Current Affairs 25th January 2017
NATIONAL:
- Tamil Nadu Assembly unanimously passed Jallikattu Bill
- New scheme got approval from cabinet for promotion of Rural Housing in country
- Interest waiver on crop loans from co-op banks got cabinet approval
- Sumitra Mahajan to inaugurate Digi-Dhan Mela organised at Indore
- Transfer of land to AAI over 11.35 acres got approval from Union Cabinet
- Centre to invest rupees 5,500 cr on telecom infra of North East India
- ‘UberEAT’ a new food delivery app to be launched by Uber in India
INTERNATIONAL:
- Dubai international airport remains as the busiest airport in the world
- World’s largest solar farm of 850 MW built in China
- Bill to terminate US membership from UN, introduced in Congress
- London got warning for very high air pollution issues
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
- Periodic table created with elements links to our solar system
AWARDS AND HONOURS:
- PM Modi gives National Bravery Award to 25 children
- Russia Prez Vladimir Putin awarded with peace prize by Venezuela
APPOINTMENTS:
- Term of Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar’s got extended by one year
- Google X Co-founder Yoky Matsuoka rehired by Alphabet
- Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das tenure extended till May 31
- Mike Pompeo appointed as a CIA Director by US Senate
SPORTS NEWS:
- Ronnie O’Sullivan makes a record of winning Masters title for the 7th time
- Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold Badminton Tournament starts in Lucknow
