Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: December 31, 2022.

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for December 31, 2022.

INDIA

  • PM flags off 7th Vande Bharat Express connecting Howrah to New Jalpaiguri.
  • G Kamala Vardhana Rao has taken over the charge as the CEO of food regulator FSSAI.
  • PM chairs National Ganga Council meet via video conferencing.
  • Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah addressed the Cooperative Beneficiaries Conference in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
  • Government to launch ‘Digital India Innovation Fund’ for catalysing deep tech start-ups.
  • Government notifies 1-year scheme to give free food-grains to 81 crore.
  • Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated Mega Dairy at Mandya, Karnataka.

ECONOMY

  • Interest rates hiked on small savings schemes except PPF and Sukanya Samriddhi scheme.
  • Tata Motors to complete acquisition of Ford India’s manufacturing plant in January.
  • The output growth of India’s eight core sectors rebounded to 5.4% in November.
  • Chhattisgarh government staff can now choose between old, new pension plans.
  • Exports of agricultural & processed food products rise by 16%.
  • SEBI asks exchanges to set up Investor Risk Reduction Access platform.
  • Eicher Motors, Stark Future announce strategic collaboration on Electric Vehicles.

WORLD

  • Myanmar Court jails Aung Suu Kyi for seven more years, bringing her total sentence to 33 years.
  • Iran begins annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
  • North Korea fired three ballistic missiles toward the sea east of the Korean Peninsula.
  • WHO asks China to share more data and regularly share updates on COVID-19 situation.

SPORTS

  • Koneru Humpy wins Silver medal at World Blitz Chess Championship in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
  • Portugal Football team captain Cristiano Ronaldo has joined the Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr.
  • Hockey Haryana Women’s U-18 team wins Khelo India Youth Games 2022.

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