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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