Current Affairs 31st January 2017

Current Affairs 31st January 2017

NATIONAL:

• Road projects in Assam got sanctioned Rs.65,000 crore from transport ministry
• Museum in Kolkata featuring multiple sports personalities’ gear set to opens
• Golden jubilee year celebrated in All India Radio, Agartala

INTERNATIONAL:

• Annual meeting of SAARC members to be held  in Nepal

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:

• Snapdeal investor joins Flipkart, Ola in capital dumping row
• Merger of Vodafone and Idea confirmed by Vodafone

AWARDS AND HONOURS :

• Harper’s Bazaar lists Priyanka in ‘150 Most Fashionable Women’ list
• Iris Mittenaere of France becomes the 65th Miss Universe
• CISF adjudged as best marching group for 5th time at R-Day
• Arunachal Pradesh receives the best state tableau at Republic Day parade
• Serena Williams gifted with a customised championship belt by WWE

APPOINTMENTS:

• Bikram Bir appointed as the Business Head of  MobiKwik
• Amulya Patnaik becomes the new Chief of Delhi police

SPORTS NEWS:

• 2017 Syed Modi International badminton tournament title won by PV Sindhu
• Australian Open 2017 : Federer won 18th Grand Slam title by defeating Nadal in the final