Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: August 31, 2023

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Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for August 31, 2023

Karnataka has begun releasing water from its reservoirs to Tamil Nadu, as per directives of the Cauvery Water Management Authority.
Indians more likely to believe nation’s influence is growing: Pew survey.
Karnataka government launches Gruha Lakshmi scheme, which envisages payment of ₹2,000 every month to women head of families in the State.
The Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc) will pay homage to its founder-director, Alladi Ramakrishnan, in his birth centenary year.
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to plant at least 10,000 trees within a month in Uttarakhand.
Coronagraph of India’s first dedicated scientific mission, Aditya-L1 will send 1,440 images of sun.

Dell, HP and 30 other firms have expressed interest in Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for IT hardware.
RBI Governor flags concerns over a few urban cooperative banks.
Ajit Pawar to chair groups of ministers (GoMs) on GST System Reforms.
Fintech firm PhonePe enters stock broking by introducing Share.Market, a stock-broking platform.

Rebel soldiers in Central African nation Gabon claim to have ousted their President Ali Bongo Ondimba.
Nearly 1.3 lakh people evacuated from the Punjab province of Pakistan, after Sutlej river burst its banks.
Australia is set to hold a landmark national referendum in October to recognize the country’s Indigenous people in its constitution.
North Korea fires two short-range tactical ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters.

US Open: India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden sail into second round of the men’s doubles category.
Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur announced that 1000 Khelo India Centres will be established within a year in the country.
India beat Bangladesh 15-1 in men’s Asian Hockey 5s World Cup Qualifier in Salalah, Oman.
The Asia Cup 2023 tournament kicked off across four venues in Pakistan and Sri Lanka.