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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