NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 18 August – 5 Mins read
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- Thanks For The Ride, Mate”: Lander Vikram Detaches From Spacecraft; Sky Is Not The Limit Internet Erupts In Pride; Lander Module (LM) successfully separated from Propulsion Module (PM); set to descend to a slightly lower orbit upon a deboosting planned for today 1600 Hrs., IST
- Study: India’s Thar Desert, known for its arid expanse, could undergo a transformative shift due to the effects of climate change; May Turn Green By Century’s End
- Visa Concessions, Cheaper Cars And Scotch In India-UK Trade Pact; both nations try to wrap up trade talks ahead of expected national polls next year
- CAG: Under PMJAY, Rs 6.9Cr paid for treatment of ‘dead’ patients – In 78396 cases same patients admitted at multiple hospitals simultaneously; pulls up state-run HAL for mismanagement in aircraft engine project that caused loss of Rs 159-cr
- Two Indian Pilots Die In 2 Days, 1 At Airport, Another On Flight; An IndiGo captain to operate a flight from Nagpur to Pune and had reached the boarding gate when he lost consciousness & dead
- Smartphone Emergency Alert System To Be Rolled Out In 6-8 Months; The emergency message that was accompanied by a loud beep landed on all Android phones at 1.35 pm yesterday
- Govt Considers Wheat Imports From Russia At Discount To Calm Prices; would allow to intervene more effectively to drive down wheat prices that stoked inflation to a 15-month high in July
- Manipur Violence: In 3 days Tribal group threatened (if things don’t improve by then) to block both of landlocked state’s lifelines – NH 2, which connects Manipur to Nagaland, and the longer NH 37, which links it to Assam
- India To Get 9 More Supercomputers in addition to 18 supercomputers already deployed; Cabinet approved an outlay of ₹ 14,903 crore for the extension of the Digital India programme
- BJP Names Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh Candidates, A First Before Poll Dates; 21 candidates for the 90-member Chhattisgarh Assembly and 39 for Madhya Pradesh, which has 230 seats; Sets Up 2 Panels For Rajasthan Polls, Leaves Out State Chief, Vasundhara Raje
- Footwear Maker Bata In Tie-Up Talks With Adidas For Indian Market; Adidas is likely to use Bata India’s retail network to boost its presence in India
- West Bengal: Panel To Investigate Administrative Lapses In Jadavpur Student’s Death who was allegedly ragged and sexually harassed by his seniors before he fell from the hostel’s balcony; In Goa, 11 girls hospitalised on after some fellow students used pepper spray on them as part of mischief
- Nuh Violence Accused Bittu Bajrangi Sent To 14-Day Judicial Custody; 8 swords were recovered from Bajrangi’s possession
- Skoda Auto exports from Chakan plant crosses 600,000 units mark; Mercedes-Benz India expects EVs to contribute to 25% to its car sales in three years; ONGC investing Rs 1 lakh cr to transform into low-carbon energy player
- NCLT defers hearing in insolvency pleas against SpiceJet to August 18; Settlement talks between Go First and Delhivery, NCLT issues notice
- Airtel says Met minimum rollout norms for 26GHz airwaves in 22 circles; DoT panel’s 6 GHz spectrum proposals ‘biased’ says Tech firms; Tejas bags ₹7,492Cr BSNL contract; Police Verification of SIM Dealers Mandatory; Bulk Connections Discontinued to Curb Frauds
- Targeted Christians Found Shelter With Muslims During Pakistan Rampage; As panic spread across the neighbourhood, Muslims also rushed to the streets to warn and shelter their neighbours
- As China Tries To Boost Births Its Fertility Rate Hits Record Low of 1.09 in 2022, China’s fertility rate is already among the world’s lowest, alongside South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore
- 10 Killed As Light Plane Crashes Into Street In Malaysia; Two passing motorists — one in a car and one on a motorcycle — also perished together with the eight on board the plane
- Google DeepMind has been working with generative AI to develop at least 21 different tools for life advice, planning and tutoring
- 90 Flights Cancelled, 23 Diverted As Storm Causes Floods At Germany Airport dumping huge quantities of water and reportedly unleashing over 25,000 bolts of lightning in about an hour
- “Captagon”, The Drug That Has Hooked The Gulf, Sparked Concerns In Europe; Already popular in parts of the Middle East with everyone from teenagers to low-income construction workers, the narcotic is easy to make
- New Snake Species Found In Peru Named After Harrison Ford; 16 inch reptile was 1st discovered in May 2022 in the jungle mountains of Otishi National Park, San Marcos National University
- Bungalows, Cars Worth $734.32 Million Seized In Singapore Money Laundering Case; from a gang of foreigners laundering proceeds from organised crime
- Today’s Word – Gallize – To bring wine to standard proportions
