NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 31 August – 5 Mins read
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- Chandrayaan-3 rover Pragyan today shared an image of the Vikram lander, the 1st that it has clicked using its Navigation camera; Hailed As “Image Of Mission”; India Now Needs A Strategic Vision For Space, Boost Space Tech says Experts
- Routine Practice’: China Defends Its New Map, urged India to “stay objective and calm” and refrain from “over-interpreting” the issue
- “September Rain May Make Up For Shortfall Of ‘Driest’ August”; monsoon is expected to recover significantly after Sep 4
- G20 Summit in Delhi | AI-Based Cam, Alarms; Snipers, Dog Squads: India’s Plan To Protect Its Global Guests
- Flightless Bird Takahe, Declared Extinct In 1898, Returns To New Zealand Wild; The plump birds have a strong red beak, stout legs and bright blue and green feathers
- “You Have 2 Days. otherwise you may have to face bad consequences…”: Posters In Gurugram Slum With Muslim Residents; CBI Takes Over 27 FIRs, Including 19 On Crime Against Women In Manipur; started questioning the suspects and victims after visiting the crime sites
- What About Punjab, Northeast: Supreme Court Questions J&K Bifurcation; CHI also questioned how to ensure that power to bifurcate a state will not be “misused” once it is conceded to Union Govt
- Bilkis Bano Case: SC to Resume Hearing from today on Batch of Pleas Challenging Remission to Convicts
- MEA: In view of the “special relationship” with Singapore, India has decided to allow the export of rice to “meet the food security requirements”
- PLI 2.0 : Lenovo, HP, Dell, and Acer to make laptops in India; received applications from as many as 32Cos but Apple has not submitted its interest
- ED flags suspicious activities by 16 entities, including one private Indian bank, in Adani case; if Sebi files a prosecution complaint, it can become the ground for the ED to initiate a probe under PMLA
- YES Bank goes live with UPI interoperability on CBDC; Unsecured loan provisions could dominate bank provisions by FY25; Resolution time under India’s bankruptcy code rises to 3-year high: India Ratings says
- Tata Power-DDL gets three year extension from DSIR for in house R&D unit; ONGC to invest Rs 2 lakh crore to meet net-zero emissions goal
- Ramkrishna Forgings bags Euro 8.25 million order in South America; India to start lithium, critical mineral blocks auction in next four months; ACRE to buy Union Bank’s Rs 411Cr Visa Steel Loan
- DGCA suspends simulator training for A320 pilots at Air India’s Hyderabad facility; After overhead bridge construction, Delhi-Meerut RAPIDX now completes tunneling work, tracks to be laid soon; DGCA carrying out technical evaluation of two incidents involving IndiGo planes; Titagarh Rail Systems bags Rs 350-crore contract for Ahmedabad Metro project
- 15,000 Indian tech workers have moved to Canada in the span of just 12 months, from April 2022 to March 2023
- Hurricane Idalia slammed into northwest Florida as “extremely dangerous” Category 3 storm; warned of catastrophic impacts including storm surges of up to 16 feet
- Military Coup In Africa’s Gabon, President Put Under House Arrest following disputed elections in which President Ali Bongo Ondimba, in power since 2009, had been declared victor
- US In Talks To Build Port In Philippines Facing Taiwan To Counter China; boost American access to strategically located islands facing Taiwan
- US Announces $250 Million In New Military Aid For Ukraine; Drone Attack At Western Russia Airport, 4 Planes Damaged; US Sanctions Impact Indian Diamond Firms Linked to Russian Major Alrosa, $26 Million Frozen; Russia Shuts Brazil From Wagner Crash Probe, Says Prigozhin’s Flight Not Subject To “Annex 13″
- Asia Cup 2023: Babar Azam, Shadab Khan Shine As Pakistan Thrash Nepal By 238 Runs
- Today’s Word – Taj – Crown or head-dress
