Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: August 6, 2022

– Indian Army conducts 5-day “Skylight” exercise to test operational readiness of its space-based assets

– India calls for early completion of the India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway and its extension to Cambodia

– Uttarakhand tourism department to develop ‘Modi circuit’ at Corbett reserve

– Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba given one-year extension in service

– PM Modi speaks to Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on phone

– Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) increases policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 50 basis points to 5.40%

– RBI proposes to enable BBPS (Bharat Bill Payment System) to accept cross-border inward payments from NRIs

– Premature redemption under Gold Monetisation Scheme payable only in rupees: RBI

– Centre launches web-based registration facility to enable homeless people, destitutes, migrants and other eligible beneficiaries to apply for ration cards.

– China sanctions Pelosi and family over Taiwan visit, cancels range of exchanges with US including climate change

– Missiles fall in Japan’s EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) during China’s military exercises

– South Korea launches its first lunar orbiter Danuri (“enjoy the Moon”) from Florida (US)

– Birmingham Commonwealth Games: Murali Sreeshankar wins silver in men’s long jump