NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 18 October – 5 Mins read
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- ODI World Cup 2023: Massive Upset! Netherlands Stun World No. 3 South Africa by 38 runs
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Snowfall In Kashmir Signals Early Winter In The Valley; Rainfall In Delhi, Suburbs Leads To 6-Degree Drop In Temp
- 11 people including nine women were killed and two others injured in explosions at two firecracker outlets in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- US, Korea, China Raise Concerns On India’s Laptop Import Restrictions; concern was flagged in the meeting of WTO’s Committee on Market Access
- 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
- 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
- China, Saudi Arabia Among Others Participate in 14-nation ‘Indus Shield 2023’ Air Exercise Organised by Pakistan Air Force
- 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
- 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
- Today’s Word – Nary – Not a one; not at all
