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Current Affairs Refresher on August 2019 for CLAT 2020

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Aditya Anand
24 August 20201 min read

LEGAL NEWS

  • Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019 passed by the Parliament which will result in empowering the Government to tag an individual as a ‘terrorist’.
  • Three products got GI (Geographical Indication) tag: Mizo Puanchei textile from Mizoram, Tirur betel leaf from Kerala and Tawlhlohpuan fabric.
  • Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill 2019 passed in Rajya Sabha
  • BJP Leader Arif Mohammad Khan who had quit the Congress and Rajiv Gandhi’s Government over Shah Bano Case in 1986, is appointed as the Governor of Kerala.
  • The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 passed by Lok Sabha.
  • Draft National Resource Efficiency Policy, 2019 released by the Ministry of Environment.
  • Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019 passed by Lok Sabha.
  • Parliament passed Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill, 2019.
  • POSCO Amendment Bill 2019 passed by the Parliament.
  • UN convention on Mediation approved by Cabinet.
  • In order to increase the number of Supreme Court Judges, Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2019 was passed by Lok Sabha.
  • National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019 passed by Rajya Sabha.

POLITICAL/ NATIONAL NEWS

  • National Digital Library launched by HRD Ministry.
  • No need of Permission from a male guardian for Saudi Arabian women to travel abroad
  • One Nation, One ration Card scheme implemented in Telangana- Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat- Maharashtra
  • ROTOVAC vaccine mandatory for every child in the country.
  • of India introduced e Visa scheme for tourists.
  • Test of two QRSAM (quick reaction surface to air missiles) tested in Chandipur, Odisha.

ECONOMIC NEWS

  • Madhur Deora appointed as PayTM’s President.
  • As per RBI annual report, Bank Fraud goes over Rs. 71000 Crore and CVC set up a panel to examine it.
  • PAYTM will be the title sponsor for BCCI for next five years.
  • Repo Rate reduced to 5.40% by Reserve Bank of India.
  • Samarth, a Flipkart initiative was launched to promote Indian artisans.
  • Tennis Player Serena Williams becomes the highest paid Sports women as per the Forbes list
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