Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: October 13, 2023

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for October 13, 2023

INDIA

• India ranks 111 out of 125 countries in Global Hunger Index 2023.
• ‘INDIA’ alliance writes to Meta, Google to remain ‘neutral’ ahead of Lok Sabha election next year.
• Tamil writer Sivasankari was presented with the ‘Saraswati Samman’ 2022 for her book of memoirs Surya Vamsam.
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his French counterpart held the fifth annual defence dialogue between the two countries in Paris.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 9th G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit (P20) in New Delhi.
• The 8th BRICS International Competition Conference began in New Delhi.

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

• India’s retail inflation eased from 6.83% in August to 5.02% in September.
• RBI starts pilot programme for wholesale digital rupee in call money market.
• India’s industrial output surged at a 14-month high pace of 10.3% in August.
• RBI slaps Rs 5.39 crore penalty on Paytm Payments Bank for violating series of norms
• IMF calls for urgent support from members to increase its quota resources.

WORLD

• One Million Learners were certified through UNICEF’s Passport to Earning Initiative.
• The French government has banned pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
• A passenger ferry service from Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu to Sri Lanka is set to commence.
• Also called the ‘Ring of Fire’, the Solar Eclipse will take place on October 14.

SPORTS

• South Africa defeated the five-time champion Australia by 134 runs in World Cup.
• P.V. Sindhu enters the quarterfinals of the women’s singles event of the Arctic Open Super 500 badminton tournament.