NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 20 Jun – 5 Mins read
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- WHO probe into contaminated cough syrups, which have been linked to nearly 300 worldwide deaths so far, has flagged 20 such toxic medicines originating from two countries India and Indonesia
- Security forces look at buffer zones on fringes of Imphal valley to check mobs; Stop or there will be consequences: Manipur CM after Armyman is shot at
- Cyclone Biparjoy Leaves Trail of Destruction in Gujarat; 1.16 Lakh Electric Poles Damaged, 3,893 km Roads Damaged; 7 Rain-Related Deaths In 2 Days In Rajasthan, 15,000 Evacuated
- Peng Qinglin – Food Delivery Agent In China Jumps Off Bridge To Save Drowning Woman, Rewarded ₹ 9 Lakh; spotted the woman struggling in the Qiantang River while delivering food to a customer
- Surplus liquidity in banking drops 43% to Rs 1.04 lakh crore due to advance tax payments; Liquidity in the banking system is the difference between incremental credit and deposits
- ADR seeks action against parties for contempt of SC order on candidates with criminal record; FLAGGING WHAT it called was a “deliberate act of contempt
- IPS Officer Ravi Sinha (1998 Chandigarh) New RAW Chief, Known for Infusing Modern Tech into Intel Collection; currently serving as Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat
- Himalayan Glaciers Melting 65% Faster Than Previous Decade exposing communities to unpredictable and costly disasters
- Punjab CM Mann Approves Sikh Gurdwara Act Amendment to Make Telecast Rights of Gurbani from Golden Temple Free
- PM Modi leaves for US today; focus on meetings with Joe Biden, closer ties in defence; to partner closely in co-production, co-development and maintaining supply change
- IndiGo places largest-ever order in aviation history, inks pact for 500 Airbus A320neo family planes; gone past Feb 2023 470 orders to Boeing by Air India; DGCA permits Vistara, IndiGo to operate flights on new international routes from August
- Baring EQT, ChrysCap buy HDFC’s Credila Fin for Rs 10,350Cr; IRDA moves Supreme Court against SAT stay on Sahara insurance order
- Zydus Lifesciences gets USFDA nod for generic acne-treating drug; Pharma major Lupin launches injection to cure thiamine deficiency in US
- India Inc ropes in EV cab companies to offer green rides to staffers; FAME: Govt plans to penalise erring e-scooter companies; UK startup Helixx leans on Siemens to design EV ‘factory in a box’
- Tata Power lays out a capex of Rs 12000Cr this fiscal; Reliance Power makes a higher offer to lenders for Vidarbha Industries
- All trucks now need air-conditioned driver cabins says Nitin Gadkari; Maruti Suzuki opens bookings for Invicto; Yokohama to invest Rs 671Cr to bolster passenger tyre capacity in India
- BYJU’s has laid off 1,000 employees across departments as part of its restructuring process; comes at a time when it has entered into a legal battle with lenders in US for US$1BN term loan B
- Submarine exploring Titanic wreck missing, search underway; It was not immediately clear how many people were missing; Has 70 Hours Left in the Depths of Atlantic Ocean
- Xi Jinping hails ‘progress’ as he meets Antony Blinken during rare China trip aimed at ensuring disputes between the superpowers do not spiral into conflict
- ‘Al-Qaeda, Da’esh Affiliates Are Gaining Ground’: UN Chief Urges ‘Prevention’ in Terror Fight; UN Conference Sees USD 1.5 Billion Pledged to Address Sudan’s Humanitarian Crisis
- Ukraine “Downs 4 Kalibr Missiles”, Russia Foils Attack On Donetsk Village, UN Flood Aid Bid Denied; Ukraine Asks UK for Long-Range Weapons Amid NATO “Setback”, Russia “Hasn’t Abandoned Donbas Plans
- North Korean Officials Face The Heat As Kim Jong Un Reviews Failed Spy Rocket Launch At Key Meet; rocket plunged into the sea due to engine failure
- Germany agreed to grant US chip giant Intel subsidies totalling almost a third of the cost of a 30-billion-euro German plant in a controversial decision following a months-long row
- UAE & Qatar announced reopening of their respective diplomatic missions, six years after a regional blockade of Doha that sent tensions soaring
- UK MPs Vote to Approve Boris Johnson’s ‘Partygate’ Report, PM Rishi Sunak Abstains; Theresa May said the vote would be “a small but important step in restoring people’s trust” in parliament
- Bhavani Devi won India’s first medal at the prestigious Asian Championships as picked up the bronze after her hard-fought semifinal defeat 14-15 at the hands of Uzbekistan’s Zaynab Dayibekova
- Today’s Word – Adiathermancy – Impermeability To Radiant Energy
