NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 20 July – 5 Mins read
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- Indian-Origin 7-Year-Old Schoolgirl Wins UK PM’s Points Of Light Award; Started volunteering for UN sustainability initiative against microplastic pollution when she was just three
- Indian GM Praggnanandhaa wins Super GM chess tourney in Hungary; scored 6.5 points to finish clear first in the 10-player event
- Two farmers (Bihar & Telangana) defied the traditional way of farming and invented a single wheel-run-plough and moped-operated-plough to make their agricultural practices easier and more affordable
- Khalapur Landslide: 50 Families Feared Trapped Amid Incessant Rain in Maharashtra; Assam: 63,000 Remain Affected by Floods, One Fresh Death Reported
- Crime Against Humanity’: Manipur CM on Video of 2 Women Paraded Naked, Assures Capital Punishment for Culprits
- Bengaluru ISIS Module Busted: Mastermind’s Explosive Plan – IED Blasts, Killings
- IOC has signed a USD 7-9BN deal to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the UAE’s ADNOC Gas plc for 14 years beginning 2026
- Tata Communications Q1 net profit down 30% YoY, higher costs drag; Vi pays 10% of Q1 SUC & licence fee, may have sought time to pay rest;Quectel, Telit Cinterion, Fibocom capture over 50% share of global cellular IoT module shipments in Q1
- DGCA audit finds inadequacies in Go First’s plan to restart ops; Non-AC general category trains aimed at low-income groups to run regularly from 2024; Shipping industry likely to sustain performance in FY24, may see moderation in margins
- Jeep looks to reboot its India presence as competition heats up; Cars worth Rs 1,800Cr sold to platform in Apr-Jun: CARS24; Hero MotoCorp eyes 30% sales via digital channels by 2030
- RBI cancels licence of United India Co-operative Bank; Reliance General Insurance to get Rs 200 cr capital infusion from Reliance Capital
- GAIL, US’ LanzaTech join hands to set up carbon capture pilot projects; SJVN’s two plants in Himachal Pradesh produce 50.498MN units of power in single day
- QS ranking on world’s best cities for students: No Indian city in top 100, Mumbai 118th
- Govt Rolls Out Mandatory Quality Norms for Insulated Flask, Bottles; Violation of Rules Attract Imprisonment, Fine
- Drugs Controller Proposes ‘Single-window Online Portal’ to Regulate Medicines, Cosmetics, Medical Devices
- Putin Says Russia Would Return to Ukraine Grain Deal if Demands Met; Putin to Skip BRICS Summit in South Africa; Lavrov to Represent Russia InsteadUS Announces New $1.3BN Military Aid Package for Ukraine
- ITServe seeks increase in H-1B quota to address massive shortage of highly skilled professionals in US
- UN Security Council Holds First Meeting on AI, Highlights Urgent Need for Global Regulation
- IMF: Russia’s exit from a deal allowing Ukrainian exports via the Black Sea threatens to increase global food insecurity and could drive food prices higher, especially in low-income countries
- Twitter Sued Again Over Severance Pay, Lawsuit Claims Company Owes at Least $500 Million to Ex-Workers
- Young Wrestlers Move High Court, Challenge Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat Trial Exemption
- Stuart Broad Achieves Mammoth Milestone, Overtakes Ian Botham To Claim Huge Record; Stuart Broad Achieves Mammoth Milestone, Overtakes Ian Botham To Claim Huge Record of claiming 600 wickets in Test Cricket
- Tour de France: A spectator trying to take a photo knocked the handlebars of rider Sepp Kuss of Team Jumbo-Visma, setting off a large crash
- ICC Test Rankings: Rohit Sharma Placed at 10th in Batting Charts; R Ashwin Holds Top Spot in Bowlers Tally
- Today’s Word – Elance – To Throw As A Lance
