NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 26 Dec – 5 Mins read
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- ISRO attempting to mate two satellites in the near vacuum of space, both of which would travel at a velocity ten times the speed of a bullet
- Recent study suggests regular tea, coffee drinkers may have slightly lower risk of developing head and neck cancers. While research does not prove a direct protective effect, it provides valuable insights into potential dietary factor
- To fund expansion, Chinese electronics and auto companies like Xiaomi, SAIC and Haier in india tap reserves, loans; EVs lose the funding race as investors drive hard bargain; Satcom race may set off big hiring rush in telecom
- Tata Sons may infuse fresh funds into ecomm arm only by mid-2025; BPCL selects Andhra Pradesh for India’s last greenfield refinery project; IBM in advanced talks to lease 260,000 sq ft at Gurugram’s TRIL Tower amid India’s office leasing boom; BPCL, CIL may put Rs 12,000Cr into coal gasification JV
- Nandini launches protein-infused idli-dosa batter for urban consumers in Karnataka; GST notices sent to over a dozen CNG kit providers; Honda, Nissan deal may be key in fight against China’s BYD; Govt aims to improve quality spending, cut fiscal deficit to 4.5% in FY26
- Steelmakers may cut down on Capex amid price slump; Srinivasan resigns as CEO, MD of India Cements; follows CCI approving UltraTech acquisition of a 55.5% stake in India Cements, making it a subsidiary of UltraTech effective Dec 24, 2024
- Anti-diabetic drug Zepbound used for weight loss, sleep apnea has been approved by US FDA – to launch in India under brand name Mounjaro by 2025; NATHEALTH asks govt to address systemic gaps in healthcare in upcoming Budget
- Delhi Metro completes 22 years of operations; IndiGo expects to carry 112 mn passengers in 2024; Vizhinjam Port welcomes its 100th commercial vessel; Telcos call Trai’s plan to split data, voice packs as ‘regressive’; Govt warns subscribers against unfamiliar international calls
- 1 Killed, 20 Rescued As Tourist Boat Sinks Off Calangute Beach In Goa; 18 on-duty lifesavers rushed to aid of struggling passengers, brought them safely, except 2 all had life-jackets; Bus Falls Into Gorge In Uttarakhand While Trying To Avoid Car On Wrong Side, 4 Killed
- Firing has been reported from inter-district border villages in Manipur’s Imphal East and Kangpokpi districts; Sources says reports about possible casualties are not true
- West Bengal Doctors’ Forum, sent email communique to CM to rename Dorina Crossing, a popular protest point in central Kolkata, as ‘Abhaya Crossing’
- North India Shivers As Cold Wave Intensifies, Delhi Airport Issues Advisory; Srinagar recorded a low of minus 7.3 deg Cel while Tabo, Spiti- at a night temp – 10.6 deg Cel coldest place in Himachal Pradesh
- 15 Killed, 20 wounded In Israeli Strikes On Gaza; Syrian War Monitor Says 17 Dead In Clashes In Tartus Province; Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Hit Israel’s Tel Aviv With Ballistic Missile, Drones; ‘Surrender Or Burial’, Erdogan Warns Kurd Fighters, Syria Slams Khamenei Call To Sow ‘Chaos
- Survivors and victims’ relatives will mark 20th anniversary of 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, which killed more than 220,000 people across more than a dozen countries
- Imran Khan Demands Meeting With Party Team Ahead Of Negotiations With Pak Govt; “Free Imran Khan”: Trump’s Incoming Envoy Calls For Pak Ex PM’s Release
- Azerbaijan Airlines Plane With 67 On Board Crashes Near Aktau City In Kazakhstan, Bursts Into Flames; Plane Requested Emergency Landing Before Crashing; 29 Passengers, Survive; 38 Killed After Passenger Jet On Way To Russia Crashes Near Kazakhstan’s Aktau
- Today’s Word – Transcendent – Beyond or above the range of normal physical human experience.
