Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: September 5, 2023
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for September 5, 2023
INDIA
- The annual training exercise, Trishul, of the Western Air Command (WAC) of the Indian Air Force (IAF) has commenced.
- After Chandrayaan-3’s rover Pragyan, its lander- Vikram, has been put into sleep mode.
- Union Shipping minister Sonawal inaugurates Vizag International Cruise Terminal.
- Teachers’ Day is being celebrated throughout the country.
- Culture Ministry unveils ‘Adopt a Heritage 2.0’ scheme to attract corporate funds for maintaining monuments.
- President of India, Droupadi Murmu unveiled the 12 feet high statue of Mahatma Gandhi and inaugurated ‘Gandhi Vatika’ at Gandhi Darshan, New Delhi.
- ‘Gujarat Declaration’ underlining outcome of the first WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit 2023 was released.
- ASI’s “Adopt a Heritage 2.0 programme” Indian Heritage app and e-Permission portal has been launched.
- Union Ministry for Education launches 3-year partnership with Meta, ‘Education to Entrepreneurship: Empowering a generation of students, educators and entrepreneurs’.
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- Paytm unveiled a soundbox device that lets merchants accept both mobile and card payments across networks.
- Federal Bank has introduced a ‘WhatsApp Lending Platform’ through which customers can apply for pre-approved personal loan.
- IBBI allows insolvency professional entities to make submissions electronically.
WORLD
- Chinese Premier and second-ranked leader Li Qiang has been deputed to attend the G-20 meet in New Delhi.
- Israel and Bahrain Foreign Ministers agree to boost trade relationship.
- UAE creates federal authority to monitor ‘commercial gaming’.
SPORTS
- Defending champion Iga Swiatek crashed out of the US Open after defeat by Jelena Ostapenko and will lose her No. 1 ranking.
- US Open: Tennis player Novak Djokovic marched into the quarterfinals.