Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: July 26, 2023
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for July 26, 2023
INDIA
- Mizoram Chief Minister joins solidarity march in Aizawl for Kuki-Zo people.
- ISRO successfully completed the fifth and final orbit-raising manoeuvre of the Chandrayaan-3 mission.
- “Anu Awareness Yatra – 2023” with the theme of ‘Atoms in the service of the nation’ was launched at Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam.
- Lok Sabha passed the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021; to amend the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
- National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) got 5,772 complaints on overcharging during 2018-19 to 2022-23.
- Rajya Sabha passes Bill to expand Scheduled Tribes list from Chhattisgarh.
- Lok Sabha passes Multi-State Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2023.
- 5 crore names out of MGNREGS list in 2022-23, says Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh.
- President of India opens tribal arts gallery at Rashtrapati Bhavan as she finishes one year in office.
- Age limit for Mukhyamantri Ladli Behna Yojana in Madhya Pradesh lowered.
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- CBIC detects 9,300 fake GST accounts, ₹11,000 crore Evasion; registrations suspended for 5,775 firms.
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday raised its growth forecast for India to 6.1 %.
WORLD
- China removes Qin Gang as Finance Minister and brings back Wang Yi.
- Over 700 refugees yet to be repatriated to Myanmar; after they entered Manipur to escape the ongoing violence in their country.
- Thousands of Israeli doctors walked out of work and labour leaders threatened a general strike.
- U.S. first lady Jill Biden attended a flag-raising ceremony at UNESCO in Paris, marking Washington’s official re-entry into the U.N. agency.
- Pedro Sanchez was formally named Spain’s caretaker Prime Minister of an interim government.
SPORTS
- International Cricket Council (ICC) handed a two-match suspension to India women’s team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur.
- Organisers unveil torch design for 2024 Paris Olympics; 2,000 torches are being produced from recycled steel.
- Sports Ministry accords recognition to Handball Association of India (HAI) as the official body to run the game in the country.
Originally written on
July 26, 2023
and last modified on
December 7, 2024.
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