Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: March 25, 2023

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for March 25, 2023

INDIA

• Ujjwala Yojana: Union Cabinet extends subsidy of 200 rupees per cylinder for 12 refills annually for beneficiaries for one year.
• Congress leader Rahul Gandhi disqualified from Lok Sabha after conviction in criminal defamation case.
• Project Himshakti: Defence Ministry signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited BEL Hyderabad for the procurement of two Integrated Electronic Warfare Systems.
• Tamil Nadu releases the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Plan, 2023.
• Andhra Pradesh passes resolution to provide SC status for Dalit Christians.
• ICMR releases ethical guidelines for AI usage in healthcare
• Karnataka scraps reservation of 4% given to Muslims and distributed it to two dominant communities Veerashaiva-Lingayats and Vokkaligas.

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

• Cabinet approves 4 % hike of Dearness Allowance to Central government employees.
• The first meeting of the Trade and Investment Working Group, under India’s G20 Presidency, will be held in Mumbai
• The government has scrapped the long-term capital gains treatment (with indexation benefits) for income from debt mutual funds.
• Government raised the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on futures and options contracts in the stock market by 25%.

WORLD

• Sri Lanka decides to divest stake in seven state-owned enterprises.
• The U.S. military carried out multiple air strikes in Syria against Iran-aligned groups.
• On World Tuberculosis Day, WHO called for intensified actions to eradicate the disease in the South East Asia region.
• Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that there will be a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan based on joint official statements.

SPORTS

• India’s Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil wins bronze medal in 10m Air Rifle event of ISSF World Cup Shooting Championship.