Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: October 11, 2023

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for October 11, 2023

INDIA

• The second spaceport of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is to be set up in Tamil Nadu.
• 8th BRICS International Competition Conference to begin in New Delhi.
• Presiding Officers of G20 Nations are set to participate in the 9th Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit (P20 Summit), to be hosted in India.
• Gaganyaan Test Vehicle Space flight is scheduled to be launched on October 21.
• Union Minister Parshotham Rupala inaugurates 16th Agricultural Science Congress in Kochi.
• Govt to organise World Food India 2023 from November 3 in Delhi.
• I&B Minister Anurag Thakur launches KTB-Bharat Hain Hum Animation Series to remember unsung warriors of Indian freedom struggle.

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

• India’s net direct tax collections grew 21.8% to ₹9.57 lakh crore by October 9, surpassing over half of the Budget estimates for this year.
• Tamil Nadu announced a Samadhan Scheme to help traders settle their dues, penalty and interest.
• IMF raises India’s growth forecast to 6.3 % from 6.1 per cent.
• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed Bank of Baroda (BoB) to suspend onboarding of customers on ‘bob World’ mobile application.

WORLD

• Israel said it recaptured Gaza border areas from Hamas militants as the war’s death toll passed 3,000.
• Bangladesh inaugurated the 82-km Padma Bridge Rail Link, the country’s largest infrastructure project built under China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
• Eight-foot statue of Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled in South Africa.

SPORTS

• India to spend Rs 3000 crore for promotion of sports in next 5 years.
• In the ICC cricket World Cup, India will take on Afghanistan at Arun Jaitley Stadium, in New Delhi.