NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 25 November- 5 Mins read
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- Uttarakhand Tunnel: Rescue Ops Halted Again As Drill Hits Metal Object; Auger drilling machine hit a metal girder in evening, a little after drilling was resumed after officials resolved a technical snag; Blades of auger machine had hit a pipe, drilling resumed after 24 hours, only to be stopped again
- WHO Voices Concern as Israel Arrests Gaza Hospital Chief Mohammad Abu Salmiya; Israel tanks mover away from Gaza strip; Pro Palestinians protest block Thanksgiving parade in New York; Cuban President Leads Pro-Palestine Rally In Front of US Embassy in Havana
- 24 Hostages Released By Hamas Nearly 2 Months After War Began; “Only A Start” says Biden; War In Gaza To Go On For “At Least” 2 More Months, Says Israel; 39 Palestinian Prisoners Freed From Israeli Prisons; “Committed To Return Of All Our Hostages”, Says Netanyahu
- Aided by Govt agencies, Indian drug Cos in just 1 year, managed to develop medicines for four rare diseases that cut down their cost of treatment by as much as 100 times. Most of these diseases are genetic and many of the patients are children; Tyrosinemia type 1; Gaucher’s Disease; Wilson’s Disease; Dravet/ Lennox Gastaut Syndrome
- Scientists identified four drugs that can potentially reverse a cellular process triggered by Covid-19, which contributes to premature brain aging. This discovery holds promise for mitigating the long-term neurological effects of Covid-19 infection
- Army Dog Domino, His Handler Awarded For Tracking Terrorists In J&K Encounter; on the spot by Lt General Upendra Dwivedi where Domino sniffed blood trail of the terrorists to find their hideouts
- Gujarat: In Morbi Cops registered a case against a businesswoman Vibhuti Patel + 6 for assaulting a 21-year-old Dalit Sales Manager; forcing him to apologise by holding her footwear in his mouth for demanding salary; 5 lash him with belt
- Indian Air Force’s No. 5 Squadron, also known as the ‘Tuskers’, on Friday celebrated its platinum jubilee; gathering was treated to scintillating air display by the Suryakiran aerobatics team, the Akashganga para-diving team, Rafale and Jaguar aircraft formations
- Physicists Detect Second-most Powerful Cosmic Ray from Beyond Our Galaxy; Named ’Amaterasu’ particle it has energy equivalent to ”dropping a brick on one’s toe from waist’s height
- After US and Japan, India Signs an Agreement with EU on Semiconductors Ecosystem; focus will be establishing resilient semiconductor supply chains and fostering joint innovation endeavours
- Delhi’s Air Quality ‘Severe’ Again, Brief Relief Likely Next Week; Kolkata Air Quality Turns ‘Very Poor’ in Several Pockets, Triggers Serious Health Concerns
- Nearly 4,00,000 In Europe Died Due To Air Pollution In 2021; Highest No of deaths from PM2.5 in 2021 occurred in Poland, Italy and Germany; Iceland, Scandinavia, Estonia saw the lowest impact
- World’s Largest Iceberg, Moves After 30 Years; has an area of 4,000 sq km, which is close to that of the emirate of Dubai, which is spread across 4,114 sq km
- Bengaluru’s Namma Yatri Promising ‘Pickup Faster Than Sam Altman’s Return at OpenAI’ is Fascinating; Nissan will invest over $1BN to make EV versions of its best-selling cars in the UK; Hero Electric taps investor GII, credit funds to raise ₹550Cr; Royal Enfield All-New Himalayan Launched, Priced From ₹ 2.69 Lakh
- India’s Forex Reserves Jump $5.08BN To $595.40BN; RBI Imposes Rs 10.34Cr Penalties On Citibank, Bank of Baroda, IOB For Non-Compliance With Norms; RBI Supercedes Board Of Abhyudaya Cooperative Bank For One Year Over Poor Governance; Unsecured personal loans jumped 4-fold to Rs 13.3 lakh cr from FY17 to FY23
- DGCA Flags Threat After Reports of Planes Losing GPS Signal Over Middle East, Issues Advisory to Airlines; GMR Airports raises Rs 1,950 cr for three years to refinance debt; IndiGo to be first airline to start flights from Noida International Airport
- Elon Musk’s X May Lose Up To $75MN by 2023 end as dozens of major brands pause their marketing campaigns
- Finland temporarily closed all but one of its 8 passenger crossings to Russia in response to an unusually high inflow of migrants for which the Nordic country accuses Moscow; Putin Says West Cannot Have Monopoly On AI, Calls For New Russian Strategy
- French Foreign Minister Says China’s Cooperation is Vital in Ending Russia-Ukraine War; Ukraine Aims a Major Drone Attack at Crimea as Russia Tries to Capture a Destroyed Eastern City
- Irish Cops Prevent Riots in Dublin as Far-Right Protesters Congregate at City Centre to Protest Stabbing of 3 Children & 2 Adults
- China will temporarily exempt citizens from France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia from needing visas
- Today’s Word – Zenography – Study of the planet Jupiter
