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