Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: September 29, 2023
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for September 29, 2023
INDIA
- State Educational Achievement survey will test as many as 3.2 lakh students in 10,789 schools in Kerala.
- Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry notifies key changes to TV network rules.
- ‘Toto Shabda Sangraha’ Dictionary is set to be released to save Toto, a Sino-Tibetan language from extinction.
- M.S. Swaminathan, legendary agricultural scientist and a architect of the country’s ‘Green Revolution,’ passed away.
- Bhartiya Bhasha Utsav, a 75 day-long event to celebrate Indian languages starts in Lucknow.
- 4th edition of Indo-Latin America Cultural Festival organised by ICCR begins in New Delhi.
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- India’s current account deficit (CAD) widened to USD 9.2 billion (1.1% of GDP) in the April-June quarter.
- Air India completes acquisition of its first A350 aircraft through GIFT City.
- MoUs for investments worth Rs 3,000 crore in Uttarakhand were signed in UK
WORLD
- Taiwan’s President launched the island’s first domestically made submarine for testing.
- Russia announced to hike its defence spending by 70% in 2024.
- Oil giant Saudi Aramco announces its first global deal in LNG market.
- World Heart Day is observed every year on 29th of September with the theme of ‘Use Heart, Know Heart’.
SPORTS
- Indian shooters clinched a gold medal in men’s 50m rifle three-positions team event with a world record score.
- Indian football team crashes out of Asian Games after 0-2 defeat against Saudi Arabia.
- Asian Games: India secure 31 medals including 8 gold, 11 silver and 11 bronze.