NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 11 Jun – 5 Mins read
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- India’s maiden space-based solar observatory, Aditya L1 satellite, recently captured ‘solar fury’ and now ISRO warned that the Sun is moving towards “its solar maximum, giving rise to enhanced activity
- India wholeheartedly welcomed Egypt, Iran, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia joining BRICS as their representatives attended for 1st time a key meeting of the grouping hosted by Russia
- UNICEF: Nearly 400 million children under the age of five — roughly 60 per cent in that age group globally — experience violent physical or psychological discipline at home, from spanking to insults
- Nokia CEO Pekka Lundmark made a phone call using a new technology called “immersive audio and video” that improves the quality of a call with three-dimensional sound, making interactions more lifelike
- Trouble For Sunita Williams, Crew After ‘Spacebug’ Detected At Space Station; Findings from the study indicate under stress, ISS-isolated strains were mutated, became genetically and functionally distinct, compared to their Earth counterparts
- Baltimore Shipping Lane Reopens 2 Months After Bridge Collapse Accident; US Army Corps of Engineers, Navy salvage divers, restored channel to its original dimensions by removing about 50,000 tons of debris from the Patapsco River
- 41 sunstroke deaths have been reported in Odisha this summer, while 73 other cases are pending inquiry; Delhi Records Maximum Temp Of 43.4 Deg; 2 Killed, Homes Swept Away In Flash Floods In Sikkim’s Nachi
- Nearly 6 months before suspected Kuki-Zo insurgents attacked villages and police outposts in Manipur’s Jiribam on Sat, State Govt written 3 times to DGP asking to step up security
- Oxford University To Return Stolen 500-Year-Old Bronze Idol To India; Museum says that it was alerted to origins of ancient statue by an independent researcher in Nov 2023
- Kolkata: A teacher at a private law college affiliated to University of Calcutta resigned and stopped attending classes after institute authorities allegedly requested her to refrain from wearing a hijab to the workplace; College Flags Miscommunication
- Delhi HC: dismissed a man’s attempt to avoid paying maintenance to his estranged wife by alleging she was living in adultery, based on photographs he presented as evidence citing in era of deepfakes
- Union Govt Authorises Release Of ₹ 1.39 Lakh Crore Tax Devolution To States For June; Hyundai Motor gearing up to drive into Indian capital market; Vehicle registrations rise by a modest 3% in May; Loan demand for rural homes, tractors may rise on Govt push
- BPCL plans to set up new refinery for Rs 50k Cr; GAIL announces Rs 60,000Cr ethane capex; RE firm Candi Solar secures USD 38 mn funding; SII, the world’s largest vaccine maker, sees demand doubling in five years; CX Partners buys controlling stake in fertility centre Sabine
- UN Adopts US-Drafted Gaza Ceasefire Resolution, Hamas Welcomes Move; Shoot The Hostages” If Israeli Army Advances, Orders Hamas; BRICS Expresses Its ‘Grave Concern’ Over Gaza Violence; Yemen’s Houthi Say Aid Workers Arrested Over “US-Israeli Spy Network
- N Korea Sends More Balloons As Kim’s Sister Warns Of “New Counteraction”; South Korea Fires Warning Shots After North Korean Soldiers Briefly Cross Border
- Study finds Elephants call out to each other using individual names that they invent for their fellow pachyderms
- Austrian Airlines aircraft encountered a severe thunderstorm cell, resulting in damage to the cockpit windows, exterior coverings, and notably, the nose cone
- Tunis, Tunisia: A smart wheelchair system built by a team of young Tunisian women engineers has reached the finals for a prestigious European Inventors’ prize, setting a hopeful precedent in a country embroiled in multiple crises
- Today’s Word – Jark – Seal or insignia on a counterfeit document
