Current Affairs for CLAT 2023: September

New MD and CEO- Santhosh Iyer.
First Indian to serve as head of all operations.
He will replace Martin Shwenk.
Martin Shwenk will now be CEO of Mercedes-Benz Thailand.
Connected News: Keep an eye out for any new appointments to major banks or corporations, they may be asked in CLAT or AILET.

Redeveloped 2 kilometers stretch from India Gate to Rashtrapati Bhawan through Vijay Chowk.
Earlier called Rajpath or Kingsway.
This was seen as a symbol of slavery.
Now named- Kartavya Path- This signifies public ownership and empowerment.
Statue of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose unveiled at India Gate. Crafted by Shri Arun Yogiraj.

She was Britain’s longest serving monarch- 70 years.
Passed away at Balmoral Castle, Scotland.
Prince Charles is now the King of England. Officially known as King Charles III.
Her death invoked the application of Operation London Bridge– which includes the plan of action regarding the public announcement of her death, the period of official mourning, and the details of her state funeral.
Operation Spring Tide addresses the ascension of King Charles III to the throne
Connected News: Read up on all facts related to this. For example- who is the Prince of Wales now that King Charles has ascended the throne?

Leader of the far right nationalist Fratelli d’Italia party- which means Brothers of Italy.
President of Italy- Sergio Mattarella.
Capital of Italy- Rome.

Held that women, regardless of marital status, are entitled to abortion until 24 weeks of pregnancy.
Differentiation between a married and unmarried woman was held to be artificial and constitutionally unsustainable.
Abortions in India regulated under Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971.
Court interpreted Section 3(2)(b) of the Act, which gives the categories of women who can abort after 20 weeks, to include unmarried women.
This was done to protect the right to equality.
SC also clarified that the term ‘women’ also relates to persons other than cis-women.
Court legally recognised marital rape and said that the meaning of rape should also include marital rape.

Switzerland topped it for the 12th consecutive year. USA came second.
India has obtained the 40th rank.
GII is released by the World Intellectual Property Organisation(WIPO).
WIPO was established through the 1967 WIPO convention.
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.
Director-General: Daren Tang.
Connected News: Keep checking indexes like the Corruption Index, World Press Freedom Index, Democracy Index, etc.

R. Venkataramani has been appointed as the new Attorney-General of India.
Term of three years.
He succeeded K.K. Venugopal.
Attorney-Generals are appointed by the President of India under Article 76 of the Indian Constitution.
They are the highest law officer in the country.

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