Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: May 17, 2023

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for May 17, 2023

INDIA

  • Supreme Court transferred to Kerala High Court the responsibility of monitoring measures taken by State to provide care for endosulfan victims.
  • Indian Institute of Science (IISc) hosts global meet on TV technology.
  • Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy released ₹123.52 crore under the YSR Matsyakara Bharosa scheme.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Japan, Papua New Guinea and Australia from May 19 to 24:  Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
  • Collegium recommends Andhra Pradesh Chief Justice, senior advocate as Supreme Court judges.
  • Centre rejects U.S. govt. report citing deteriorating religious freedom in India.
  • Manoj Soni was sworn in as the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

  • The Indian Telecommunication Bill is set to take its final form by July: Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
  • India exhausts the 51,000-tonnes quota of duty-free Australian cotton imports for 2023.
  • Reliance BP Mobility unveils ‘high-performance’ diesel.
  • Startup and MSME Mergers and Acquisitions to be cleared within 15-60 days: Corporate affairs Ministry (MCA).
  • India remains a bright spot, India’s conomy expected to grow 6.7% in 2024: UN

WORLD

  • Cyclone Mocha toll rises to 60 in Myanmar; It was the most powerful cyclone to hit the area in over a decade.
  • Ukraine receives jet fighter support pledge from UK, Netherlands.
  • Kim Jong Un inspects North Korea’s first military spy satellite.

SPORTS

  • Shubman Gill becomes the only cricketer in the history to score a century in Test, ODIs, T20I and Indian Premier League in a calendar year.

 


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