Current Affairs Refresher on September 2019 for CLAT 2020
LEGAL NEWS
- Strength of Supreme Court Judges increased to 34 as four new judges are appointed.
- Promulgation of Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (production, manufacture, import, export, transport, sale, distribution, storage and advertisement) Ordinance, 2019 approved by Union Cabinet.
POLITICAL/ NATIONAL NEWS
- Houston, Texas hosted ‘Howdy Modi’ Event.
- ‘Krishi Kisan’ mobile app launched by Union government to help farmers with new farming technologies.
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded PM Modi for Swacch Bharat Abhiyan.
- Country’s longest electrified rail tunnel between Cherlopalli and Rapuru inaugurated in Andhra Pradesh.
- Trial of Astra, the air to air missile, successfully done by DRDO.
- Emergency Response Support System (ERSS – Dial 112), ‘E-Beat Book’ System and ‘E-Saathi App’ launched by Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Digital Payment Abhiyaan launched by Ministry of Electronics and IT in collaboration with Nasscom’s Data Security Council of India and Google India.
- A minor planet named after Pandit Jasraj by International Astronomical Union.
- The trilateral military exercise of Navy of India Japan and Us i.e. MALABAR Exercise to take place in Japan.
- Taxation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2019 makes the effective corporate tax rate for existing domestic companies to 25.17%
- Global Goalkeeper award 2019 was conferred upon PM Modi by Bill and Melinda Gates.
- PM Modi inaugurated Gandhi solar Park at UN Headquarter.
- KAZIND 2019, the joint military exercise of Kazakhstan and India to take place in Pitthoragarh in 2019.
- India and Pakistan both will take part in military exercise to be conducted by Russia i.e. Ex TESNTR 2019.
- NATGRID i.e. National Intelligence Grid is expected to be ready by January 2020.
- Man Portable Anti Guided Tank Missile tested by DRDO.
- For Human space Mission, ISRO and DRDO sign MOU.
- Join tri services of India and US called as Tiger Triumph to be held at Visakhapatnam and Kakinada.
- The joint military exercise between India and Thailand i.e. Maitree 2019 to be held in Meghalaya.
- Yudh Abhyas, joint military exercise between India and US to be held in Washington, USA.
- UMMID and NIDAN initiatives launched by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
- As a measure to diversify the economy, Saudi Arabia will offer tourist visas now.
ECONOMIC NEWS
- 6th India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) hosted by India in New Delhi.
- Mukesh Ambani tops the list in IIFL Wealth-Hurun India Rich List 2019.
- Vladivostok, Russia hosted Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) (5th
- As per the announcement made by Facebook, it will acquire the tech company that produces wrist bands that reads minds i.e. CTRL Labs.
- United Nations World Tourism Organisation selects India as the host country for World Tourism Day 2019.