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January 2018 Current Affairs Important Days

World Braille Day - 4th January

National Youth Day - 12th January

Army Day - 15th January

National Girl Child Day - 24th January

National Voters’ Day - 25th January

India celebrated its 69th Republic Day on 26th January.

International Customs Day - 26th January. Slogan is 'A secure business environment for

economic development'.

Anti Leprosy Day (Martyrdom Day of Mahatma Gandhi) - 30th January

Banking & Financial Awareness India's largest bank State Bank of India has reduced lending interest rate by 30 basis points (bps)

to 8.65 percent with effect from January 01, 2018.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has initiated ‘prompt corrective action’ (PCA) against the Allahabad

Bank over its high bad loans.

China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is plans to issue its first US dollar-

denominated bond by June 2018.

Paytm Payments Bank has partnered with Induslnd Bank to introduce a facility to create a fixed

deposit when the customer balance exceeds Rs.1 lakh at the end of day.

The NABARD has sanctioned Rs.372.51 crore loan assistance under the Rural Infrastructure

Development Fund (RIDF) to Odisha towards irrigation and rural bridge projects.

Leading Exchanges BSE and NSE launched a new interest rate futures (IRF) contracts offering

7.17% yield on government bonds.

Federal Bank has entered into a strategic partnership with Hedge Equities for providing portfolio

investment scheme (PIS) services to NRIs.

HDFC Bank Ltd. crossed Rs.5 trillion market capitalisation for the first time, making it only the

third Indian company after Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) and Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL)

to achieve this milestone.

AU Small Finance Bank has signed an MoU with LIC to offer Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima

Yojana (PMJJBY).

The World Bank approved a $300 million loan for Nepal as the impoverished nation struggles to

raise money to rebuild almost three years after an earthquake killed thousands and flattened

homes.


Indian Overseas Bank has signed an MoU with National Housing Bank for the Rural Housing

Interest Subsidy Scheme (RHISS) of the Ministry of Rural Development.

Agreements & MoU’s India and Pakistan exchanged the list of nuclear installations and facilities through diplomatic

channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad.

The Union Cabinet has approved the agreement between India and Myanmar on Land Border

Crossing.

The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

between India and Israel on cooperation in the oil and gas sector.

Defence Ministry has cleared contracts worth Rs.2,420 Crore for Navy and Army, which includes

the procurement of P-8I Training Solution and Low Intensity Conflict Electronic Warfare System

(LICEWS).

Indian Navy has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Cochin Port Trust (CPT)

towards leasing of 228 metres of berths, Q2 and Q3 at Mattancherry Wharf for a period of five

years for Naval ships.

The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) and India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) signed an

agreement for the training of employees of the latter in the area of payment banking.

The Union Cabinet has been apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between

India and Belgium on cooperation in Information Communication Technology and Electronics

(ICT&E).

The Centre has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and London’s

transportation authority to improve public transport in the country.

NABARD and State Bank of India (SBI) signed an MoU with five NGOs of the West Bengal for

promoting 2,500 Joint Liability Groups (JLGs).

South Korea and the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) signed a memorandum

of understanding (MoU) for co-operation between industries in Gujarat and the East Asian

country, with a focus on automobile, defence and textiles sectors.

India has signed an MoU with the United Kingdom to enable the return of illegal Indian migrants

within a month of their detection by authorities abroad.

The Punjab government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Oil

Corporation to set up bio-gas and bio-CNG plants in the state.

Punjab National Bank (PNB) and National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development

Corporation (NSFDC) have tied up to provide financial assistance for economic empowerment of

persons belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) families living below Double Poverty Line (DPL).

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has signed an over GBP 500 million (USD 690 million) deal with

M&G Prudential, the UK and European savings and investments business of Prudential plc.


The Department of commerce has signed an MoU with Confederation of Indian Industries (CII)

for setting-up institutional mechanism for development of logistics sector in the country.

Telangana government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Clean Authority of

Tokyo in connection with municipal solid waste incineration.

The Government of India, Uttarakhand government and the World Bank Board signed a 120

million dollar loan agreement which will help increase access to improved water supply services

in peri-urban areas in the State of Uttarakhand.

An MoU was signed between National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation

(NHIDCL) under the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, and M/S IL&FS Transportation

Networks Ltd for construction 2-lane bi-directional Zojila Tunnel in Jammu & Kashmir.

