NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 20 Dec – 5 Mins read
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- CAG flags Rs 194Cr loss incurred by Oriental Insurance in FY20; IOC to invest Rs 21,000Cr in Bihar refinery expansion, city gas projects; Tata Steel’s Dutch plant gets year to clean up coke oven; JSW Infrastructure commits 30,000Cr to expand cargo capacity to 400 MTPA by FY30
- Pocket FM listeners streamed over 100 billion minutes globally; Ammonia supply in SIGHT of NTPC Green Energy; Realtors get notices questioning ₹3,500Cr input tax credit claims; Trai move on int’l SMSes unlikely to help Jio, Airtel and Vodafone Idea’s cash flow
- Air India orders 34 training aircraft for flight school; ONGC in talks to buy Sprng Energy’s 125MW operating solar asset; PDVSA and Reliance resume oil swap under US license, document shows; AG&P to invest up to Rs 8KCr to expand city gas network
- Zydus Lifesciences gets USFDA nod for generic topical anaesthetic cream; InterGlobe Aviation to extend USD 43 mln loan to IFSC subsidiary; TDSAT declines stay on DD Free Dish pay channel regulation, gives broadcasters two weeks to comply; Govt says 102 aircraft on ground due to supply chain issues
- _One Nation, One Poll’ Panel Gets More Members After Some Parties Object; Speaker Bars Protests At Parliament Gates After MPs’ Injury Row; Omar Abdullah Meets Amit Shah, Discusses Statehood Restoration, Terrorism; Opposition’s No Trust Move Against VP Dhankhar Rejected€
- Women constitute less than 20% of the overall workforce, and only 10% hold key managerial personnel (KMP) positions even as companies are making efforts for diversity
- Health and economic experts called for a higher ‘Sin Tax’ on tobacco and similar harmful products to curb their consumption and bolster public health and the economy
- SEBI Cracks Down On YouTuber Ravindra Balu Bharti, Orders Him To Pay ₹ 9.5Cr for operating an unregistered investment advisory business; Airtel Prepays ₹ 3,626Cr, Clears Dues For 2016 Spectrum Purchase
- SC: Victimization of women in name of witchcraft blot on constitutional spirit, censured an order staying the proceedings against man accused of disrobing and abusing women in the name of witchcraft
- “Human Error” Caused Chopper Crash That Killed CDS Bipin Rawat; accident result of entry into clouds due to an unexpected change in weather conditions; led to spatial disorientation of the pilot resulting in a Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT)
- Pakistan Tries To Arm-Twist China Over Gwadar Port. The Plan Backfires; Pentagon’s China Report Has A Startling Revelation About Its Nuclear Weapons; Remittances To India As Much As Pakistan, Bangladesh Budgets Combined
- President Musk: Musk’s role in wrecking a bipartisan Congress deal to avert a US Govt shutdown underlined his extraordinary influence over Republican Party, incoming admin of Trump
- Many States Show Interest In BRICS, Says Putin; ‘Welcome Donald’: Zelensky Seeks To Win Trump To Kyiv’s Side; Putin Blames YouTube For Slowing Speeds In Russia; Putin says Ready To Meet Trump “Anytime” To Talk Ukraine Deal
- No To Religious Rule”: Hundreds Protest For Democracy, Women’s Rights In Syria; Gaza Rescuers Say Israel Strikes Kill 30; Putin Says Fall Of Assad Not A “Defeat” For Russia; Mass Grave With Over 1 Lakh Bodies Found Near Syria’s Capital
- Today’s Word – Nefarious – Wicked or criminal
