Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: December 6, 2023
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for December 6, 2023
INDIA
- Cyclone Michaung makes landfall in Andhra Pradesh.
- India extended a $250 million Line of Credit for modernisation of agriculture in Kenya.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first Indian Art, Architecture & Design Biennale (IAADB) 2023 at Red Fort.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘Uttarakhand Global Investors Summit 2023’ Dehradun.
- Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways launched “HaritSagar” Green Port Guidelines to reduce carbon intensity at all Major ports.
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- GST officers detected 21,791 fake GST registrations and over Rs 24,000 crore of suspected tax evasion during a two-month-long special drive.
- Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is the fourth largest insurer in the world, S&P ranking.
- Rapido, a commute app known for bike-taxi services, announced its entry into the cab market.
- CBIC launched the India-Korea Electronic Origin Data Exchange System (EODES).
WORLD
- 2011-2020 decade, though warmest ever recorded in history, saw the lowest number of deaths from extreme events: WMO
- Israel strikes Gaza’s second-largest city Khan Younis in a new phase of war.
- Death toll rises to 23 after eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi.
SPORTS
- Novak Djokovic earned the year-end No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for the eighth time.
- England midfielder Jude Bellingham created history, becoming the first Real Madrid player to win the Golden Boy award.