Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: November 5, 2023
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for November 5, 2023
INDIA
- Union government’s scheme to provide 5 kg of free foodgrains every month to 80 crore Indians, will be extended for another five years.
- Somanath, Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), said that he was withdrawing the publication of his Malayalam memoir.
- The Indian Navy’s Ilyushin-38 Sea Dragon Long Range Maritime Patrol aircraft bid farewell after 46 years of glorious service to the nation.
- First Australia India Education and Skill Council (AIESC) meeting to be held tomorrow at IIT Gandhinagar.
- Defence ministry approves Extension of rules for Maternity, Child Care and Child Adoption Leaves for women soldiers, sailors and air warriors in the Armed Forces at par with their officer counterparts.
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- ‘Oligopolies’ control over rare earths is key green transition snag’: Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran.
- Union Ministry of Power urged central and state public-sector power-generating companies and state power departments to take up insolvent assets.
- Intel announced collaboration with eight Indian electronics manufacturing services (EMS) companies for their laptop manufacturing projects in India.
WORLD
- At least 157 people were killed and over 160 injured when a powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake, the worst since 2015, which has hit Nepal.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky denied that Ukraine’s war with Russia had reached a “stalemate”.
- Israel’s military strikes kill multiple civilians at shelters in Gaza Strip.
- Pakistan’s military said its forces killed nine armed men who attacked an air force training base.
SPORTS
- ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup: Australia defeats England by 33-runs. This is their sixth defeat in eight matches.
- India junior hockey team edged Pakistan 6-5 to bag the bronze medal at the Sultan of Johor Cup.
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