Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: October 5, 2023

October 5, 2023 December 7, 2024

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for October 5, 2023

Union Cabinet raised the subsidy given on LPG cylinders under the Ujjwala scheme to ₹300 from the current ₹200 per cylinder.
Seven people were killed and scores more were injured or are missing after flash floods hit Sikkim.
Cabinet approved Amendment to Central Universities Act, 2009 for setting up of Sammakka Sarakka Central Tribal University in Telangana.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh releases fifth positive indigenisation list in New Delhi.
Defence Minister launches Navy’s updated indigenous programme Swavalamban 2.0.
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited hands over twin seater variant of LCA Tejas fighter aircraft to Indian Air Force.
50th India International Knit fair to be held from October 12 to 14 in Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu.

SBI launches Mobile Handheld Device to enhance accessibility and convenience.
Bi-Monthly meeting of RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee begins.
Government notifies that the protections offered to corporate debtors under IBC will not cover aircraft, helicopters and engines.

The 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Alexei Ekimov, Louis Brus, and Moungi Bawendi for their work on quantum dots.
NIIF and JBIC launch 600 million India-Japan Fund to facilitate collaboration and investment in climate and environment.
U.S. Speaker Kevin McCarthy ousted, for the first time in U.S. history.
Japan experiences 6.6 magnitude earthquake in western Pacific Ocean.

Neeraj Chopra defended his Asian Games title with a season’s best throw of 88.88m; Kishore Kumar Jena wins silver.
Asian Games: Men’s 4x400m squad wins gold.
Asian Games: Jyothi Sureka Vennam and Ojas Pravin Deotale win mixed team compound gold.