India at a Glance & World at a Glance
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Current Affairs 2 INDIA AT A GLANCE JANUARY Social Economy Polity Constitution (103rd GST Council reduces GST Article 35-A: Supreme Amendment) Act, 2019: Rates of 23 goods and Court to take ‘in- 10% reservation for services; revised rates chamber’ decision on economically weak in effective from January 1, plea challenging the general category 2019 legislation Parliament passes Right RBI constitutes U.K. Sinha National Voters’ Day of Children to Free and led Expert Committee on 2019 observed in India Compulsory Education Micro, Small & Medium (Amendment) Bill, 2018 Enterprises Sahitya Akademi Awards RBI constitutes U.K. Sinha Lok Sabha passes 2018 presented to 24 led Expert Committee on Citizenship Amendment writers; Hindi writer Micro, Small & Medium bill Chitra Mudgal among Enterprises winners Bharat Ratna 2019: Supreme Court upholds Congress wins Ramgarh; Pranab Mukherjee, constitutional validity of BJP wins Jind bypoll Nanaji Desh-mukh, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Bhupen Haza-rika Code conferred honours FERBUARY Vande Bharat, India’s New e-commerce policy comes into effect joins mainstream politics train launched asPriyanka Congress’s Gandhi officiallygeneral first semi-high speed secretary of eastern UP Anoop Satpathy-led Finance Minister Piyush Mamata-Centre row: Expert Committee Goyal presents Interim Parliament adjourned submits report re- Budget 2019-20 before after protests by commening National 2019 elections Trinamool over alleged Minimum Wage at ` 375 misuse of the CBI per day Cabinet approves “Relief for Angel Investors Mayawati has to repay Promulgation of - Govt clears proposal to public money spent on Banning of Unregulated encourage investments erecting her statues, BSP Deposit Schemes in Start-Ups; hikes tax symbols in parks: SC Ordinance, 2019 exemption cap” 3 Sushil Chandra Cabinet approves merger Supreme Court refuses appointed as new of Vijaya Bank, Dena Bank to government plea to Election Commissio- with Bank of Baroda ner; Pulwama attack, 40 beyond November 2 CRPF personnel killed extend NRC verification MARCH The Swachh Bharat Textile Ministry launches SP-BSP-RLD tie-up Mission Grameen comprehensive scheme for for 2019 Lok Sabha (SBM-G): Over 96% of the development of knitt- elections; no alliance households in Rural ing and knitwear sector between AAP and India use toilets-Survey under PowerTex India Congress in Delhi SC Proposes Mediation Cabinet approves measures Government Imposes Panel for Ram to promote Hydro Power Ban On Jamaat-e-Islami Janmabhoomi-Babri Sector including renewable Jammu & Kashmir Masjid Land Dispute energy source Case Lok Sabha elections will Pramod Sawant sworn be organised in seven top 10 richest individuals in as new Goa chief phases, beginning from globally:Mukesh AmbaniLoong figures Palace in minister after death of April 11, will conclude Hurun Global Rich List Manohar Parrikar on May 19; results on 2019 May 23 Former Supreme Court RBI categorises IDBI Bank “Goa CM Pramod Sawant judge, Pinaki Chandra as Private Sector Bank; Ghose likely to be SBI, ICICI, HDFC remain MLAs vote in his favour” Systemically Important wins floor test after 20 Lokpal Banks appointed as India’s first APRIL Chandrayaan-2 to carry Supreme Court quashes NASA instruments; ISRO RBI circular on insolvency nomination from to launch 29 satellites issued last year Wayanad,Rahul GandhiAmethi files Jet Airways in debt BOB, Vijaya Bank, Dena Prime Minister Narendra of over USD 1 billion Bank merger became defaulted on its loan papers from Varanasi repayments to banks ever 3-way merger in Modi files nomination India’seffective banking on April sector 1, first- Mission Shakti: India “RBI issued the guidelines Lok Sabha Elections shoots down live for banks to set up new 2019 First Phase: Phase I satellite, becomes 4th currency chests; Vikram held in 91 constituencies nation to enter elite Kirloskar takes charge as space power club CII President” 4 The Services team RBI sells entire stake in Congress-AAP alliance emerged as winner Nabard, NHB for Rs 1,450 fails to shape up, 3-way of the 2019 Santosh crore and Rs 20 crore, contest unfolds in Delhi Trophy; Three-judge respectively panel to probe case against CJI MAY Environment Minister India has robust plan to rejects global reports issuers- ` 3.05 crore on import oil from other claiming 1.2 million VodafoneRBI imposes m-pesa fines on andPPI countries: MEA deaths in India due to ` 1 crore each on Mobile pollution Payments, PhonePe CJI sexual harassment RBI releases vision Arun Jaitley takes break issue: former SC staffer document for e-payment from active politics, says she won’t take part system for boosting writes letter to Modi in panel hearing customer awareness, setting up a 24X7 helpline Nandan Nilekani India invites BIMSTEC into a ‘severe cyclonic Committee on Digital leaders for PM Narendra storm’Cyclone heading ‘Fani’ intensified towards Payments submits its