Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: October 22, 2023

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for October 22, 2023

INDIA

• ISRO has successfully completed its first test flight to demonstrate a crew escape system for the Gaganyaan mission.
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launches Project Udbhav, during the inauguration of the Indian Military Heritage Festival.
• Paintbrush swift has been photographed and documented for the first time in Himachal Pradesh.
• The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare will hold the Anubhav Awards 2023 Ceremony.
• India Meteorological Department (IMD) has announced that the Northeast Monsoon has begun..
• Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Tej over west central and adjoining southwest Arabian Sea has moved north-westwards.

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

• US emerges as India’s biggest trading partner during April-September this fiscal.
• GOCL Corporation has bagged a ₹766-crore order from state-owned Coal India Ltd. (CIL) to supply explosives.
• The Green arm of Lignite Company NLC India Limited Starts Business Activities.

WORLD

• Study: Avian influenza viruses undergo major evolutionary changes.
• Bhutan and China held their 25th round of boundary talks recently.

SPORTS

• P.V. Sindhu lost to Carolina Marin of Spain in three games in the semifinal of the Denmark Open Super 750 tournament.
• Bobby Charlton, an English football icon who won the World Cup, three league titles, European Cup and an FA Cup passed away.