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

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

INDIA

  • Health Ministry released the National Health Accounts Estimates for India (2019-20); share of out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) has declined from 62.6% in 2014-15 to 47.1% in 2019-20.
  • Kerala panel set to prepare supplementary textbooks to cover deleted NCERT portions.
  • The first batch of Indians stranded in Sudan were evacuated as part of ‘Operation Kaveri’ on board INS Sumedha from Port Sudan.
  • Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar inaugurates National Conclave on Mann Ki Baat @100.
  • Parkash Singh Badal, former Chief Minister of Punjab and senior leader of Shiromani Akali Dal passed away.
  • Mizoram Governor addresses conclave organized by Civil 20 Working Group on Education and Digital Transformation.

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

  • NASSCOM announced the appointment of Anant Maheshwari, President, Microsoft India, as its chairperson for 2023-24.
  • The Capital expenditure by states during April-February 2023, was 11.9% higher compared to the previous year.

WORLD

  • US President Joe Biden announces his candidature for second term in 2024.
  • Japanese startup ispace Inc admits failure in attempt to make first private moon landing.
  • Australia to host third in-person Quad Summit in Sydney; It will be attended by US President Joe Biden, Japanese PM Fumio Kishida, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
  • On April 26th of each year, the world commemorates World Intellectual Property Day.

SPORTS

  • Dubai Badminton Asia Championships: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen, and HS Prannoy to play first-round singles match.
  • Sathiyan and Manika Batra to spearhead a 11-member Indian squad at World table tennis championships to be held in Durban, South Africa.

 

 


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