NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 2 April – 5 Mins read
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- ISRO study revealed evidence for enhanced possibility of water ice occurrence in the polar craters of the Moon
- India Successfully Tests SMART Anti-Submarine Missile-Assisted Torpedo System – symmetric separation, ejection and velocity control have been validated in this test
- ECI Revises Protocol After SC Order; state chief electoral officers directed to create necessary infra, provisions to implement new protocols for handling and storage of the symbol loading units (SLUs)
- Warmest April for Eastern India Since 1901; significantly high number of heat wave days expected over the northern plains, central region, and adjoining areas of peninsular India
- Heatwave Shuts Schools, Widens Learning Gap Worldwide; “Life Has Become Unbearable”: Bangladesh Records Hottest April Ever; Thousands Of Fish Die In Vietnam Amid Brutal Heatwave
- SC registrar refuses to accept Govt plea for allowing administrative allocation of spectrum; No intention to seek change of 2012 spectrum ruling, only to inform top court, says Govt
- Delhi: 50+ Schools In Delhi-NCR Recieved Threats Via Email; police have reportedly identified the sender of the bomb threat letter as a 16-year-old student of a top Delhi school
- Study: Men are disproportionately affected by conditions and events leading to early death, including COVID-19, heart disease, and road injuries, while women suffer from higher levels of non-fatal illnesses
- Supreme Court observed Hindu Marriage cannot be recognised in the “absence of a valid ceremony” under the Hindu Marriage Act
- GST Revenues Hit Record ₹ 2.10 Lakh Cr In April; grew 12.4% aided by strong economic momentum and increased domestic transactions and imports
- LS Polls 2024: INLD Leader Abhay Chautala Declares Assets Worth More Than 45Cr; KCR Barred From Campaigning (48hrs) For “Derogatory” Remarks Against Congress; 29% Third Phase Candidates Are Crorepatis, 31% Have Below 10 Lakhs
- Gaza Filled With More War Debris And Rubble Than Ukraine says UN official; Police Forces Deployed On US Campuses; Cops Arrest Protesters, Clear Occupied Building At Columbia University; Colombia Cuts Ties With Israel Over “Genocidal” Gaza Campaign; Pro-Palestinian Supporters, Counter-Protesters Clash At California University
- Vistara Flight, Hit By Hailstorm, Makes Emergency Landing In Bhubaneswar; Pay Rs 50 cr to engine lessors or face grounding: Delhi HC ‘one last opportunity’ to SpiceJet; Section of AI Express staff flag concerns, allege mismanagement at airline; IndiGo gets tax demand related to input tax credit
- IRDAI nod likely soon for IIHL’s buyout of Reliance Capital’s three insurance arms; Bank deposit rates rise, but yet to fully reflect repo hike; Biz, trade caught between cyber cops & banks; New York Life Insurance to buy 49% stake in two commercial projects of Max Estates
- Founding family of Godrej Group (127yrs), reached an agreement to split – Adi Godrej & Nadir keeping Godrej Industries that has five listed firms, cousins Jamshyd and Smita getting unlisted Godrej & Boyce and its affiliates as well as a land bank, including prime property in Mumbai
- Car sales & summer heat fuel petrol demand in April; Power consumption rises 11% to 144.25BN units in April; Prices of commercial LPG cylinders slashed by Rs 19; ATF rate hiked marginally; Tesla retreats from next-generation ‘gigacasting’ manufacturing process
- Avoid Beaches, valley areas, torrential rains, and low places, drive With Caution”: Dubai Gets ‘Unstable’ Weather Alert; expected to witness weather fluctuations; Hong Kong Hit By Nearly 10,000 Lighting Strikes Overnight
- US Sanctions Russia, China Suppliers Over Ukraine War; Russia Breached Global Chemical Weapons Ban In Ukraine War says US; 5 Killed In Russian Strike On Eastern Ukraine; Russian Missile Strike Destroys Ukraine’s Iconic ‘Harry Potter Castle
- China’s Aircraft Carrier Fujian Out For Sea Trials – features an EMALS catapult system that will enable it to launch heavier and larger fixed-wing aircraft; Beijing In Race With US To Be Naval Superpower
- Personal Details Of Thousands Of Qantas Passengers Exposed Due To Glitch; confirmed there was no indication that the glitch was a “cyber security incident
- Taam Ja’ Blue Hole – Deepest Blue Hole In The World Discovered in Mexico’s Chetumal Bay. It Has Hidden Caves And Tunnels; hole plunges a staggering 1,380 feet – nearly as deep as the iconic Trump Tower in Chicago!
- IPL 2024: All-Round PBKS Beat CSK After MS Dhoni’s Unwanted 1st In IPL 2024; got run out in last ball of the innings
- Today’s Word – Yataghan – Long curved knife or sabre
