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		Tuesday, April 04, 2023
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		India
		Indian man dies after being struck by a bus at Boston airport How small-scale fisheries are big contributor to jobs, diets Four more from Gujarat feared drowned on US-Canada border More India News»

		Science
		Nasa's 1st moon crew in 50 years includes 1 woman, 3 men The three Americans and one Canadian will be the first to fly Nasa's Orion capsule, launching atop a Space Launch System rocket from Kennedy Space Center no earlier than late 2024. They will not land or even go into lunar orbit, but rather fly around the moon and head straight back to Earth, a prelude to a lunar landing by two others a year later. In 2022, more objects were put in space per launch than in 2021 In an indication of easy accessibility to space and increasing diverse applications of space technology, more space objects were placed in orbit per launch in 2022 compared to the previous year, Isro’s space situational awareness (SSA) assessment report has revealed. Amino acid glycine's inhibitory effect in brain could provide a new therapeutic target for depression: Study More Science News»

		Technology
		How hackers are exploiting this bug in a WordPress plugin used by over 11 million websites Hackers are exploiting a security flaw found in the WordPress Elementor Pro plugin. Researchers say that version 3.11.6 of the plugin, and all versions before that, are affected. The problem allows authenticated users to change a site's settings, and hackers can use the bug to take control of the site completely. Here's why Twitter legacy blue ticks are still showing for most accounts According to a report by The Washington Times, the removal of the verification process is a manual task. "Removal of verification badges is a largely manual process powered by a system prone to breaking, which draws on a large internal database – similar to an Excel spreadsheet – in which verification data is stored, according to the former employees," the report said. Oppo Reno 7 Pro receives a price cut: New price, offers and more Oppo launched its premium smartphone -- Oppo Reno 7 Pro last year in India. The Chinese smartphone maker has now slashed the price of the mid-range smartphone. Oppo Reno 7 Pro has received a price cut of Rs 5000. The new price is reflecting on the company website. More Technology News»

		Business
		Australia bans TikTok on government devices OPEC move dashes hopes of fuel price cut, revives inflation fears How Russia will benefit from fresh oil production cuts More Business News»

		Sports
		IPL: Moeen Ali, Ruturaj Gaikwad shine in Chennai's triumphant homecoming Off-spinner Moeen Ali hogged the limelight with his four-fer after Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway delighted the fans at Chepauk with a dazzling century opening stand as Chennai Super Kings registered a 12-run win over Lucknow Super Giants in a high-scoring Indian Premier League encounter in Chennai. Back at their home after four years, the four-time champions produced an all-round show to secure their first win of the season. 'Pant came when Dhoni left': Ganguly sees opportunity for youngsters Delhi Capitals came up with a kind hearted gesture to show their love to Rishabh Pant during their IPL 2023 opening match against Lucknow Super Giants. DC tweeted an image of Pant's jersey hanging in the dugout and captioned "Always in our dugout. Always in our team". MS Dhoni completes 5000 runs in IPL Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Monday achieved yet another milestone in his illustrious 16-year long IPL career as he completed 5000 runs in the cash-rich Indian Premier League during the match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. More Sports News»

		Education
		PSTET 2023 Answer Key released on pstet2023.org, download link here The Punjab School Education Board has released the answer key for the Punjab State Teacher Eligibility Test (PSTET) 2023. The exam was held on March 12, and the admit cards were issued on March 08. Candidates who want to raise objections to the answer key can do so by April 6 through a link provided on the official website. GMSSS-16 Chandigarh felicitates students, alumni Government Model Senior Secondary School (GMSSS) in Sector 16, Chandigarh, honored its students and alumni at an event attended by several dignitaries, including former Chief Minister of Haryana, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who was the chief guest. The event included cultural performances and a felicitation ceremony for top-performing students and alumni. NIOS 10th, 12th Hall Ticket 2023 released on nios.ac.in; admit card link, date sheet here NIOS has released the admit cards for Class 10, 12 Theory Exams 2023 to be held from April 06 to May 08, 2023. The exams will be conducted in a single shift from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM or 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM. The admit card is mandatory, and candidates are advised to report to the exam centre on time. More Education News»

