Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: November 12, 2023

November 12, 2023 November 27, 2023

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for November 12, 2023

ONGC to begin exploration for rare earth elements in Kerala-Konkan basin.
Ayodhya made a world record when about 22.23 lakh earthen lamps were lit during Deepotsav celebrations on the eve of Diwali.
India will host 33rd Conference of WOAH Regional Commission for Asia and Pacific at New Delhi.
Karnataka aims to attract Rs 40,000 crore of investment in the areas of healthcare, innovation, and knowledge sectors, besides creating 80,000 jobs in the proposed KHIR City.
India’s health ministry issued an updated advisory on air pollution, recommending that states consider city and district-level plans for schoolchildren and households.

The government has relaxed the norms for various small savings schemes, including the Public Provident Fund (PPF) and Senior Citizen’s Savings Scheme.
Direct tax collections witness robust growth with collection of Rs 12.37 lakh crore in FY 2023-24, so far.

Israeli troops encircled Gaza’s largest hospital where doctors said five patients died; toll crosses 11,000.
Joint summit of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was held in the Saudi capital Riyadh.
Over half of Sudan’s population needs humanitarian aid: UN.
Carlo Rovells, an Italian theoretical physicist claims that ‘Universe may have resulted out of a Big Bounce’.

Racing: Alex Marquez wins Malaysian MotoGP sprint race.
Archery: Dhiraj Bommadevara won the country’s first archery quota for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.