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Dec 4, 2021

PV Sindhu beat Yamaguchi, enters final

BWF World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu Beats Akane Yamaguchi To Enter Bali Final — Image Source: Outlook India

Two-time Olympics champion P V Sindhu beat Japan's Akane Yamaguchi in the semi-final game of the Badminton World Federation(BWF) World Tour Finals in Bali on Saturday. World number seven Sindhu will play against South Korea's An Seyoung in the summit clash on Sunday. It will be her third-final appearance in the season-ending tournament. In 2018, Sindhu became the only Indian to win the title.

Source: Times of India

India, the "Internet shutdown capital" of the world

In the internet shutdown capital of the world, are shutdowns in accordance with law? Not always — Image Source: Newslaundry

Internetshutdowns.in has recorded 550 internet shutdowns in India since 2012. Over 50% of these have been imposed since 2019. It has earned India the title of being the world's internet shutdown capital. The longest shutdown was 552 days long in Jammu and Kashmir, which was imposed on August 4, 2019, and lifted entirely on February 6, 2020.

Source: Indian Express

Curefit has raised USD 145 million in funding from Zomato, Temasek, Accel, and others

Case Study] Curefit : Founders, Funding and Acquisitions - Whizsky — Image Source: Whizsky

Health and fitness start-up Curefit has secured USD 145 million in a Series F round led by food tech unicorn Zomato, South Park Commons, Accel, Temasek, co-founder Mukesh Bansal, and senior partners Apurva Doshi and Paras Sanghvi of IIFL Wealth. Zomato stated last month that it is in the process of selling its Fitso fitness service to Curefit for USD 50 million.

Source: The Hindu Business Line

Volcano Semeru flares up in East Java

Photos: Indonesia's Mount Semeru volcano erupts, spewing lava and ash | Hindustan Times — Image Source: Hindustan Times

Mount Semeru in the Lumajang City of Indonesia erupted around 3 pm sending smoke and ash hovering 40,000 ft in the air. Thunderstorms and rain accompanied the sudden eruption. Videos on social media show thick layers of falling ash that turned several villages dark. It triggered panic among people who lived nearby, but no casualties were reported. Semaru had last erupted in January.

Source: ABC News

India to manufacture AK-203 rifles

AK-203 rifles to be manufactured in India; all hurdles for joint venture with Russia cleared - India News — Image Source: India Today

India will start manufacturing AK-203 rifles in a joint venture with Russia. An Indo-Russian unit will come up at Korwa, Uttar Pradesh, to manufacture over five lakh AK-203 assault rifles. The 7.62 X 39mm calibre lightweight AK-203 rifles with an effective range of 300 metres will replace the INSAS rifle that was inducted over 30 years back.

Source: India Today

According to Health Minister Mandaviya, India supplies 70% of the world's vaccinations

India supplies 70% of world's vaccines: Mansukh Mandaviya — Image Source: The Hans India

According to union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya, India meets 70% of the world's COVID-19 vaccination needs. In response to a question in the Lok Sabha on the coronavirus pandemic, he stated that two COVID-19 vaccines, Covaxin and ZyCoV-D, were created indigenously by Indian scientists and another Covishield developed through technology transfer, had been licensed for emergency use.

Source: Business Standard

Facebook and Google generate more revenue than the top 10 media companies combined

Re-Hashed: How Google and Facebook Manipulate Users to Circumvent GDPR — Image Source: The SSL Store

The current advertisement income from Big Tech corporations Facebook and Google's India operations have put conventional media organizations on notice. According to research by The Indian Express, their total ad earnings of INR 23,213 crore are larger than the combined ad revenues of the top ten listed conventional media businesses of INR 8,396 crore.

Source: Indian Express

The Cook Islands has reported the first recorded case of COVID-19

Cook Islands reports first ever case of COVID-19 prior to plans to open border to tourists - ABC News — Image Source: ABC News

The Cook Islands has registered its first case of COVID-19 since the outbreak began, as the South Pacific nation prepares to reopen its borders to visitors. The nation of around 17,000 people has one of the highest immunization rates globally, with 96% of the eligible population receiving two doses.

Source: ABC News

NBA announces streaming partnership with Viacom 18 in India

Viacom18 picks up NBA media rights for three years - The Economic Times — Image Source: The Economic Times

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Viacom 18 announced a multi-year partnership on December 3 to live stream NBA games across television and over-the-top platforms. The coverage will include weekly live games and daily highlights of NBA on various channels across the network. The programming will be done in both English and Hindi.

Source: Daily Hunt

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