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.