Banking & SSC 9th December National Current Affairs
- Lok Sabha passes Arms (Amendment) bill; Makers of illegal arms will face Maximum punishment of life in jail
- BJP wins majority (117/224) in Karnataka Assembly by winning 12 out of 15 seats in by-elections
- Parliament passes Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019; restricts the usage of hazardous materials on ships and regulates their recycling
- 3rd India-Australia Secretary-level 2+2 Dialogue held in New Delhi
- Hindi poet Viswanath Prasad Tiwari wins ‘Gangadhar National Award’ given by Odisha’s Sambalpur University
Banking & SSC 9th December International Current Affairs
- India ranked 129th among 189 Countries on UNDP’s 2019 Human Development Index (HDI)
- HDI ranking Based totaly on life expectancy, Education, and per capita income indicators
- Arms sales rose by 4.6% worldwide in 2018: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- International day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime Observed on Dec 9
- International Anti-Corruption Day Observed on Dec 9 with its theme as ‘united against corruption.’
- Five killed in eruption of volcano in New Zealand’s White Island
- Saudi Arabia abolishes rules guidelines requiring restaurants to provide Separate entrances for women
- South Africa’s Zozibini Tunzi crowned Miss Universe 2019 in Atalanta (US)
- Paul Volcker, former US Federal Reserve chairman, dies at the age of 92 in New York
- ‘Sesame Street’ puppeteer Caroll Spinney dies at 85 in US
LAFCA
- Korean Director Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Parasite’ named the best pleasant movie of the year by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA)
- Antonio Banderas won the Best actor trophy for ‘Pain and Glory’ (Spanish) which was also named best foreign language movie
- Mary Kay Place was named best actress for her role in ‘Diane’
Banking & SSC 9th December Economy & Business Current Affairs
- Government further caps stock limit on onion retailers to 2 tonnes to check hoarding
- FICCI ARISE Conference 2019 in New Delhi on Dec 9-10; theme: ‘Future Ready Learners And Schools’
Banking & SSC 9th December Sports Current Affairs
World Anti-Doping Agency imposes Four-year ban on Russia from 2020 Tokyo Olympics