NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 8 April – 5 Mins read
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- In a new intergalactic discovery, an “extremely exciting” gravitational-wave signal has been detected by scientists from the far side of the universe
- Many Parts of Karnataka Reeling Under Severe Hot Weather, Kalaburagi Records 43.1 Deg Cel; Double Trouble For Bengaluru Residents As Rising Temp Add To Ongoing Water Crisis; Karnataka Health Dept on Alert After Two Medical Students Test Positive for Cholera
- The sitars and tanpuras of Miraj, a small town in Maharashtra’s Sangli known for its craftsmanship in making musical instruments, awarded the coveted Geographical Indication (GI) tags
- Delayed Due To War, 2 Navy Warships Being Built In Russia Likely To Be Commissioned By End 2024; 1st warship would be known as INS Tushil, while the other one would be INS Tamal after commissioning
- Madhya Pradesh: 8 Suffer Side Effects After Cataract Surgery, Indore Operation Room Sealed; difficult to say whether these patients have lost their eyesight or not, things will be clear after the investigation
- Maoist-Hit Areas Of Jharkhand’s Singhbhum To Witness Voting For First-Time; 24,000 Displaced People In Manipur To Vote From Relief Camps; EC orders action against liquor smuggling in Arunachal, Goa Punjab, Haryana
- Sonam Wangchuk withdraws call for march to LAC, cites ‘suppression’ attempts, Govt ‘overreaction’
- Jharkhand: Fire at Bokaro Steel Plant, 23 workers hospitalised who were working in the re-heating furnace area of the hot strip mill, came in contact with the smoke
- Around 25-30 Flights Daily’: Vistara ‘Scaling Back’ Operations With 10% Of Capacity, Hopeful of Stable Op Ahead; cancellations were done mostly in the domestic network; gets DGCA notice for pilot training rules violation
- Fundraise by InvITs, REITs surges multi-fold to Rs 17,116 cr in FY24 on promising returns; Signature global reports Rs 7,270 crore pre-sales in FY24; Vi’s Rs 2000Cr preferential issue to kickstart larger infusion plan; to renew tech outsourcing deal with IBM for about $1BN
- India’s healthcare sector reflects 12.59 per cent growth in 2024-25; Sanofi looks for accelerated growth in India; plans fast-tracking of product pipeline; DoT secretary launches experimental module for 5G labs; 1,500 permits granted so far
- Info Edge March 2023 quarter billings up 3.5 pc to Rs 827Cr; Coworking firms take on lease 31 lakh sq ft office space in Jan-Mar, up 7pc annually: CBRE; Tata Steel India sales rises 6% to 20 mn tonnes in FY24; production up 4%; India needs 1MN fast chargers to become 100% electric in 2 & 3 wheelers by 2030
- Maruti Suzuki eyes 3 lakh exports in FY25, 8 lakh by 2030; IRDAI raises concern over Hinduja Group-led IIHL bid for Reliance Capital; Adani begins commercial output of wafers, ingots for solar power; Adani Green’s Khavda power plant world’s largest, five times the size of Paris
- 1000s Of Israelis Rally Against Netanyahu Govt As Gaza War Reaches Six-Month Mark; 30,000 Dead, 10,000 Rockets Fired; Gaza Man Islam Abu Isaeed Who Lost 36 Of Family Comes Out To Pray For War’s Victims
- Top UN court will hold hearings in a case accusing Germany of facilitating Israel’s Gaza conflict; ne Step Away From Victory, No Ceasefire Until…”: Netanyahu; Israel Pulls Troops Out Of Southern Gaza After 6 Months Of War
- El Salvador Is Offering ‘$5 Billion’ Worth Passports to Engineers, Doctors And Even Philosophers as concerns grow over human rights amid a crackdown on gangs
- China Conducts “Combat Patrols” In Disputed Sea In US Presence; US Delays Abrams Tanks, F-16 Fighter Jets For Taiwan Amid Growing Threat Of Chinese Invasion By 2027
- Kuwait’s prime minister submits cabinet resignation to emir; emir will now either reappoint the same prime minister or a new one who will be tasked with forming a new cabinet
- Russia Evacuates 4,500 People After Dam Burst Near Kazakhstan Border; Water Level In Russia’s Orsk “Critical”, More Floods Likely After Dam Burst; Ukraine-Skeptic Populist Peter Pellegrini Wins Presidential Race, Vows To Unite “Divided Slovakia”
- IPL 2024: Mumbai Indians win by 29 runs against Delhi Capitals; LSGwin by 33 runs as Yash Thakur shines with 5 for 30, GT routed
- Today’s Word – Absquatulate – To decamp; to leave quickly; to flee
