NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 22 Nov – 5 Mins read
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- Human Cell Atlas project has made significant strides in mapping the 37TN cells of the human body; plans to release a comprehensive atlas by 2026, with future versions including data from billions of cells to further advance medical research
- Mumbai’s Dharavi, Mumbadevi, and Shivadi Gave ‘Vote of Confidence’ To EC’s Battle Against Urban Apathy – saw the highest voter participation
- Madhya Pradesh: Rs 2,000 Currency Notes Still Being Exchanged In Bhopal, Cops Begin Hunt For Gang; Exchangers receive Rs 15,000 in Rs 500 notes and Rs 5,000 in Rs 2 coins to exchange Rs 20,000 in Rs 2,000 notes. These people earn Rs 200 per 10 exchanged notes
- Army Orders Probe Into Alleged Civilian Mistreatment In Kishtwar During Anti-terror Ops – against some soldiers for beating five civilians resulting in injuries
- Delhi Continues To Breathe Toxic Air, Trains Delayed; CAQM revises GRAP guidelines for NCR schools; AQI improves to ‘severe’ category
- First Time Since 1947: Jasprit Bumrah, Pat Cummins Script History With Perth Test Captaincy; being led by fast bowlers as captains
- Airtel beats Reliance Jio & Vodafone Idea in revenue share gains for Q2; JSW to set up wind turbine blade manufacturing unit in Karnataka; Uttarakhand explores bids for 1,320 MW thermal unit to rope in Pvt Cos; BHEL may commission 9GW thermal projects this fiscal year
- ACC, NLC India, others bag five coal mines in 10th round of auction; Asian Development Bank to provide $4.25 billion to Tata Power for clean energy power projects; HMSI recalls CRF1100 Africa Twin units to rectify throttle operation
- RBI, Maldives Monetary Authority sign pact to promote use of local currencies; BEML gets Rs 246.78 crore truck supply order from Central Coalfields; IndiGo strengthens measures to mitigate fog-related disruptions; Domestic airlines’ fleet to touch 1,400 planes in 5 years
- Prasar Bharti unveils free OTT app ‘Waves’ with 40 live channels, archives & live events including US Premier League Cricket Tournament; Jio, Airtel, VIL collectively lose over 1 cr mobile subscribers in Sep; BSNL adds users
- After World Court’s Arrest Warrant, Netanyahu Invokes 1894 Dreyfus Trial; Outrageous – Biden Slams World Court’s Arrest Warrant; Netanyahu To Face Arrest If He Visits Italy, Says Minister After ICC Warrant; Israel Strikes Kill 52 In Lebanon As Hezbollah Targets South Israel
- US Vetoes Gaza Ceasefire Resolution at UN, Hamas Fumes, US Dems Fail to Block Arms Sales to Israel
- US Man Receives Successful Face Transplant After Suicide Attempt; In last 20 years, just 50 face transplants performed worldwide, which makes Mr Pfaff’s operation a rare success
- Trump Picks Pam Bondi As US Attorney General After Matt Gaetz’s Withdrawal; After Bibles And Watches, Trump Is Selling Autographed Guitars For $10,000
- Never-Seen-Before Image Of Dying Star On Verge Of Supernova Captured; Star, identified as WOH G64, located 160,000 light-years from us in Large Magellanic Cloud; on verge of dying
- New research proposes that Mars’ moons, Phobos and Deimos, could have originated from an asteroid torn apart by the planet’s gravity
- Russia Launches ICBM At Ukraine In Stern Message To Kyiv, Western Allies; North Korea’s Kim Accuses US Of Escalating Tensions, Warns Of Nuclear War; Putin Hints At Strikes On West In “Global” Ukraine War; UN’s 35-Nation Nuclear Watchdog Board Passes Resolution Against Iran
- 38 died in Pakistan’s restive northwest province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa after gunmen fired indiscriminately in two separate incidents of sectarian violence targeting Shia Muslims
- Lava flowing from Iceland’s latest volcanic eruption engulfed the main parking lot of one of Iceland’s biggest tourist attractions, the evacuated Blue Lagoon geothermal spa
- Today’s Word – Obfuscate – To render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible
