Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: July 13, 2023

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for July 13, 2023

INDIA

  • Countdown begins for launch of Chandrayaan-3, India’s third lunar exploration mission.
  • 3rd Sherpas G20 meeting to begin in Hampi, Karnataka.
  • Jammu and Kashmir Rural Livelihoods Mission bags SKOCH Award under “State of Governance India 2047” in Gold category.
  • Department of Space is to transfer of technology associated with Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) to eligible Indian industries.
  • Centre to buy tomatoes from south and west to sell in northern cities.
  • Ministry of Defence and FSSAI sign MoU to promote use of millets.

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

  • The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grows by 5.2% in May 2023 from 4.2% in April 2022.
  • Retail inflation, based on Consumer Price Index (CPI), stood at 4.81 percent in June this year.
  • GST Council exempts cancer-fighting drugs and medicines for rare diseases from tax.

WORLD

  • Myanmar and South China Sea tensions are the top agenda at ASEAN meet In Indonesia.
  • North Korea fired ballistic missile from Pyongyang area to waters off its east coast.
  • Pakistan gets final IMF nod for USD 3-billion loan in stand-by arrangement.
  • NASA celebrates Webb telescope anniversary with new image.

SPORTS

  • India’s Nishad Kumar clinches silver in Men’s High Jump event at Para Athletics World Championships.
  • Wimbledon Tennis: India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden to play in Men’s Doubles semi-final.
  • US Open Super 300 badminton tournament: Indian shuttler PV Sindhu defeats her American opponent Disha Gupta.

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