Daily Curated News –246

January 15, 2024 0 Comments

NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 15 January- 5 Mins read
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  1. Wishing you and your family a happy pongal, Lohri, Bihu, Uttarayan and Makar Sankranti!
  2. Mar Galcerán, Spain’s first Parliamentarian with Down Syndrome; elected to Valencia assembly, with a strong determination to be acknowledged for her capabilities rather than defined by her disability
  3. Parliament security breach: A day after 5 accused were brought back to Delhi following their polygraph, narco-analysis and brain mapping tests, a police source claimed that Manoranjan D mastermind behind
  4. Indian Army to deploy Drishti-10 medium-altitude, long-endurance drones near Pak border in Punjab
  5. Delhi-NCR air pollution: Union Govt bans non-essential construction work, plying of polluting 4-wheelers; Cold Wave Back in Kashmir, Minus 4.2 Degrees Celsius Recorded in Srinagar; Water Level In Jhelum River Hits Lowest Level As Dry Spell Continues In Kashmir
  6. Atal Setu Becomes New ‘Picnic Spot’ for Mumbaikars; Videos Show People Littering, Chaos For Selfies; people have been heard talking about high toll rates that needs to be paid to travel across the bridge
  7. Maldives Asks India to Withdraw Troops, Sets March 15 Deadline; MEA Says ‘Finding Mutually Workable Solution
  8. Air Chief Marshal: IAF Indigenised More Than 60,000 Components in Last 2-3 Years; cannot rely on foreign OEMs for repair and overhaul maintenance activities and that it has to be done in-house
  9. Egypt Asserts “Control” On Philadelphi Corridor As Israel Seeks To Seize Last Gaza-Egypt Border; Hamas To Treat “Israeli Prisoners” Using Gaza Medical Aid; Gaza War Rages On 100th Day as Israel PM Promises ‘Victory’ Over Hamas
  10. Houthi Chief Abdul Malik Al-Houthi: Mysterious Yemeni Figure Daring U.S.-Led West In Red Sea; ‘Germany Has No Moral…’: African Nation Roasts Berlin For Backing Israel In Gaza ‘Genocide’ Case; American Bases Under Attack In Syria After Strikes On Houthi Rebels
  11. 12 people are taking legal action against Novo Nordisk, the parent company of Ozempic and Wegovy, after allegedly experiencing life-changing bowel injuries linked to popular weight loss drug
  12. CM Yogi flags off 50 electric buses, 25 green autos in Ayodhya ahead of Ram Mandir inauguration; Investors line up investments for Ayodhya hospitality sector
  13. India electronics exports to US jump over two-fold to USD 6.6 bn in Jan-Sep 2023; ONGC makes back-to-back gas discoveries in Mahanadi basin block; Reliance seeks minimum US $10 for coal-seam gas
  14. “Worst Flight Experience”: Man Slams IndiGo For 6 Delays, Airline Issues Refund; He stated that he would “avoid flying them again” after he missed an international flight
  15. Chaos unfolds at Delhi Airport as dense fog grounds flights, Passengers Stuck Inside Flight for Hours as Planes Queue Up on Runway; Alaska Airlines begins preliminary inspections on up to 20 Boeing 737-9 MAX; Cochin Airport announces new services to Kannur, Mysore, Trichy and Tirupati; Go First’s lenders seek investor bids by Jan 31
  16. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx triumphs over stubborn fasteners surmounted a critical challenge that threatened to impede the exploration of asteroid Bennu’s concealed mysteries
  17. US: Trump criticises Vivek Ramaswamy publicly ahead of Iowa caucus; is employing “deceptive campaign tactics
  18. With Over 40% Indian Pupils & Doubling Sikh Population, Canada Mulls Cap on Int’l Students; 50% of 32,000 tech workers who moved to Canada b/w Apr2022 & Mar 2023 originated from India
  19. More countries join talks on Ukraine leader’s peace formula, but Russia is absent and war grinds on; Ukraine Faces Kinzhals, Russia Downs Drones & HIMARS Projectiles; Swiss diplomat advocates Chinese involvement to ‘end’ Russia-Ukraine war
  20. Marapi volcano erupts in Indonesia, 6 weeks after fatal eruption. Urgent evacuation as ash rises, posing risk of lava flows. Respiratory precautions advised
  21. New Bat Virus With Potential To Infect Humans Discovered In Thailand; The new virus which is yet to be named was found in a Thai cave where local farmers source bat faeces to fertilise their fields
  22. Denmark’s Queen Margrethe abdicated the throne, automatically making her son King Frederik X, with more than 100,000 Danes turning out for the unprecedented event
  23. First Time In History! Rohit Sharma Scripts Massive T20I Record; 1st Men’s player to play 150 T20Is; Dube, Jaiswal roasted Afghan bowlers as India cruise 2nd T20 Match to win the 3 match series
  24. Today’s Word – Washi – Thin Japanese paper used to make kites and lanterns