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Tuesday, August 24, 2021

NEWS DIGEST (5 Mins read) 24 AUG 2021, Tuesday

Paralympics: Thums Up becomes official partner of Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games*

_Indian teacher Ranjitsinh Disale, (Global Teacher Prize 2020) joined worldwide leaders from across the public, private and philanthropic sectors to call for an acceleration of girls’ digital access, digital skills and participation in online learning in a pandemic-hit scenario_

*Maruti Suzuki: CCI Fines India's Biggest Carmaker 200Cr Over Dealer Discount Policy; anti-competitive conduct of Resale Price Maintenance (RPM) in the passenger vehicle segment*

_I Don't Trust Anybody, Says Biden on Taliban Promises, Says Washington Will See if Group 'Means it or Not; Taliban near Resistance Stronghold Panjshir after Retaking 3 nearby Areas; 16K Evacuated from Kabul Airport in Past 24 hours_

*Can't eat out, confined to single room like a jail: Bokaro man on life in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan; Union Govt: Calls All-Party Meet to Discuss Afghanistan Crisis, India's Stance on Thursday*

_Afghan Evacuated By France Under Surveillance For Alleged Taliban Links; Four others thought to be close to the main suspect are also the subject of surveillance_

*Karnataka 1st State To Implement New National Education Policy: launch a policy of digitisation and research and development that could help implement the new National Education Policy (NEP)*

_Bihar Teenager Shot Dead for Asking Commuters to Pay Rs 10 as Boat Fare killed in front of his residence in Banbhaura village under Bithan police station_

*Army Selection Board Clears Way for Promoting 5 Women Officers to Colonel Rank after they completed 26 years of "reckonable service*

_Tamil Nadu’s 'Priesthood for All' Breaking Caste Barriers, But Still There's 'Reluctance' to Cede Space_

*Govt launches infra assets pipeline that'll bring much needed funding to a sector crucial for growth; Rs 6 lakh crore expected till FY25; expects Rs 39,832Cr from sale of power generation assets; 45,000Cr from monetisation of power transmission assets; Coal mining assets worth Rs 28,747Cr to be monetized*

_Baby Crocodiles Emerging From Eggs In National Park in Odisha in Bhitarkanika Marks End Of Breeding Season_

*In Swift Op, J&K Cops-In-Plainclothes Kill Top Lashkar Terrorist & Aide; he has to pay one of the longest surviving terrorists*

_Airtel Plea against Payment of Videocon's AGR Dues In Supreme Court; Videocon owes Govt ₹ 1376Cr_

*FM Nirmala Sitharaman expressed "deep disappointment" plaguing the new gives income tax portal Infosys Sep 15 deadline to set right*

_CCI approves internal corporate reorganization of Daimler AG group of cos_

*Honda plans to ship more cars, boosting New Delhi’s manufacturing enhancement program*

_Oil India can't be judge in its own cause, will reconstitute panel: SC on Baghjan oil well tragedy_

*OneWeb launches 34 more satellites, expands in-orbit LEO constellation to 288 satellites*

_Rain On Greenland Ice Sheet, Possibly A First, Signals Climate Change Risk; was observed for several hours on August 14 at a measuring post over 3,000 metres up on the ice sheet_

*Italy has been selling off houses in its picturesque countryside for one euro (approximately ₹ 87) each to anyone willing to commit to restoring them*

_Indian Hockey Stars Harmanpreet Singh, Gurjit Kaur Nominated For FIH Player Of The Year Awards_

*_COVID-19 Updates_*

*World: 213,226,685; Active 17,969,995 (8.43%); Recovery 190,804,434 (89.48%); Vaccinated 4.97BN*

_India: 32,460,328; Active 334,692 (1.03%); Recovery 31,690,586 (97.63%); Vaccinated 580.77MN_

*India may record an unprecedented 600,000 new infections a day if the country fails to boost the pace of vaccination, avert 3rd wave; could reduce to 200,000 if India executes its 10MN/day vaccination plan*

_Maharashtra Logs 27 New Delta Plus Cases; Amaravati, Gadchiroli Top List; Bengal Govt Preps for 3rd Wave: 2,300+ Paedriatric Care Units, Training of Doctors, ASHA Workers_

Today’s Word - *Quagma* - Hypothetical matter made up of quarks and gluons

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