Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: December 7, 2023
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for December 7, 2023
INDIA
- Lok Sabha passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2023, and the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023.
- Tamil Nadu seeks ₹5,060 crore as interim relief to rectify the damage due to Cyclone Michaung.
- Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said that over 100 websites, which facilitated organised illegal investments and task-based part time job frauds have been blocked.
- India reminded Myanmar to return to the path of federal democracy, as conflict intensifies between armed resistance groups and the Myanmar military.
- Gujarat’s traditional dance form ‘Garba’ was included in the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- RBI and SEBI share concerns over instances of alternate investment funds (AIFs) being used to mask bad loans in the financial system.
- Union government sought parliament’s approval for spending an additional ₹1.29 lakh crore in the current fiscal year.
- Google unveils ‘Gemini,’ AI tech trained to behave like humans.
WORLD
- UNICEF condemned the acts of sexual violence committed against women during Hamas’s attack on Israel.
- U.S. and Sweden signed a first-ever defence cooperation agreement that will strengthen military ties and permit bilateral exercises.
- Samir Shah, a British-Indian has been picked by the U.K. government to head the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as its next chair.
SPORTS
- Cricket: India leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi rose to the top spot in the ICC T20I bowling chart.
- Lionel Messi has been named Time magazine’s ‘Athlete of the Year’ for 2023.