Daily Curated News –177

October 26, 2023 0 Comments

NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 26 October – 5 Mins read

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  1. Asia Para Games: India’s 30-medal haul on Day 3; tally reached 64 (15 gold, 20 silver, 29 bronze), most successful day, where 17 of the 30 medals, including all 6 golds, came from athletics
  2. ODI World Cup 2023: David Warner, Glenn Maxwell hundreds power Australia to biggest-ever WC victory; Maxwell hits fastest WC 100 in 40 balls
  3. Visual evidence, public record show huge cache of arms looted from Manipur Police from the arsenal of the security forces. Cops arrests former state BJP youth wing chief in Imphal shooting case
  4. NCERT reacted to media reports that said a proposal to replace ‘India’ with ‘Bharat’ in textbooks has been accepted by one of its panels. NCERT said it is “too premature to comment” on the news
  5. A massive fire engulfed four coaches of the Patalkot Express (14624) travelling from Firozpur, Punjab to Sivani, Madhya Pradesh, near the Bhadai Railway Station in Thana Malpura, Agra district
  6. Surat shining. Top diamond trader shifts Rs 17,000Cr business from Mumbai; Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB), the world’s largest office building, started attracting diamond traders and merchants from across Maharashtra and Gujarat to Surat
  7. India to resume visa services for certain categories of Canadian citizensEntry Visa, Business Visa, Medical Visa and Conference Visa
  8. Mumbai: Woman ‘secretly’ sold family plot worth Rs 100Cr without informing her half-brother in posh Lower Parel area, arrested
  9. China deploying Combined Arms Brigade near Tawang after clashes in Arunachal; India has leveraged its advantageous tactical position along
  10. Jio ties up with Plume to offer AI-based services to JioFiber, JioAirFiber users; Vi Business launches IoT in collaboration with C-DOT
  11. Union Cabinet approves NPK fertiliser subsidy for Rabi season; inclusion of Jamrani Dam Multipurpose Project accepted; PMI Electro Mobility Solutions secures Rs 250 cr investment from Piramal Alternatives
  12. AmpIn Energy Transition, Jupiter International enter partnership to set up 1.3 GW cell, module unit; Imported coal-based power units told to operate at full capacity till Jun; fuel blending floor at 6%
  13. IOC starts producing ‘reference’ petrol, diesel for testing automobiles; Chevron’s Caltex Lubes returns to India after 12 years; HPCL to market it
  14. Hindujas eye $35-40 billion valuation of their BFSI business; RBI suggests banks to have a minimum of two whole time directors on board
  15. Daewoo enters Indian consumer electronics & appliance market through Kelwon Electronics; HMD Global expects 25-30 pc sales growth in Nokia phones with Easy Pay launch
  16. Delhi’s Maximum Temp Settles at 31.6 Deg Cel, Air Quality in ‘Poor’ Category; Ban on Open Burning, Water Sprinkling At Construction Sites: Guidelines to Improve Mumbai Air Quality
  17. Two Fuel Tanks of Kiran Aircraft Jettison Due to Malfunction on Lucknow Outskirts, No One Injured; India’s GMR Airports, affiliates to buy 11% additional stake in Hyderabad airport
  18. Over 100 Palestinians Killed in West Bank due to Israeli Raids, Settler Violence; Israel Fumes As UN Chief Invokes “Occupation” Of Palestinians, US Says Ceasefire Will Benefit Hamas
  19. ‘Massive’ Israel Ground Operation in Gaza Would Be ‘An Error’: French President Macron; Israel PM Netanyahu Says Will ‘Have To Give Answers’ On Hamas Attacks Lapses
  20. Turkey, Qatar Accuse Global Community Of “Double Standards”; Israel Finds Itself Increasingly Alone As Anger Grows Over Gaza; agreed to delay the invasion of Gaza for now, so the U.S. can rush missile defences to the region
  21. Chinese Research Ship Docks At Sri Lanka Port Amid Concerns Raised By US; was delaying granting permission for the arrival of Shi Yan 6 due to security concerns raised by India
  22. Russia Not Concerned By China’s Nuclear Arsenal As Pentagon Confirms PLA’S New Guided Missile Subs
  23. Today’s Word – Vallation – Ridge or bank of earth used as fortification