Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: December 7, 2022

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Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for December 7, 2022

India to organise 12th world Hindi conference in Fiji in February.
Indian billionaires Gautam Adani, Shiv Nadar, and Ashok Soota find place in Forbes Asia’s Heroes of Philanthropy list.
Cyclone Mandous likely to form over Bay of Bengal, hit Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu.
Veteran Economist and former Union minister Y K Alagh dies at 83
Delhi High Court allows woman to terminate 33 week pregnancy – choice of mother and dignified life of unborn child.
Govt lists 19 bills for discussion and passing in Lok Sabha, of which 16 are new.

Centre to allow foreign funds to invest over 51 % in IDBI Bank. Presently RBI Rules prohibit foreign ownership in new private banks.
Fitch rating retained India’s growth forecast at 7 percentage for current FY. 6.2 and 6.9 percent for next two years.
UPI transactions rise by 650 percent in semi-urban and urban sectors: Report.
World Bank revises its 2022-23 GDP forecast upward to 6.9 per cent from 6.5 per cent.

Google launches anti-misinformation campaign in India.
Indonesia’s Parliament passes new law criminalizing adultery
China reiterates its stand on ‘No first use’ nuclear policy
President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi express condolences over the passing of former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin

Female umpires will officiate in Ranji Trophy this season, for the first time in Indian cricket history.
Manisha Ramadass claims the BWF Female Para-Badminton Player of the Year award
16-year-old Aditya Mittal has become India’s 77th chess Grandmaster