Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: April 4, 2023

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for April 4, 2023

INDIA

  • 10th Edition of annual Indian – Sri Lankan bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX-2023 commences at Colombo.
  • Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar today extended greetings on Rajya Sabha Day.
  • Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy virtually hosts the first India-Central Asia Culture Ministers’ Meet.
  • India and Netherlands hold first Ministerial-level meeting of Joint Working Group in New Delhi.
  • Mahavir Jayanti marking the birth of Jain Tirthankara Lord Mahavir is being celebrated today.
  • Parliament cleared Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2023 which allows swifter clearances for mergers and acquisitions (M&As).

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

  • Gross Direct Tax collections for Financial Year 2022-23 register over 20 per cent growth.
  • New orders and output rose to a three-month high in March: S&P Global India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI).

WORLD

  • In Bangladesh, General elections will be held using ballot, without Electronic Voting Machine.
  • Bahrain launches ‘Golden Licence’ initiative to attract large-scale investment projects.
  • US Department of Defense announces four new military sites in the Philippines.
  • NASA announces four-member team of astronauts for first crewed voyage around moon in 50 years.

SPORTS

  • Novak Djokovic returned to No. 1 in ATP rankings for a record 380th week.
  • Daniil Medvedev won his fourth ATP title of the year beating Jannik Sinner in the Miami Open final.
Originally written on April 4, 2023 and last modified on December 7, 2024.

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