		Environment
		Eco-friendly goods defy downward trade trend: United Nations Environmentally friendly products like electric cars and wind turbines have bucked the current downward trend in overall global trade, continuing to show strong growth, the United Nations said Thursday. Storm-weary California lashed with 12th 'atmospheric river' cloudbursts The newest onslaught, arriving early on the second official day of spring, was concentrated mostly in Southern California, the state's central coast and its agricultural heartland, still sodden from a relentless string of storms that began in late December. UN warns of permanent 1.5°C warming in 20 years The pace and scale of what has been done so far, as well as the current pledges of emission cuts by nations, are insufficient to tackle climate change and the world may well breach the dangerous threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius temperature rise (from the 1850-1900 level) by 2030, warns UN climate panel IPCC in its latest report. More Environment News»

		World
		Trump returns to New York to face charges in criminal probe Former President Donald Trump flew Monday from Florida to New York for his historic booking and arraignment on hush money charges, as the nation's largest city bolstered security and warned potential protesters it was “not a playground for your misplaced anger.” Tesla ordered to pay $3.2 million to Black ex-worker in US race bias case First woman, Black astronaut to make 2024 flight around Moon Nasa unveiled the crew on Monday for its first human mission to the Moon in more than 50 years -- including the first woman and Black man to voyage into deep space. Christina Koch, a Nasa astronaut who holds the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman, will be a mission specialist on next year's Artemis II flight around the Moon. More World News»

		Environment
		Eco-friendly goods defy downward trade trend: United Nations Environmentally friendly products like electric cars and wind turbines have bucked the current downward trend in overall global trade, continuing to show strong growth, the United Nations said Thursday. Storm-weary California lashed with 12th 'atmospheric river' cloudbursts The newest onslaught, arriving early on the second official day of spring, was concentrated mostly in Southern California, the state's central coast and its agricultural heartland, still sodden from a relentless string of storms that began in late December. UN warns of permanent 1.5°C warming in 20 years The pace and scale of what has been done so far, as well as the current pledges of emission cuts by nations, are insufficient to tackle climate change and the world may well breach the dangerous threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius temperature rise (from the 1850-1900 level) by 2030, warns UN climate panel IPCC in its latest report. More Environment News»

		Hyderabad
		Nagarjuna Sagar aerodrome has been identified under UDAN scheme: Civil aviation minister V K Singh Union civil aviation minister VK Singh on Monday informed that the Nagarjuna Sagar water aerodrome has been identified under the UDAN scheme and a provision of Rs 20 crores has been made under "revival of unserved-underserved airports" scheme for the development of water aerodrome and seaplane operations. Hyderabad stares at a parched future as groundwater levels dip alarmingly The city could be staring at parched days ahead owing to a sharp drop in groundwater levels across localities. An official data shared by ground water department (GWD) stated that despite a healthy monsoon season in 2000, areas such as Ameerpet, Khairatabad, Charminar, Asifnagar and Saidabad have seen a drop between one and three metres in its water table, between January and March. This is significantly more than last year. Telangana chief secretary gets NHRC notice on child mortgaging The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought action taken reports (ATRs) from the chief secretaries of Odisha and Telangana within four weeks following revelations of women being forced to mortgage their children for failure to repay money taken to conduct the final rites of their husbands, the sole breadwinners of their families. More Hyderabad News»

		Chandigarh
		Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar expresses regret for 'inappropriate comments' about judiciary Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday expressed regret for his previous day's “inappropriate comments” about a high court judge, acknowledging that his remarks regarding the judiciary were inappropriate. National level Bangladeshi football player gets treated for knee injury in Mohali Now no need for verification of online land record copy from revenue official in Haryana: CM Manohar Lal Khattar In what appears to be a major relief for the residents of Haryana, chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday announced that now there would be no need for verification of online Fard (land record) copy from patwari (revenue official). More Chandigarh News»

