Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: December 4, 2023
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for December 4, 2023
INDIA
- Cyclone Michaung has intensified in its move across the southwest Bay of Bengal and is likely to make landfall on the Andhra Pradesh.
- State Elections: BJP consolidated its position in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh, while the Congress unseated the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in Telangana.
- President of India presents National Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities for the year 2023.
- Ministry of Tourism launches National Best Tourism Village and National Best Rural Homestays Competition 2024.
- Prime Minister unveils Statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Rajkot Fort, Sindhudurg, Maharashtra.
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- Major Minerals Production goes up during last three years.
- 66 Indian Airports are operating on 100% Green Energy: Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA).
- Japan firm TDK Corporation to make iPhone Lithium-ion battery cells in India.
- Centre has sanctioned an additional Rs 1,500 crore for the second phase of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India (FAME-II) programme.
WORLD
- Israel’s military ordered more areas in and around Gaza’s second-largest city of Khan Younis to evacuate.
- China frames ‘One Province, One Policy’ plan to tackle financial risk.
- Venezuelans vote in a referendum over the oil-rich Essequibo territory controlled by neighbouring Guyana.
- Indonesia’s Marapi volcano in West Sumatra erupted and spewed volcanic ash as high as 3,000 metres into the air.
SPORTS
- Cricket: India won the final T20I by six runs against Australia and finished the series 4-1.
- Abhinav Choudhary beat Ankur Goel to clinch the gold in the 25-metre rapid fire pistol event, in the National shooting championship.