Daily Curated News – E77

July 18, 2023 0 Comments

NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 18 July – 5 Mins read

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  1. Chandrayaan-3: ISRO Successfully Performs Second Key Orbit Manoeuvre; spacecraft is now in 41603 km X 226 km orbit
  2. SC: Both Delhi Arvind Kejriwal and Lt Guv VK Saxena have to rise above political bickering while making suggestion to break impasse on Union Govt controversial ordinance; Hints At Referring Delhi Ordinance To Constitution Bench
  3. S Jaishankar, Derek O’Brien Among 11 To Be Elected To Rajya Sabha Unopposed; BJP gained a seat, has 93 members in Rajya Sabha
  4. UP: Woman’s Brazenness Caught On Camera: Toll Plaza Employee Threatened, Hair Pulled; Other employees of the toll plaza try to reason with the woman and her aides but they refuse to listen
  5. Yamuna Water Level Reaches 205.92 Metres, Still Above Danger Mark; Three Amarnath Yatra Pilgrims Die, Death Count Rises To 30
  6. Heat Index At Iran Airport Hits 66 Degrees Celsius As Climate Scientist Warns Earth Will Become “Inferno”; China Logs 52.2 Celsius Surpassing Past Weather Records
  7. 2023 On Track To Be Hottest Year Ever Recorded; hottest June on record followed by an early July that now includes 10 of the hottest days in history.
  8. Foxconn, a major iPhone assembler for Apple, has proposed to set up a ₹ 8,800Cr supplementary plant to that of the unit at ITIR in Karnataka
  9. Sensex Closes Above 66,000 Again, Nifty Records New All-Time High; HDFC Bank Q1 Net Profit Rises 29% To ₹ 12,370Cr
  10. Luxury car market in India poised for record sales in 2023 after stellar H1 numbers; Bajaj plans doubling Triumph Motorcycles’ output on robust bookings; EV companies to return FAME II sops or face legal action after Govt cracks the whip
  11. Sheela Foam to pick 94.66% in Kurlon for Rs 2,150 cr; 35% in Furlenco for Rs 300Cr; Vedanta step closer to regain control over Zambia copper assets
  12. Warehousing supply across 8 primary markets likely to grow 13-15% in FY24, says ICRA; Seeds major Mahyco promoter family buys luxury pad in Mumbai’s Malabar Hill for Rs 122Cr
  13. GMR Hyderabad Aviation SEZ signs lease agreement with Safran Aircraft Engines for MRO; Port Blair Airport gets stunning new terminal at Rs 710Cr; Airfares soar 350% as cricket fans eye India-Pakistan World Cup match
  14. Norway Regulator: Meta to Be Fined $100,000 per Day Over Privacy Breaches Unless Firm Takes Remedial Action in a move that could have wider European implications
  15. Musk Distracted by Twitter, Should Focus on Tesla as EV Rivals Pick Up Pace, Investors Say in Survey
  16. WHO: Poland – 1st country to report “high numbers” of cats infected with bird flu across a large area, adding that the risk of human infection remained low.
  17. Ukraine Says It’s Forces Retook Territory Near Bakhmut; Ukraine Behind Russian-Built Crimea Bridge Attack says Report; Traffic On Russia-Built Crimea Bridge Halts After “Emergency”
  18. Mysterious object baffles locals in Australia after washing up on beach; speculation online links it to missing plane MH370 but experts differ
  19. Japan’s Prime Minister Visits the UAE as Part of a Gulf Trip Focused on Energy and Commerce; with Saudi Arabia joint initiative aimed at promoting clean energy. He will visit gas-rich Qatar
  20. US President Biden appoints Indian-American business leader, Shamina Singh, to President’s Export Council, promoting inclusive growth and trade
  21. Today’s Word – Camouflet – Mine Used To Destroy Underground Enemy Emplacement