NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 24 Jun – 5 Mins read
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- PM Modi-Biden Bonhomie Propels NASA-ISRO towards Moon, Mars and Beyond; New York’s Famous Buildings Lit Up In Tricolour To Welcome PM
- In Rare Medical Condition, Nagpur Man Was ‘Pregnant’ With Twin For 36 Years; rare physical condition is called “fetus in fetu” which is an example of “vanishing twin syndrome,” meaning his twin died during pregnancy before being reabsorbed
- Titanic Sub Debris Found, But No Mention Of Human Remains Yet; Stockton Rush, Ocean Exploration Evangelist, Pak’s Shahzada Dawood (Survived Deep Plunge On Plane In 2019), Son; Hamish Harding went down
- Manipur Violence: President’s Rule ‘Not on the Table’ After Himanta’s Late-Night Meeting With Amit Shah
- Coal Sector Dragging its Feet on Emission Norms, Only 5% Thermal Power Capacity in Compliance
- Assam Floods: First Death Reported in Baksa, Over 5 Lakh Affected in 22 Districts; Heavy Rains to Continue
- Kashmir Encounter: Major Infiltration Bid Foiled on LoC, 4 Terrorists Killed In Joint Operation By Security Forces In Kupwara
- Diabetes To Affect Over 1.3 Billion People Worldwide By 2050, Claims Study; faces several risky health problems – long sitting hours, unhealthy junk food, improper nutrition, rising body weight
- Govt Eases Norms For Export Of Drones Meant For Civilian Use; Exports of items under the Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies (SCOMET) list are permitted only against an export authorisation issued on this behalf.
- *Enormous crowds of worshippers thronged Mecca, Islam’s holiest city, on Friday for the biggest hajj pilgrimage in years, with more than two million expected to brave the scorching Saudi Arabian heat&
- Gujarat Building Collapse: Three died, five injured in building collapse in Sadhana colony; Housing Board repeatedly warned people against living here in this apartment as it had been declared unsafe
- India has seen 72% of withdrawn Rs 2,000 currency notes deposited or exchanged at banks so far
- India saves 249 BU units energy in FY22: BEE report; BPCL in talks with Rosneft to buy oil priced on Dubai benchmark –sources; Consumers can save upto 20% in electricity bills with the new tariff rule
- First Made-In-India Chip to Be Rolled out By Dec 2024; 4-5 semiconductor plants are likely to be set up within a year
- India’s Forex Reserves Jump $2.35BN To $596BN; RBI penalises J&K Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, Axis Bank; Bank of Baroda tightens cheque clearing process; Shriram Life Insurance declares bonus of Rs 149Cr
- TPG exits Landmark Cars; sells 11.25% stake for Rs 293Cr; Hyundai begins production of compact SUV EXTER at Tamil Nadu plant; Mercedes-Benz India expects top-end models to drive in revenues
- El Nino’s Fierce Heat Carries New Risk Of Resurgent Deadly Viruses; is raising the specter of extreme weather, economic pain, and agricultural disruption across the globe
- Ancient Mayan City With “Pyramid-Like Buildings” Found Deep In Mexican Forest; city was likely an important centre more than a thousand years ago
- New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern Secures International Book Deal; to write about how to be “your own kind of leader; project has been picked up by publishing houses Penguin, Macmillan and Crown
- Pak Taliban to Form New Province, Shadow Govt, Threatening Xi Jinping’s CPEC, BRI Plans
- 18 Killed, Quran Torn Apart: Settler Violence, Hamas Attack Intensifies Israel-Palestine Conflic
- Ukraine Warns Against ‘Panic’, Stockpiling Iodine Tablets after Alleged Russian Nuclear Threat; Australia Blocks Russian Embassy Construction in Canberra. Envoy Squats on Contested Site
- Today’s Word – Élan – Impetuosity; Dash Or Style; Brilliancy Or Vivacity
