# Tauktae cyclones

• Cyclonic storm Taukate in the Arabian sea is expected to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm by sunday.

• Cyclones windspeeds expected to touch 160 Kmph by monday.

• Heavy rains accompanying the storm claimed two lives in Ernakulam and Kozhikode districts of Kerela and forced more than 2000 to move to 71 camps.

• The navy on saturday deployed relief teams which undertook rescue operations in areas affected by cyclone Taukate in Kerela.

# Covid affected doctor

• Compensation has not reached the families of the doctors who have died in the fight against the covid-19 pandemic in Bihar.

• Only one of 120 dead has got it.

• The Bihar chapter of the Indian medical associations (IMA) has submitted memoranda to the government several times in this regard.

# Israel strikes Gaza city

• An Israeli air strike targeted and destroyed a high rise building in Gaza city that housed the offices of the associated press, Al-jazeera and other media outlets.

• In another Israeli strike on a densely populated refugee camp killed atleast 10 palestenians.

# Cairn energy

• Cairn energy confirmed on saturday that it had taken fresh legal steps to enforce the $ 1.2 billion into arbitration award it won against India in a tax dispute.

• This decision was taken by the board of cairn energy last week to protect shareholders’ interests.

# China’s Tianwen-1

• China landed a spacecraft on mars carrying its first mars rover in a big boost to its space ambitions.

• China had in july last year launched its first mars mission, called Tianwen-1, meaning “questions in heaven”.

• Tianwen-1 carries a lander and rover.

• Tianwen-1 had been in orbit since february, and on saturday, a lander discended successfully on the surface of the red planet.