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CLAT 2027: the must-know GK topics

The 60 stories of the last 12 months most like what CLAT has asked before. An order to revise in, not a prediction: the paper also asks other things. Updated daily.

World and defence

1. SCO leaders adopt Bishkek Declaration at summit in Bishkek 1 Sep
2. BRICS adopts New Delhi Declaration at 18th summit hosted by India 13 Sep
3. India set to host 18th BRICS summit in New Delhi 10 Sep
4. UN General Assembly designates 27 November as International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage 4 Sep
5. India rejects Pakistan-China Boundary Joint Commission over Shaksgam Valley 16 Sep
6. Portugal and Mauritius back India's permanent UNSC seat at UNGA 81 26 Sep
7. India's BRICS chairship: 18th summit set for New Delhi, 12-13 September 2026 27 Aug
8. 16th India-Japan Annual Summit: Modi and Takaichi hold talks in New Delhi 2 Jul
9. 25th SCO Heads of Government meeting in Dushanbe; Rajnath Singh to attend 17 Oct
10. India co-sponsors inaugural P4M summit at UNGA 81 21 Sep
11. India and China hold 25th Special Representatives talks in Beijing; agree to hold 26th round in India in 2027 25 Aug
12. India publishes official names for 27 Arunachal Pradesh locations 7 Aug
13. 3rd India-Australia Annual Leaders' Summit in Melbourne: defence, uranium and Gaganyaan support 9 Jul
14. Bihar raises concerns over renewal of 1996 Ganga Water Treaty 25 Aug
15. Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan sign Makkah Joint Defence Agreement 7 Aug

Science and environment

1. COP31 set for Antalya, Turkiye, 9-20 November 2026 3 Oct
2. World Ozone Day 2026 marks ten years of Kigali Amendment 16 Sep
3. India launches first Guide to Grasslands and Open Natural Ecosystems at UNCCD COP17 17 Aug
4. WMO says El Nino is firmly established and could become very strong 3 Sep
5. India adds Sukhna Wetland and Sauj Jheel to Ramsar list, total 103 15 Oct
6. Project Cheetah completes four years with 52 cheetahs, 32 born in India 17 Sep
7. ISRO completes key Gaganyaan crew module and parachute qualification tests ahead of G1 14 Jul
8. Modi inaugurates SEMICON India 2026; Semicon 2.0 (Rs 1,27,500 crore) approved in July 17 Sep
9. National Space Day 2026: third edition, theme Towards Viksit Bharat 23 Aug
10. India sets COP31 priorities: predictable climate finance, tech transfer, party-driven mitigation 3 Nov
11. DCC clears satellite spectrum framework, moving Starlink closer to India launch 3 Sep
12. UN biodiversity summit COP17 ends in Yerevan after overtime; Ecuador to host COP18 in 2028 31 Oct
13. World Lion Day: Asiatic lion count rises to 891 in 2025 10 Aug
14. Skyroot's Vikram-1 becomes India's first private orbital rocket to reach orbit 18 Jul
15. Deep depression crosses Andhra-Odisha coast near Kalingapatnam; no cyclone name assigned 24 Sep

Economy

1. VB-G RAM G first month: rural jobs nearly halve versus MGNREGS July 2025 9 Aug
2. UK recognises India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme under its CBAM 8 Sep
3. India ranks 131 of 145 in WEF Global Gender Gap Index 2026 16 Sep
4. India-New Zealand FTA enters into force on 20 October 2026 20 Oct
5. Global Fintech Fest 2026 held in Mumbai, inaugurated by PM Modi 8 Sep
6. PM dedicates last Western DFC sections at Vadodara, completing the 2,843 km freight corridors 8 Sep
7. October 2026 gross GST collection reaches about Rs 2.31 lakh crore 1 Nov
8. RBI raises repo rate 25 bps to 5.50%, first hike since 2023 7 Oct
9. India ranks 38th of 139 in WIPO Global Innovation Index 2026 29 Sep
10. FATF report flags underground banking and digital hawala 3 Sep

Sport, awards and culture

1. India women win Asian Games hockey gold after 44 years 2 Oct
2. India finishes fourth at Asian Games 2026 with 85 medals 4 Oct
3. Rangpur-Sivasagar Ahom ensemble on India's UNESCO Tentative List, announced by Assam CM 4 Sep
4. Spain beat Argentina 1-0 in extra time to win 2026 FIFA World Cup 19 Jul
5. Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List 25 Jul
6. National Sports Awards 2025: no Khel Ratna, 17 Arjuna awardees 18 Aug
7. Smriti Mandhana becomes leading run-scorer in women's international cricket with 124 vs Hong Kong 3 Sep
8. India women win eighth Asia Cup, refuse trophy from Mohsin Naqvi 13 Sep
9. Australia win record seventh ICC Women's T20 World Cup 5 Jul
10. ICC announces 2027 Men's Cricket World Cup schedule 1 Oct
11. Praggnanandhaa becomes first Indian to win Grand Chess Tour 27 Aug
12. Vande Mataram rendered at Red Fort on Independence Day for the first time, before the national anthem 15 Aug

Polity and law

1. AFSPA extended in parts of Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal for six months 25 Sep
2. Dharmendra Pradhan resigns as Education Minister over NEET row 25 Jul
3. Centre discusses proposed Article 371(K) safeguards for Ladakh 9 Sep
4. Centre forms committee under interlocutor Pankaj Kumar Singh on Gorkha demands 22 Aug
5. Six states sign agreement for Kishau multipurpose dam on the Tons river 15 Sep
6. Census 2027: Ladakh and snow-bound areas begin enumeration 1 September 3 Aug

Other

1. Karnataka Cabinet makes Tulu second additional official language in two coastal districts 18 Sep
2. Bihar and Jharkhand sign Sone River water-sharing MoU 31 Aug