NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 13 January- 5 Mins read
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- India’s much-derided potholes – which caused annoyance and exasperation to injuries and even deaths – turned out to be a literal lifesaver for an 80-year-old man; Family members said while returning home with the ‘body’ – noticed him moving his hand after the ambulance went over a pothole
- Another Terrorist Attack On Army In J&K’s Poonch, Soldiers Fire Back; 2nd terror attack on the Army in this region in the past 3 weeks; Soldier Gurpreet Singh, 24, Dies While Carrying Out “Operational Task” In J&K’s Baramulla; Maoist Carrying ₹ 1 Lakh Reward Killed In Encounter In Chhattisgarh
- India’s Cleanest City Indore Spends ₹ 200 Cr Annually On Waste Management; Daily 850 vehicles collect 692 tonnes of wet, 683 tonnes of dry and 179 tonnes of plastic waste; IMC gets 2.52 Cr for wet waste; 1.43Cr by selling dry waste
- Polygraph, Narco Tests Of Parliament Security Breach Probe Accused Conducted; Sagar and Manoranjan had to undergo additional naro-analysis and brain mapping tests; Neelam Azad, the sixth accused, did not give her consent for the test before the court
- Jio, Airtel may charge up to 10% more for 5G from 2nd half of 2024 in a bid to drive monetisation and boost revenue growth; to raise mobile tariffs by at least 20% Sep Qrtr to improve their RoCE (return on capital employed)
- UN: 2024 could be hotter under El Nino’s influence than the record-shattering 2023; urged drastic emissions cuts to combat climate change
- US East Coast Cities Are Literally Sinking, Millions At Risk, Study Shows; Buildings and natural processes causing land to drop at a worrying 2mm per year, raising concerns about flooding, long-term viability
- Huge Ancient Lost Cities Found In Amazon Rainforest – which covers 1,000 Sq KMs, was long hidden by the jungle in the Upano valley on the foothills of the Andes mountain range in eastern Ecuador
- Atal Setu – ₹ 17,840Cr Mumbai Trans Harbour Link: 21.8 KM Mumbai to Navi Mumbai in 20 Mins as India’s Longest Sea Bridge Opens; Bridge length 16.5KM over the sea Inaugurated by PM Modi
- If Caught In US, Punjab Fliers On “Donkey Flight” Were Told To Say as Khalistani, seek asylum in US
- Will Allow Entry Of Medicines For Gaza Hostages”, Says Israel PM; US Launches Fresh Strikes On Houthis As Biden Vows To Keep Pressure On; “Blatant Armed Aggression”: Russia Slams US-UK Strikes On Yemen; Turkey Providing Documents Against Israel For Genocide Case, Says Erdogan
- Oil Prices Surge After US, UK Launch Strikes Against Houthi Rebels; “Gaza Blacked Out Again”, Internet, Telecom Services Cut Due To Bombing; “Not Seeking To Destroy Palestinian People”, Says Israel In Genocide Case; “Israel Said It Was A Safe Zone” Palestinians Mourn Dozens Killed In Strikes
- Mystery Solved: Wreckage of Air Force Plane Found Off Chennai Coast on the seabed at a depth of 3.4 km 7.5 Years After it Went Missing; National Institute of Ocean Technology autonomous underwater vehicle found it
- IndiGo flight Mumbai to Guwahati forced to make an emergency landing in Dhaka due dense fog; All passengers on board the aircraft are now in Bangladesh without passports; Indian Coast Guard rescued 12 fishermen, fishing boat, from sinking due to underwater hull damage, uncontrolled flooding
- Supreme Court: Happened Because State not doing what was expected of it after the offence was committed – On Muslim Boy Slapped In UP School
- Skilled Artisans Make 2.5 kg Bow For Lord Ram Ahead Of Ayodhya Temple Event; UP Police To Deploy Drones, Over 10,000 CCTV Cameras
- Car sales in India drive past 4-million mark in 2023; Super sports car segment in India to register 30 pc growth this year: McLaren; Hyundai, IIT-M to set up Hydrogen Valley Innovation Hub to promote green solutions; NTPC Green Energy signs two pacts for green hydrogen projects in Gujarat
- Xiaomi Files Appeal Against Probe Agency’s Seizure Of ₹ 5,551.27 Cr; Citigroup To Cut 20,000 Jobs In Next 2 Years’ Survey finds 4% Of CEOs Worldwide Are Prioritising Bringing Employees Back To Office Full-Time; LIC gets income tax refund of Rs 25,464Cr; RBI imposes Rs 2.49Cr penalty on 3 banks
- Peru’s “Alien Mummies” Are Dolls Made From Animal Bones, Say Scientists; The two figurines turned up in the Lima airport offices of courier DHL in a cardboard box, and were made to look like mummified bodies dressed in traditional Andean attire
- As Taiwan Votes, More Suspected Chinese Spy Balloons Seen Crossing Strait; Blinken Calls On Top China Official To Maintain Stability; Chinese Exports Dip 4.6% After 7 Years Amid Economic Crisis
- Hundreds of passengers stranded at US airports following 2,000 Flights Cancelled, 2,400 Delayed in the Midwest and South after a winter storm
- Trump Wont Be Allowed To Give Closing Speech In Fraud Trial, US Judge Rules; Orders Trump to Pay New York Times $400,000 in Legal Fees
- First Time In History! Rohit Sharma On Verge Of Sensational T20I Achievement 150 Matches in T20 – Now at 149, Paul Stirling (Ireland) – 134, George Dockrell (Ireland) – 128; Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) – 124; Martin Guptill (New Zealand) – 122
- Today’s Word – Umbraculiform – Shaped like an umbrella
