Current Affairs 19th January 2017
NATIONAL:
- Black boxes developed by HAL for flights got approval from IAF
- Two ‘non-performing’ IPS officers given premature retirement by Govt
- ‘Karang island’ becomes first cashless island in India located in Manipur
- Kerala : Virtual reality kiosks to be set up at airports of the state by Kerala Tourism
- Haryanay CM grants ₹10 cr to Yogeshwar Dutt’s village on his wedding
- Global passport-strength list India ranks 78th position : Survey
- Indian Agriculture Research Institute approves to setup an Off-campus in Jharkhand
- 58th India International Garment Fair starts at New Delhi
- ‘Mawlynnong’ the cleanest village of Asia becomes role model for cleanliness
- Community radio awareness workshop organised by union govt in Raipur
- Bengaluru tops in world’s most dynamic city list released at WEF
- Pratibha-Parva being observed 3-day in Madhya Pradesh
INTERNATIONAL:
- $500 million got transfered to Green Climate Fund by US President Obama
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:
- Five General Insurance Companies got approval in stock exchanges by CCEA
- Data center startup SimpliVity boughty by HP Enterprise for $650mn
- US based Qualcomm announces investment of ₹57.7 crore in India
- Facebook to get participate in world’s biggest startup campus through Station F
- UN report said that India’s economy to grow by 7.7% in 2016-17
APPOINTMENTS:
- N Chandrasekaran appointed as Chairman of Tata Motors
- European Parl elects Antonio Tajani as new President
AWARDS AND HONORS:
- Actress Shabana Azmi nominated for Asian Film Awards for ‘Neerja’
- Legends Club added Former Indian cricketer Kapil Dev into ‘Hall of Fame’
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
- “16 Psyche” the mission to explore iron-rich asteroid got NASA approval
SPORTS NEWS:
- The record of longest ever Aus Open match played between Karlovic, Zeballos
