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Current Affairs Refresher on December 2019 for CLAT 2020

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Aditya Anand
31 August 20201 min read

LEGAL NEWS

  • Andhra Pradesh Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, popularly known as DISHA bill passed by Andhra Pradesh Cabinet.
  • Citizenship Amendment Bill passed in Lok Sabha
  • Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage, and Advertisement) Bill, 2019 passed in Parliament.
  • Anti-Maritime bill 2019 introduced in Lok Sabha.
  • Special Protection (Amendment) Bill 2019 passed in Parliament.
  • Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 passed by Lok Sabha.
  • Social Security Code Bill introduced in Lok Sabha.
  • Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019 approved by Union cabinet.
  • Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2019 approved by Union Cabinet.
  • Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2019 passed by Parliament.
  • Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019 passed by Rajya Sabha.
  • Recycling of Ships Bill 2019 passed by Parliament.
  • Constitution (126th amendment bill), 2019 introduced in Lok Sabha.
  • Cabinet approved Data Protection Bill 2019.
  • International Financial Services Centre Authority bill passed by parliament.

POLITICAL/ NATIONAL NEWS

  • MIG 27 (Bahadur), the fighter jet, retired.
  • DRDO tests PINAKI missile and Brahmos missile successfully tested.
  • General Bipin Rawat appointed as CDS.
  • E- Bkray launched by the Ministry of Finance. It will be used to do the auction of assets attached by banks.
  • National Broadband mission launched by the government to give broadband to every village.
  • ITBP launched a matrimonial site for its staff.

ECONOMIC NEWS

  • As per the report released by the World Economic Forum, India ranks 112th in the gender gap and is in the last five in survival and economic participation.
  • HDFC becomes the third Indian company to become $100 billion market capitalization (M-Cap) in intraday trading after RIL and TCS.
  • For the lottery, a uniform tax rate of 28% will apply: GST Council
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