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.
- Ayushman Bharat Implementation made more effective with Google – NHA collaboration.
- DHRUV – Pradhan Mantri Innovative Learning Programme, conducted by ISRO.
- As per World Economic Forum released the Global Competitiveness Index, India secured 68th
- Ekuverin, the joint military exercise of India and Maldives held at Pune.
- IMNEX-2019, the joint naval exercise of India and Myanmar organised in Visakhapatnam.
- OASIS”-Officers Automated Structures Information System introduced by Indian Army.
- EX-EASTERN BRIDGE-V, joint Air Force exercise of India and Oman conducted in Oman.
- Japan got hit by Typhoon Hagibis.
- Vajra Prahar, the joint military exercise of India and United space conducted in Seattle
- First Sports University approved by Delhi Cabinet
- Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON), the space weather satellite launched by NASA.
- Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN) Scheme launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
- Jal Shakti Minister launches Ganga Amantran Initiative.
- 2021 Census will be conducted through Mobile Phones.
- Women can also serve in the Armed Forces in Saudi Arabia.
- Karnataka bags the first position in India Innovation Index released by NITI Aayog.
- National e-assessment for Income Tax assessment launched by the Union Government.
- Minuteman III, the ballistic missile, successfully test-fired by Military of United States.
- For ‘Bharat Ki Laxmi’ initiative introduced by PM Modi, Deepika Padukone and PV Sandhu are appointed as Brand Ambassadors.
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.