Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: July 29, 2023

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for July 29, 2023

INDIA

  • Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha which proposes to make the President the Visitor to all IIMs.
  • The Lok Sabha passed the National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill, 2023 and the National Dental Commission Bill, 2023 without debate.
  • The death toll from flash floods triggered by rains in Telangana has risen to 14; several people rescued from flash floods in Andhra Pradesh.
  • Supreme Court asks Centre and six States to respond to plea on lynchings.
  • Tamil Nadu: Over 20,000 government college faculty trained under Naan Mudhalvan scheme.

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

  • Government allows Indian companies to list on foreign exchanges through IFSC.
  • U.S. chipmaker AMD to invest USD 400 million in India: AMD Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
  • Micron to create ‘ready-to- ship’ semiconductor chips’ from India’s first semiconductor plant in Gujarat.

WORLD

  • A Hong Kong court rejected a government-requested ban on broadcasting or distributing the protest song Glory to Hong Kong.
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw a military parade with new attack drones and nuclear-capable ICBMs.
  • Former U.S. President Donald Trump faced new charges in a case accusing him of illegally possessing classified documents.

SPORTS

  • Papua New Guinea has become the latest team to qualify for the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
  • Jake Dennis became the first British driver to win the all-electric Formula E world championship

 


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