Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: September 12, 2023

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for September 12, 2023

INDIA

  • Supreme Court says its 2014 order striking down immunity for corrupt officials will have retrospective effect.
  • Tamil Nadu government identified 1.06 crore women who will benefit from the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai (women’s basic income) Thittam.
  • CSIR’s Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar awards for 2022 have been announced, after a year’s delay.
  • Odisha to recruit 20,000 teachers for primary schools at one go.
  • API Survey: Although 71% of adults (50 years and above) surveyed were aware of adult vaccination, only 16% had taken any adult vaccines.
  • A start-up from Hyderabad, Arrobot, has developed an Unmanned Guided Vehicle (UGV) for the armed forces.

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

  • Tata Power’s Tamil Nadu solar cell unit gets $425 million from US govt agency- Development Finance Corporation.
  • India has offered to explore direct listing of its businesses on the London Stock Exchange (LSE): U.K. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said.
  • ITI Limited, a Central PSU under the Ministry of Communications, said it had developed its own laptop and ‘mini PC’.

WORLD

  • Climate change is sparking human rights emergencies in numerous countries, the UN rights chief said.
  • United States and Vietnam warned against the “threat or use of force” in the disputed South China Sea.
  • Israeli delegation makes first open visit to Saudi Arabia to fix relations.
  • Ukraine claims to have regained control of Black Sea oil platform.

SPORTS

  • China’s Yin Ruoning became the World No. 1 in women’s golf by finishing third at the LPGA Queen City Championship.
  • Vithya Ramraj came close to P.T. Usha’s 39-year-old 400m hurdles national record of (55.42 seconds) by clocking at 55.43 seconds.

 


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