Top GKToday’s News Headlines- 12 December 2019

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Here are the top News Headlines of 12 December 2019 for all competitive examinations of India.

ISRO launches PSLV-C48 carrying 628-kg earth observation satellite RISAT-2BR1 along with 9 other customer satellites from Sriharikota (AP)
Culture Ministry launches portal ‘indianculture.gov.in’ developed by IIT-Bombay
Nagaland extends the Inner Line Permit (ILP) regime to Dimapur district; all districts under ILP now
Manipur would be brought under the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system: Home Minister Amit Shah

CITIZENSHIP (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2019

Parliament passes the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019
Was passed by Lok Sabha on December 10 and Rajya Sabha on December 11
The Bill seeks to provide Indian citizenship to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian refugees coming from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan after facing religious persecution there.
Those who have migrated to India before December 31, 2014 are eligible.
The Bill shall not apply to: 1. Tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura 2. States that are protected by the Inner Line Permit (ILP) — Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland

ADB cuts India’s GDP growth forecast to 5.1% for FY2019 from 6.5% made in September; forecast for FY2020 cut to 6.5% from 7.2%
Cabinet clears amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC); objective is to remove difficulties being faced during insolvency resolution process
Cabinet approves ‘Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme’ for purchase of high-rated pooled assets from financially sound NBFCs/HFCs by PSBs
Lok Sabha passes bill to set up a unified regulatory authority for all international financial services centres (IFSCs) in India
Cabinet authorises NHAI to set up infrastructure investment trust, monetise NH projects having toll collection track record of at least one year
Cabinet approves hike in authorised capital of India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL) from Rs 6,000 crore to Rs 25,000 crore
ICAR organising ‘International Seminar on Climate Smart Farming Systems’ for BIMSTEC countries in Delhi on Dec 11-13
SBI under-reported its non-performing assets (NPAs) for 2018-19 by Rs 11,932 crore: RBI auditors

16-year old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg declared TIME’s 2019 Person of the Year
Others honoured by TIME: US Women’s Soccer Team: Athlete of the Year, the US Public Servants: Guardians of the Year, singer Lizzo: Entertainer of the Year’ and Disney CEO Bob Iger: Business Person of the Year
International Mountain Day observed on December 11; theme: ‘Mountains Matter for Youth’
At least 250 journalists jailed around the world; highest in China: US-based Committee to Protect Journalists

Sports Ministry announces cash awards to South Asian Games medallists; Rs. 1.5 lakh for gold, Rs. 1 lakh for silver and Rs. 50,000 for bronze
India’s Vikram Malhotra wins Life Time Betty Griffin Memorial squash tournament in Boca Raton (US)