Daily GK Update - 12th October 2023 Current Affairs

                                                  Event Details

                                                   Sports

• India recorded an eight-wicket victory over Afghanistan in the World Cup match.
• P.V. Sindhu defeated Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in the first round of the Arctic Open badminton.

                                                     National

• India launches ‘Operation Ajay’ to evacuate Indian national from Israel-Hamas conflict zone.
• Cabinet approves MoU between India and France on cooperation in the field of Digital Technologies.
• Cabinet approves MoU between India and two countries – Papua New Guinea and Trinidad & Tobago- on cooperation in sharing successful Digital Solutions.
• The trailer of animated series Krish, Trish and Baltiboy – Bharat Hain Hum, produced by Central Bureau of Communication, was launched.
• A new standardised Protocol for Management of Malnutrition in Children was launched by Ministry of Women and Child Development.
• Cabinet approves establishment of an autonomous body Mera Yuva Bharat.
• Cabinet approves royalty rates for mining of Lithium, Niobium, and Rare Earth Elements strategic minerals.
• Non-residents and foreign companies opening bank accounts in IFSC Gift City will not have to furnish PAN.

                                                    International

• 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan days after two large quakes killed over 2,000.
• World Sight Day is observed annually on the second Thursday of October.
• Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a political rival announced an emergency government for the duration of the conflict.