NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 27 November- 5 Mins read
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- Uttarakhand Tunnel: Vertical Drilling Will Take 4 Days In, Army Called In; Laser, Gas Cutter, Broken Parts Of Drill Machine; last 10-15 metres would have to be broken with hand-held power tools; “If there are no major obstacles, will take 4 days to reach tunnel through vertical drilling; ‘Horizontal Tunnelling Remains Best Plan
- Massive Waste Dump Near Uttarakhand Tunnel Site “Very Dangerous”; generated during construction of the tunnel; no protective wall to stop it from turning into sludge and moving towards residential areas downhill in the event of heavy rain
- Israel, Hamas Look to Extend Gaza Truce after More Hostages Freed; “I Abhor Antisemitism, Doesn’t Matter Whether You’re Elon Musk”: UK PM Rishi Sunak; “Nothing Will Stop Us”: Israel PM Netanyahu Meets Troops In Gaza; 84-Year-Old Artist, 4-Year-Old Girl Among 14 Hostages Released By Hamas
- 3 Palestinian Students Shot In US, Families Demand Hate Crime Probe; Human Rights Body Says Rocket Misfire Likely Cause Of Gaza Hospital Blast; Israeli Strikes Put Syria’s Damascus Airport Out Of Service Again; 39 Palestinians To Be Released From Israeli Prisons; Israel-Linked Tanker Seized Off Yemen Coast By Armed Individuals
- Mystery Disease On Rise In China, Officials Say Multiple Pathogens To Blame; Influenza – main causes of the spike in cases, Indian Exporters Monitoring Respiratory Illness In China, Could Impact Trade as China is a hub of global manufacturing and exports
- “Is It Necessary?”: PM Requests Couples To Not Hold Weddings Abroad; while shopping for weddings, people should give importance to products made in India only
- Citizenship Amendment Act Will Definitely Be Implemented; legislative committee of Rajya Sabha has set the deadline to frame rules by March 30 in 2024
- Farmers with 3000 vehicles to kick start a 3 day-protest launched by Sanyukt Kisan Morch to push for their pending demands; Gather Near Chandigarh Border for Delhi-like Protest; Borders Fortified, Security Beefed Up
- Manipur Govt in Talks with Imphal Valley-based Insurgent Group, Peace Accord to Be Signed Soon, Says CM
- Gurez sector in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district was on Sunday connected with the electricity grid for the first time after Independence
- UP: A man in Meerut was beaten and urinated on; Four of the men have been have been identified and they are known goons who have done jail time; 1 arrested in this connection
- NIA Conducts Raids in UP, 3 States in Pak-backed Terror Module Case; Phones, Incriminating Docs Seized: In UP ATS arrested Amrit Pal & Riyazuddin Suspected Of spying for ISI and terror financing
- Mild Tremors Felt in Navi Mumbai, Panvel As 2.9 Earthquake Hits City’s West Coast; Mercury Drops to 10.4 Degree Celsius in New Delhi, Light Rain Predicted; Coal-based Power Plants Aggravating Air Pollution in Delhi-NCR claims CSE Report
- Apple, Samsung and other electronic giants’ imports fall in 5 years on local play; No big gains likely for telcos from data push for WC; Telcos seek more airwaves for smooth 5G services, 6G rollout
- Air India taps Airbus, L3Harris for training unit; Air India plane returned to Kathmandu after pilots heard noise during take-off; Railways readies to save cost, better passenger experience on Vande Bharat trains
- Toyota expects Indian PV market to carry momentum of 2023 into next year, SUVs to continue to grow; Salt in Batteries: Battery giants invest in Sodium-based technology, signalling potential disruption in industry
- India’s steel demand to touch 190 MT-mark in 2030; production to reach 210 MT; ONGC charges premium over Brent in oil deals with BPCL, HPCL
- Irish writer Paul Lynch won the 2023 Booker Prize for his novel ‘Prophet Song’, the story of a family and a country on the brink of catastrophe as an imaginary Irish government veers towards tyranny
- A Comoros-flagged cargo ship with 14 people (4 Indians) on board has sunk off the island of Lesbos in gale-force winds, the Greek coast guard said prompting a major rescue operation
- After Thailand & Sri Lanka, Malaysia to Allow 30 Days of Visa-free Travel to Indian Visitors from Dec 1; same provision applied for Chinese citizens as well
- Myanmar rebels wrested control from Junta of border crossing along with dozens of military positions and a town important for trade with China
- Russia Puts Meta Spokesman on Wanted List for Unspecified Charges, Launches Criminal Probe; South Korea’s Spy Chief Kim Kyou-hyun Resigns Days after Kim Jong Un Puts First Military Satellite in Orbit
- IND vs AUS, 2nd T20I: Clinical India Outclass Australia by 44 Runs to Take 2-0 Lead; 3 50’s, Bishnoi & Prasidh claim 3 wickets each; Rinku Singh continued to flourish in the finisher’s role 9 of 31
- Today’s Word – Balistraria-Cross-shaped opening in wall for firing arrows
