Current Affairs 24th January 2017

Current Affairs 24th January 2017

NATIONAL:

• World’s 1st electronic mode postal ballots to be implemented in Goa
• On 120th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, nation pays homage
• Stamp cover on Indian Olympic performers Sindhu, Sakshi and Dipa released by India Post releases
• Tribal students of karnataka to get stipend from state govt
• Kolkata’s Eden Gardens to have names of Indian war heroes in stands
• Republic Day parade : 40 tribals all over the country to attend as special guests
• Body-worn cameras has been given to  Gurugram Police for better patrolling
• Karnataka state highways get planted with saplings by state govt
• 75 more WiFi hotspots got installed in Mumbai , which makes the count to 585
• Railway station accident victim will get paid around ‎Rs.68 lakh by Railways Dept
• New world record set by 3.5 lakh sing Indian National Anthem in Gujarat
• World’s longest human chain of 11,000 kilometres formed at Bihar

INTERNATIONAL:

• High-speed train of speed up to 1,000 kmph to be  developed by South Korea
• Passports at Aus airports to be replaced with biometric facial recognition
• Over 30 lakh trees aimed to plant through Project ‘City of Trees’

BANKING NEWS:

• HSBC accepts to pay Rs.34 cr for charging unreasonable to clients

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:

• Infosys has infused $62 mn in startups from its $500 mn fund
• Apple becomes most innovative company of 2016

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:

• AOBA VELOX-III : Singapore’s 1st ISS satellite can orbit twice as long as others

APPOINTMENTS:

• PepsiCo veteran Kaul  becomes COO of Ola, replacing Pranay Jivrajka

SPORTS NEWS:

• Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold title  won by Saina Nehwal