Current Affairs Refresher on December 2019 for CLAT 2020
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.
- UN planning to draft an international treaty on cyber crimes
- In Forbes’ 2019 edition of 100 World’s Most Powerful Women, Angela Merkel bagged the first position for the ninth time in a row.
- Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) tested successfully by DRDO.
- Tamil Nadu bagged the first position in the Good Governance Index launched by Government of India.
- US house impeached US President Donald Trump.
- Dedicated Freight Corporation India Limited (DFCIL) conducted a trial run of first double stack train between Rewari and Madar.
- Union Cabinet approves the MoU between India and Brazil on Bioenergy Cooperation
- Atal bhujal Yojana launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- The tunnel being constructed on Rohtang pass will be named after former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
- INDRA 2019, joint military service between India and Russia to take place in Pune.
- India successfully tests Prithvi-2 missile.
- Satellite-4A (CBERS-4A) successfully sent to Space jointly by China and Brazil.
- DGCA approves Dunzo and Throttle to test long-range drones.
- The first University for Transgender community to be built in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh.
- Climate Change Performance Index ranks India in top 10.
- UPSC will conduct exams for new appointments to Railways
- India ranked 129 in UNDP released Human Development Index.
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