Daily Curated News – E122

September 1, 2023 0 Comments

NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 1 September – 5 Mins read

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  1. ‘Personification of Passion and Perseverance’: PM Hails Praggnanandhaa on Return to India Following FIDE World Cup Brilliance
  2. Japan PM Eats Fukushima Fish To Dispel Radioactive Water Fears; filmed eating fish from Fukushima to prove it was safe
  3. BCCI Media Rights: Viacom18 Secures Broadcast Rights For TV And Digital for 5 years costing 6000Crs after facing stiff competition from Sony & Disney Star
  4. Indian Economy Grows 7.8% In April-June, Compared To 6.1% In Last Quarter; India’s Fiscal Deficit During April-July 2023 Hits 34% Of FY24 Target, At Rs 6.06 Lakh Cr
  5. G20: Taj Hotel Delhi Gears With Special Cuisine which includes millet in various dishes; With Murals, Langur Cut-outs & Revamped Roads, Delhi Ready to Welcome World Leaders
  6. Manipur’s Tribal Leaders Forum Declares “Emergency Shutdown” After seven people died in fresh violence in the Churachandpur
  7. JSW Group Said to Be in Talks to Get Licence for Technology to Build EVs in India
  8. Baidu, ByteDance, Other Chinese Firms Launch ChatGPT-Like Chatbots to Public; total of 11 firms had received approvals from Govt
  9. Asia Cup 2023: Matheesha Pathirana Sets Up Big 5 Wicket Win For Sri Lanka
  10. India mauled Japan 35-1 after beating Malaysia 7-5 to enter the semifinals of the men’s Asian Hockey 5s WC Qualifiers
  11. Neeraj Chopra Finishes Second In Zurich Diamond League With 85.71m Throw
  12. 1st India-Made Nuke Plant Runs In Full Capacity; Congratulations, Says PM; The reactor at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP) started commercial operations on June 30 operating at 90% capacity till now
  13. Govt Calls Parliament “Special Session”, Agenda Not Declared; likely to include Amrit Kaal celebrations and India as a ‘developed nation’, and there is no hint of any important bill
  14. August’ Month for UPI as India Clocks Record 10 Billion-plus Transactions for Rs 15,000 BN
  15. Haryana’s MET City Gets ‘Green Cities Platinum’ Certification from CII’s IGBC with Highest Rating
  16. Erling Haaland Named UEFA Men’s Player of The Year, Aitana Bonmati Gets Women’s Honour
  17. Ex-ISRO Chief Dr K Sivan is Now Chairman of IIT Indore’s Board of Governors
  18. Bilkis Bano Case: SC Questions Convict for Depositing Fine when Matter is Under Consideration
  19. Despite Huge Rain Deficit in Aug, Delhi’s Air Quality Remains in ‘Moderate’ Category; Assam Flood Situation Grim; 4 Lakh People Affected, One Fresh Fatality Reported
  20. Pakistan: 9 Soldiers Killed After Suicide Bomber Attacked Security Convoy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  21. Johannesburg: At Least 73 People, Mostly Illegal Immigrants, Killed in Fire in Multi-Storey Building
  22. ED Headquarters Sealed after Special Director, Several Staff Members Test Covid-19 Positive
  23. Akasa Air, Air India Express spar over poaching of Boeing 737 Max pilots; Jalan Kalrock Consortium deposits another Rs 100 cr in Jet Airways under revival plan
  24. Bank credit growth surges to 19% in July due to HDFC-HDFC Bank merger impact kaj
  25. 40 firms commit to make IT hardware worth Rs 4.65 lakh cr under PLI scheme; Global IT hardware companies bat for lifting of import restrictions; Behind Apple no-show: Low laptop, tablet sales in India
  26. Torrent in top gear to close out Cipla buyout, in talks with PEs, banks for funds; Govt invites EoIs for IMPCL strategic sale; World’s First: England introduces 7-min cancer treatment injection
  27. Fitch affirms ‘BBB-‘ rating on ONGC, outlook stable; India’s Russian oil imports fall to 7-month low, Saudi jumps – trade flows
  28. Numaligarh Refinery Ltd signs MoA with IIT Guwahati to develop sustainable material; SAIL supplies 4,000 tonnes of steel plates for 7th frigate ship of Indian Navy
  29. Today’s Word – Umber – Brownish red