Current Affairs 28th January 2017
NATIONAL:
- 7th edition Hyderabad Literary Festival started
- Kanpur cricket stadium to be named after British lady Madam Green
- UAE military contingent in R-Day parade for the 1st time
- Limitations set by center for NEET exam on age and attempts
- Indian based ‘TeamIndus’ selected to land a spacecraft on moon
- Schools of Maharashtra are insisted to mark Feb 27 as Marathi Day by state govt
- Mauni Amawasya started in Allahabad
- Digi Dhan Mela launched today in Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- International cargo services launched at Bhubaneswar Int’l Airport
INTERNATIONAL:
- Indian snake hunters hired by Florida wildlife to catch pythons
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:
- Revenue of Alphabet’s 4th quarter up by 22% to $26 billion
- Higher demand for premium cars makes profit of Maruti by 47.5%
AGREEMENTS:
- Agreement signed between India, UAE on strengthening tax information mechanism
AWARDS AND HONOURS
- 3 jawans who gunned down militant Burhan Wani were awarded with Sena Medal
APPOINTMENTS:
- Meghalaya Governor Shanmuganathan stepsdow
SPORTS NEWS:
- England won 1st T20 against India by 7 wicket
OBITUARY:
- Alexander Kadakin Russian ambassador to India passes away