India and Vietnam signed a MoU to enhance cooperation in the field of information and

broadcasting.

National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) signed an MoU with SME Corporation Malaysia for

exchange of information and cooperation in areas such as policies to aid development of small

and medium businesses (SMBs) in the two countries.

Appointments Pankaj Jain has assumed charge as the Managing Director of India Infrastructure Finance

Company Ltd (IIFCL).

Senior diplomat Vijay Keshav Gokhale was appointed foreign secretary for a two-year fixed

term, succeeding S Jaishankar.

Former RAW chief Rajinder Khanna was appointed the Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA).

The Centre announced the appointment of AB Mathur as the interlocutor on their behalf to hold

talks with the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA).

Devika Shah has assumed office as the Managing Director and Chief Executive of Indian Clearing

Corporation Ltd. (ICCL).

India's High Commissioner to Kuala Lumpur T S Tirumurti was appointed the Secretary

(Economic Relations) in the External Affairs Ministry.

Music composer A R Rahman became the brand ambassador of Sikkim.

Dilip Asbe has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO)

of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) appointed Harjinder Singh as the Chef De Mission for the

23rd Winter Olympic Games to be held in Pyeongchang next month.

K Sivan has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation

(ISRO).

V J Mathew was appointed as the Chairman of Maritime Board.


The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the name of senior advocate Indu Malhotra as

the first woman lawyer to be directly appointed as a judge of the apex court.

Senior sports administrator Anil Khanna was named Chairman of the Finance Commission of the

Indian Olympic Association.

Singapore-based Indian-origin businessman Sunny Verghese has been appointed as the

Chairman of the Geneva-based World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).

Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved appointment of

Vijay Kumar as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of the country’s

largest agri-commodity bourse NCDEX.

The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has elected Pramod Kumar Agarwal as

its new chairman.

Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, AVSM, VSM took over as Chief of Staff, Western Naval

Command.

Tracey Crouch was appointed the country’s first-ever minister in charge of tackling loneliness

and combating social isolation.

Senior IAS officer S Selvakumar was appointed as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of

Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd (SPMCIL).

Former Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel has been named the next Madhya Pradesh

Governor.

Sudeep Lakhtakia was appointed as the new Director General of National Security Guard (NSG).

Election commissioner Om Prakash Rawat was appointed as the next chief election

commissioner (CEC).

Srikumar Menon has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Angola.

Industry Chamber Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has

appointed Dilip Chenoy as its Director General.

S.Somnath has taken charge as the new director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).

Rajesh Agarwal has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Niger.

Tsewang Namgyal has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of

Poland.

The United States Senate has confirmed Jerome H Powell as the next chairman of the Federal

Reserve.

Dr. V Narayanan took charge as the new director of ISRO's Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre

(LPSC).

Usha Ananthasubramanian has become the first woman chairman of the Indian Banks'

Association (IBA).

Indian-American Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen has been elected as the Vice Chairman of the

US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum.


Obituaries Anwar Jalalupri - Legendary Urdu poet

John Young - Legendary astronaut

Jimmy Armfield - Former England Cricketer

Shrivallabh Vyas - Bollywood Actor

Supriya Devi - Senior Bengali actor

Peter Sutherland - Former World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General

Dinesh Nandan Sahay - Chhattisgarh's first Governor

Radha Vishwanathan - Carnatic Vocalist

Dudhnath Singh - Renowned writer, poet and critique

Gnani Sankaran - Veteran Tamil writer, journalist and theatre personality

Buddhadev Dasgupta - Sarod maestro Pandit

Saksham Yadav - Powerlifting world champion

NK Trikha - Veteran journalist

W.B. Rao - Veteran cinematographer

Jo Jo White - Basketball Hall of Famer

Chandi Lahiri - Eminent cartoonist

Anindya Sengupta - Senior Journalist

Hugh Masekela - South African legendary jazz musician and activist

Sports News Vidarbha has won the Ranji Trophy for the first time by defeating Delhi at Holkar Stadium in

Indore.

India’s Shiv Kapur has won the Royal Cup golf tournament at the Phoenix Gold Golf and Country

Club in Pattaya, Thailand.

Sharath Kamal has lifted the National men’s singles title for the eighth time at the Senior Table

Tennis Nationals in Ranchi.

Liverpool and Egypt striker Mohamed Salah was named Arab Player of the Year for 2017.

Gilles Simon of France has lifted the inaugural Tata Open Maharashtra Tennis trophy by

defeating second seed Kevin Anderson.

