Current Affairs 28th January 2017

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