Acquist News at a Glance 23/03/24 (Pointers Business Forum Special Edition)
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Saturday 23rd March 2024
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Pointers Business Forum Special Edition
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Famous Personality Born Today: Pierre-Simon, Marquis de Laplace (Born 23 March 1749 – 5 March 1827) was a French scholar and polymath whose work was important to the development of engineering, mathematics, statistics, physics, astronomy, and philosophy. He summarized and extended the work of his predecessors in his five-volume Mécanique céleste.
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His Quote: “What we know is not much. What we do not know is immense.”
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Numbers of the Day
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??USD 83.59
?? GBP 105.34
?? Euro 90.80
?? Gold 66,920 ??10 gm 24 (Kt)
?? Silver 76,400 ??Kg
? Petrol 106.31/Ltr
? Diesel 94.27/Ltr
*all values in INR as of Today
*as per Mumbai
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BSE Sensex 72,831.94
NIFTY 22,096.75
*all values in INR as of Friday
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????ISRO achieves major success in reusable launch vehicle tech: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday successfully carried out the landing mission of its Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) named 'Pushpak' from the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in Karnataka’s Challakere. The rocket was launched from the Chalakere Runway.
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????Asteroid named after Professor Jayant Murthy of Bengaluru: International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named an asteroid after Prof. Jayant Murthy who was acting director of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) before his retirement in 2021. The asteroid 2005 EX296 has been designated as (215884) Jayantmurthy. The announcement was made by the IAU through its Working Group on Small Bodies Nomenclature.
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????Ex-PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi advises Indian students in US to be ‘watchful’ amid a string of tragedies: Amid a string of tragic and concerning incidents involving Indian students in the US, former CEO of PepsiCo Indra Nooyi has advised them to be “watchful”, respect local laws and urged them to not engage in drugs or excessive drinking to ensure their safety and security in this country.
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????SSC declares revised Manipur selection list: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) released results of successful recruits from Manipur as constables in central paramilitary forces, four days after the first result was withdrawn citing a clerical error.
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????SC refuses to stay appointment of poll officers through new law: The Supreme Court refused to stay the appointment of two new election commissioners (ECs) under a recently enacted statute, noting that the law cannot be blamed exclusively for lacking a judge on the selection panel, and added that the court cannot order Parliament to draft legislation in a specific way.
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????PM Modi reached Paro, to receive Bhutan’s highest civilian award: After postponing his visit to Bhutan due to bad weather on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, March 22, 2024, reached Paro, Bhutan for a 24-hour State visit. Mr. Modi was accorded a warm reception including the Guard of Honour. Mr. Modi will receive Bhutan’s highest civilian award, the Order of the Druk Gyalpo.
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????ED freezes ?16.43 crore in Dani Data app case; searches premises of payment aggregators: The Enforcement Directorate has frozen about ?16.43 crore following searches at six locations of payment aggregators in Bengaluru and Pune in connection with the merchant IDs that were used for collection of payments running into crores from general public through Dani Data app.
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????Delhi HC rejects Congress's plea against income tax re-assessment for 2014-17: The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed the Congress party's plea challenging the Income Tax (IT) department's decision to initiate reassessment proceedings against the party for the assessment years 2014-15, 2015-16, and 2016-17.
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????Supreme Court declines to consider K Kavitha’s bail plea: The Supreme Court should not entertain a bail plea directly just because the petitioner happens to be a political person or can afford to come straight to it, a special bench in the apex court said on Friday while declining to consider Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha’s bail petition in a money laundering case related to Delhi’s controversial 2021-22 excise policy.
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??International
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??$3 billion deal with the UK gets Australia closer to having a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines: Australia is set to provide 4.6 billion Australian dollars ($3 billion) to British industry to support the construction of nuclear-powered submarines and ensure its new fleet arrives on time, the two countries said Friday.
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??Centre-right alliance to form minority government in Portugal: A centre-right alliance led by the Social Democratic Party has won Portugal’s general election by a slender margin and is set to form a minority government that could have a difficult term in office as a radical-right populist party that came third in the voting tries to get a hand on the levers of power.
