NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 14 Jun – 5 Mins read
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- Medical Entrance NEET 2023 Results Declared, 2 Toppers (Tamil Nadu’s Prabanjan J & Andhra Pradesh’s Bora Varun Chakravarthi) Score 99.99%; 4 Students from TN are in Top 4 – sees highest-ever tally of top 50 rankers; maximum qualifying candidates are from UP, Maha & Raj
- TCS saw higher attrition among women when it called employees back to work; unusual where female attrition has historically been either lower or similar to their male counterparts
- Cyclone Biparjoy: Bustling Gujarat Jakhau Port Wears A Deserted Look Ahead Of Cyclone Landfall; entire human population evacuated; Orange Alert For Gujarat’s Saurashtra, Kutch; Has “Extensive Damaging Potential; Loose structures may see large-scale devastation due to wind speeds of 125-135 kmph, gusting to 150 kmph
- 5.4 Magnitude Earthquake In Jammu And Kashmir – Depth: 6 Km, Tremors Across North India; 2 injured, several buildings develop cracks in Doda district
- India bank unions ask RBI to withdraw compromise settlement for wilful defaulters; RBI may tighten norms for banks’ unsecured lending
- Fuel, jewellery, grocery top 3 preferred items for people offloading Rs 2,000 notes; a whopping 55% of people are planning to deposit their currency notes at the bank
- Western MP sees rise in solar power generation; solar panels installed at 8,550 places; Toyota unveils plans for new battery tech, EV innovation
- Coming Up, $2.6BN Mega Hydropower Project Near China Border; State-run NHPC Ltd. will start trial runs in July for the Subansiri Lower project that runs through Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
- Meitei Group Refuses To Join Manipur Peace Talks; Kukis Unhappy, May Not Attend Meetings; Meiteis Welcome Move Protest Against CM
- As Bhopal Fire Raged, ₹ 5.5-Cr Hydraulic Ladder Stood 40 Metres Away; MP Home Minister said there was no space in the building’s compound to operate the hydraulic ladder
- 2,000 Exhaust Fans Removed At Tihar Jail Weeks After Gangster’s Murder; dangerous objects” from wards that can be used by inmates to make improvised weapons
- Union Food Ministry directed States to ensure compliance with the June 12 wheat stock limit order and ensure disclosure of stocks, thereby checking unfair trade practices
- Steam Leaks At Tata Steel Plant (at the BFPP2 power plant) In Odisha, 19 Workers Injured; premises have been cordoned off and emergency services have been activated
- IndiGo Aircraft Suffers Tail Strike At Delhi Airport, Probe Ordered; Delhi-Mumbai Airfare Goes Sky-High, Among Costliest Globally
- Failure to end use of fossil fuels will be a “death sentence” to millions worldwide, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg warned, urging politicians to take more ambitious action
- UK focus on Brexit seriously hampered pandemic planning, an inquiry examining the country’s handing of the Covid-19 health emergency was told; 200 Migrants Anticipate French Cops’ Chase In Attempt To Reach UK On Boat
- Spotify Fined $5.4MN For Breaching EU’s Data Protection Rules – not properly informing users on how data it collected on them was being used
- As Stocks Deplete In Ukraine War, Arms Manufacturers Meet NATO Ministers; Russian Strikes On Zelensky’s Hometown; Russia releases video of captured German tanks, US fighting vehicles in Ukraine
- Japan: Local authorities and tourism associations near Mount Fuji warned that an “unprecedented” number of people were expected to tackle its steep symmetrical slopes this year – swam
- Trump Pleads “Not Guilty” In Secret Documents Leak Case; facing charges of endangering national security by retaining top secret nuclear and defense documents after leaving office; Trump and his personal aide were ordered by a federal magistrate judge to not discuss their case
- Today’s Word – Underbridge – Bridge carrying a road or railways
