Current Affairs 22nd January 2018

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Current Affairs 22nd January 2018

NATIONAL

  • India restricts use of imported petcoke
  • President Kovind felicitated exceptional women achievers who are the first to set a milestone in their respective fields at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
  • Home Minister Rajnath Singh has launched Bharat Ke Veer anthem and a short film on India’s bravehearts.
  • Tamil Nadu to host first ever Defence Expo

APPOINTMENTS

  • Om Prakash Rawat appointed as New Chief Election Commissioner
  • Anandiben Patel named new Madhya Pradesh Governor
  • Harish Manwani, non-executive chairman of HUL, has been appointed as the chairman of executive board of Indian School of Business, Hyderabad

INTERNATIONAL

  • UN special rapporteur for human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee visited Rohingya refugee camp

BANKING

  • Axis Bank is partnering with NGO Srijan through an initiative called Buddha Fellowship Programme
  • Allahabad Bank has became the 1st public sector lender to offer an employee stock option scheme, under which it will offer 5 crore ordinary shares to its staff.

SPORTS

  • India defeats Pakistan to win Blind Cricket World Cup 2018
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