Here is the current affairs for the month of Jan-2016. Current Affairs form a very important part of General awareness section asked in competitive exams. Many questions in these competitions are framed from current affairs sheet.
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National
Harsh Vardhan has launched National Biotechnology Programme
Pakistani singer Adnan Sami has been granted Indian citizenship
India ranks 52nd in Tourism and Travel Competitive Index: WEF
Union Government is going to roll out LPG-like Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme for kerosene
“Amma Seeds” scheme for formers lunched by Tamil Nadu Government
Jharkhand Government inaugurated land bank web portal nic.in
Nitin Gadkari announces road projects worth 41,000 cr for Telangana
Kakatiya thermal plant commissioned in Telangana
Union Cabinet Approved Standup India Scheme to Promote Entrepreneurship among SC/ST and Women
‘Operation Dhangu’, the codename given to the mission to eliminate the terrorists in the Pathankot Air Force Station
Punjab Bans Manufacture of Gutkha, Pan Masala
KMC Ties up with UK to make Kolkata a Green City
Haryana child sex ratiorises by over 5%
Jallikattu in T.N., bullock cart race in Maharashtra cleared
Mysore to get India’s 1st River Gallery
Sri Lankan parliament begins process to adopt new Constitution
Government Launches 2 Online Forums to Improve LPG Customer Service
Governor’s rule imposed in Jammu and Kashmir
Techies turn 3 villages of Madhya Pradesh into free Wi-Fi zone
Telangana University opens e-resource centre for TSPSC exams
International Kite festival started in Ahmadabad
Telangana Government made gender education as compulsory in graduate level
Second Indian Institute to clone Buffalo: CIRB Hisar
Kerala First to achieve 100% primary Education
20th National Youth Festival inaugurated in Naya Raipur
BSNL starts 4G service with soft launch in Chandigarh
Jharkhand to add drinking water crisis in local disasters list
Sikkim becomes India’s First Fully Organic state
Army Day 2016 celebrated in India in remembrance of first Army Chief Kodandera Madappa Cariappa
Ranchi to hoist world’s largest Tricolour
Polythene bags banned in Ghaziabad from Jan 22
India slips to 89th rank in global talent competitiveness
India’s Mukesh Ambani, Azim Premji & two others among world’s 62 super-rich
Maharashtra first state to give maternity leave in Surrogacy
Jodhpur’s Umaid Bhawan Palace named the world’s best hotel of 2016
New bird species named Himalayan Forest Thrush found in India
High Speed Public Wi-Fi service started at Mumbai Central Station
Sushma Swaraj to attend 1st India-Arab ministerial Meet
20 Feet High Sea Walls to come up in Odisha
France President Francois Hollande to be Chief Guest on 67th Republic Day of India.
Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Amendment Act, 2015 came into force
President’s rule imposed in Arunachal Pradesh
French army soldiers became the first foreign military contingent to take part in India’s Republic Day parade
India’s first blind friendly train, from Mysuru to Varanasi
AIR launches 24*7classical music channel
Ahmedabad nominated for UNESCO heritage city tag
Kerala To Host Global Skill Summit
Commemorative Coin of 150 rupees & Circulation Coin of 10 rupees on Lala Lajpat Rai released
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