Current Affairs 29th January 2018
NATIONAL
- PM Modi will be on a state visit to Palestine, UAE and Oman
- People with autism, mental illnesses, intellectual disability & victims of acid attacks will now get quota in central govt jobs.
- Business leaders like Ratan Tata, Dilip Sanghvi will be part of over 4,800 delegates from across the world in 1st ever global investors summit in Assam
- Govt to set up social media hubs
- Govt to set up apex cybercrime center
- Govt launches polio programme for 2018
- Oxford Dictionaries has chosen ‘Aadhaar’ as the Hindi word of 2017.
INTERNATIONAL
- China’s People’s Liberation Army, the world’s largest army, has published an officially approved outline for military training.
- Czech President Miloš Zeman has won a second 5 year term as head of state after beating his opponent Jirí Drahoš with a thin margin.
- China To Establish International Courts
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
- Book titled “Dilli Meri Dilli: Before and After 1998”, written by Sheila Dikshit has been released.
SPORTS
- Sandeep Lamichhane has become the first cricketer from Nepal to land an IPL contract
- Caroline Wozniacki wins Australian Open
- India’s win over South Africa in the 3rd& final Test helped it retain the ICC Test Championship mace
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