NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 23 January- 5 Mins read
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- ‘Zombie’ Virus Which Spent 48,500 Years Frozen In Arctic Could Spark Deadly Pandemic, Warn Scientists; melting Arctic permafrost could release the ‘zombie viruses’ and trigger a catastrophic global health emergency
- US: Man, 22, Gets Double Lung Transplant After Years Of Heavy Vaping: Had 1% Chance Of Survival; Mr Allard will never be able to smoke or drink again. He will also need another transplant later
- Special Central Team Reaches Manipur; Scrap Ceasefire With Insurgents, Say MLAs; In many of the sensitive areas, Assam Rifles are not responsive and remain mute spectators when unarmed civilians (particularly farmers) are indiscriminately fired upon frequently
- Women Outnumber Men In Manipur As Final Electoral Roll Published; Delhi’s Electoral Roll Out – 1.47 Crore Voters, Big Jump In Youth, Women
- Delhi HC set aside an order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) that directed the disclosure of information about the PM CARES Fund to an RTI applicant
- Maharashtra: 1,088 farmers died by suicide in eight districts of Marathwada in 2023, a report from the divisional commissioner’s office revealed
- Yemen’s Houthis Say Its Forces Attacked US Military Ship In Gulf of Aden; Israeli Tanks Cut Residents Off From Trauma Care In Gaza Amid Raging War; EU Pushes Israel For Eventual Two-State Solution With Palestinians Amid War; “Release Them”: Relatives Of Gaza Hostages Break Into Israeli Parliament Panel
- Delhi’s Winter Peak Power Demand Touches All-Time High Of 5,816 MW; RIL rides PLI schemes to close in on $1-1.5/kg Green H2 target; Coal India arm CCL mulls JV with Jharkhand for expansion of Tenughat Thermal Power Station; Adani, Jindal Power may join race for Hiranmaye Energy
- Odisha knocks on Tamil Nadu’s doors to help tackle jumbo attacks, seeks four Kumki elephants and mahouts
- ZEEL spent Rs 366.6Cr on compliances for its merger with Sony; shareholders explore options as merger falls through; Sony seeks $90MN termination fee from Zee for alleged breaches of merger agreement; Zee to take legal action against Sony for scrapping merger deal
- Ram Lalla Now In New Ayodhya Temple; PM Modi Lights Diyas, Celebrates Diwali After Ram Temple Pran Pratishtha; PM Modi Announces Scheme To Install Rooftop Solar In 1 Crore Homes
- Hero MotoCorp to set up assembly plant in Nepal with partner CG Motors; JSW Group to invest $5 billion in EV projects in eastern India; Cash back offer from Gemopai on all its e-scooter range under Big EV sale
- Air India begins commercial operations of wide-body A350 aircraft; Delhi airport to Noida airport in 80 minutes; UP govt approves Rs 16,000 crore rapid rail corridor
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris To Push Fight For Abortion Rights In 2024 Campaign highlighting what Democrats believe is political kryptonite for Trump; Trump’s Sexual Assault Defamation Trial Delayed Over Juror’s Covid Symptoms
- US Federal Aviation Admin recommended that airlines inspect door plugs on Boeing 737-900ER jets after a blowout on another type of aircraft with a similar mid-cabin exit
- “The Scoundrel Law”: Russia Reviews Draft Bill To Seize Dissidents’ Assets; Ukraine War Dented Russia’s Confidence In Its Conventional Forces; “Invest In Tanks Instead Of Keeping Money In Socks” Lithuania Urges Citizens Amid Russia-Ukraine War; Zelensky Offers Citizenship To “Foreigners Fighting Russia”, Ukraine Trenches “Infested by Rats”
- 47 Buried, Over 200 Evacuated As Massive Landslide Hits China; 18 households were buried, and that more than 200 people were “urgently evacuated” from the area
- Canada Caps New Study Permits, 35% Reduction in International Student Visas; around 364,000 study permits with specific provinces facing even steeper reductions
- Iran’s FM to Visit Pakistan to Rebuild Ties after Tit-For-Tat Missile Strikes; Envoys Resume Duties; China on Mediation Mission to ‘Bridge’ Differences Between Pakistan and Iran; Pak Poll Body Releases List of 18,000 Candidates for Feb 8 Elections, Excluding Imran Khan’s Name
- Today’s Word – Ectobatic – Carrying or leading towards the outside
