Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: October 26, 2023

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for October 26, 2023

INDIA

• The Centre announced a ₹22,303-crore subsidy on phosphatic and potassic (P&K) fertilizers for the current rabi season.
• The Indian Army has installed its first vertical wind tunnel (VWT) at the Special Forces Training School (SFTS) at Bakloh in Himachal Pradesh.
• A high-level committee set up by NCERT to revise the social sciences curriculum recommends that the name of the country be changed from “India” to “Bharat” in school textbooks.
• Three persons lost their lives and more than 100 people were injured in the traditional Banni festival in Andhra Pradesh.
• ISA to release report on global adoption of solar technology in November.
• The Law Commission suggested a road map, which includes proposed changes to the Constitution for holding simultaneous elections.

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

• The government is set to hold Hackathon on 5G tech for law enforcement.
• RBI asks private banks to have at least 2 whole-time directors.
• DCGI approves MSD’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

WORLD

• India partially resumes visas for Canadians, a month after it suspended its operations.
• Israel steps up attack on Gaza; UN aid agency is on the verge of stopping operations.
• Israel and Gaza must resume peace talks: India at UNSC.
• Japan’s Supreme Court rules in favour of transgender people.
• Hong Kong leader John Lee said the semi-autonomous city would create its own national security law in 2024.

SPORTS

• Glenn Maxwell broke the record for the fastest ever World Cup hundred as he scored a ton from 40 balls.
• David Warner overtook Ricky Ponting to smash the highest number of centuries by an Australian batter in ICC Cricket World Cup.