Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: October 3, 2023

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for October 3, 2023

INDIA

  • Bihar government released the report of a caste survey conducted in the State; OBCs, EBCs comprise more than 63% of State’s population.
  • Madras High Court rules that educational institutions run by religious and linguistic minorities need not follow the rule of reservation with respect to the SC, St and OBC Students.
  • Tamil Nadu announces ₹25 lakh each as reward for nine ISRO scientists from the state.
  • State of India’s Birds (SOIB) 2023 report: Nearly 110 species of birds recorded in Tamil Nadu are in a state of decline across the country.
  • Kerala government will initiate a vaccination programme to prevent cervical cancer.
  • Karnataka government is planning to set up a ‘Grama Nyayalaya’ (village court) in each panchayat for resolving disputes within its jurisdiction.
  • Indian Air Force (IAF) placed two contracts with Bharat Dynamics Ltd. (BDL) for the indigenous Astra Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air Missile.

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

  • The Gross GST revenue collected in the month of September is 1.62 lakh crore rupees.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the setting up of a National Turmeric Board.
  • Pakistan’s inflation rises to 31.4% year-on-year amid high energy prices.

WORLD

  • The 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to Hungarian biochemist Katalin Karikó and American physician-scientist Drew Weissman, who paved the way for mRNA COVID vaccines.
  • World Health Organization (WHO) approves use of R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and the Serum Institute of India, using Novavax’s adjuvant technology.
  • European Union pledges long-term support for Ukraine at Foreign Ministers’ meeting.
  • U.S. and Philippines begin annual drills in disputed South China Sea.

SPORTS

  • Asian Games: Parul Chaudhary wins silver behind world champion Winfred Mutile Yavi of Bahrain in 3000m steeple chase.
  • Asian Games: Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee win bronze in Table Tennis.

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