Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: July 19, 2023

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for July 19, 2023

INDIA

• 26-party alliance I.N.D.I.A. has been formed to challenge BJP-led NDA in 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
• India reports a record 93% DPT3 immunisation coverage in 2022: WHO.
• ISRO: Chandrayaan completes third orbit-raising manoeuvre.
• India and France will develop new-gen military equipment: French Envoy.
• Chennai Metro inks ₹1,205-crore contract agreement with Tata Projects for stations.

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

• Textiles ministry reopens performance-linked incentive (PLI) scheme portal till August 31 for man-made fibre (MMF) apparel.
• Food price rise shows fight against inflation far from over: RBI.
• Targeting 1 million CBDC transactions per day by end 2023: RBI Deputy Governor T Rabi Sankar.
• Asian Development Bank (ADB) retains India’s growth forecast at 6.4% for current fiscal.

WORLD

• DR Congo’s state company signs USD 1.9-billion mining deal with UAE.
• The U.K. House of Lords passed the Illegal Migration Bill.
• Pakistan gets another USD 600 million loan from China.
• UK Inflation rate to 15-month low at 7.9%, Bank of England may hike interest rate.

SPORTS

• India’s R. Satwiksairaj set the Guinness World Record for the fastest hit by a male player in badminton at 565kmph.
• ICC Test rankings: Rohit back in top 10 list of batters; Ashwin retains Number 1 spot in the list of Test bowler.