Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: August 3, 2023
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for August 3, 2023
INDIA
- Data: Women do seven hours of housework, men under three hours in India.
- Health Ministry announced the launch of an e-clearance portal to bring bodies from abroad.
- Second phase of caste-based survey resumes in Bihar.
- Centre forms expert panel to revise anti-discrimination guidelines on campuses.
- Supreme Court: President retains power to scrap Article 370.
- Government e-Marketplace registers highest ever Gross Merchandise Value of more than ₹ 2 lakh crore in FY 2022-23.
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- GST Council sticks to its plan to collect 28% tax on online gaming.
- Centre imposes restrictions on import of laptops, tablets and personal computers with immediate effect.
- Centre invites applications for the National Metallurgist Awards (NMA) 2023.
- Bilateral trade between India and LAC countries surges to 50 billion dollar in FY 2022-23.
WORLD
- Beijing has experienced the ‘heaviest rainfall in 140 years’
- China’s cyberspace watchdog plans to limit children’s smartphone time to 2 hours.
- Thailand’s Move Forward Party (MFP) has been excluded from coalition to form government.
SPORTS
- Badminton: Kidambi Srikanth and PV Sindhu progresses into Singles quarter-finals of Australian Open.
- Asia’s oldest football tournament Durand Cup to begin today.
- Hockey: 7th Men’s Asian Champions Trophy to begin in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
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