Current Affairs Refresher on October 2019 for CLAT 2020
LEGAL NEWS
- Draft of Arms (Amendment) Bill 2019 proposed by Union Home Ministry.
- Legislative Council of Jammu and Kashmir abolished.
POLITICAL/NATIONAL NEWS
- Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- First all-women spacewalk done by two NASA Astronauts namely Christina Koch and Jessica Meir.
- India secured 102nd position in Global Hunger Index released by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe.
- Strategic Partnership Council Agreement signed between India and Saudi Arabia.
- Army of Philippines will buy Indian Supersonic Missile Brahmos.
- SHAKTI 2019, the joint military exercise of India and France, to take place in Rajasthan.
ECONOMIC NEWS
- Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) led by Mukesh Ambani becomes the first Indian Company to reach Rs. 9 lakh Crore market capitalisation (m cap).
- In Ease of Doing Business ranking released by World Bank, India ranks 63rd.
- As per IND – Ra, the GDP of India in Financial Year 2019- 20 lowered to 6.1%
- Maharatna Status given to Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and Power Grid Corporation by the Union Government.
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Aditya Anand
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