Current Affairs 27th January 2017
NATIONAL:
- Madhya Pradesh CM announces total ban on polythene bags
- Gujarat govt pardons 439 prisoners on Republic Day eve
- World’s largest laddu of nearly 30,000 kg was made in India
- TN traders not to sell Coca-Cola, Pepsi from March 1
INTERNATIONAL:
- China is planning world’s brightest light source facility
- Netherlands sets up abortion fund to counter Trump’s cuts
- Burj Khalifa lit in tricolour before Republic Day
- World’s longest moving line of bicycles sets Guinness record
BANKING NEWS:
- EC asks RBI to raise withdrawal limit for candidates to Rs2L
- Israel defies UN resolution, approves 2,500 West Bank homes
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY:
- Toyota planning to launch India-specific hybrid car in 5 yrs.
- LG Electronics reports first quarterly loss in six years
- Tata Motors launches hybrid, electric buses at Rs2 crore
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
- Public to choose Jupiter picture sites for NASA’s Juno probe
AWARDS AND HONOURS:
- Havildar Hangpan Dada gets highest peacetime military award
- Jawans who took part in surgical strike get gallantry awards
- Man voluntarily fighting fires for 40 years gets Padma Shri
- Man who has planted 1 crore trees gets Padma Shri
- Sharad Pawar, Murli Manohar Joshi to get Padma Vibhushan
- Two foreigners among Padma 2017 awardees
- Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar to be awarded Padma Shri
APPOINTMENTS:
- Indian-American Nikki Haley sworn in as US Ambassador to UN
- Xiaomi’s Hugo Barra joins Facebook to lead its VR efforts
SPORTS NEWS:
- Japan gets its first sumo wrestling grand champion in 18 yrs
- Usain Bolt stripped of 2008 Olympic relay gold medal
OBITUARY:
- Russian envoy to India passes away due to heart failure
