Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: June 30, 2023

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for June 30, 2023

INDIA

  • Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi dismisses Minister, and then hurriedly backtrack his decision.
  • IIT Kharagpur is developing a tamper-proof signalling system based on blockchain technology for the Indian Railways.
  • International Conference on Green Hydrogen to be held in New Delhi.
  • The Centre allows the Office of the Registrar-General of India (RGI) to perform Aadhaar authentication during registration of births and deaths.
  • 2019 MBBS batch will be the first to shift to National Exit Test (NExT).
  • India and Philippines decide to commence negotiations on bilateral trade pact.
  • Government unveils guidelines for green hydrogen production, electrolyser manufacturing.

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

  • The government prohibited import of cigarette lighters if the price per unit is less than ₹20.
  • Union Rural Development Ministry extends the deadline for mandatory payments of MGNREGS via the Aadhaar-based Payments System (ABPS) to August 31.
  • No TCS on credit card spends overseas: Ministry of Finance.

WORLD

  • Turkmenistan unveils USD 5 billion smart city in honour of national leader.
  • Pakistan has reached a staff-level agreement with the IMF for a USD 3 billion bailout package.
  • International Day of Parliamentarism, celebrated on June 30, with the theme is ‘Parliaments for the Planet’.
  • Virgin Galactic successfully completed its first manned mission to the edge of space.
  • World Asteroid Day is an annual global event which is held on June 30.

SPORTS

  • Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu defeat Aira Azman and Shafiq Kamal of Malaysia in the semifinals of Asian mixed doubles squash.
  • India defeats Iran and enters the final of Asian kabaddi.

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