Daily Curated News –221

December 9, 2023 0 Comments

NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 9 December- 5 Mins read

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  1. On the Bamanbore-Kutch national highway in Gujarat, a few strongmen cheated Govt officials for 1.5years by setting up a fake toll plaza by bypassing the highway on private land
  2. Indians Perform Garba At New York’s Times Square to celebrate its inclusion in UNESCO’s cultural heritage list
  3. Karnataka Teen Preetham Earns A Place In India Book Of Records For Blindfolded Harmonium Mastery; Science Teacher Sadanand Dabagar In Uttar Kannada District Writes With Both Hands
  4. “Unaccounted” cash ₹ 250Cr expected to be recovered through searches being conducted by IT Dept against a Odisha-based distillery group and entities linked to it
  5. ZPM’s Lalduhoma Takes Oath As New Chief Minister Of Mizoram; The ZPM, which was registered as a political party only in 2019, emerged victorious in the assembly elections bagging 27 seats
  6. Heinous Crime – Stripped, Blindfolded Gazan Men Surrendered Hamas Members, Claims Israeli Media. Report Says Some Are Civilians; Israel Says It Hit 450 Targets In Gaza In 24 Hours As War Rages; Presses Ground Offensive In Gaza, US Alarmed; 6 Palestinians Killed By Israeli Forces
  7. Salvoes Of Rockets Fired At US Embassy In Baghdad Amid Israel-Hamas War; Palestinian Poet Refaat Alareer Killed In Gaza In Israeli Strike; “Will Turn Beirut Into Gaza If…”: Netanyahu’s Warning To Hezbollah; Blinken condemns Israel: there is gap between Govt declared intentions to protect civilians and the casualties
  8. In A First, China Starts Operations At Fourth Generation Nuclear Reactor (200 MW high-temp, gas-cooled reactor (HTGCR); designed to use fuel more efficiently and improve its economics, safety, and environmental footprint
  9. Mos Health: Investigations into the reported data breach on the CoWIN portal have ascertained that there was no bulk data download from its beneficiary database
  10. 1.6 lakh road accident deaths in the country in 2022, with UP accounting highest No of fatalities among 37 states and union territories
  11. West Bengal: As many as nine newborn babies and a two-year-old died at the Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital in 24 hours; committee formed to investigate the cause of death
  12. Mahua Moitra Expelled From Parliament Over Cash-For-Query Row; Denied Permission To Speak During Discussion On Ethics Report; “Speakers Have To Follow The Precedent”: Om Birla
  13. India Bans Onion Exports Till March 2024 to increase domestic availability and to keep prices in check
  14. A medical student was allegedly injured after she was caught in a crossfire by two rival groups at the Aligarh Muslim University, prompting authorities to crack down on “illegal occupants” in its hostels
  15. Maruti Suzuki is offering discounts of up to Rs 2.3 lakh on select models like Jimny, Fronx, and Grand Vitara; Discounts in the form of cash discounts, exchange bonuses, and corporate benefits
  16. Tata Plans To Build iPhone Plants, Tapping Apple’s India Production Plans; Apple Aims To Build Over 5 Crore iPhones In India Every Year; ‘Loyalty Penalty’: 3 UK Telcos Vodafone, EE, Three and O2 Made Old Users Pay More Than New Users for Same Services, Face Lawsuit
  17. India’s Forex Reserves Surges Past $600BN Mark After Nearly 4 Months; RBI Keeps Key Lending Rate Unchanged At 6.5%; declares formation of repository for fintechs to expand digital payments
  18. Jindal Stainless targets 50% carbon emissions reduction before 2035; India’s urea production rises to 284.95 L tonne in 2022-23 from 225.08 L tonne in 2014-15; Nayara Energy to start PP plant in 1st half 2024; REC signs 200MN euro loan with German Bank KfW to propel distribution sector reforms
  19. Hyderabad office sector to witness an addition of 35-38 mn. sq. ft. of investment-grade business parks by 2023-25; Max Healthcare Inst to acquire Starlit Medical Centre at enterprise value 940Cr
  20. ‘Decision Had to Be Made’: Putin Says He Will Run for President in March Elections, Kremlin Plans Campaign
  21. Joe Biden’s Son Hunter Indicted On Federal Tax Evasion Charges; 2nd time this year he has been charged by a special counsel investigating his personal and business dealings
  22. ‘You Have Congress, I Have Parliament’: Erdogan Plays Hardball with Biden on Sweden’s NATO Bid
  23. Today’s Word – Nariform – Shaped like the nostrils or like the human nose