Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: August 26, 2023

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for August 26, 2023

INDIA

  • Survey exercise of Caste enumeration in Bihar completed.
  • Law and Justice Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal launched Tele-Law- 2.0 that Integrates Tele-Law and Nyaya Bandhu App.
  • Prime Minister Modi becomes first Foreign Head of Government to be awarded ‘The Grand Cross of the Order of Honour’ by Greece.
  • ISRO: Chandrayaan rover Pragyan successfully traversed a distance of around eight metres on the lunar surface.
  • Indore has been adjudged the best Smart City while Madhya Pradesh has been chosen as the top state in the Smart Cities Mission.
  • Defence Ministry signed a contract with Hindustan Shipyard Ltd, for acquisition of five fleet support ships (FSS) for Indian Navy at ₹19,000 crore.

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

  • IIT Bombay partners with HSBC to support innovation-led green hydrogen initiatives.
  • G-20 Ministers agreed to map global value chains, integrate small businesses with them and ease trade documentation.
  • India imposes 20% export duty on parboiled rice.
  • India’s foreign exchange reserves fall to near 2-month low of $595 billion.

WORLD

  • Germany develops device for visually impaired at sports of shooting.
  • India and Greece pledge to upgrade ties to become strategic partners.
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin will not participate in the G-20 leaders’ summit to be held in New Delhi.
  • China and Bhutan hold first meeting on delimitation of disputed boundary.

SPORTS

  • India’s Neeraj Chopra progressed to the men’s javelin throw final at the World Athletics Championships 2023; Manu DP and Kishore Jena also book spots.
  • Women’s Asian Hockey 5s World Cup Qualifier: India defeats Malaysia 7-2.
  • Indian Women’s blind team enters maiden final of World Games in Birmingham.
  • BWF World Championships: Indian shuttler HS Prannoy storms into semifinals.

 


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