Current Affairs 22nd January 2017
NATIONAL:
- 45th Statehood Day celebrated in Manipur, Tripura, and Meghalaya
- ‘INS Vikramaditya’ India’s largest warship to get its 1st ATM
- Ordinance allowing the sport Jallikattu, got clearance from Centre
- Changes on rules for Rail Budget merger got approval from President Mukherjee
- Manipur’s 1st crowd-funded party is Irom Sharmila’s PRJA party
- Corps Commander Conference starts in Dehradun
INTERNATIONAL:
- First executive order signed by Trump on ‘Obamacare’
BANKING NEWS:
- NPCI’s request to ICICI bank on unblocking Flipkart’s PhonePe get rejected
- Cooperative banks not authorised to accept deposits under PMGKY scheme: Govt
APPOINTMENTS:
- Amit Singhal former Google Search head joins Uber
- James Mattis appointed as US Secretary of Defence
- Mike Pence becomes the 48th Vice President of USA
- Indian football fed’s Prez Praful Patel becomes a member of FIFA finance committee:
- Miss Universe 2017 judge panel includes Former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen
