Page-3 of Current Affairs - August, 2023

SC Affirms Validity of “Self-Respect” Marriages Under Hindu Marriage Act

August 30, 2023

The Indian Supreme Court’s recent decision has overruled a 2014 Madras High Court ruling, stating that advocates can indeed solemnize “self-respect” marriages under the Hindu Marriage Act’s Section 7(A). This provision recognizes marriages between Hindus, performed in the presence of ..

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Reliance Jio’s Jio AirFibre

August 30, 2023

Reliance Jio is introducing Jio AirFibre, a 5G-based fixed wireless broadband service, with the potential to attract nearly 200 million subscribers in the next three years. This initiative seeks to replicate the success of Jio’s mobile data services, revolutionizing India’s ..

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Circular Electronics Business Model Could Create $20 Billion Market by 2035

August 29, 2023

A joint report by the India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) and Accenture suggests that a circular electronics business model, encompassing product design to recycling, could create a total addressable market of up to USD 20 billion by 2035. This ..

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Rajasthan Increases Minimum Wages and Expands Health Insurance Coverage

August 29, 2023

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved an increase in minimum wages for laborers by Rs 26 per day, effective from January 1, 2023, just months before state elections. The increase will benefit unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled, and highly skilled workers. ..

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Foxconn Founder Terry Gou Announces Independent Presidential Run in Taiwan

August 29, 2023

Terry Gou, founder of Foxconn Technology Group, has announced that he will run for president of Taiwan as an independent candidate in 2024. Gou, who previously ran for president as a member of the Kuomintang (KMT) but withdrew from the ..

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France’s Ban on Abayas in State Schools

August 29, 2023

The French government’s decision to ban children from wearing abayas, the full-length robes worn by some Muslim women, in state-run schools has garnered both support and criticism. The ban is part of France’s strict secularism policy, “laicite,” which has been ..

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Droughts Threaten Global Trade Routes and Supply Chains

August 29, 2023

Drought, exacerbated by fossil fuel consumption, is affecting ship traffic in the Panama Canal and threatening to dry out the Mississippi River, impacting American corn and wheat exports. Droughts affecting multiple trade routes could disrupt the transport and prices of ..

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Kampala Ministerial Declaration on Migration, Environment and Climate Change

August 29, 2023

48 African countries have agreed to adopt the Kampala Ministerial Declaration on Migration, Environment and Climate Change (KDMECC) to address the nexus between human mobility and climate change in Africa. The KDMECC, originally signed by 15 African states in 2022, ..

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