NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 8 August – 5 Mins read
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- Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft successfully entered lunar orbit. If the rest of the current mission goes to plan, the mission will safely touch down near the Moon’s little-explored south pole b/w Aug 23-24
- India and Bhutan are in talks for laying a railway link between Assam’s Kokrajhar and the Bhutanese town of Gelephu
- Asian Champ Trophy Hockey – India Beat Korea, Seal Asian Champions Trophy Hockey SF Spot
- Manmohan Singh Attends Rajya Sabha During Delhi Services Bill Discussion; 131 In Favour, 102 Against: Union Govt Delhi Services Bill Clears Rajya Sabha; RS Passes Registration Of Births And Deaths (Amendment) Bill
- Naga Body Calls For Rallies In Manipur Over Decades-Old Political Issue; “State’s Utter Disregard”: Key Meitei Groups Boycott Manipur Govt; Meitei Groups Seek Citizens’ Register In Manipur To Identify Foreigners; Markets Open in Imphal As Curfews Get Relaxed, People Hoard in For Essential Supplies
- Jaipur-Mumbai Train Firing: Accused Says ‘Was Not in His Consciousness’, Requests to Meet Family; police – if the train had not halted at Mira Road, the accused would have killed more people
- Indian-Origin Vaibhav Taneja Appointed Tesla’s Chief Financial Officer in addition to his current role as Chief Accounting Officer (CAO)
- Sarkaari banks trump private peers in drawing fresh talent; Post Supreme Court ruling, banks turn wary of declaring accounts as ‘wilful default’
- Apraava Energy gets Rs 9,120 cr from REC, PFC; Adani Energy Solutions Secures $1b for Green HVDC Link Project; EV sales in local market will continue to increase, with or without subsidies; Waaree Energies raises Rs 1,000Cr in equity funding
- Refiners rake in big profits from exports even as volumes shrink; E20 fuel currently sold at over 1,900 pumps; Oil Marketing Companies to get Rs 30,000Cr financial support from Govt
- Auto component industry reports highest turnover in FY23; aims to log double-digit growth this fiscal; Automobile retails up 10% YoY in July, but down 5% MoM; Vehicle registrations stay in the fast lane
- Bangalore’s Avesthagen plans to raise $50 m for ‘global’ push; WHO flags contaminated India-made syrup in Iraq; ‘Customs duty adjustment, banning imports of used equipment to help medical devices industry reach USD 50 bn by 2030
- Akasa Air Eligible For International Routes, Operates 900 Flights Every Week; 166 Passengers Put On ‘No Fly List’ Since 2021; SC Turns Down Challenge To Go First Planes’ Inspection By Lessors; Aviation safety experts claim fire-safety lapse at Chennai Airport, write to AAI
- IBBI informs NCLT has no views on refund of tickets by Go First RP; CoC says part of resolution; Jet Airways CoC says NCLAT may withdraw petition if JKC pays Rs 350Cr
- Tata Play starts beaming from its GSAT-24 satellite, to increase capacity to 900 channels; 5G push: Airtel rolls out its fixed wireless access device
- China’s New Facial Recognition Tech Rules Require Individual Consent; to be used when there is a specific purpose and sufficient necessity, and with strict protective measures
- US To Announce $200MN Of New Weapons Aid For Ukraine; Ukraine Says It “Satisfied” With Saudi-Led Conflict Talks; 5 Killed, 31 Injured In Russian Strike On Ukraine Residential Building; Japan Raises Concerns Over Iran’s Nuclear Enrichment and Drone Supplies to Russia for Ukraine War
- Boris Johnson, who had reportedly complained bitterly while in office about his 164,000-pound salary, earned 4.8MN pounds On Top Of PM’s Salary
- Russia To Launch Lunar Mission This Week, First In Nearly 5 Decades; Russia’s 1st since 1976; Luna-25 lander have to practise soft landing, take, analyse soil samples, conduct long-term scientific research
- Today’s Word – Wear – To turn a ship’s stern to windward to alter its course
