Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: July 5, 2023

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for July 5, 2023

INDIA

  • The Centre decided to help build infrastructure in border areas to combat child trafficking and help in rehabilitation and protection of victims.
  • UGC makes PhD optional for recruitment to post of Assistant Professor in institutions of higher education.
  • India experiences its warmest June since 1901, says India Meteorological Department (IMD).
  • Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) adopted New Delhi Declaration.
  • President of India attends the Closing Ceremony of 125th Birth Anniversary of Alluri Sitarama Raju.

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

  • Delhi-based think tank Centre for Policy Research loses tax exemption status.
  • States’ average debt cost continues to rise, with the latest weighted average cost rising to 7.46%
  • India’s services sector growth eases to three-month low in June: PMI.

WORLD

  • Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) at summit calls for multipolar world order.
  • NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to remain at NATO helm for another year.
  • Egypt and Turkey had appointed Ambassadors to each others’ countries for the first time in a decade.
  • U.N. Security Council to hold first-ever meeting on threats of Artificial Intelligence
  • UK calls for expansion of UNSC’s permanent seats to include India, Brazil, Germany, Japan as well as African representation.

SPORTS

  • Lallianzuala Chhangte and Manisha Kalyan were named the AIFF Men’s and Women’s Footballer of the Year for 2022-23.
  • Ajit Agarkar named chairman of BCCI’s senior men’s selection committee.
  • Scotland knocks out Zimbabwe out of Cricket World Cup.

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