Daily Curated News –202

November 20, 2023 0 Comments

NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 20 November- 5 Mins read

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  1. ODI WC 2023: Heartbreak For India, Australia Clinch Record-Extending 6th Title; “We Were Not Good Enough says Rohit Sharma; Virat Kohli takes home player of the tournament award
  2. Silkyara Tunnel: Govt exploring 5 options & 5 agencies deployed for rescue of tunnel workers; area in which the workers are trapped is 8.5 metre high and 2 km long; another 6-inch pipeline for food, and drilling of 39mts out of 60mts is completed; once ready will facilitate delivery of more food item; Now Antidepressants, Dry Fruit For workers
  3. 3.5 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Maharashtra’s Hingoli; 4.5 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Andaman Sea
  4. 55-Metre Fortified Tunnel Found Under Gaza’s Biggest Hospital says Israel; 3 More Journalists Killed In Gaza In Israeli Offensive; Israeli Army Sends Mixed-Gender Israeli Battalion To Gaza For 1st Time; India’s 2nd batch Of Humanitarian Aid For Palestine Arrives In Egypt
  5. 31 Premature Babies Evacuated From Gaza Hospital Described As “Death Zone”; US, Israel, Hamas Reach Tentative Deal to Pause Conflict, Free Dozens of Hostages
  6. Study finds Hunger hormones can impact decision-making; blood-brain barrier is known to strictly restrict many substances in the blood from reaching the brain
  7. 28,000 Hectare of Paddy Across 15 Districts of Assam Damaged in Pest Attack; Agri Dept supplied necessary pesticides and sprayers to contain the spread of the rice ear-cutting mythimna separate
  8. Rajasthan: 6 Cops, On Poll Duty For PM Modi’s Rally, Killed in Road Accident in Churu
  9. World’s Richest 1% Emit as Much Carbon as Poorest Two-Thirds – 77MN responsible for 16% of global emissions related to their consumption
  10. India-Bound Israeli Ship Hijacked By Yemen’s Houthi Rebels In Red Sea; 25 crewmembers belonging to various nations
  11. Unidentified Flying Object Near Imphal Airport 2 Flights Diverted, 3 Delayed; ATS closed the “controlled airspace” ; 1000 passengers affected
  12. Govt looking into the legality of transferring unclaimed 25K Cr funds of Sahara-Sebi Refund Account to the Consolidated Fund of India, with a provision to refund investors who stake claims later
  13. IDBI Bank hired EY India as the process adviser to find buyers for its ₹4,000 crore distressed debt portfolio that resides under the Stressed Assets Stabilisation Fund (SASF
  14. BFSI industry faces a talent crunch in cybersecurity roles; Attractive credit schemes fuel sales of auto, electronics; UCO Bank glitch: Dos and don’ts for banks and customers; Uco Bank fiasco: Glitch first noticed in Jaipur, Jodhpur
  15. Ashok Leyland open to external investment for its EV subsidiary; Incentive extended to facilitate local manufacturing of electric vehicles
  16. Apple looks to hit ₹1 lakh crore production milestone in FY24; Dabur plans to open manufacturing unit in South India; portfolio expansion in the offing; Biofortified seeds with focus on nutrition, food security in works
  17. Realty developers to approach Maharashtra govt to reconsider Dharavi TDR usage move; Macrotech to invest Rs 800Cr to construct 2 housing projects in Bengaluru
  18. Sam Altman Invited to OpenAI Headquarters by Executives even as he considers launching a new artificial intelligence (AI) venture
  19. Libertarian Outsider with radical views Javier Milei Wins Argentina’s Presidential Election; Oficial results showed Milei with 56% vs 44% for his rival, Peronist Economy Minister Sergio Massa
  20. Napoleon Bonaparte’s hat went for 1.932 million euros breaking previous record for a Napoleonic hat, held by the same auction house, of 1.884 million euros in 2014
  21. Japan Expedites Purchase of US-Made Tomahawk Missiles, Signs $2.3Bn Deal to Deter Chinese Threat
  22. France Successfully Tests M51.3 Strategic Ballistic Missile without Nuclear Load; development confirms the credibility of nuclear deterrent & demonstrates excellence of our launch sector
  23. Today’s Word – Umbrose – Shade-giving; dusky