Daily Curated News – 437

December 5, 2024 0 Comments

NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 5 Dec – 5 Mins read
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  1. Airtel inches closer to Jio in revenue market share in Q2, Vi’s hits record low; Vi board meet on Dec 9 to consider upto Rs 2000 cr capital raise by share issue to co-promoter Vodafone; Fairfax India to buy 10% more in Bangalore airport
  2. DGCA to streamline norms for Indian airlines’ wet-leased plane operations; Microsoft India buys Rs 181.25Cr land parcel near Hyderabad from Natco Pharma; Coal India’s production rises over 2 pc in Apr-Nov
  3. Rajya Sabha passes bill to amend oilfields Act; ONGC, NTPC Green JV set to buy Ayana Renewable for $750MN; Power regulator questions transfer of Azure’s 2,333 MW share to AGEL
  4. Bank credit growth slows to 11.1% despite a mega merger; Platforms to be created for discussions with CBI to expedite investigation in bank fraud cases; RBI cracks down on PE and VC funds – No more hiding behind ‘observers’ in NBFCs
  5. 3,000 drugs failed quality test in FY24; 282 were spurious; Electronics manufacturing sparks supply chain reaction from India Inc, collaborates with Govt for global integration; Tata Motors may miss EV target for second year in a row
  6. IITians bag top pay locally exceeding Rs 65 lakh and reaching Rs 1.65 Cr while others languish at Rs 2.5-4.5 lakh; Campuses say these big-ticket domestic offers are a big draw with students
  7. Rupee hits record closing low, forward premiums extend decline; on gentle one-way path down, to breach 85/$ in 6 months; StanChart sets $200BN new wealth assets target, focuses on Chinese and Indian wealthy
  8. Nepal, China sign BRI framework, paves way for work on projects indicating that Nepal will soon decide on projects for implementation
  9. Asked about discontinued fare concessions, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says tickets are subsidised by 46% for all
  10. Soldier shot at in South Kashmir’s Tral; DRG jawan killed in encounter with Maoists in AbujhmadGoa MLA extorted after Odisha residents ‘morphs his face into explicit video
    Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2024: Araijeet Singh Hundal Stars As India Thrash Pakistan To Clinch 5th Title
  11. French lawmakers voted to oust Govt of PM Michel Barnier after just three months in office; For the first time in 60 years, National Assembly approved a no-confidence motion
  12. South Korean President names new defence minister after botched martial law; lawmakers call to impeach President amid martial law chaos
  13. *No magic solution’: Russia warns of intensifying military action on Ukraine if Western pressure continues; 314 Ukrainian kids coerced into forced adoption by Russia
    Trump Names Billionaire Private Astronaut* Jared Isaacman As Next NASA Chief; Kash Patel, Trump’s pick to lead FBI, targeted in Iranian hack; Biden avoids questions on pardon of son Hunter during Angola visit
  14. CBI raids 10 locations in Delhi-NCR to bust Rs 117Cr cyber fraud case; ICICI’s 3 offices searched by GST officials, bank says cooperating fully; ED attaches 37 horses, flats worth Rs 5.23Cr in international cyber fraud case
  15. Telangana hit with 2nd-biggest earthquake in 55 years; magnitude 5.3 struck Mulugu 200KMs away from Capital; tremors felt across Telangana, Andhra, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra; epicentre at the Godavari riverbed
  16. US clears USD 1.17BN deal to supply equipment for Indian Navy choppers; MH-60R helicopters, purchased from US’s Lockheed Martin, emerged as major force multiplier for Indian Navy
  17. Today’s Word – Benevolent – Understanding and a desire to help others.