Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: September 5, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for September 5, 2022

INDIA

– ISRO tests system to recover spent rocket stages; Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator successfully test-flown by VSSC (Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre) on a Rohini-300 sounding rocket
– Former Kerala Health Minister K. K. Shailaja rejects Ramon Magsaysay award offered to her for her contributions to preventing COVID-19 and Nipah virus, says it was a collective effort

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

– Former Tata group chairman Cyrus Mistry, 54, dies in car accident on Mumbai-Ahmedabad route

WORLD

– IAEA says, Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses link to main power line
– UN Secretary-General Guterres appoints former Kyrgyzstan President Roza Otunbayeva as Special Representative for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)
– China & Japan ground ferries, flights as Typhoon Hinnamnor approaches
– Former U.S. President Barack Obama wins Emmy for narrating documentary series ‘Our Great National Parks’

SPORTS

– Kerala: Pallathuruthy Boat Club (PBC) wins 68th edition of Nehru Trophy Boat Race in Punnamada lake in Alappuzha
– Pune: Odisha Juggernauts beat Telugu Yoddhas 46-45 in final to win Ultimate Kho Kho tournament
– Max Verstappen of Red Bull wins Formula One Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort
– Japan Open badminton in Osaka: Home favourites Kenta Nishimoto (men’s) and Akane Yamaguchi (women’s) win singles titles
– India’s Aravindh Chithambaram wins Dubai Open chess tournament
– Let’s roar Savaj, the mascot for 36th National Games to be held in Gujarat from Sept. 27, unveiled
– Asia Cup Cricket: Pakistan (182/5 in 19.5) beats India (181/7 in 20) by 5 wickets in T20I at Dubai
– 6th All India Prison Duty Meet sports being held in Ahmedabad on September 4-6

Month: Current affairs - September, 2022