Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: October 1, 2023
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for October 1, 2023
INDIA
- 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.
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- 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.
WORLD
- 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.
SPORTS
- 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.