Current Affairs 30th January 2017
NATIONAL:
- 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
INTERNATIONAL:
- 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
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:
- US’ 2nd largest startup Airbnb posts profit for first time
- Cellular operators ask TRAI to stop BSNL’s app-based service
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
- 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
APPOINTMENTS:
- Musk joins Trump manufacturing council with Dell, Ford CEOs
SPORTS NEWS:
- 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