Current Affairs 30th January 2017

Current Affairs 30th January 2017

• Remember Ambedkar & install BHIM app in your phone: PM Modi
• IMD plans weather stations in 660 district
• Union Minister Athawale bats for reservation to all economically weaker section people
• We’ll shift to Jan Dhan, Aadhaar, Mobile in 2-3 yrs: Naidu
• Amazon expands grocery delivery service to 14 Indian cities
• IITs world’s 4th largest producer of billion-dollar startups
• Section 144 imposed on Marina Beach till Feb 12
• Govt inaugurates North East Film Festival in Pune
• Kolkata’s Chinatown celebrates Chinese New Year

• Germany’s Merkel, Trump agree on importance of NATO in call
• Google removed 80 million ads for ‘shocking’ users in 2016
• Barack Obama may get Rs.136-crore advance for his memoir
• Japan Airlines allows dogs in main cabin
• FARC rebels, Colombia govt to fight cocaine cultivation

• US’ 2nd largest startup Airbnb posts profit for first time
• Cellular operators ask TRAI to stop BSNL’s app-based service

• Metal found to conduct electricity but not heat
• Nokia makes voice assistant for engineers, telecom operators
• AI found to be as good as doctors at spotting cancer

• Musk joins Trump manufacturing council with Dell, Ford CEOs

• Sania-Dodig lose Australian Open title to unseeded pair
• Serena Williams smashes her racquet in final against sister
• FIFA unveils official match ball for Beach World Cup