Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: August 21, 2023
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for August 21, 2023
INDIA
- The lander module of Chandrayaan-3 is expected to touch down on the surface of the moon on August 23: ISRO.
- An unmanned testing aircraft of DRDO crashed on a farmland in Karnataka.
- India-USA announces first Joint Call for proposal under MeitY-NSF research collaboration.
- Government to organize 3-day national workshop on localization of sustainable development goals in gram panchayats.
- The four-day Youth 20 Summit- 2023 concluded with the unanimous adoption of the Y20 Communique.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a four day visit to South Africa and Greece.
- The Chintan Shivir of the Ministry of Finance began at the Statue of Unity, Gujarat.
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- 1,400 tonnes of onions have been sent to markets, buffer stock raised to 5 lakh tonnes.
- IREDA signs MoU with Government, Revenue Target for 2023-24 set at ₹ 4,350 crores.
- EPFO adds 17.89 lakh net members in June this year.
WORLD
- Luna 25, Russia’s first lunar mission in 47 years, crashes into the moon: Roscosmos.
- Pakistan’s President refuses to sign new national security laws.
- The 27th edition of Exercise MALABAR, concluded on the East Coast of Australia off Sydney.
SPORTS
- Akhil Sheoran clinched the bronze and the Olympic quota in the 50-metre rifle 3-position event in the World Championship.
- Grand Master Magnus Carlsen has booked his spot in the 2023 FIDE World Cup final.