Category: 9 PM Brief

‘Raising time limit for abortion under study’ The Centre has informed the Delhi High Court that it has initiated the process for an inter-ministerial consultation on raising the time period to terminate pregnancy The response has come on backdrop of a PIL filed in the Delhi High Court for extending the time period to terminate… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – August 7, 2019

Lok Sabha passes Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill The Lok Sabha has passed the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019. The bill aims to regulate the practice and process of surrogacy in India. The objectives of the bill are to: a) ensure effective regulation of surrogacy, b) prohibit commercial surrogacy and c) allow ethical altruistic surrogacy to the needy… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – August 6, 2019

Govt imposes restrictions under section 144 in Srinagar and some other districts of J&K The Jammu and Kashmir government imposed restrictions in Srinagar and some other districts under Section 144 CrPC. Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) is issued in urgent cases of security threat or riot. It bars the assembly of… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – August 5, 2019

President Kovind honoured with National order of Merit, highest award of Republic of Guinea Indian President Ram Nath Kovind has been awarded the National order of Merit by the President of Guinea. It is the highest award of Republic of Guinea. He has been awarded for his exceptional contribution to the advancement of overall relations… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – August 3, 2019

‘India and U.S. very close to resolving all trade issues’ India’s Commerce Minister is planning to meet the U.S. Trade Representative.They will hold talks to resolve the differences over trade and investment. However,government officials have said that almost all issues have been resolved between the two countries.But the core area of disagreement which is market… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – August 1, 2019

India’s large cities staring at water crisis: Water Stress Index Water Stress Index, formulated by London-based risk analytics firm Verisk Maplecroft, has listed India as the 46th highest risk country in the world. According to the index, 11 of India’s 20 largest cities face an ‘extreme risk’ of water stress and seven are in the… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – July 31, 2019

Parliament passes law banning unregulated deposit schemes Parliament has passed the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill 2019. The bill provides for a comprehensive mechanism to ban unregulated deposit schemes and to protect the interests of depositors. The bill defines regulated deposits as all deposit-taking schemes which are overseen and regulated by regulators like (a)… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – July 30, 2019

India is not being overrun by immigrants According to the recently released 2011 Census migration data, immigration rate has decreased 0.6% in 2001 to 0.4% in 2011. The number of Indian residents born outside the country has decreased from 6.2 million to 5.3 million between 2001 and 2011. According to Census 2011, the number of… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – July 29, 2019

Explained: Lok Sabha has passed amendments to The Companies Act. Here’s what they are Lok Sabha has passed The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2019.The Bill seeks to amend The Companies Act, 2013. Under the 2013 Act, there were 81 compoundable offences that carry punishments of a fine and/or prison terms. These offences were heard by courts. … Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – July 27, 2019