		Ahmedabad
		GIDA fails to complete most of its projects The Gujarat Island Development Authority (GIDA), formed more than three years ago to develop 144 small islands along the Gujarat coastline, has not completed any of the projects it has taken up. Wedding season keeps gold imports upbeat Even though gold prices witnessed a sharp rise during the fiscal year 2022-23, the imports of the yellow metal touched 49.18 metric tonnes (MT), up 29% against 38.27 MT in the previous fiscal year, according to data by the Ahmedabad Air Cargo Complex (AACC). Can't bear(d) it: Community levies Rs 51,000 fine For most youths, this would be a hair-raising tale. The Anjana Chaudhary community of Dhanera taluka in Banaskantha district has imposed a fine of Rs 51,000 on youth sporting "fashionable beards". More Ahmedabad News»

		Chennai
		Two elephants found dead in separate incidents in Dharmapuri Two elephants including a tusker, were found dead in two different forests in Dharmapuri district on Monday. While the tusker died of a natural cause, another elephant got stuck in a pond for at least two days and died. Greater Chennai Corporation collects 87 tonnes of sanitary waste in two weeks The city corporation has started collecting sanitary and diaper waste separately to implement source-segregation. According to fortnightly report, 87.4 tonnes of waste was collected, up from the previous 75 tonnes. Six weeks since this was implemented, various systems are in place. Tamil Nadu records 186 new Covid-19 infections, active cases at 993 Tamil Nadu reported 186 new cases of Covid-19 on Monday pushing active cases to 993. According to the directorate of public health bulletin, 19 patients were admitted to hospitals but none of them required oxygen support or admission in the intensive care unit. More Chennai News»

		Bangalore
		SDPI's plan to contest 100 seats leaves Congress jittery Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) is in the last stages of drawing up a list of candidates for assembly elections, a process that is being closely watched by Congress and JD(S). Former Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy throws ball in HD Deve Gowda's court The stalemate over the JD(S) candidate for Hassan segment continues as the families of JD(S) legislature party leader and former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy and his elder brother and former minister HD Revanna continue to be at odds over the issue.​ Congress hopes bruised egos will mar BJP's performance pitch In the past three assembly polls from 2008, BJP has been the first choice of the electorate in Belagavi district, which has an equal mixture of Lingayats, Marathas, Muslims, Kurubas and Scheduled Caste (SC) and Tribe (ST) voters. More Bangalore News»

		Bangalore
		SDPI's plan to contest 100 seats leaves Congress jittery Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) is in the last stages of drawing up a list of candidates for assembly elections, a process that is being closely watched by Congress and JD(S). Former Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy throws ball in HD Deve Gowda's court The stalemate over the JD(S) candidate for Hassan segment continues as the families of JD(S) legislature party leader and former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy and his elder brother and former minister HD Revanna continue to be at odds over the issue.​ Congress hopes bruised egos will mar BJP's performance pitch In the past three assembly polls from 2008, BJP has been the first choice of the electorate in Belagavi district, which has an equal mixture of Lingayats, Marathas, Muslims, Kurubas and Scheduled Caste (SC) and Tribe (ST) voters. More Bangalore News»

