Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: December 9, 2023
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for December 9, 2023
INDIA
- 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.
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- 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.
WORLD
- 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.
SPORTS
- 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.