Modi’s oath-taking the Odisha coast-IMD report to RBI ceremony on May 30 India’s military Jet Airways crisis: faces PM Narendra Modi takes spending up by 3.1% in heavy losses in stock oath on 30th May; 25 2018 while Pakistan’s market, and over Rs 8,500 Cabinet ministers, 33 military spending rose crore bank debt MoS also take oath at the by 11% Rashtrapati Bhavan JUNE Nirmala Sitharaman Former Home Minister & of Assam NRC will assumes charge as India’s senior BJP leader Rajnath notDeadline be forextended: finalisation SC; Singh took charge as the Cyclone Vayu : 52 NDRF Minister Defence Minister on June teams deployed, 2.8 lakh first woman Finance 1 people evacuated DRDO successfully Net Banking gets cheaper; Congress will not stake RBI removes charges on claim for the position 1S missile; Ajit Doval RTGS & NEFT; sets up of Leader of Opposition reappointedtest fires AKASH as National MK- Committee on ATM charges in Parliament since it is Security Adviser, gets short of the necessary Cabinet rank numbers 5 NITI Aayog New income tax rules with Mayawati calls off BSP- reconstituted: Amit revised guidelines comes SP alliance in by-poll Shah, Rajnath Singh in effect from today elections; Sonia Gandhi re-elected as leader of members; Rajiv Kumar Congress Parliamentary reappointedappointed as ex-officioVice party Chairman Virat Kohli becomes Yashovardhan Birla Virendra Kumar to be fastest to score 11,000 declared ‘wilful defaulter’ Pro-tem Speaker; Om ODI runs takes 222 by UCO bank Birla becomes Speaker of innings (230 ODIs) 17th Lok Sabha succee- ding Sumitra Mahajan JULY Mumbai rains paralyse Economic Survey 2019 Rahul Gandhi announces city claiming over 30 Analysis: 7% GDP growth, his resignation as lives due to collapse of $5 Trillion economy, Congress Chief on Ratnagiri dam BADLAV, Sundar Bharat & Twitter on 3rd July More Jaipur, known for its Union Budget 2019: Anusuiya Uikey, Biswa iconic architecture No changes in personal Bhusan appointed made its entry into the income tax rates, additional Governors of UNESCO World Heritage surcharge on the super rich Chhattisgarh & Andhra Site list Pradesh Chandrayaan-2 lift-off on Inter-ministerial committee “Three-time Delhi CM July 22 from Sriharikota; recommends ban on private Sheila Dikshit passed 3 components, orbiter, cryptocurrencies in India away at 81; condolences lander & rover, carried pour in from PM Modi to by launch vehicle President” “Triple Talaq Bill gets Merger of PSU Insurance Karnataka government President’s assent on Companies announced: of HD Kumaraswamy July 31, becomes a law; National Insurance, collapsed; Yeddyurappa Tiger count rises 33% Oriental India & United becomes CM for fourth in India, now the count India time is 2967” AUGUST Former President Govt announces mega Article 370 & 35A Pranab Mukherjee merger of PSBs, bringing scrapped in J&K; conferred Bharat Ratna; down their number to 12 bifurcated into 2 UTs – Ravish Kumar-NDTV from 27 in 2017 Ladakh & J&K won Ramon Magsaysay Award 2019 6 IAF Wing Commander Karnataka topped SARAL Sonia Gandhi named as Abhinandan Varthaman index which evaluates the Interim Congress honored with the Vir states on basis of their President after Rahul Chakra gallantry medal attractiveness for rooftop Gandhi steps down development RBI approved transfer Former External Affairs Indian to win Badminton of a record Rs 1.76 lakh Minister Sushma Swaraj WorldP.V. Sindhu Championships becomes first crore dividend and surplus passed away; Arun gold; PM Modi conferred reserves to govt Jaitley, former Finance with Order of Zayed Minister, passed away Chandrayaan 2 sends Govt merges 10 public Assam: Final National sector banks into 4 making Register of Citizens moon, Mare Orientale the number of banks from released, 19 lakh people basinback andfirst Apollo image craters of 27 in 2017 to 12 don’t submit claims visible SEPTEMBER One Nation One Ration India’s economic growth T Soundararajan Card scheme will begin dips to 7-year low of 5% appointed as Telangana in Kerala, Karnataka & in April-June; Economic Governor, Kalraj Mishra other states to ensure all growth was 8 per cent in to Rajasthan, Bandaru the same quarter of 2018- Dattatreya to Himachal PDS across the nation 19 Pradesh beneficiaries can access Chandrayaan 2: Two Housing, Auto & MSMEs Arif Mohammed Khan km from Moon, Vikram Loans to get cheaper from appointed governor to lander loses contact Oct 2019; RBI asks banks Kerala; Bhagat Singh with mission control; to link certain loans to Koshyari appointed to Lander Vikram intact, External Benchmarks like Maharashtra lying in tilted position on Repo Rate moon surface- sources Single-use plastic items Indian market suffered Former J&K CM Farooq - small plastic bottles, heavy losses with Sensex Abdullah arrested under plastic bags, straws, falling by 704 points to the Public Safety Act cups, plates, certain 36,419.09; Nifty slumping (PSA); kept under house types of sachets- will be below 10,800, giving up all arrest since revocation of banned from Oct 2.