Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: December 6, 2023

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for December 6, 2023

INDIA

• Cyclone Michaung makes landfall in Andhra Pradesh.
• India extended a $250 million Line of Credit for modernisation of agriculture in Kenya.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first Indian Art, Architecture & Design Biennale (IAADB) 2023 at Red Fort.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘Uttarakhand Global Investors Summit 2023’ Dehradun.
• Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways launched “HaritSagar” Green Port Guidelines to reduce carbon intensity at all Major ports.

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

• GST officers detected 21,791 fake GST registrations and over Rs 24,000 crore of suspected tax evasion during a two-month-long special drive.
• Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is the fourth largest insurer in the world, S&P ranking.
• Rapido, a commute app known for bike-taxi services, announced its entry into the cab market.
• CBIC launched the India-Korea Electronic Origin Data Exchange System (EODES).

WORLD

• 2011-2020 decade, though warmest ever recorded in history, saw the lowest number of deaths from extreme events: WMO
• Israel strikes Gaza’s second-largest city Khan Younis in a new phase of war.
• Death toll rises to 23 after eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi.

SPORTS

• Novak Djokovic earned the year-end No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for the eighth time.
• England midfielder Jude Bellingham created history, becoming the first Real Madrid player to win the Golden Boy award.