Daily Curated News –133

September 12, 2023 0 Comments

NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 12 September – 5 Mins read

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  1. Historic! Nifty Scales ‘Mount 20K’ For First Time; Sensex Surges Over 520 pts To Reclaim 67K with gains ahead of key macro data due in India and overseas
  2. SC Extends Protection to Editors Guild Members, Seeks View of Manipur on Transferring Plea to Delhi HC
  3. IIT-Delhi Researchers Claim To Have Done India’s First Soil Erodibility Mapping; aimed at highlighting specific areas where the soil is most prone to erosion
  4. China In First Comments – G20 Delhi Declaration Sent A “Positive Signal” & influential grouping is “working together” to tackle global challenges and promote world economic recovery; India Imposes Anti-Dumping Duty On Some Chines Steel For 5 Years
  5. Nipah Alert Sounded In Kerala – two “unnatural” deaths following fever were reported from a private hospital, and it is suspected that these were due to the Nipah virus
  6. India, Saudi Arabia To Expedite $50 Billion West Coast Refinery Project; to come up in Maharashtra
  7. Rajkot International Airport Commence Flight Operations; State 2nd Intl airport will provide direct connectivity for international travellers visiting the city and nearby areas of Saurashtra
  8. Nagaland assembly opposed proposed UCC, implementation of Forest Conservation (Amendment) Act and sought protection under the 16-Point Agreement and Article 371A
  9. CM: Assam “Exhausted” Power Resources; 1st demand touched 2,500 MW; peak hour demand 1,600 MW in 2018-19, it was at 1,800 MW in the next two years and reached 1,970 MW in 2022-23
  10. ‘Becoming A Menace’: Dog Attack Cases Spark Debate in SC After Injured Lawyer Walks In; CJI Says His Clerk was attacked by a dog while parking
  11. Earthquake Of Magnitude 4.4 Hits Andaman Sea; Lat: 6.19 & Long: 95.31, Depth: 93 Km; earthquake of magnitude 5.1 struck Manipur’s Ukhrul at a depth of 20KM
  12. Heat Wave In J & K, Ladakh To Continue For Another Week; Kashmir currently reeling from a record-breaking heat wave with Srinagar city experiencing the hottest September day in 18 years
  13. Survey finds Amid Pirola Fear in US, UK, 1 in 2 Delhi-NCR Houses Have Members with Viral, Covid Symptoms
  14. Telangana: Man Drives Truck Into Reservoir After Following Google Maps, Later Manages to Escape; villagers pulled out the vehicle from the reservoir using ropes
  15. Bullet train project: HC gives Maharashtra govt 30 days to decide on Godrej & Boyce plea for hike in compensation for land acquisition
  16. Nayara Energy share in Indian bulk diesel business expands over 4x; With oil at $90, refining margin of Indian players to stay at $9-10/barrel; Tata Power renewable arm raises $425MN from DFC
  17. US adds 6.4 GW of small-scale solar capacity in 2022, EIA says; Avaada Energy, Al Jomaih Energy and Water partner to develop green energy projects; NTPC Green Energy, Nayara Energy ink pact to explore opportunities in green hydrogen space
  18. SC seeks Reserve Bank of India’s response on bank loans; RBI approves re-appointment of ICICI Bank’s MD Sandeep Bakhshi for 3yrs; Deposit rates unlikely to rise with soaring credit demand; Lenders, intelligence agencies in talks for alerts on deals by defaulters
  19. SpiceJet To Pay $1.5MN To Credit Suisse After SC Order; earlier said Credit Suisse debt was an old one that predated the tenure of its current management; NCLT gives a week to Go First’s RP to reply to applications claiming insolvency was not in good faith
  20. UK Woman Doris Stanbridge, 70, Wins Lottery, To Receive ₹ 10.37 Lakh Per Month For 30 Years
  21. North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Heads to Russia aboard Armored Train to Meet Vladimir Putin who needs artillery shells and antitank missiles for his forces in Ukraine; Russia sending food to N Korea
  22. Many Steps Closer to Regaining Crimea”, Ukraine “Retakes” Rigs Used for Military Purposes by Russia; Ukraine Closes in on Donetsk Airport, “Brazil Courts To Decide Putin Arrest
  23. Pak Blasts Taliban over Torkham Border Closure: ‘Don’t Allow Afghan Soil to Be Used for Terror Attacks’
  24. Asia Cup 2023: Kohli, Rahul, Kuldeep Shine As India Trump Pakistan By Record 228-Run Margin; Kohli Surpasses Sachin; fastest to reach 13,000 runs in ODI cricket
  25. Today’s Word – Fanfaronade – Grandiose trumpet blast