Daily Curated News –161

October 10, 2023 0 Comments

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  1. ODI World Cup 2023: Mitchell Santner Snaps Five Wickets As NZ Claim 99-Run Win Over Netherlands; Cricket All Set To Be Included In 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
  2. US Labour Economist Claudia Goldin Wins Nobel Prize In Economics for “having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes
  3. 1,300 Killed In War, Israel Orders “Complete Siege” On Gaza; US Confirms Death Of 9 Citizens; Hamas’ Attack On Israel Sets Off Diplomatic Tightrope Walk For India; Qatar Negotiating Hostage-Prisoner Swap Between Israel, Hamas; Israeli Tech Companies Concerned About Security; “Deeply Distressed By Israel’s Complete Siege Of Gaza says UN Chief
  4. Assembly Election Dates for Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram Out – will begin on Nov 7 and go on till Nov 30 while counting of votes on Dec 3.Assemblies In 5 Poll-Bound States Met For Less Than 30 Days A Year; those on poll duty to cast postal ballots at facilitation centres only
  5. Supreme Court rejects plea against Delhi HC verdict dismissing fresh First Level Checking of EVMs
  6. 10 Dead, 3 injured In Explosion At Fireworks Unit In Tamil Nadu’s Ariyalur District; all trapped inside the factory and could not escape, as fire spread thick and fast
  7. For the first time since 2015 (barring Covid affected 2020), Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) has been in ‘Good to Moderate’ AQI category for 200 days
  8. India wants $60 million back from e-scooter makers for using parts from rival China; India’s auto sales jump 20% in Sep 2023; Magenta Mobility partners Tata Motors to deploy 500 Ace EVs for deliveries
  9. NSG takes on invasive vilayati kikar, to regreen 5-km stretch of Manesar campus with local trees
  10. Security forces concerned over high weapons recovery in J&K; recovered 275 arms in 2018, 185 in 2019, 453 in 2020, 364 in 2021, 485 in 2022 and 67 this year
  11. 100 pc land acquisition completed in Gujarat for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project says NHSRCL; New National Company Law Tribunal bench to hear Go First case; Jet’s lenders move SC against JKC’s conduct, matter to be heard on Thursday
  12. India, Tanzania elevate ties to strategic partnership; agree on 5-yr roadmap for defence cooperation
  13. Maruti says Total capex till 2030-31 could be around Rs 1.25 lakh Cr; Mahindra Last Mile Mobility receives the first tranche of Rs 300 crore from IFCI; Nissan recalls over 9,000 EVs over a software defect that could abruptly shut down the vehicle
  14. India gets 5th set of Swiss bank account details under automatic info exchange framework; Insurance companies ‘disregarding’ guidelines issued by regulator; NBFC-MFIs outpace microfinance industry growth, banks falter; ICEA urges global, Indian manufacturers to leverage revised PLI plan for IT hardware
  15. Heavy flooding in southern Myanmar displaces more than 10,000 people; disrupted traffic on the rail lines that connect the country’s biggest cities
  16. Bangladeshi doctors said opposition leader Khaleda Zia was at “high risk” of dying without urgent medical intervention abroad after authorities rejected a plea to let her leave the country
  17. 23 Killed After Heavy Rainfall Causes Landslide In Cameroon; occurred in Mbankolo, northwest of Yaounde, which is home to nearly 3MN people
  18. China’s Rich Entrust Total Strangers To Sneak Cash Out Of The Country; Since international borders reopened post-pandemic, advisers to the rich report a surge in demand for overseas backup options
  19. Saudi Arabia Formally Informs FIFA Of Its Wish To Host The 2034 World Cup As The Favorite To Win
  20. Germany’s Hamburg Airport Resumes Flight Ops After Ground Stop Over Threat to Plane from Iran
  21. Today’s Word – Jaseran – Fine chain mail jacket