Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: April 29, 2023
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for April 29, 2023
INDIA
- Sinthan Snow Festival-2023 is to take place at Sinthan Maidan, Jammu and Kashmir.
- CM K. Chandrasekhar Rao is set to inaugurate new Dr. B R Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat in Hyderabad.
- Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai starts administering of intranasal Covid19 vaccine iNCOVACC.
- Anji Khad bridge, India’s first cable stayed rail bridge, has been installed in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and NAFED launched the first of its kind ‘Millets Experience Centre (MEC)’ in New Delhi.
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- The combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) increased by 3.6 percent (provisional) in March 2023 as compared to the Index of March 2022.
- Siddhartha Mohanty has been named as Managing Director (MD) and the first Chief Executive Officer of LIC.
- National Manufacturing Innovation Survey (NMIS) 2021-22 findings were released.
WORLD
- World Day for Safety and Health at Work is being observed on April 28.
- Dubai-based airline Emirates has unveiled the world’s first robotic check-in assistant named Sara.
- Nepal: Governor of Madhesh Pradesh Hari Mishra inaugurates Janakpur Dham Cultural Festival.
- Operation Kaveri: 2400 Indians evacuated from conflict-hit Sudan.
SPORTS
- Badminton Asia Championships: Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty storms into semifinals; P.V. Sindhu and HS Prannoy crashed out.