Daily Curated News – E97

August 7, 2023 0 Comments

NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 7 August – 5 Mins read

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  1. ISRO Successfully Performs Orbit Reduction Manoeuvre; next operation to further reduce the orbit is scheduled for August 9, 2023, between 1300 and 1400 hrs IST
  2. A team of mountaineers under Colonel Rajneesh Joshi from Garhwal Rifles successfully summited Mount Kun (7103 metres) and Mount Nun (7135 m), Includes Yoga Atop
  3. 5 Cops Suspended Over Video Of Women Paraded Naked, Says Manipur Police; 6 Dead In 24 Hours In Fresh Manipur Violence, ‘Deadliest’ Day In A Fortnight
  4. Haryana Violence: Motorcycle-borne Men Vandalise Shops  belonging to members of a particular community at two places in Panipat
  5. 50 Baratis, 10 Dishes: Bill in Lok Sabha Seeks to Limit ‘Wasteful’ Wedding Expenses; seeks to contribute positively to the improvement of the sex ratio and tackle the issue of foeticide
  6. Auto Driver Thrashed for Ferrying Girl of Different Faith in Karnataka, Girl was also terrified as they abused her; 3 Arrested
  7. Manglad-Bagvat Road in Himachal Pradesh was closed after a massive landslide reported in Shimla Dist; no immediate report of any loss of life or injury in the incident
  8. Search Operation Extended to Neutralise Terrorists in J&K’s Rajouri; Slain Terrorist Believed to Be Pakistani
  9. The iconic clock tower in Srinagar’s city centre – the Lal Chowk, popularly known as the Ghanta Ghar, has got a makeover under the Srinagar Smart City Project
  10. Jio ties up $2.2 bln funding from Swedish Export Credit Agency (EKN) for 5G gear buy; Airtel beats Jio in race for postpaid users in Q1
  11. Companies gear up to launch 20 new models of electric 2-wheelers; Stellantis weighs Fiat relaunch in India; Kinetic Engineering sets up new firm to make EV motors, controllers and batteries
  12. USFDA issues warning letter to Intas Pharma for Sanand plant for multiple manufacturing faults, including deficiencies in its quality control systems
  13. TD Power has to come clean on case against promoters: Proxy advisory firm; ONGC plans oil-to-chemical plants in pivot towards energy transition
  14. An enormous blue whale, considered the largest animal on Earth, has washed up onto a beach in southern Chile, probably after dying at sea; 21 Injured, Buildings Collapse as 5.4-magnitude Earthquake Hits East China which was followed by 52 aftershocks
  15. Siblings In China Return 30 Brand New iPhones 14 Worth ₹ 24 Lakh They Found In Trash Cans accidentally left behind by a delivery person
  16. 28 Killed, Over 50 Injured After Train Derails In Pakistan’s Sindh; There can be two reasons: first that it was a mechanical fault, or the fault was created — it might be a sabotage. We will investigate it
  17. Bangladesh approved four routes for the transportation of goods to merchants in Tripura and other northeastern Indian states
  18. “All Targets Hit”: Russia Says It Struck Airbases In Western Ukraine; In Bold Move, Ukraine Removes Soviet Symbols On Monument In Kyiv
  19. North Korea: Kim Jong Un gave field guidance at major weapons factories including production lines of engines for strategic cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles
  20. New COVID Variant ‘Eris’ Spreading Rapidly In UK, Experts Sound Alarm; now makes up 1 in 7 new cases
  21. Niger’s airspace closed as coup leaders defy ECOWAS deadline. Possible military intervention looms. Niger’s future in turmoil
  22. Cambodia’s king will appoint Hun Manet as the country’s new leader after his father Hun Sen steps down, days after a landslide victory in July’s election
  23. 2nd T20I: West Indies Beat India By Two Wickets, Go 2-0 Up In Five-Match Series; Nicholas Pooran scored 67 runs off 40 balls; “Should Not Mix Sports, Politics”: Pak To Play Cricket World Cup In India
  24. Today’s Word – Vaporiform – Having the appearance of vapour