Top GKToday’s News Headlines- 13 December 2019

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Here are the top News Headlines of 13 December 2019 for all competitive examinations of India.

The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019 passed by Rajya Sabha; seeks to include certain tribal communities in Karnataka into Scheduled Tribe category
International Seminar cum Exhibition on Naval Weapon Systems ‘NAVARMS – 2019’ being held in Delhi on December 12-13
GRSE (Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd) hands over LCU (Landing Craft Utility) amphibious ship to Indian Navy
Bangladesh Navy Chief Admiral Aurangzeb Chowdhury visits naval units in Visakhapatnam
Veteran Telugu actor, writer Gollapudi Maruti Rao dies at 80
Social worker Minoti Riba, wife of former Arunachal Pradesh CM Tomo Riba, dies in Itanagar at 83

IFSC BILL

Parliament has passed the International Financial Services Centres Authority Bill, 2019
The Bill seeks to set up a unified authority for regulating all financial activities in international financial services centres (IFSCs) in the country.
It was passed by Rajya Sabha on December 12 and Lok Sabha on December 11.
The first IFSC in India has been set up at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) in Gandhinagar

CONSTITUTION (126th) AMENDMENT BILL

Parliament has passed the Constitution (126th) Amendment Bill
The Bill seeks to extend reservation to SCs and STs in Lok Sabha and state assemblies by another ten years
The Bill was passed by Rajya Sabha on December 12 and Lok Sabha on December 11
Given for the past 70 years, the reservation was due to end on January 25, 2020
Reservation given to Anglo-Indian community has not been extended in the new bill
The bill would now be sent to states for ratification by 50% of the assemblies before it comes into force

CENTRAL SANSKRIT UNIVERSITIES BILL

The Lok Sabha passed the Central Sanskrit Universities Bill, 2019.
The Bill seeks to upgrade three deemed Sanskrit universities into Central universities
They are: Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Bhopal, Sri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, New Delhi and Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth Tirupati

Industrial production declines by 3.8% in October
Retail inflation rises to over three-year high of 5.54% in November
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank lists on stock exchanges after successful IPO
India Design Council launches initiatives — Chartered Designs of India (CDI) and Design Education Quality Mark (DEQM) — to promote Design Education and Standards
FSSAI, Nasscom Foundation partner to develop app to prevent food wastage
Tara Sinha, the founder of advertising agencies Clarion and Tara Sinha Associates, dies at 88
Amazon’s Audible launches an India-first audio service ‘Suno’

Indian embassy, NGO INTACH (Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage) to rebuild 11 heritage sites damaged in Nepal earthquake of 2015
Voters in Bougainville opt for independence from Papua New Guinea in referendum
World’s first fully electric commercial plane, operated by Harbour Air, takes flight in Canada
International Universal Health Coverage Day celebrated on December 12 with the theme ‘Keep the promise’
International Day of Neutrality observed on December 12

Pakistan’s Aleem Dar breaks West Indian Steve Bucknor’s record of umpiring in most number of Tests in his 129th test at Perth
Spain’s football league LaLiga names cricketer Rohit Sharma as its brand ambassador in India

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