NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 4 Dec – 5 Mins read
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- Captain Avhilash Rawat has received the 2024 International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea for the “extraordinary courage” shown in a Red Sea rescue mission
- On its 61st flight, India’s workhorse rocket has been tasked by the European Space Agency (ESA) to launch a very special pair of satellites that will simulate the total solar eclipse through precision formation flying in space
- South Korean President Declares Emergency Martial Law, Accuses Opposition Of Siding With North; need to protect the nation from the north communist’s forces; later withdraws martial law in less than few hours
- Alliance Air to operate direct flights from Guwahati to Ziro in Arunachal; CCI clears ADIA arm’s investments in GMR Infra Enterprises; Bill moved to replace 90-yr old Aircraft Act; AAI issues show cause notice to Delhi airport operator DIAL; LS Passes Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill Allowing 4 Nominees In Bank Accounts
- TKIL in talks with oil marketing firms to manufacture green hydrogen, put up retail infra; Mahindra says in discussions with IndiGo to settle trademark row over ‘6e’; PNB Housing Finance aims to close FY25 with loan book of Rs 5,000 cr in affordable segment
- MahaRERA recovers Rs 200Cr from realty developers as compensation for homebuyers; Hyundai Motor Group ties up with IITs to advance battery, electrification research; SECI’s debarment notice to Reliance Power withdrawn with immediate effect
- Novo Nordisk India execs urge early Wegovy launch as weight-loss rival looms; Air India names Captain Basil Kwauk as new COO; Jaguar unveils electric concept car days after Elon Musk trolled its ‘woke’ ad; Lectrix EV looks to raise USD 100 mn to fund future growth
- Fadnavis Will Be CM’: NDA Leader Ramdas Athawale Appeals To Shinde To Accept Deputy CM’s Post; Shinde Rushed To Jupiter Hospital In Thane As His Health Condition Worsens; Later discharged
- CJI Khanna Pulls Out Of Case Related To Appointment Of CEC, ECs; cases will now be listed before another bench after the winter break; Allahabad HC Bench of Justices Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Prashant Kumar recuses from hearing Mohammed Zubair plea
- In Big Breakthrough, Govt Agrees To Give 95% Quota To Locals In Ladakh Gazetted Officers’ Posts
- Andaman police will seek details from Elon Musk’s Starlink in a bid to hunt down drug smugglers who used its satellite internet device to navigate deep seas and bring meth worth $4.25 billion into Indian waters for the first time
- FSSAI Lists Packaged Drinking Water As High-Risk Food Category, Mandates Stricter Checks, annual facility inspections; Stocks Of ITC, Varun Beverages, Godfrey Phillips Decline Amid GST Hike Report
- Report: Online misinformation about cancer is widespread and can potentially mislead individuals, causing harm and therefore trust in science and medical professionals is crucial
- Ukraine Wants ‘Real Guarantees’ As NATO Promises Weapons To Fight Russia, Dodges Membership Demand; Trump’s Tariff Threat To BRICS Over US Dollar Will Backfire, Says Russia; Exhausted Ukrainian Troops Wait For Trump While Struggling To Hold Kursk
- No Immunity For Lebanon’ Israel Threatens Severe War If Ceasefire With Hezbollah Fails; Iran’s Iraq Ally Tells Sudani To Deploy Army To Syria, Hezbollah ‘Not Ready To Send Fighters; Netanyahu Thanks Trump For ‘Strong’ Statement On Hostages Held By Hamas
- Unknown Disease Kills 143 In Congo, Those Dead Suffered High Fever, Severe Headache; Most affected were women and children; happened in southwestern Congo
- Spain Records Warmest Nov In Over 60 Years After Devastating Floods; Nov Avg temp was 12.4 deg Cel, which was 0.5 deg Cel higher than previous record for the month in 1983
- Today’s Word – Aureate – Golden excessively ornamented
