Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: December 1, 2023

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Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for December 1, 2023

The Union government approved defence acquisition projects at ₹2.23 lakh crore that included procurement of 97 Tejas light combat aircraft and 156 Prachand combat helicopters.
Three anti-submarine warfare ships for Indian Navy were launched.
Indian Space Research Organisation has announced a plan to launch its first X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat).
Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of Infosys, K P Singh, chairman emeritus at DLF, and Nikhil Kamath, co-founder of Zerodha, have been named on the 17th edition of Forbes Asia’s Heroes of Philanthropy list.
Nagaland celebrates its Statehood Day on December 1.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurated the 5th edition of Global Ayurveda Festival in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala.

India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at 7.6% in the July-September 2023 quarter, as per initial estimates from the National Statistical Office.
Cab aggregator Uber announced the launch of its global flagship electric vehicle service Uber Green in Bengaluru.
The government’s fiscal deficit at the end of October stood at ₹8.03 lakh crore, or 45% of the full-year budget estimate.
Ministry of Textiles will host the plenary meeting of the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) in Mumbai from December 2 to 5.

On the first day of the 28th Conference of Parties or COP-28 here, member countries agreed to make operational a Loss and Damage (L&D) Fund.
International Labor Organization (ILO) Report: Employment is fast evolving as a major cause of death, especially among men.
New Zealand’s new government will scrap the country’s world-leading law to ban smoking for future generations to help pay for tax cuts.
Nepal becomes the first South Asian country to officially register same-sex marriage.
The US government has successfully concluded a pilot project for issuing paperless visas.
The 193-member UN General Assembly cast their vote over Israel’s control of Syria’s Golan Heights, India voted in favour.

Olympian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar has won the 35th Jimmy George Foundation award for the best sportsperson of Kerala.
Cricket: Uganda qualifies for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.