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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