		Mumbai
		2 playgroup teachers assault kids in Mumbai, booked The father of a two-year-old boy studying at a Kandivli playgroup has lodged a police complaint against two teachers for cruelty and assaulting students inside the playgroup premises. Release Rs 100 crore for MUTP-IIIA: Maharashtra govt to MMRDA The state government directed Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to release Rs 100 crore for Mumbai Urban Transport Project-IIIA, and asked the railways to draw up a rehabilitation scheme for encroachers, on the lines of the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA), to expedite capacity augmentation projects. Maharashtra board schools start academic year for class 10th On the lines of CBSE and ICSE, a number of state board schools have begun their new academic year 2023-24 for class 10 students. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Heavy rain lashes parts of Delhi-NCR, traffic likely to be affected Heavy rainfall along with thunderstorms lashed several parts of the city and National Capital Region (NCR) in the wee hours of Tuesday. Elevated view: 'Chariots' for Delhi cops to patrol crowded areas Taking a step towards sustainability, Delhi Police has begun patrolling on 'chariots' - three-wheel transit pod e-bikes that give cops an elevated view and make moving in crowded and narrow areas easier. Delhi University sets up committee to probe incident at IP College even as students continue protests Nearly a week after some men scaled the walls of Indraprastha College for Women and allegedly harassed students during the college's annual festival, Delhi University on Monday constituted a committee to look into the incident. More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		Heavy rain lashes parts of Delhi-NCR, traffic likely to be affected Heavy rainfall along with thunderstorms lashed several parts of the city and National Capital Region (NCR) in the wee hours of Tuesday. Elevated view: 'Chariots' for Delhi cops to patrol crowded areas Taking a step towards sustainability, Delhi Police has begun patrolling on 'chariots' - three-wheel transit pod e-bikes that give cops an elevated view and make moving in crowded and narrow areas easier. Delhi University sets up committee to probe incident at IP College even as students continue protests Nearly a week after some men scaled the walls of Indraprastha College for Women and allegedly harassed students during the college's annual festival, Delhi University on Monday constituted a committee to look into the incident. More Delhi News»

		Delhi
		Heavy rain lashes parts of Delhi-NCR, traffic likely to be affected Heavy rainfall along with thunderstorms lashed several parts of the city and National Capital Region (NCR) in the wee hours of Tuesday. Elevated view: 'Chariots' for Delhi cops to patrol crowded areas Taking a step towards sustainability, Delhi Police has begun patrolling on 'chariots' - three-wheel transit pod e-bikes that give cops an elevated view and make moving in crowded and narrow areas easier. Delhi University sets up committee to probe incident at IP College even as students continue protests Nearly a week after some men scaled the walls of Indraprastha College for Women and allegedly harassed students during the college's annual festival, Delhi University on Monday constituted a committee to look into the incident. More Delhi News»

		Allahabad
		Young medico of Prayagraj spots Burmese Myna for first time in country Umesh Pal murder case: Prayagraj court orders 14-day police remand for Atiq Ahmed's brother-in-law Akhlaq In a major breakthrough in the Umesh Pal murder case, the court on Monday sent Atiq Ahmed's brother-in-law, Akhlaq to 14-day police remand. Rita Bahuguna Joshi meets traders More Allahabad News»

		Bhopal
		Time to mask up: Active cases cross 100 in Madhya Pradesh Active cases of Covid-19 in Madhya Pradesh has crossed 100-mark on Monday. As many as 26 new cases of the infection were diagnosed from across the state, according to health department bulletin on Monday. Diggy threatens to sue BJP leader for calling him friend of Pakistan Former chief minister and Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh on Monday threatened to take BJP national general secretary Murlidhar Rao to court for calling him "a friend of Pakistan and extremists". Three killed, four injured after car collides with SUV, falls into gorge in Madhya Pradesh More Bhopal News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Naveen Patnaik begins Japan tour to attract investment to Odisha EOW unearths Rs 144 crore ponzi scam, nabs 1 from Pune The economic offences wing (EOW) of the state crime branch unearthed a scam worth Rs 144 crore by a company that had been illegally operating ponzi business in the guise of crypto trading in Odisha and in other states and arrested a key accused from Pune on Sunday. CB team raids coaching centre in Odisha's Balangir twice in fake certificate probe The five-member crime branch team on Sunday raided the coaching centre in Balangir in the morning and evening to obtain material and technical evidence in connection with the fake certificate racket. More Bhubaneswar News»

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