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??Bulgaria sees anti-migrant narrative rise before entry into Schengen: A rising tide of anti-migrant misinformation has flooded Bulgaria, stoking rallies and xenophobia ahead of Sofia’s partial accession to the European Union’s visa-free Schengen zone. After more than a decade of talks, EU members Bulgaria and Romania finally got the green signal in December to join the Schengen zone, but only for air and sea travel, from the end of this month.
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??EU big-wigs finally change their tune on nuclear power: Promoting nuclear power was long taboo in Brussels, but a high-profile international summit sent loud and clear the message that atomic energy — now touted by its champions as key to fighting climate change — is back. In the past two years, atomic pioneer France has been spearheading a drive to establish nuclear energy as a key source of carbon-free energy in the EU.
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??Somali pirates’ return exacerbates the crisis for global shipping companies: As a speed boat carrying more than a dozen Somali pirates bore down on their position in the western Indian Ocean, the crew of a Bangladeshi-owned bulk carrier sent out a distress signal and called an emergency hotline.
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??UN Security Council to vote on Gaza ceasefire with uncertain outcome: The United States, which has repeatedly blocked calls for a truce in Gaza, will submit a draft resolution to the UN Security Council Friday on the need for "an immediate ceasefire," while Russia pushes for even more explicit demands for peace.
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??Brazil heading to a rare sequence of increasing coffee crop output: Brazil is expected to post its third annual rise in coffee production this year, a rare sequence seen only seven times in 144 years of coffee history in the world’s largest grower and exporter of the beans, according to data compiled by Reuters.
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??EU scrambles to send weapons to Ukraine’s outgunned forces: European Union leaders grappled at a summit meeting with how to get more weapons to Ukraine’s outgunned forces while also re-arming their own countries in the face of Russia’s emboldened President Vladimir Putin. Over two years into Moscow’s war against its neighbour, Kyiv’s troops are struggling to hold back the Russian army as Western deliveries of ammunition have faltered.
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??Tech
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??Academics warn new science papers are being generated with AI chatbots: Social media users and academics are warning that more scientific papers show signs of being partially generated with the help of AI chatbots.
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??Lava launches O2 smartphone with 50MP camera in budget segment: Indian smartphone maker Lava on Friday launched O2 smartphone featuring 90Hz refresh rate. The budget segment phone also has glass back design and UFS 2.2 storage in its segment. The Lava O2 has a 6.5 inch punch hole display. It ships with a 5,000mAh battery along with an 18W charger.
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??Qualcomm launches Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 mobile platform for mid premium devices: Qualcomm launched Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 mobile platform that can support native computing, Wi-Fi 7 for the first time in this series and 5G for the mid premium devices. This is an enhanced version of Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC. Chinese smartphone makers like OnePlus and Realme would be the key device manufacturers to use Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 mobile platform.
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??Tennessee just became the first state to protect musicians and other artists against AI: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed off on legislation designed to protect songwriters, performers and other music industry professionals against the potential dangers of artificial intelligence.
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??Sports
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??Sathiyan wins first-ever WTT Feeder title: Star paddler G Sathiyan has become the first-ever Indian to win a men's singles trophy at a WTT Feeder Series event in Beirut, Lebanon.
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??Indian Premier League 2024 | Shreyas Iyer’s comeback in spotlight in Starc vs Cummins showdown: Shreyas Iyer's comeback from a long injury layoff will be in focus as IPL's two biggest signings, Australian pacers Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins, go head to head in Kolkata Knight Riders' opening match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Kolkata on March 23.
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??Indian Premier League 2024 | Comeback-man Pant the highlight as Delhi Capitals take on Punjab Kings: Rishabh Pant's resilient return to the cricket field in multiple roles will be the focus when Delhi Capitals take on Punjab Kings in their IPL opener in Chandigarh on March 23, both teams hoping to erase the disappointment of below-par performances in the last season.
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??North Korea v Japan World Cup qualifier to take place at neutral venue: North Korea's home World Cup qualifier against Japan on Tuesday will be held at a neutral venue and not in Pyongyang, the Asian Football Confederation said, four days before the game.
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