Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: December 9, 2023

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Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for December 9, 2023

Trinamool Congress member Mahua Moitra was expelled from the Lok Sabha over cash-for-query allegations.
The 28th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) kicks off in Kerala.
Five weather systems in the Bay of Bengal had paths similar to the recent Cyclone Michaung since 1971.
Karnataka government will consider a proposal to carry out cloud seeding in the State in the wake of forecast of cloudy weather conditions.
Telangana government has issued guidelines for the implementation of Maha Lakshmi scheme, aimed at providing free travel to women in TSRTC buses.
Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) leader Lalduhoma was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Mizoram.
Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) on a plea by the Delhi government to release funds for its Farishtey Dilli Ke scheme.

Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to keep key interest rates unchanged, raised its GDP growth projection for 2023-24 to 7%, and retained its average inflation forecast at 5.4%.
The Centre has imposed a ban on the export of onions till March 31, 2024 to curb the surging local prices of the product.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) enhanced the UPI payment limits for healthcare and education to ₹5 lakh from ₹1 lakh.

Bhutanese author Tshering Tashi was conferred the Premchand Fellowship of the Sahitya Akademi.
New climate draft at the UN’s climate summit seeks tripling of renewable energy capacity.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a pair of gene therapies for sickle cell disease.

The Formula 4 street racing planned in Chennai on December 9 and 10 was indefinitely postponed.
Badminton: India’s Malvika Bansod defeated Letshanaa Karupathevan of Malaysia 21-12, 21-16 in the women’s quarterfinals of the Guwahati Masters BWF Super 100 tournament.