NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 23 Jul – 5 Mins read
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- Question No 29 On Atoms In NEET-UG Physics Section Catches SC’s Eye – Asks IIT Delhi to come out with correct solution by noon today; NTA Postponed 16 Exams Since Inception In 2018, Lok Sabha Told; Karnataka Cabinet Approves Resolution To Scrap NEET
- In Rare Recovery, Kerala Boy Survives Infection Which Has 97% Mortality Rate; 11 people worldwide have recovered from amoebic meningoencephalitis, Kerala Health Minister praising team that led coordination and treatment efforts
- INS Brahmaputra Severely Damaged In Fire, Lying On Its Side; Sailor Missing; fire broke out on board the multirole frigate while she was undergoing refit at the Mumbai naval dockyard
- Amid NEET Row, Fake Candidates For Teachers’ Recruitment Exam Arrested In Bihar much in the style of Bollywood blockbuster “Munnabhai MBBS
- 7-year-old Howrah Girl Aratrika Chakraborty Sets Record For Most Punches In A Minute – 480 times
- India’s First Rain Gauge Website Launched In Kerala’s Wayanad; Excess Rainwater Released From Kaddam Narayana Reddy Reservoir Due To Flood Warning; Mandya’s Mysugar Factory Crushing Operations Begins. Aims To Mill 2.5 Lakh Tonnes Sugarcane; In Telangana’s Kompalli, Children Go To Police Station To Protest Against Stray Dog Attacks
- Does Airline Hire Pilot With Disability: IAS Officer Smita Sabharwal’s Quota Remark Draws Backlash; persons with disabilities should not be seen through a “narrow lens” that doubts their competence
- SC Judge Hrishikesh Roy – Used To Visit Veg Hotel Run By Muslim In Kerala, Madhya Pradesh clarifies that it has not passed any such order to display owner names; SC Stays State Directives Asking Shops On Kanwar Yatra Route To Mention Owner’s Name
- Terrorists Attack Army Post, Shaurya Chakra Recipient’s Home in J&K’s Rajouri, Thwarted; A soldier and the relative of a gallantry award winner were injured
- Woman Awarded ₹ 5 Lakh 20 Years (2004) After Needle Left In Her Body During Surgery; two doctors allegedly performing the hernia operation
- Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha Likely To Get 20 Hours Each For Discussion On Budget; Eco Survey Calls For Paradigm Shift To Address Rising Mental Health Issues Among Indians; Apple Assembled 14% Of Global iPhones In India In FY24; 6.5-7% Growth In FY25; Concerning Situation On Rising Obesity In India; Profit Growing, Hiring, Salaries Not So Much Govt to Inc
- Espire Hospitality Group to launch a new hotel in Ayodhya; PhonePe CEO Apologises amid Boycott Campaign over Remark on Karnataka Job Quota Bill; Gensol Engineering wins bid for 116 MW solar projects in Gujarat; Nokia achieves 1.2 Gbps 5G speed during trial with Bharti Airtel
- Coal likely to remain backbone of country’s energy system for next two decades; Govt issues guidelines for Rs 4,950Cr incentive to Discoms under PM-Surya Ghar scheme; Keppel buys office asset in Chennai for ₹2,100Cr; Bhutani Grp picks up majority stake in WTC Noida in revenue-sharing deal
- Sanofi initiates voluntary recall of Allegra, Combiflam suspensions due to contamination in some batches; Over 100 cough syrup makers fail quality test; Next leg of pharma sector growth necessitates skill advancement, innovation
- Airlines placed 51 passengers in no-fly list for unruly behaviour this year; All airport operators to conduct third party audit of structural stability of buildings; Govt says 16,000 remote pilot certificates issued for operating drones; Air India to operate A350 aircrafts on New York JFK, Newark routes; 6,413 flights cancelled in 2022;7,427 in 2023
- Govt weighs dedicated fund to drive vehicle scrapping and new car sales; CEAT lines up ₹1k-cr capex in FY25, flags margin woes; PLI scheme for auto sector sees investment proposals worth Rs 67,690Cr; NARCL lines up another Rs 1.25 lakh Cr of NPAs from banks
- IDF Mulls Gun-based Air Defence as Iron Dome Fails against Hezbollah Drones, Netanyahu Heads To US
- Trump Says Nobody Warned Him Of “A Problem” Before Assassination Attempt; “We Failed, I Take Full Responsibility – US Secret Service Chief On Assassination; Trump Wants Party To Be “Reimbursed” For Spending Money Campaigning Against Biden; Hours After Biden Drops Out, Kamala Receives $46MN Donation; Nancy Pelosi endorses KH
- Bangladesh Student Group Suspends Protests For 2 Days Over Staggering Death Count; 57 Bangladeshis Jailed For Protesting In UAE; 500 People, Including Opposition Leaders, Arrested
- Philippines, China have agreed on an “arrangement” for resupplying Filipino troops stationed on a South China Sea reef, after a series of escalating confrontations in the disputed waters
- Far-Left French MP Refuses To Shake Hands With Right-Wing Lawmaker, Makes Rock-Paper-Scissors Motion
- Today’s Word – Xeme – Fork-tailed gull
