NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 3 February- 5 Mins read
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- Delhi Metro to provide complimentary shuttle service for ‘Udyan Utsav 2024’ visitors; Govt offers 115Cr support for retrofitting ships to run on Green Hydrogen; Railway utilises over 40% of funds allocated in 2023-24 for ‘Kavach’ installation
- IAF to Showcase Firepower in Pokharan on Feb 17; Rafale, Prachand and Apache attack helicopters will take part for the first time; Navy Foils Piracy Attempt On Iranian-Flagged Vessel, Rescues Hostages
- Nature Medicine – researchers found evidence that growth hormone treatment may trigger Alzheimer’s disease in some patients; an external factor-cadaver-derived human growth hormone (c-hGH)-can play a crucial role in its development
- India paid US$32.89MN to UN Regular Budget for 2024, joining the “honour roll” of 36 Member States who have paid their regular budget dues in full to the UN on time
- A skyscraper-sized asteroid, 2008 OS7, will safely pass 1.7 million miles from Earth; But there is little to no chance of it hitting us since it will pass seven times the distance from Earth to the moon
- IIT Madras becomes first IIT to introduce sports quota; 2 seats to be created in each UG course; Embassy REIT achieves full year leasing guidance of 6.5 mn sq ft in 9 months; Govt says Next spectrum auction to be significantly smaller than last one, moving fast on it
- Union Govt has merged, with immediate effect, four existing Home Minister’s medals to institute one new medal named Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak
- Royal Enfield Classic 350 ‘Flex Fuel’ revealed, to run on a blend of petrol and ethanol; Force Motors to invest Rs 2000Cr in 2 years to 2025; India expects annual coal output to grow 10.9% in 2024/25; Palm oil dips on India’s import cut plans; set for worst week in 9 months
- Fusion CX opens 500-seat BPO facility in Mumbai; firm’s India workforce to hit 10,000 in next Qrtr; Govt invites bids for 4 GW offshore wind energy projects in Tamil Nadu; Tata Power Solar Systems facilitates financing worth Rs 3,500Cr for solar projects; Coal Ministry receives 10 offline bids for seven coal mines
- US Says Exact Timeline of MQ-9B SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian drones’ Delivery to India Will Be Explored in Coming Months
- Ministry of Law and Justice notified the appointment of Chief Justices of Meghalaya, Allahabad, Gauhati, Orissa, Uttrakhand, Rajasthan, and Punjab and Haryana High Court
- ICMR-NCRP: Estimated number of cervical cancer cases in the country in 2023 was more than 3.4 lakh, the government informed Parliament
- RBI has cautioned people against fraud in the name of KYC updation amid increasing incidents of customers falling prey to fraud
- India and the Maldives held crucial talks with a focus on finding a mutually workable solution to enable continued operation of the Indian military platforms in the island nation
- Mysuru Woman Locked up by Husband for 12 Years, Forced To Use Small Boxes For Toilet; The victim identified as Suma, who is in her early thirties and her husband Sannalaiah is a daily-wage worker
- More Rain Likely in Delhi Over Next 2 Days, Maximum Temp Recorded at 18.5 Deg; Himachal Shivers at Sub-zero Temp as Snowfall, Rain Continue; 720 Roads Blocked
- Half of US Adults Say Israel Has Gone Too Far in War in Gaza, Poll Shows; US Sanctions Israeli Settlers Accused of West Bank Violence; Netanyahu says they are law-abiding citizens; Displaced Gazans Resort To Egyptian Mobile Network to connect with their families; Israel Says Gaza Offensive Will Move Into Rafah, Hamas’s “Positive Confirmation” To New Truce Deal; Gaza Death Count Crosses 27,000
- Ukraine’s Army Chief, Dubbed ‘Iron General,’ Speaks Up as Uncertainty Loom Over His Future; Kim Jong’s North Korea Fires More Cruise Missiles in Testing Spree as Regional Tensions Rise; Philippines To Acquire Attack Submarines To Defend “Maritime Sovereignty” Amid Rift With China
- A boss from one of Italy’s most violent mafias who escaped from a maximum security prison last year has been captured in France, authorities in both countries
- Canada: Mutiple Shots Fired at House of Hardeep Nijjar’s Friend Simranjeet Singh; Canada’s Declassified Intelligence Report Alleges That India Interfered In Its Election
- US Apple stores will start selling the Vision Pro, tech giant’s $3,499 headset and its first major release since the Apple Watch nine years ago
- Elon Musk Bashed By Heavy Metal Drummer Richard Tornetta Who Cost Him $56B, Likely 1st Place on Forbes List
- India vs England 2nd Test, Day 1: Yashasvi Jaiswal Master-Class 171 runs Steers India To 336/6 As Other Batters Falter; India Thrash Nepal By 132 Runs To Storm Into Under-19 WC Semi-Final
- Today’s Word – Paletot – loose overcoat
