Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: October 24, 2023
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for October 24, 2023
INDIA
- Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Raising Day is celebrated on October 24 every year to commemorate the founding of the force in 1962.
- Union Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah inaugurated IFFCO’s Nano DAP (Liquid) plant at Kalol in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
- Centre constitutes Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal to declare JKDFP as unlawful association.
- Indian Panorama announces official selection for 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), 2023.
- Skyroot unveils Vikram-1 rocket. The company set to launch satellites early next year.
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- India set to be world’s third-largest economy by 2030, says S&P Global
- 75% beneficiaries of PM SVANidhi are from non-general category: SBI research.
- Ashok Vaswani was appointed as the new Managing Director and chief executive officer (MD and CEO) of Kotak Mahindra Bank.
WORLD
- The World Development Information Day is celebrated by the United Nations (UN).
- World Polio Day is observed to raise awareness against the poliomyelitis disease.
- Cyclonic storm ‘Hamoon’ has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm over the northwest Bay of Bengal.
- Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in Jerusalem.
SPORTS
- Satwik-Chirag enter second round of French Open, Sindhu beats Tunjung to advance in French Open Super 750 badminton tournament.
- Indian cricket legend Bishan Singh Bedi passed away at the age of 77.
- Manav Thakkar defeated Sharath Kamal in the men’s singles final at the UTT National Ranking Championships.
- M Tharun and Anupama Upadhyaya win men’s and women’s singles badminton gold in National Games 2023.
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