Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: December 19, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for December 19, 2022

INDIA

• Indian Railways received 800 proposals from startups to solve 11 problems under the ‘Startups for Railways’ initiative.
• Railways to roll out Vande Metro train by 2023 for middle class and poor
• Bird Flu outbreak in Kerala’s Kottayam; several thousand ducks culled in the state
• Aviation regulator DGCA introduces new features on its e-governance platform- eGCA
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India Energy Week 2023 in Karnataka in February 2023.
• Sela Pass tunnel is being built by BRO, to provide all-weather connectivity to China border in Arunachal Pradesh.
• Telangana to disburse ₹7600 crore to farmers under ‘Rythu Bandhu’ scheme
• Government plans to put on sale six mineral blocks in the states of Odisha and Rajasthan

ECONOMY

• Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) will spend ₹7,930 crore under PLI scheme for specialty steel
• Net direct tax revenue rises 20%, gross revenue rises 26% to ₹13.63 lakh crore in 2022-23
• CCPA issues notices to Flipkart, Meesho for sale of acid on their platforms

WORLD

• North Korea fired two medium-range ballistic missiles: Seoul
• UN nature deal proposed calls to protect at least 30 percent of the planet by 2030
• European Union (EU) reaches deal on major carbon market reform

SPORTS

• Argentina becomes FIFA World Cup champion; beats defending Champion France 4-2 in penalties
• FIFA World Cup 2022: Lionel Messi wins Golden Ball for best player; Mbappe wins Golden Boot