NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 10 December- 5 Mins read
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- Why And How ‘Dimming The Sun’ To Fight Climate Change Is A Possibility; we will fail to meet our climate goals. We were already at 1.26C of warming in 2022; on track to blow through 1.5C in the mid-2030s; Resistance To COP28 Plegde To Phase Out Fossil Fuels After OPEC Pushback
- Study finds Masks are still being worn by some individual not for health reasons; but also for the sake of privacy
- Divorced From Reality”: US Vetoes UN Resolution On Gaza Ceasefire; US Pushes Sale Of Ammunition To Israel, Bypasses Congress Review; Arab Leaders, In US, Call For Immediate End To Fighting In Gaza; After US Vetoes Ceasefire Bid, Israel Vows To Press Harder In Hamas War
- Top US University President Quits Amid Backlash Over Campus Anti-Semitism; 17,700 Palestinians Killed After Israeli Attacks, Says Gaza Health Ministry; Will Target All Ships Heading To Israel, Warn Yemen’s Houthi Rebels; Israeli Forces Push Into Southern Gaza, UN rue ‘Apocalyptic’ Humanitarian Crisis
- Climate Change Protesters Turn Venice’s Grand Canal Green; visual effect was created by a fluorescein dye that was harmless and used in industry to trace items in water; said was a lack of progress at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai
- US business leaders back Nikki Haley as a stable Republican presidential hopeful, viewed favorably for fiscal discipline and business-friendly policies; Trump frontrunner with 53%
- EU agrees on landmark European Union rules governing the use of AI including Govt use of AI in biometric surveillance and how to regulate AI systems such as ChatGPT
- A policeman has been injured as terrorists opened fire at security forces in Srinagar; The injured cop, Mohammad Hafiz Chad, has been rushed to a hospital for treatment
- SC Judge Kohli: Indistinguishable nature of deepfakes from reality poses a profound challenge to the authenticity of information and the sanctity of personal identity
- Karni Sena Chief’s Murder: Delhi Police Arrests Two Shooters – Nitin Fauzi and Rohit Rathore, One Associate Udham For Killing Gogamedi
- Over 2.43 Lakh POCSO Cases Pending in Fast-track Courts Till Jan 2023; 3 Pc Conviction Rate in 2022
- Union Govt: 7.43 Lakh ‘Fake Job Cards’ Deleted Under Rural Job Scheme MNREGA in 2022; In Andhra while No of deleted fake job cards was 1,833 in 2021-22, it increased manifold to 46,662 in 2022-23
- Bringing Up Matters: Maharashtra Man Plan His Own Kidnapping To Extort Money From Father; UP Man Chops Off Mother’s Head With Farming Blade For Refusing To Transfer Land; UP Family Unleashes Dogs on Power Dept Officials, Beat Them with Sticks Over Pending Bills
- Jharkhand; Dheeraj Sahu IT Raids: Rs 290 Cr Recovered as Raid Enters Day 4, Cong Distances Itself From MP
- TVS Motor unveils TVS Apache RTR 160 4V with dual channel ABS at Rs 1.34 lakh; SUV launches jam sales highway as sedans and hatchbacks take a backseat
- From Aarey to Colaba, Mumbaikars set to get Metro Aqua Line 3 in 2024; DGCA plans to come out with framework on gender issues early 2024; Cruise season begins, first vessel calls on New Mangalore Port
- NCLAT stays CCI penalty on NTPC for non-disclosure on acquisition of Ratnagiri Gas & Power shares; IndiGrid raises Rs 670Cr through institutional placement
- Banks, employee unions agree to 17% salary hike, latest on 5-day week proposal; Top Executives from SBI vie for key finance role at IRDAI as Govt prepares for interviews
- Hong Kong Holds First ‘Patriots Only’ Local Elections; faces low turnout amid security measures, shutting out opposition. Overhauled councils spark political control concerns
- ‘Pakistan Should Improve Ties with India’: Ex-PM Nawaz Extends Olive Branch, Makes Big Claims About Kargil
- French Military Downs Two Drones Headed from Yemen Over Red Sea; Philippine Supply Boat ‘Rammed’ by China Coast Guard Vessel in South China Sea; 3 Dead, Nearly 2 Dozen Injured After a Tornado Tears Through the Middle of Tennessee
- Russia Launches Cruise Missiles On Ukraine Ending 80-Day Pause; 500 Ukraine Settlements Without Power Due To Russian Strikes, Shelling; 1.5 Yrs Into Ukraine War, Is Russia’s Economy Out Of Woods?
- Family Cremates Wrong Body After Shocking UK Hospital Mix-Up; The unnamed family held a service three weeks ago after a stranger’s remains were cremated at Sirhowy Valley Crematorium
- Today’s Word – Obsequious – Servilely ingratiating; fawning
