license to practice may also be suspended for a period
  10. Rishikesh-Chamba National Highway-94 has been closed for traffic due to heavy debris and boulders piling up after a landslide; Beas Overflows in Himachal, ‘Red’ Alert in 6 Uttarakhand Districts; More Rains Likely In Bihar, Jharkhand
  11. “5-10 Were Guarding Him…”: Supreme Court’s Tough Questions to UP Govt On Atiq Ahmed Killing observing “someone is complicit”; also sought a status report from UP on 183 “police encounters” that have taken place since 2017
  12. President Signs Off On 4 New Laws, 2 The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill & Govt of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill Had Faced Massive Resistance
  13. Toyota recalls 1,68,000 vehicles (2022 and 2023 model Toyota Tundra, Tundra Hybrid) equipped with a plastic fuel tube which could move and rub against a brake line and develop a fuel leak which in presence of an ignition source could increase the risk of fire
  14. NEEPCO to develop 2620 MW hydro projects in Arunachal; After launching 500Cr solar projects, Meghalaya scraps thermal power plans
  15. NMC lists therapeutic categories of drugs which can be sold sans prescription; New drugs regulatory bill may be headed for cabinet next week; Competition Commission of India clears Kotak-Biocon Biologics deal
  16. IREDA reports all-time high Q1 net profit of Rs 295Crr; loan book grows to Rs 47,207Cr; Servotech Power, UP govt collaborate to set up EV charger manufacturing plant at Rs 300Cr investment
  17. A senator from Balochistan, Anwaar-ul Haq Kakar, has been named the caretaker prime minister of Pakistan, days after the assembly was dissolved
  18. UN: NATO-calibre weapons were being transferred to ISIL-K by groups affiliated with the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, such as Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan
  19. Death count from a horrific wildfire in Hawaii climbed to 80 as residents confronted the devastation and criticisms grew over the emergency response
  20. 7 Killed, 67 Injured After Russian Missiles Hit Ukraine; Russia Shoots Down 20 Ukrainian Drones Near Crimea
  21. Ecuadoran candidate’s running mate replaces him for presidency after assassination; movement will replace the presidential ticket by putting Andrea Gonzalez as president
  22. Heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S. prompt maritime warnings for ships in the Strait of Hormuz
  23. South Koreans Rally in Seoul Against Japanese Plans to Release Treated Nuclear Wastewater into Sea; expressed anger toward Seoul for endorsing the discharge despite alleged food safety risks
  24. 4th T20I: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill Shine As India Register Series-Levelling Win Against West Indies; There’s No Stopping Cheteshwar Pujara, Dropped India Star Hits Another Century In England
  25. Today’s Word – Balistraria – X shaped opening in wall for firing arrows