LEGAL NEWS
- Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill 2019 passed by Lok Sabha in the last session, was passed by Rajya Sabha now.
- Za’ir-Al-Bahr (Roar of the Sea), a three day naval exercise between Qatar and India was conducted.
- The long awaited Ayodhya dispute case was decided by a constitutional bench headed by CJI Ranjan Gogoi. The court declared that 2.77 acres of land was given for the construction of temple and the five acre plot was given at a suitable place for mosque.
- Review Petitions against the 2018 Supreme Court decision lifting the ban on entry of women in Sabarimala temple, referred to larger bench.
- Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019 passed by Parliament.
- Chit funds (Amendment) Bill 2019 got passed by Lok Sabha.
- Review Petitions against 2018 judgement upholding 36 Rafale Fighter aircraft, dismissed by 3 judge bench of Supreme Court led by CJI Ranjan Gogoi.
- Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Bill 2019 passed by Lok Sabha.
- National Capital Territory (Recognition of property rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Bill 2019, passed by Lok Sabha.
- Recycling of Ships bill, 2019 approved by Union Cabinet.
- As per 2019 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange”, India is the second largest in sending students to US.
- The charge as 47th Chief Justice of India was taken by Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde.
- A 5 judge bench headed by CJI Ranjan Gogoi declared that Chief Justice of India is a public authority under Right to Information Act
POLITICAL/ NATIONAL NEWS
- BrahMos supersonic cruise missile test fired by Indian Navy.
- The Chief Guest at Republic day 2020 was the Brazilian President, Jair Bolsenarao.
- Surface to surface medium range nuclear capable missile i.e. AGNI II’s first night was successfully conducted at Odisha Coast.
- Indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile tested.
- The first country that introduced typhoid vaccine approved by World Health Organisation (WHO) was Pakistan.
- Credit Link Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) Awas Portal (CLAP) launched by Ministery of Housing and Urban Affairs
ECONOMIC NEWS
- In Fortune’s Businessperson of the Year 2019, Satya Nadella, India born CEO of Microsoft, bagged the top position.
- There is an increase of almost 80% in the earnings of IRCTC from its online ticketing section.
- In second quarter of 2019 – 20. India witnesses Slow GDP growth rate of 4.5 percent.
- World’s first CNG port terminal was approved by Gujarat Government at Bhavnagar.
- Dewan Housing Finance Corp. Ltd (DHFL) becomes first financial services company to be referred to NCLT for insolvency proceedings by RBI
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Aditya Anand
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