Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: October 24, 2023

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for October 24, 2023

INDIA

  • Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Raising Day is celebrated on October 24 every year to commemorate the founding of the force in 1962.
  • Union Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah inaugurated IFFCO’s Nano DAP (Liquid) plant at Kalol in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
  • Centre constitutes Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal to declare JKDFP as unlawful association.
  • Indian Panorama announces official selection for 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), 2023.
  • Skyroot unveils Vikram-1 rocket. The company set to launch satellites early next year.

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

  • India set to be world’s third-largest economy by 2030, says S&P Global
  • 75% beneficiaries of PM SVANidhi are from non-general category: SBI research.
  • Ashok Vaswani was appointed as the new Managing Director and chief executive officer (MD and CEO) of Kotak Mahindra Bank.

WORLD

  • The World Development Information Day is celebrated by the United Nations (UN).
  • World Polio Day is observed to raise awareness against the poliomyelitis disease.
  • Cyclonic storm ‘Hamoon’ has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm over the northwest Bay of Bengal.
  • Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in Jerusalem.

SPORTS

  • Satwik-Chirag enter second round of French Open, Sindhu beats Tunjung to advance in French Open Super 750 badminton tournament.
  • Indian cricket legend Bishan Singh Bedi passed away at the age of 77.
  • Manav Thakkar defeated Sharath Kamal in the men’s singles final at the UTT National Ranking Championships.
  • M Tharun and Anupama Upadhyaya win men’s and women’s singles badminton gold in National Games 2023.

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