Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: May 8, 2023

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for May 8, 2023

INDIA

  • Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to inaugurate Indian Air Force Heritage Centre in Chandigarh.
  • Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela to be organised in more than 200 districts.
  • India leads as top source market for Sri Lanka’s tourism sector for April 2023.
  • Indian Air Force MiG-21 crashes in Rajasthan and two civilians were killed.
  • Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced a new online training programme called space science and technology awareness training (START).
  • Karnataka Assembly elections: ECI to pilot facial recognition tech in upcoming polls

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

  • After Jammu and Kashmir, lithium reserves have been traced in Rajasthan’s Degana.
  • Fintech sector to become $1.5 trillion industry by 2030 : Report.
  • India, Canada trade ministers to review progress in talks on free trade agreement.

WORLD

  • World Athletics Day 2023 was celebrated on 7th May with the theme of ‘Athletics for All – A New Beginning’.
  • Japan and South Korea agree to take ties forward in a landmark regional shift.
  • Arab League readmits Syrian government after 11-year absence.

SPORTS

  • Asian Weightlifting Championships: Jeremy Lalrinnunga wins silver medal at Jinju, Korea.
  • Rohan Bopanna-Matthew Ebden lose to Karen Khachanov-Andrey Rublev in Madrid Open final.

 

 

 


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