NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 13 July – 5 Mins read
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- Water From Overflowing Yamuna River Reaches Key Road In North Delhi; “Evacuate, Don’t Wait,” Arvind Kejriwal Warns People In Delhi’s Low-Lying Areas; 18 Dead Due To Rain Related Incidents In Punjab, Haryana; 80 Killed, ₹ 3,000 Cr Damage in Himachal
- Sun To Reach Solar Maximum In 2 Years, May Lead To “Internet Apocalypse”; Outages caused by solar storms could last for months, leading to huge economic impact
- Manipur Orders Removal Of Bunkers, Communities Say No amid a lull in violent incidents, the situation in the state is still far from normal; Manipur Police’s Warning Amid Reports Of Rioters Wearing Commando Uniforms
- 7/10 Madhya Pradesh Exam Toppers From One Centre Sets Off Vyapam Alert; 14 lakh individuals took the exam, odds of such occurrence called into question, triggering widespread speculation
- ‘No Use Nurturing Hate But…’ 13 Years On, Prof Whose Hand PFI Chopped Off is on Mission to Uphold Peace
- Retail Inflation Rises To 4.81% In June From 4.31% In May; Retail inflation was higher at 7.01% in June 2022. Consumer food price inflation surged to 4.49% in June from 2.96% in May
- Wipro Commits $1BN Investment Into AI, Plans to Train 2.5 Lakh Employees on AI; integrate the technology into its product offerings; Application of AI in Finance Causes Imbalance if “Unleashed Unfettered”, Warns UK Financial Watchdog; One in 10 companies in India transformed their AI capabilities in last 3 years: Report by IIMA- BCG
- Google Working on Android Feature That Auto Enables Airplane Mode During a Flight; also said to come with some improved functionalities for Airplane mode
- Serum Institute’s multivalent meningococcal meningitis vaccine gets WHO prequalification; Aurobindo Pharma arm gets USFDA nod for Sevelamer hydrochloride tablets
- World Bank, ADB and SIDBI to fire up EV finance with a $1BN fund; Power availability rose to 22.30 hrs in rural areas, 23.3 hrs urban since 2014; Indian cabinet allows lithium’s commercial mining to charge up EV ambitions
- SpiceJet promoter Ajay Singh to infuse Rs 500Cr into airline; Delhi HC permits cash-strapped Go First to carry out maintenance of leased aircraft
- Railways records higher equipment failures in Q1; Balasore train accident: Seven railway employees suspended on Charges of Dereliction of Duty including those who were arrested
- TCS’ Q1 profit rises 17% to Rs 11,074 cr, investors to get Rs 9/share dividend; HCL Tech Q1 Results: Profit rises 8% YoY to Rs 3,534 crore, misses estimates
- MoRTH issued a draft notification, mandating the installation of air-conditioning system in the cabins goods carrying trucks, manufactured from January 1, 2025 onwards
- France Steps Up Security For Bastille Day Celebrations After Recent Violence; 130,000 police would be mobilised
- China plans to send two rockets to the moon by 2030, one carrying the spacecraft that will land on the surface and the other transporting the astronauts
- Chinese Premier Urges Tech Giants Alibaba’s cloud unit and Meituan, and urged them to do more to support the economy as Crackdown Ends
- G7 Pledges Long-Term Arms Supplies To Help Ukraine Defeat Russia; “NATO Summit Results Good, But Not Ideal says Zelensky; Almost Half Of Ukrainian Refugees In Germany Plan To Stay; Russian Drones Hit Kyiv, Putin’s General Killed, Shoigu Warns Ukraine
- India 80/0 stumps trial West Indies by 70 runs. WI 150 all out. Ashwin takes 33rd 5 Wicket Haul
- Wimbledon: Medvedev survives scare vs Eubanks, Alcaraz beats Rune to reach semis; Alcaraz, Jabeur, Sabalenka through to semis, Rybakina eliminated
- Today’s Word – Xyloid – Woody; ligneous
