Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: August 10, 2023

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for August 10, 2023

INDIA

  • Union Home Ministry to fund ₹561 crore flood risk management project in Chennai.
  • ISRO carried out another orbit reduction manoeuvre of India’s third moon mission, Chandrayaan-3.
  • Kerala Assembly passed a resolution urging the Centre to officially change the name of the State from Kerala to Keralam.
  • MeiTY launches the Indian Web Browser Development Challenge and plans on launching its own internet browser.
  • Rajya Sabha passes Digital Personal Data Protection Bill.
  • Rajasthan CM introduces scheme to provide free smartphones to women in the state -“Indira Gandhi Free Smartphone Yojana 2023.”
  • Parliament passes Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) Bill.
  • Parliamentary panel calls for exclusive millet outlet in every district.

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

  • Axis Bank to infuse ₹16.12 billion to raise stake in Max Life.
  • Finance Ministry cautioned people against fraudsters extorting money in the name of Indian Customs.
  • Protean eGov partners PayNearby to democratise credit through ONDC.

WORLD

  • Exiled Belarus Opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya wins Swedish rights prize, the Anna Lindh Prize.
  • World Lion Day is celebrated on August 10 every year.
  • Twelve countries have called on wealthy nations to meet their climate funding obligations, on the final day of the Amazon Summit.

SPORTS

  • India recorded a 4-0 victory against Pakistan in the Asian Champions Trophy.
  • China’s Hangzhou to host badminton World Tour Finals for four years

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