Daily Curated News –169

October 18, 2023 0 Comments

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  1. ODI World Cup 2023: Massive Upset! Netherlands Stun World No. 3 South Africa by 38 runs
  2. India Aims To Send Astronaut To Moon By 2040, Own Space Station By 2035; To realize this vision, the Department of Space will develop a roadmap for moon exploration; ISRO’s Test Flight For Gaganyaan Mission On Saturday; it will be a “short-duration mission to be launched from Sriharikota
  3. India To Spend ₹ 143 Lakh Crore On Infrastructure Till 2030; Of the total, ₹ 36.6 lakh crore will be green investments, marking 5 times rise compared with amount spent during fiscals 2017-2023
  4. British School Employs AI Robot As Principal Headteacher For Enhanced Decision-Making; The Cottesmore school charges fees up to Rs 32,48,121 a year for UK students
  5. No Recognition To Same-Sex Marriages From Supreme Court. Over To Union Govt; CJI stressing that an individual’s right to enter into a union cannot be restricted on the basis of sexual orientation; 3:2 Verdict Dashes Queer Couples’ Adoption Hopes
  6. Snowfall In Kashmir Signals Early Winter In The Valley; Rainfall In Delhi, Suburbs Leads To 6-Degree Drop In Temp
  7. 11 people including nine women were killed and two others injured in explosions at two firecracker outlets in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi
  8. India Sets Up Inter-Ministerial Group For Climate Negotiations Strategy; hold discussions on five issues — mitigation, adaptation, loss and damage, climate finance and Article 6 of Paris Agreement
  9. New IMPS money transfer rule: Soon, send up to Rs 5 lakh with mobile number, bank name; India emerges as a bright spot for global smartphone market
  10. ESR expands logistics footprint in Nagpur, plans 1.4-million-sq-ft park on 58 acres; Brigade Enterprises buys land parcel in Hyderabad for Rs 660Cr; Simpl to expand operations, leases 50,000 sq ft office space in Bengaluru; Foxconn buys 50MN square yards of land in Telangana for Rs 126Cr
  11. Defence Ministry signs contract worth Rs 2,310 cr with Mazagon Dock for training ship; Maritime India Vision sets eyes on Rs 20 lakh crore investment by 2047
  12. Electric vehicle sales in India likely to grow to over 1.6 cr units by 2030 at CAGR of 45.5%; Electrical grids aren’t keeping up with the green energy push. That could risk climate goals; Petronas, two others eye green energy co Fourth Partner
  13. CCI approves IDFC merger plan with IDFC First Bank; SEBI, RBI investigating some alternate investment funds; Bajaj Finance to buy 26% in tech company Pennant; Jio Financial set to launch suite of loan products in billionaire Ambani’s finance push
  14. Gaza draws closer to total collapse; Gaza Deaths Hurting Israel’s Attempt To Cast Hamas As ISIS; Turkey Has Started Discussion With Hamas Over Hostages; 200 Killed In Airstrikes On Hospital, Says Gaza. Hamas Did It, Says Israel
  15. Top US General overseeing American forces in the Middle East Flies To Israel As War With Hamas Deepens; Antony Blinken Announces Humanitarian Aid Plan For Gaza; If Elected, Will Bar Gaza Refugees, Expand Muslim Travel Ban In US says Trump; Relief Convoys In Egypt Head To Rafah Border Crossing In Gaza
  16. Putin arrived in China to meet his “dear friend” Xi Jinping and bolster their relationship at a summit overshadowed by the Israel-Hamas war; Russia is revoking ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty because irresponsible attitude of US to global security
  17. US, Korea, China Raise Concerns On India’s Laptop Import Restrictions; concern was flagged in the meeting of WTO’s Committee on Market Access
  18. AirAsia CEO Sits Shirtless In Management Meeting While Getting A Massage, Draws Criticism from a lot of people on the internet who said that it seemed inappropriate
  19. Tesla To Recall Nearly 55,000 Model X Vehicles, Says US Auto Regulator; released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge, to fix the issue
  20. China, Saudi Arabia Among Others Participate in 14-nation ‘Indus Shield 2023’ Air Exercise Organised by Pakistan Air Force
  21. Rolls-Royce To Cut 2500 Jobs removed globally under plans for a simpler, more streamlined, organisation; “building a Rolls-Royce that is fit for the future
  22. France’s Versailles Palace Evacuated For 2nd Time in 4 Days Following Security Alert against feared attacks after the fatal stabbing of a school teacher
  23. Today’s Word – Nary – Not a one; not at all