Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: September 2, 2023

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for September 2, 2023

INDIA

  • A committee has been formed under former President Ram Nath Kovind, to look into the feasibility of simultaneous elections to State Assemblies and the Lok Sabha.
  • Aditya-L1, India’s first solar observatory mission to be launched onboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
  • Children from void marriages entitled to parents’ share in property: Supreme Court.
  • NCERT has been granted the deemed-to-be university status, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
  • The seventh and last stealth frigate of Project 17A, Mahendragiri, was launched at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (MDL) in Mumbai.

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

  • National Pension Scheme (NPS) withdrawal options set to be eased: PFRDA
  • August GST revenue eases to 3-month low of ₹1.59 lakh crore.
  • Moody’s raises India’s CY23 growth forecast to 6.7%, from 5.5%.
  • The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved the merger of Vistara with Air India (AI).

WORLD

  • European Space Agency (ESA) will support Aditya-L1, providing deep space communication services to the mission.
  • Nepal rejected China’s new national map that shows territories the Himalayan nation considers its own as part of India.
  • Ex-Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam elected Singapore President.
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin will host Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks, amid bid to revive grain deal.

SPORTS

  • Bhubaneswar and Guwahati to host India’s first two FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers.
  • The India U16 men’s team secured a 1-0 win over Bangladesh to open its SAFF U16 Championship campaign in Bhutan.

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