NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 17 April – 5 Mins read
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- UPSC CSE 2023 top 10 rank holders list announced: Aditya Srivastava (IIT-Kanpur) gets first rank; Noida resident Wardah Khan, who quit her corporate job to prepare for civil services, secured the 18th rank; A 1016 candidates recommended for appointment; 355 kept provisional & 240 on reserved list
- A green corridor of about 200 km was created between Bhopal and Indore in Madhya Pradesh to transport a kidney harvested from a brain-dead man
- Veteran air warrior Squadron Leader Dalip Singh Majithia (retd), who joined IAF during the tumultuous years of World War II and distinguished himself as a “fearless aviator” during his career dies at 103
- Singapore orders all employers to consider workers’ flexi-time requests; Employees will also be entitled to ask for other arrangements such as flexible work locations come the end of 2024
- Top Maoist leader Shankar Rao among those killed in ongoing encounter in Chhattisgarh; 29 Naxalites killed, 3 security personnel injured; This Year’s Toll in Bastar Rises to 79; Indian Navy’s elite MARCOs commandos, deployed onboard frontline ship INS Talwar, seized 940KGs narcotics from a dhow
- Patanjali’s Ramdev, Balkrishna Offer To Make ‘Public Apology’ In Patanjali Ads Case; both still not off the hook, says Supreme Court
- LS Elections 2024: Drugs Worth ₹ 26Cr Seized Since Poll Dates Announced In Tripura; Twitter X Withholds Some Political Posts In India After Poll Body’s Takedown Order; Assets Of Bengal BJP Chief Rose 114% Since 2019; EC Says It Has Acted On Congress’ 51, BJP’s 38 Complaints In 1 Month; 250 Candidates In 2nd Phase polls Face Criminal Cases
- IMF raises India’s FY25 GDP growth forecast by 30 bps to 6.8%; Copenhagen’s historic stock exchange catches fire; BP’s EV charging arm cuts jobs, reduces global ambitions; Delhi-NCR towers over other metros in luxe apartment demand
- RBI Issues Draft Guidelines On Payment Aggregators – proposed to be updated and cover, inter alia, KYC and due diligence of merchants, operations in Escrow accounts, and intended to strengthen the payment ecosystem
- Petrol sales up 7%, diesel declines 9.5% in April; Bharat Petroleum to lay 35-km ATF pipeline from Piyala to Noida International Airport; Scaling up transmission, hydro policy in power ministry’s 100-day plan; iPhones drive India’s mobile phone exports to record $15BN
- Railways doesn’t maintain separate profitability records of Vande Bharat, RTI response reveals; India likely to construct 5-8% more roads y/y in 2024/25 – ICRA; Bengaluru International Airport records highest passenger traffic in FY 2023-241
- NTPC green to file DRHP by July, aims for listing by Nov; Juniper Green Energy commissions 25.2 MW wind energy capacity of 70 MW project; Coal India’s capex rises 6.5% to Rs 19,840Cr in FY24; Delius Pharma registers 35% growth in sales, plans IPO in next 3 years
- Bharti Airtel hits 5.9 million 5G customers mark in TN; Vodafone Idea raised Rs 5,400Cr from 60 anchor investors; Musk’s Starlink one step away from getting greenlit in India with in-principle Govt nod
- Dozens of Flights Cancelled, Delayed As Rain Plunges Dubai Airport Runway Underwater – Authorities Issue “Unsettled Weather” Warning; Birmingham Airport Suspends Operations After Security Incident In A Flight; Railway Services Affected Too
- German foreign minister to head to Israel to urge de-escalation; Israel, Iran Trade Threats, Putin Warns On New Round of Confrontation, “Jordan Won’t Become Warzone”; UN Committee Unable To Agree On Palestinian Bid For Full Membership; Middle East Remains On Edge As Israel Vows “Response” To Iran Attack
- British PM faces very vocal resistance against his plans to effectively ban smoking for anyone aged 15 and younger as a new bill comes up for a vote in the House of Commons
- India Says Expansion of Permanent and Non-permanent Membership Only Way to Achieve ‘Genuine Reform’ Of UNSC; Encourage India, Pakistan to find resolution via talks: US on alleged anti-terror ops across border
- Stellantis-brand Alfa Romeo will change name of its new “Milano” model to “Junior” to ease tensions with Italy’s, which criticised choice of an Italian sounding name for a vehicle built in Poland
- US: Judge in Trump’s historic criminal trial warned DT against intimidating jurors as seven panelists were chosen with unexpected speed following questioning by both sides
- IPL 2024: Jos Buttler Carries His Bat With Unbeaten 107 as RR Pip KKR by 2 Wickets in last ball thriller; In Rohit Sharma Meeting, BCCI Sets Strict Hardik Pandya T20 World Cup Selection Condition – to bowl regularly; Shivam Dube is top contender for his spot in team
- Today’s Word – Jargonaut – One who uses excessive jargon
