NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 6 Jun – 5 Mins read
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- Study: Groundwater projected to warm by 2-3.5 deg Cel before the turn of this century, potentially risking water quality and safety, apart from threatening ecosystems depending on the resource
- Assam Flood Situation Improves But 2.5 Lakh People Still Suffering, Nagaon Worst-Hit; 2 Suspected Sunstroke Deaths In Odisha In 24 Hours, Count Rises To 36
- Sunita Williams rocketed into space creating history as 1st woman to test a spacecraft on its maiden mission, which she incidentally helped design; She overflew India on her way to space
- Major sectors such as Oil and Gas (14%), Banking (12%) and FMCG (17%) notched up healthy growth, while healthcare and travel and hospitality, each showcased a robust 8% growth
- Ex-Chief Ministers, Actors Among 280 First-Term MPs In 18th Lok Sabha; 74 Women Won LS Polls This Time, Slight Dip From 78 In 2019; 24 Muslim Candidates Win LS seats, 2 Less Than 2019; Out Of 265 Candidates, 215 Lose Security Deposits In Gujarat
- Pune Porsche Crash: Teen’s Observation Home Remand, Parents’ Police Custody Extended; Lab Report Confirms Mother’s Blood Samples Used; 2nd Luxury Car at Hospital, 3-lakh Bribe to Swap Blood Sample; Pune Cops Meet Families Of Deceased IT Professionals In MP
- US Says Decision To Announce Gaza Truce Deal Unilaterally Was Deliberate; Hamas Hits At Reconciliation Talks With Palestinian Rival Fatah; Israel-Lebanon War In The Offing? Netanyahu Warns Of ‘Very Intense Operation’
- All airlines are not on board on ‘protection; SpiceJet to raise Rs 2,000Cr by August; Domestic air traffic to touch 164 mn in FY25; IndiGo looking at various options for financing wide-body planes
- Electricity trade volumes on IEX jumps nearly 29 pc to 10,633 mn units in May; Coal India’s contribution to Govt exchequer drops 2.2% to Rs 9,560 crore in April-May; Peak power demand bounces back to nearly 241 GW
- Assam Bought Leaf Tea Manufacturers Association to temporarily withdraw its decision to close factories; Oppo sets up AI centre in China, rolled out over 100 Gen AI features on phones this year
- India’s FDI steady at $70.9 billion in FY24, inflows more than doubled in the construction sector; IIT-Delhi joins IIT-B among top 150 in QS World University Rankings
- Kotak Bank gets RBI nod to sell 70 pc stake in general insurance arm to Zurich Insurance; CBIC starts electronic disbursal of duty drawback to exporter’s bank accounts via PFMS; China plans new carbon measurement standards to boost climate efforts; Job demand in renewable energy sector surges 23.7 pc in FY24
- Uno Minda ties up with Chinese firm for production of EV components; Brakes India forms JV with Japanese firm for advanced braking products; Maruti announces limited edition ‘Dream Series’ models for select hatchbacks starting at Rs 4.99 lakh
- COVID shots should target variants with JN.1 lineage in 2024-25 campaign, US FDA advisers say; Torrent Pharma signs non-exclusive patent licensing pact with Takeda Pharma for Vonoprazan
- Georgia appeals court froze all proceedings in election interference case against Trump and his co defendants in southern state; Trump Clinches Republican Nomination Despite Hush Money Conviction
- WHO: a person in Mexico had died in the first confirmed human case globally of infection with the H5N2 variant of bird flu
- Attacked Because Of “Political Views”: Slovak PM Blames Opposition For Shooting; assassination attempt against him was carried out by a lone madman; says “Feel No Hatred
- Putin says Russia Has No “Imperial” Ambitions, Does Not Plan To Attack NATO; Calls For Russia To “Build Up” Ties With Taliban Govt; Western Arms Deliveries To Ukraine “Very Dangerous Step
- EU Monitor: 2024 May Was Hottest on Record Globally, 12 Month In A Row; 1.63 degrees Celsius above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial Avg; World Has 80% Chance Of Surpassing Temp Increase Target; Warming Climate Affecting Snowfall, Raising Risk Of Summer Droughts
- US Tests Hypersonic Missile Capable Of Striking Moscow Within 30 Mins; Collaborating with Space Force guardians, launch aimed to validate safety, security, effectiveness, readiness of the weapon system
- British banknotes bearing the image of King Charles III entered circulation for 1st time, nearly two years after he succeeded his mother Queen Elizabeth II
- Scenic park operators in China’s Henan province were forced to acknowledge that the country’s highest waterfall got a helping hand from a pipe due to a lack of rainfall
- Heavy rain washed volcanic mud and debris through a village in the central Philippines, two days after a nearby volcano erupted
- Australia’s Fearsome “Modern-Day” Dinosaur Bird Stares Down Extinction; It is best to admire these human-sized birdies and their rapier-sharp 10cms from afar
- There Are Over 22 Million Millionaires In The World, An All-Time High; World never had so many rich people, their investments in soaring stock markets have made them wealthier than ever recorded
- T20 WC: Rohit Sharma, Seamers Shine as India Maul Ireland by 8 Wickets
- Today’s Word – Ecmnesia – Loss of memory of the events of a specific period
