NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 15 August – 5 Mins read
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- Happy Independence Day: India celebrates its 77th Independence Day; President Murmu Approves 76 Gallantry Awards including four Kirti Chakras posthumously and 11 Shaurya Chakras
- PM Modi I-Day Speech: Demography, democracy and diversity have potential to realise dreams of the country, today we have all three; many instances of crimes against women and daughters of Manipur were reported, adding that the situation is improving
- 1st ever crude oil transaction under newly implemented Local Currency Settlement (LCS) system took place between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) & Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)
- Army To Get Nano Drones, Precision-Guided Missiles; 49 schemes worth ₹ 7,600Cr contracted by the army under the fourth round of emergency procurement
- Over a Dozen IAS, DANICS Cadre Probationers Deployed to Check Preparations for G20 Summit in Delhi; 35 Hotels in New Delhi, NCR Booked for Sept 9-10 Meet
- An earthquake of 5.4 magnitude hit Meghalaya; Epicentre of the earthquake was 49 km southeast of Cherrapunjee in Meghalaya, near Sylhet in bordering Bangladesh
- 50 Dead In Himachal Landslides, Cloudburst, 7 Swept Away By Flash Floods; Uttarakhand Records 3 Deaths, Chardham Yatra Suspended; Mumbai Traffic: Massive Jam On Western Express Highway, Commuters Fume On Social Media
- SC To Hear Plea Against Demolition Near Krishnajanam Bhoomi in Mathura On Aug 16; SC Denies Bail To 3 Convicts In Godhra Train Burning Case terming it a “very serious incident
- HDFC merger helps boost credit offtake to 19.7% in fortnight ended Jul 28; States’ debt cost rises to 16-week high of 7.49%; RBI to launch pilot for ‘Public Tech Platform’ on Aug 17
- Trai exploring auction models to ‘best’ allocate Satcom spectrum; Vi net loss in Q1 widens, promoter to infuse Rs2,000Cr; Jio achieves roll out norms for 26GHz band in all circles
- SJVN inks two pacts to supply 1,200 MW solar power to Punjab; Ashok Leyland to fully acquire OHM India, to infuse Rs 300Cr; India gets the wheels moving on a special plan for high-end EVs
- Hero Motocorp discloses family agreement; Sunil Kant Munjal exits firm as JMD; Ramkrishna Forgings bags $13.65MN order in North America
- Thee Rōnin Super GT will come with a powerful battery pack, which will generate a max power of 986 bhp with a decent range of around 1000 km on a full top-up
- SEBI Modifies Order Against Zee’s Subhash Chandra, Punit Goenka; barred them from holding the post of director or key managerial personnel in at least four Zee Group Cos
- 26 members of the Nigerian security forces were killed and eight wounded in an ambush by gunmen in central Nigeria; 12 Killed, Over 60 Injured After Explosion At Gas Station In Russia
- China Opposes UN Security Council Meeting On North Korea Rights because it will only “intensify confrontation and antagonism
- Malaysia Airlines Flight Returns To Sydney After Passenger Threatens To “Blow Up Plane”; man was arrested without incident, rest were released from the plane about three hours after it landed
- Anwarul Haq Kakar Sworn In As Pakistan’s Caretaker Prime Minister; “Ironclad Friendship” With Pak: China Congratulates
- Italy’s Mount Etna Eruption Forces Closure Of Sicily Airport; also prohibited the use of motorcycles and bicycles for next 48 hours, “because several areas are covered with a layer of volcanic ash
- A mushroom mystery gripping Australia began to unravel with an amateur cook saying she accidentally put lethal fungi in a beef Wellington dish now linked to three deaths
- China’s Latest Laser Tech Claim Creates Waves Across The World; US military tested these weapons; some even destroyed supersonic missiles; cancelled owing to large size and weight of lasers
- “No More Water”: Iraq Struggles As Severe Drought Singes Tourist Town Habbaniyah; receded by several dozen metres after four consecutive years of drought ravaged parts of the country
- Ecuador’s Election Season Gets Bloodier as Another Politician is Assassinated; Bike-borne men killed local politician Pedro Briones in the town of San Mateo outside his home
- Trump Election Probe’s Grand Jury Hands 10 Indictments over alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, Unclear if Ex-Prez Charged
- Today’s Word – Dasypeltis – Small African egg-eating snake
