Daily Curated News – E45

June 16, 2023 0 Comments

NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 16 Jun – 5 Mins read

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  1. Kashmiri Teen Ahmad Ganai Goes From Rs 600 A Day As Labourer To Scoring 601 In NEET; is from Pulwama, was working as a painter in a neighbouring village when he got the news
  2. Cyclone Biparjoy: made landfall on Gujarat’s coastal area, also affected the train services; weakens after ramming India’s coast; broke electric wires and poles; to reach south Rajasthan today, heavy rains likely; 22 Injured, 940 Villages Plunge Into Darkness In Guj
  3. Gujarat HC Orders Production of Rape Accused to Explore Possibility of ‘Compromise’; court may not permit the termination of pregnancy if the survivor and the foetus were in good condition
  4. India Okays Move To Buy Armed Drones From US Ahead Of PM’s Visit; will buy 31 armed MQ-9B Sea Guardian drones made by General Atomics $3BN
  5. According to tradition, 10-months-old Baladeb, one-year-old Ekanshu and another kid of same age officially enlisted servitors of Jagannath Temple; to receive a one-time annual remuneration ranging Rs 1 lakh and Rs 2 lakh
  6. Study finds Sitting On Your Chair For Long from 30 minutes to 12 hours, Is A Threat To Your Health; more likely to die during the following four-year period
  7. Scientists Spot Star Transforming Into “Cosmic Diamond; The cosmic bling is taking place just 104 light-years away where a white dwarf is crystallising
  8. Manipur CM: holding discussions at multiple levels and assured that action will be taken against those involved in violence; MoS Rajkumar Singh’s Residence Set on Fire, 2 Attack at His Home in a Month
  9. Google Warns Employees Against Chatbot Usage, Including its Own; Flags Business Risks; AI-Powered LinkedIn Ads Looks to Expand Reach Amid Economic Uncertainty
  10. Rs 2,000 note withdrawal: Kotak Mahindra Bank garners deposits of Rs 5,400Cr; Global Stocks Surge, Dollar Weakens on US Data, ECB Rate Hike, and Fed’s Pause; India’s Exports Fall 10.3% To $34.98BN In May 2023
  11. IndiGo Plane Suffers Tail Strike At Ahmedabad Airport, DGCA Probe Ordered & grounding of pilots of the mishap-hit aircraft; NCLT directs Go First resolution professional to ensure protection of engine lessors’ assets; Air Traffic In India Jumps By 36% In Jan-May 2023
  12. Rural India revving up 2-wheeler demand; industry sees double-digit sales growth in FY24; Heavy industries ministry actions ‘sabotaging’ FAME-II: SMEV to Niti Aayog; Tata Motors evinces interest in green technology project in Jharkhand
  13. Ashok Leyland partners with Aidrivers for autonomous electric terminal trucks; Simple Energy plans to roll out 2 new affordable e-scooters in next quarter
  14. Unreal: 4 Killer Whales Spotted Swimming Together In Rare Sighting; pod consisted of one adult male, one adult female, and two juveniles
  15. China Carried out Cyber Espionage Campaign Globally for Its Interest; hackers targeted victims in 16 diff countries, striking organizations in public & private sectors
  16. Ex-UK PM Liz Truss Admits To “Mistakes” Over Her Disastrous Short-Lived Tenure; blamed economic “establishment” for torpedoing her policies
  17. Swiss Teachers Concerned Over 11-Yr-Old Children Wearing Diapers To School; important to distinguish it is developmental psychological disorder or person affected has never learned it
  18. EU: World just experienced its warmest early June on record, following May that was less than 0.1 deg Cel cooler than the warmest May on record
  19. UN in Talks about Possibly Handing over Afghan Teaching Projects to Taliban; received assurances that its community-based classes, which educate 500,000 students, would continue
  20. Ukraine Claims 100 sq km Gains, Russia Bombs Drone Factories, US Asks NATO To Brace For Marathon; Russian Oil Revenues Down Nearly 50% on Price Cap, Claims US
  21. US Man Sues Facebook for Banning His Account for No Reason, Wins $50,000; Jason Crawford sued FB in 2022 for terminating his account without a valid reason and refusing to address the situation
  22. Manchester United Negotiating Exclusivity with Qatari Bidders in Sale Talks; FIFA to Create Anti-Racism Taskforce Featuring Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior
  23. Today’s Word – Waywiser – Instrument for measuring distance travelled