NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 28 February- 5 Mins read
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- Gaganyaan Astronauts – NDA Alumnus, Test Pilots, Sword Of Honour Winners – Grp Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Grp Captain Ajit Krishnan, Grp Captain Angad Pratap, Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla
- Greatest Happiness”: IPS Officer Who Inspired ’12th Fail’ Gets Tribute From His Village School; Manoj Kumar Sharma is on deputation to the Central Industrial Security Force and posted with the force’s Aviation Security Wing
- “Govt Eyes Closed”: SC On Patanjali false, misleading” claims in advertisements about its medicines as a cure of several diseases; Entire Country Is Being Taken For A Ride; directs ban on Ads; won’t affect business operations says Patanjali
- Anirudh Kejriwal – VP of JP Morgan, who was inspired by GIFT City’s vision, chose Gujarat over Singapore, publicly expressed distress over alleged caste discrimination he faced during househunting in the region
- 4 Maoists Killed In Separate Encounters With Security Forces In Chhattisgarh; occurred when one of the patrolling teams of DRG was cordoning off the forest b/w Bade Tungali and Chhote Tungali villages
- Delhi: Man, 25, Dies after Heart Attack in Delhi Zoo, Shocked Wife Jumps to Death; Abhishek and Anjali, family members said, married on Nov 30, 2023
- Mumbai’s Newly-opened Gokhale Bridge Misaligned, BMC Shifts Blame on Railways – flyover witnesses traffic from Juhu directly without the commuters having to cross the congested SV Road below it
- New York Medical School Scraps Tuition Fees After $1BN Donation; one of largest ever publicly received by educational institution in US; will see $60,000 undiscounted annual tuition fee become zero
- Homegrown technology company IG Drones said it has bagged an order from the defence ministry to supply high-altitude drones and essential accessories for surveillance in difficult terrains
- The original edition of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” which is marked “uncorrected proof copy” on the cover, was purchased in 1997 for a total of 40 pence – Sold For ₹ 11.5 Lakh
- Study: Breaching the Paris Agreement’s temperature goal of two degrees Celsius could significantly melt the Filchner Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica, the second largest ice sheet on Earth, and could substantially contribute to raising global sea levels
- Fierce Gunfight Near Senior Cop’s House In Manipur’s Imphal, Army Called In; Visuals shared on social media show nearby residents running for cover in dark amid loud crack of automatic gunfire
- Tata Institute has claimed to have discovered a treatment that can prevent the resurgence of cancer the 2nd time – With “Rs 100 Tablet”
- NARCL rejigs boards of Srei twin Cos after acquisition; Nagaland announces universal life insurance scheme; MobiKwik introduces Pocket UPI to facilitate payments without linking bank account
- Over 2 lakh km national highways to be built by 2037, length of high-speed roads to rise 10x; Railways cuts ticket prices for passenger trains by 50%; Airlines say India’s new pilot rest rules are the most restrictive in the world
- Japan’s Takeda in regulatory talks to launch dengue vaccine in India; India, Thailand sign MoU for academic collaboration in Ayurveda, Thai traditional medicine; Zydus aims to launch first new drug in US by early 2026
- Can Reassess Red Sea Attacks If “Israel Stops Gaza Aggression”: Houthis; Qatar “Hopeful” For Gaza War Ceasefire Before Ramadan, Says Official; Israeli Military Delayed Medical Evacuation Convoy In Gaza: UN Office
- Thousands Of Farmers March In Poland’s Capital To Protest Ukrainian Imports And EU Policies; already made some concessions to farmers, including postponing a cut in pesticide use until after the elections
Saudi Arabia executed 7 for “terrorism” offences – highest single-day figure since 81 were put to death in March 2022 - The mystery behind a missing ship that vanished around 120 years ago With 32 Crew Members off the coast of Australia finally solved
- Sri Lanka’s national airline blamed a rat for grounding a plane for three days, sparking chaotic delays and fears it will scare off investors for the cash-strapped carrier
- Russia Warns Conflict With NATO “Inevitable” If Troops Sent To Ukraine, Kyiv Urges “Direct Support; Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Lands in Saudi Arabia to Push For Peace & POW Exchange With Russia
Today’s Word – Occasionalism – Belief that interactions between mind, body intermediated by God
