Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: August 12, 2023
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for August 12, 2023
INDIA
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced three Bills in the Lok Sabha to repeal the British-era Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Indian Evidence Act (IEA) and the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.PC).
- Ministry of External Affairs defended the use of the Sanskrit term Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam in its G-20 logo.
- DPIIT, Rural Development Ministry jointly launch ‘One District One Product’ Wall at SARAS Ajeevika Store.
- Reliance Jio completes work related to connecting Maldives with High-Speed Optic Fibre cable.
- Union Minister Shri Anurag Singh Thakur Inspires Youth at “ImPact with Youth Conclave” on International Youth Day.
- Central Government advises Indian nationals to leave Niger.
- India is the largest source of Human Hair (raw material) in the world: Centre.
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- Parliament cleared amendments to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) laws to facilitate the levy of 28% GST on the face value of all bets made in casinos, horse-racing and online gaming.
- Industrial production growth slowed to a three-month low of 3.7% in June, from May’s revised 5.3%.
- India’s net direct tax collections rose 17.3%, amounting to ₹5.84 lakh crore.
WORLD
- Russia’s space agency Roscosmos, which launched the Luna-25, said that its landing on the moon would not impede India’s Chandrayaan-3.
- Chinese military ship docks at Colombo Port for a formal visit.
- U.K. announces funding to deal with ‘pro-Khalistani extremism’.
SPORTS
- India beats Malaysia and wins Asian Champions Trophy 2023.
- FIDE World Cup: Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi move closer to a quarterfinal spot of the FIDE World Cup; Gukesh moves to career-high World No. 7 in the live rankings.