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.