Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: October 1, 2023

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Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for October 1, 2023

As southwest monsoon ends, Karnataka is under spell of drought as all 31 districts receive poor rain.
Aditya-L1 spacecraft has travelled beyond a distance of 9.2 lakh km from Earth, successfully escaping the sphere of earth’s influence.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a week-long programme for Aspirational Blocks in the country called ‘Sankalp Saptaah’.
Param Vir Chakra Awardee Captain Bana Singh has been nominated as Ambassador for ‘War Against Waste’ in Jammu & Kashmir.
Ministry of Tourism announced that India will host the 46th edition of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Travel Mart 2023.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to extend the deadline to exchange ₹2,000 notes to October 7.
Union Ministry of Textiles introduced Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for six medical-textile and 20 agro-textile products.
From October 1, online gaming companies will charge 28% GST on full value of bets.

Front runner and Opposition candidate Mohamed Muizzu was elected President of the Maldives.
India and Argentina signed an agreement to ensure legal rights of professionals in each other’s domain.
On the brink of a federal government shutdown, U.S. House Speaker announced mulls for 45-day funding Bill through the House with Democratic help.
Russian President Vladimir Putin marks anniversary of annexation of Ukrainian regions.

Abhay Singh won 2-1 against Pakistan’s Noor Zaman as India regained the Asian Games squash gold.
Asian Games: Kartik won the silver with a timing of 28:15.38s while Gulveer clocked 28:17.21s to claim the bronze in the 10,000m race.
Indian shooting duo of Sarabjot Singh and Divya Subbaraju secured a silver medal in the mixed 10m air rifle pistol team event.
Bopanna-Rutuja pair clinches mixed doubles gold at the Asian Games.