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_NEWS DIGEST (5 Mins read) to start the DAY - updated at 0709HRS IST - 14 AUG 2021, Saturday_ *Afghan: Situation 'Bad to Worse', Indian embassy staff to be evacuated Soon; UK Vows to Not Abandon Even as Nation Evacuates Most Embassy Staff; Taliban near Kabul, seize 18 of 34 provinces as Govt says 'we stand firm; 12 nations decide not to recognise any Govt imposed by force* _India vs England: Joe Root Defiant, But India Hold Slight Edge After See-Saw 2nd Day; 207 runs & 10 wickets; Eng 119-3 at stumps; still 245 runs adrift of India’s 1st innings 364_ *Study: 45% Kids Living in Child Care Homes in South, Southeast Delhi Unable to Identify 2 Digit Nos* _Single-use Plastic Items Like Candy Sticks, Plates, Cups to Be Banned from July 1, 2022; thickness of plastic carry bags will be increased to 75 microns from Sep 2021; 120 microns from Dec 31, 2022_ *Dewas, MP: Villagers Risk Their Lives, Use Makeshift Hanging Trolley to Cross Overflowing River; can carry two persons at a time; mode is extremely dangerous* Kanpur: 3 people for allegedly beating up a Muslim man over charges of forcing forced religious conversion; one of them associated with VHP _Defence Ministry Increases Honorary Commissions (as recognition of their exemplary service and contribution in the armed forces) Granted to JCOs; revised to 15:1000_ *J&K Cops & BSF apprehended a person in Poonch Dist; recovered Improvised Explosive Device (IED) with four “sticky" bombs from him; major tragedy was averted ahead of I-Day* _July - World's Hottest Month on Record; 0.02 of a degree Fahrenheit higher than July 2016; 671 Died, Over 32,000 Houses Damaged in Floods till Aug 5, Says MHA; 9,700 houses, 45 buildings, 3,700 shops damaged in Mahad (Maharashtra) due to July floods_ *Communal Sloganeering at Jantar Mantar: Delhi Court Denies Bail to 3, Says Remarks Undemocratic* Gautam Adani, KM Birla and Nita Ambani among list of top 100 Indian philanthropists; Indiaspora’s 2021 _Philanthropy Leaders List includes philanthropists from India and from geographies with significant diaspora migration, including UAE, US, Canada, Singapore & Australia_ *Adi Godrej to step down from Godrej Industries board, Nadir Godrej to take over as chairman; changes will come into effect from Oct 1* _GMR Infra gets Rs 1,692Cr in first tranche from stake sale in Kakinada SEZ; Indian Oil plans to install electric vehicle charging facility at 100 outlets in Maharashtra_ *India 4th largest market for 5G phones, despite a lack of network support; S Korea’s Hanwha Systems invests $300MN in Bharti-backed OneWeb for an 8.8% share* _Exports Jump 49% To $35.43BN In July, Trade Deficit At $10.9BN; Imports in June increased by 62.99% to $46.40BN, driven by oil and gold, resulting in a trade deficit of $10.9BN_ *Flights to Get Costlier as Government Raises Fare Caps 4th Time This Year; 2nd time in just over two months by 9 to 12%* _India’s economic progress now hinges on data its 1.4 billion-strong population generates_ *CCI okays Zomato buying 9.3% stake in Grofers; Ola gets CCI nod for investments by Temasek, Warburg Pincus, founder Bhavish Aggarwal* _Mysterious 'Kill List' With Pak Public Figures (days after a former Taliban operative verified its existence and a leading British newspaper reported it) Rattles Nation; Parliamentary Panel Orders Probe_ *UK: In Rare (Worst incident in a decade) British Mass Shooting, Gunman Kills 5, Including 3-Yr-Old Girl* _Resolution Reintroduced In US Congress to Award Country's Highest Civilian Honour To Mahatma Gandhi_ *Canada To Accept 20,000 Vulnerable Afghans Such As Women Leaders, Human Rights Workers* _UK Sikh Engineer's Low-Cost Washing Machines To Head To India; got off to a good start following field research in camps in Iraq_ *_COVID-19 Updates_* *World: 206,955,609; Active 17,021,981 (8.22%); Recovery 185,575,460 (89.67%); Vaccinated 4.62BN* _India: 32,155,827; Active 394,558 (1.23%); Recovery 31,330,507 (97.43%); Vaccinated 523.67MN_ *Panic in Bengaluru after 543 Children Found Infected with Covid in Over 11 days; brings back focus on 3rd wave could affect children; infection spreading among them at a faster rate; Jabs first for kids above 12 with comorbidities; Kerala Renews Plan, Vaccinate All Those Found Negative in Containment Zones* _Bharat Biotech's Nasal Covid Vaccine Gets Regulatory Nod for Phase 2, 3 Trial; J&J Doses Expected to Arrive India in Nov-Dec, Zydus Cadila Next; Govt Release 7,000 Cr, 1,755 New O2 Plants to be Functional Soon_ *Serum’s Cyrus Poonawalla: Claims that India will be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by December 2021 are far from real; Vaccine export ban 'very bad' move; son warned not to speak against it; SBI report claims India may vaccinate 70% eligible population by mid-March 2022* Today’s Word - *Gambrel*- Crooked stick used by butchers for hanging carcasses