NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 17 Jun – 5 Mins read
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- Siddhesh Sakore, a farmer and the founder of AGRO RANGERS, from Maharashtra, has been named Land Hero by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
- Ultramarathoner Natalie Dau has completed her 1,000 kilometres running stretch across Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore in just 12 days.journey ended in Singapore on June 5; Says Heat Melted Her Shoes
- NEET Row: Bihar Cops Find 6 Cheques “Issued For Question Paper Facilitators demanding over ₹ 30 lakh from each candidate seeking alleged leaked question paper
- Mumbai North West EVM Unlocking Claims Complete Lie, Filed Case Over Unauthorised Phone Use: Poll Official; Musk Says Don’t Use Electronic Voting Machine citing concern over potential vulnerabilities of hacking,; Sweeping Generalisation: BJP Leader Responds To EVM Remark
- N Venkareshwarlu, a Superintendent of Police serving as a Deputy Director at Telangana State Police Academy (TSPA), glowed with pride as he saluted her daughter N Uma Harathi, a trainee IAS officer
- IIM Amritsar students sleeping in the institute’s mess as a mark of protest against the management’s failure to provide cooling facilities in the dorms amid the heatwave
- Water Shortage Feared As Snow Persistence In Himalayas Hits Record Low – Monitoring shows snow levels are almost a fifth below normal across the region, with the most dramatic declines in the west, where its contribution to water supply is the highest
- No Less Than Nightmare”: Man Shares “Horror Story” On Air India Flight – Mr Vineeth stated that he also had Etihad Airlines for a much cheaper price but chose to go with Air India due to its direct flight service
- Madhya Pradesh: A harrowing case of child labor has emerged from Raisen where 60+ children were found working at a liquor factory during a surprise inspection by the child rights commission
- Human Finger Found In Ice Cream, Food Authority Suspends Makers License In Pune; report of forensic lab is still pending; Bihar Students Find Pieces Of Snake In College Food
- 1st trial train has successfully run from Sangaldan to Reasi, including crossing the Chenab Bridge; All construction works for the USBRL are nearly finished, with tunnel No.1 remaining partially incomplete
- Railway Board Forms Committee to Review Speed Violation by Train Drivers at various points between originating and destination stations which is detrimental to safe train operations; CRS to conduct 2-day inspection of railway line as ‘dream project’ inches closer in J-K
- Uttarakhand Officials Bat For “Hill Endorsement” Licences Amid Accidents; “New Service”: First-Ever Direct Flight Between India, Cambodia Launched
- There’s No Joy: Gazans Celebrate Eid Under The Shadow Of War; Best Way To End War In Gaza”: Biden Pushes For Truce Deal In Eid Message; Israel Military’s Daily Pauses For Gaza Aid Delivery Pitch Irks Netanyahu; Israel Announces “Tactical Pause” In South Gaza To Allow Aid Deliveries
- Paytm in Talks with Zomato to Sell Movie Ticketing Business; PwC India expects upswing in small, mid-size M&A transactions; Vodafone Idea may offer more shares to vendors to clear dues
- RBI’s special audit over, IIFL Finance appoints team to implement corrective actions; RBI wins ‘Risk Manager of the Year’ award by London’s Central Banking publication; With 30 pc topline growth, Godrej Appliances expects to join billion-dollar club in FY25
- Musk’s X Bans over 2 Lakh Indian Accounts over Policy Violations for promoting terrorism, child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity
- Ethanol blending in petrol now stands at over 15%; Indian Biogas Association demands Rs 90 per kg fixed rate for procurement of compressed biogas; Essar to invest Rs 30,000Cr in green hydrogen plant in Gujarat; India’s coal import rises 13% to 26 MT in April
- A recovery in Chinese overseas travel from the COVID-19 pandemic is fading as rising costs and difficulties in securing visas cement a preference for local and short-haul destinations
- 6 Dead, 30 Missing After “Large Magnitude” Landslide Hits Ecuador; Flight Plunged 4,000 Feet Per Minute, Came Within 400 Feet Of Ocean Near US’ Hawaii
- Russian Military Aircraft Violates Swedish Airspace; Shunned By The West, Russian Army Deserters Live In Constant Fear; India, 6 Others Opt Out Of Joint Statement Of Ukraine Peace Talks, Held In Russia’s Absence; Russia’s Nuclear Submarine In Cuba Threw US Navy Against Biden Administration Officials
- Today’s Word – Narrowcast – To transmit a program aimed at a small segment of the populace
