Daily Curated News –291

February 29, 2024 0 Comments

NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 29 February- 5 Mins read
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  1. CJI Welcomes Newly Appointed Judges – Legal power is not enough for a judge for whom the stronger tool is their desire to understand human life and people’s problems
  2. UP: A woman married her brother-in-law to reap the benefits of CM’s Mass Marriage scheme after her groom stood her up
  3. Two people killed as a train ran over passengers who were trying to escape a “fire” on board an express train at the Kalajharia railway station in Jharkhand’s Jamtara
  4. Breaking into the top 1% of wealth in US is getting harder; now takes at $5.8MN to join richest echelon in the world’s largest economy, almost 15% more than about 12 months ago
  5. Farmer Stopped At Bengaluru Metro For “Untidy” Clothes; NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of the incident
  6. Study: Poor Sleep Linked with Muscle Dysmorphia among Young; Getting adequate sleep is critical for bodies to maintain basic health processes, especially necessary for teenage, young adult development
  7. Bridge Too Far? Meant To Be Linked, 2 Mumbai Flyovers Have A 6-Foot Gap; Mumbai Civic Body termed the bridge an “architectural marvel” when it was opened earlier this week
  8. Manipur Tribal Affairs Minister Absent For 10 Months, Replace Him: Naga MLAs To CM; his portfolio is key to bringing peace in Manipur; Mizoram Assembly Adopts Resolution Against Govt Decision to Fence India-Myanmar Border
  9. Wrestlers’ Sexual Harassment Case: Delhi Court Reserves Order on Framing Charges against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
  10. Sunil Bharti Mittal, the Founder and Chairperson of Bharti Enterprises, awarded Honorary Knighthood by King Charles III in UK; 1st person to receive from King Charles; Telcos not liable to deduct TDS on discounts to distributors on SIM cards, recharge vouchers says SC; In relief for Vi & Adani, DoT mulls waiving 5G minimum rollout fine
  11. RBI Action On Paytm Payments Bank Not Impacting Merchants’ Trust, Says Survey; Paytm Set To Retain Customers Despite Crisis, Says Brokerage Firm UBS; RBI cancels licence of Rajasthan-based Sumerpur Mercantile Urban Coop Bank; Commercial credit portfolio of Indian MSMEs grew 11% on-year in Jul-Sep: SIDBI, TransUnion Cibil report
  12. Ganga In West Bengal Declared Unfit For Bathing Due To Untreated Sewage, NGT Warns Of Fines if they fail to demonstrate significant progress in tackling the issue
  13. Ace Aviation approaches NCLAT to expedite sale of three Jet Airways aircraft; Boeing given 90 days by FAA to come up with a plan to improve safety and quality of manufacturing
  14. Reliance, Disney Announce Rs 70,352 Cr JV To Bring Together Streaming, TV Services In India; Dish TV calls EGM to seek shareholder nod for Director appointments
  15. Israel Moves Forward With Settlement Plans Despite Criticism From US; In Gaza, Hungry Families Forced To Slaughter Horses, Eat Animal Fodder; Over 5 Lakh People In War-Torn Gaza “One Step Away” From Famine, Warns UN; “Hope Right People Come In, Do Right Thing”: Israel Votes For Civic Polls
  16. NASA says US Spacecraft, Russian Satellite Set For A Risky Encounter In Space; 11 Chinese Ships Spotted Near Taiwan Amid Tensions Over Deadly Boat Sinking
  17. Bitcoin passed $60,000 mark, approaching its all-time high and continuing its unbridled rise since the approval of a new type of investment indexed to the cryptocurrency
  18. A 4,500-tonne high-tech Chinese spy ship masquerading as a research vessel which made a port call here last week has left the shores of the Maldives
  19. IATA: Last Year Was Safest Ever For Commercial Air Travel; only fatal accident of a passenger plane was crash of ATR turboprop operated by Nepal’s Yeti Airlines during a domestic flight, killing 72 people
  20. Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan Pujara, Chahal, Dhawan & Umesh Yadav Dropped From BCCI Annual Contract List For 2023-24; Yashasvi Jaiswal Makes it to Grade B; Mohammad Siraj, Shubman Gill Get Promotions
  21. Today’s Word – Palillogy – Repetition of a word or word or phrase