Daily Curated News –199

November 17, 2023 0 Comments

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  1. ODI WC 2023: It’s India vs Australia In Final After Pat Cummins’ registered a hard-fought victory over South Africa; Miller Becomes First South Africa Player To smash 100 in a knockout match
  2. India vs Kuwait Highlights, FIFA World Cup Qualifier: Manvir Singh Helps Blue Tigers Win 1-0
  3. Tunnel Escape Plan: Workers To Squeeze Through Pipes Less Than 3-Foot Wide; ‘I Am Okay, Tell My Family’: Labourer Trapped In Uttarakhand Tunnel Tells Official; Rescue Op Could Take 2-3 More Days, Drilling Begins
  4. Army Builds 200-Foot Bailey Bridge In 5 Days, Completes Linking North Sikkim; one of the longest and heaviest single-span Bailey bridges ever built by the Indian Army
  5. “Need To Establish a national reconstruction Govt…”Opposition Leader Says It’s Time To Replace Netanyahu; Israel Orders Evacuation Of 4 Towns In Gaza Strip Amid Fears Of War Escalation; With Tracker Robots And Blast Gel, Israel Wages War On Hamas Tunnels; Israel Drops Leaflets Overnight In East Gaza Asking People To Evacuate “Immediately”
  6. India Again Calls for De-Escalation of Situation in Israel-Hamas War in the face of increasing civilian casualties in the conflict; “Our Position Clear”: UN Chiefs Reject Unilateral Proposals To Create Safe Zones; In New ‘Total Communication Blackout’ Due To Lack Of Fuel; Army Fights Gun Battles With Hamas, Takes Control Of Key Gaza Port
  7. Manipur: Tribal Group Reimposes Indefinite Economic Blockade Of Imphal Valley over the alleged indifferent attitude of the concerned authority in dispensing law and order in Kuki-Zo inhabited areas; Illegal Poppy Farms The Size Of 40 Football Fields Destroyed; Low-intensity IED Blast Goes Off Under Assam Rifles Vehicle, No Injuries Reported
  8. Inside Railways’ Big Expansion Plans, Including Confirmed Tickets By 2027; new trains will be added every day; Domestic air traffic soars over 10% in Oct; DGCA transfers some officials amid graft allegations
  9. Madras HC: PG students who were on Covid-19 duty in government hospitals will also be eligible for the incentive marks for selection to the post of assistant surgeons
  10. Kerala Man Sreeju living and working in Fujairah, Working as Control Room Operator in UAE, Wins ₹ 45 Cr In Lottery
  11. Uncontrolled Re-entry’: Part of Chandrayaan-3 Enters Earth’s Atmosphere, Crashes in Pacific Ocean; rocket body was part of LVM-3 M4 launch vehicle
  12. Punjab Reports Over 1,200 Farm Fires despite Red Alert; Delhi’s Air Quality Severe, Vehicle Emissions Largest Contributor; Cyclone Midhili to Intensify; Rains Likely in Odisha, Bengal among These States
  13. Desi pharma pangs continue for India despite dose to fortify pharmacy of the world tag; Deferred umbilical cord clamping reduces death risk in premature babies; AstraZeneca Pharma India plans to sell Bengaluru plant
  14. Vi limits its mobile user loss to below 50,000 for first time in Aug; India’s telcos could lose $29.2MN in business messaging (SMS) revenue to apps over next 5 years
  15. Smartphone shipments rise up to 8% during festive season; Apparel companies upbeat on demand revival; Small regional FMCG players make a comeback, grabbing shares from big companies
  16. TVS Motor joins hands with Emil Frey group to foray into European market; Hero MotoCorp records highest-ever retail sales of over 14 lakh units in festive season
  17. Adani Unit, ArcelorMittal, JSW in race to buy Vadraj Cement; IL&FS Transportation sells entire equity in Jorabat-Shillong Expressway for Rs 1,343Cr; Coal power plants seen thriving at 65% PLF despite RE surge; SJVN inks pact with Solar Energy Corporation to supply 200 mw wind power
  18. China Ready To Be US’ Friend, Partner: Xi Jinping After Talks With Biden; Biden says not seeking to distance itself from China but in fact wanted an improved relationship
  19. Amazon to Block Employee Promotions Who Don’t Return to Office; a higher office-to-home ratio is a must for employees who wish to advance in their careers
  20. Pedro Sanchez Re-Elected Spanish PM By Majority In Parliament; had reached separate deals with a number of regional parties to earn their backing
  21. Developed nations may have achieved their overdue promise of $100BN to help poorer countries cope with climate change in 2022; Delhi-NCR Air Pollution Fuelling Rise in Miscarriages, Other Complications among Pregnant Women, Babies
  22. Highly-Decorated Russian General Who Once Criticised Putin Found Dead; No signs of violent death were found, and that the circumstances of the deaths are being looked into; UK’s Cameron Vows Military Support on Surprise Kyiv Visit, Holds Talks With Zelensky; Russia’s Nuclear-Capable Avangard That Can Hit Targets at 27X Speed of Sound Launched Into Silo
  23. Judge David Friedman issued an interim stay of the gag order imposed by another judge, who is presiding over the business fraud trial of the former president
  24. Today’s Word – Rampant – Heraldic animal portrayed on its hind legs