Current Affairs 25th January 2017

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