Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: December 7, 2023

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for December 7, 2023

INDIA

  • Lok Sabha passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2023, and the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023.
  • Tamil Nadu seeks ₹5,060 crore as interim relief to rectify the damage due to Cyclone Michaung.
  • Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said that over 100 websites, which facilitated organised illegal investments and task-based part time job frauds have been blocked.
  • India reminded Myanmar to return to the path of federal democracy, as conflict intensifies between armed resistance groups and the Myanmar military.
  • Gujarat’s traditional dance form ‘Garba’ was included in the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

  • RBI and SEBI share concerns over instances of alternate investment funds (AIFs) being used to mask bad loans in the financial system.
  • Union government sought parliament’s approval for spending an additional ₹1.29 lakh crore in the current fiscal year.
  • Google unveils ‘Gemini,’ AI tech trained to behave like humans.

WORLD

  • UNICEF condemned the acts of sexual violence committed against women during Hamas’s attack on Israel.
  • U.S. and Sweden signed a first-ever defence cooperation agreement that will strengthen military ties and permit bilateral exercises.
  • Samir Shah, a British-Indian has been picked by the U.K. government to head the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as its next chair.

SPORTS

  • Cricket: India leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi rose to the top spot in the ICC T20I bowling chart.
  • Lionel Messi has been named Time magazine’s ‘Athlete of the Year’ for 2023.

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