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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