Switzerland won their third Hopman Cup on Saturday as Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic beat

Germany's Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber in the final at the Perth Arena.

Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina secured her first WTA title in Australia with a straight-sets victory in the

Brisbane International final.

Philippe Coutinho has joined Barcelona from Liverpool for the second-highest fee (£106.4m) in

football history.

Julia Goerges has won the WTA Tour's ASB Classic title in Auckland, New Zealand.


England's Sam Todd defeated a India's Neel Joshi to win the U-15 British Junior Open squash in

Birmingham, England.

G Sathiyan has become India's highest- ranked player in the latest International Table Tennis

Federation (ITTF) rankings (49th).

Former world silver-medallist Sarjubala Devi (48kg) claimed the gold as well as the best boxer

trophy at the National Women's Boxing Championships in Rohtak, Haryana.

Professional player Aditya Mehta won the Kolkata Open 2018 International Invitation Snooker

Championship here at Hindusthan Club, Kolkata.

Bahrain has unveiled plans to host the first ever Baby Olympics in April 2018, to promote the

Olympic principles and exercise at a young age.

Aanchal Thakur created history to become the first Indian to win an international medal in

skiing.

Hyderabad Hunters won the third edition of the Premier Badminton League championship at

Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad.

Brazilian World Cup winner Ronaldinho has formally confirmed his retirement from football.

ICC Awards 2017 Complete List:

Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year – Virat Kohli (India)

ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year – Steve Smith (Australia)

ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year – Virat Kohli (India)

ICC Men’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year – Hasan Ali (Pakistan)

ICC Men’s Associate Cricketer of the Year – Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)

ICC Men’s T20I Performance of the Year – Yuzvendra Chahal (6-25 v England for India)

David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year – Marais Erasmus

ICC Spirit of Cricket – Anya Shrubsole (England)

ICC Fans Moment of the Year – Pakistan stun India to win the ICC Champions Trophy

2017

India’s Virat Kohli has been named as captain of the ICC Test and ODI Teams of the Year 2017.

WWE announced that Goldberg will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class.

India beat Pakistan to win the Blind Cricket World Cup 2018 for the second time.

Ethiopia's Solomon Deksisa and Amane Gobena have won the men's and women's categories

respectively at the 2018 Mumbai Marathon.

India started the year ranked 102nd in the FIFA men’s rankings, topped by Germany.

The 2018 edition of the Women’s World T20 will be hosted by Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana

and St.Lucia (West Indies) from November 9-24 this Year.

Rakhi Halder has created a new national record in clean and jerk en route to a gold medal in the

63kg women's category in the 33rd Women Senior National Weightlifting Championships in

Mangalore.


Young Indian shuttler Siddharth Pratap Singh secured his maiden international title, bagging the

Swedish Open Junior International Series in Uppsala, Sweden.

Australia Open 2018

Men's Singles: Roger Federer (Runner: Marin Cilic)

Women's Singles: Carolian Woziacki (Runner: Simona Halep)

Men's Doubles: Oliver Marach / Mate Pavic (Runner: Juan Sebastian Cabal / Robert

Farah)

Women's Doubles: Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic (Runner: Ekaterina Makarova /

Elena Vesnina)

Mixed Doubles: Gabriela Dabrowski / Mate Pavic (Runner: Timea Babos / Rohan

Bopanna)

Sandeep Lamichhane became the first cricketer from Nepal to land a deal an IPL contract

(bought by Delhi Daredevils).

Delhi lifted its maiden 'Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy' after trouncing Rajasthan.

Taiwan’s Tai Tzu Ying has defeated Saina Nehwal (India) in the finals of the Indonesia Masters in

Jakarta.

Other Current Affairs:- 1.Arunachal Pradesh has become the second state in North-East after Sikkim to achieve Open Defecation Free (ODF) status. 2.Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu declared 2018 as Telugu promotion year. 3.Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) introduced Value-Added Tax (VAT) for the first time. 4.New species of night frog 'Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi' has been discovered in the Western Ghats’ Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala. 5.Minister of Women and Child Development Maneka Sanjay Gandhi inaugurated an online portal 'NARI' in New Delhi for women empowerment. 06.The Telangana government has launched 24-hour free power supply for agricultural purposes. 07.GAIL India Limited has commissioned the country's second-largest rooftop solar power plant at its petrochemical complex at Pata in Uttar Pradesh. (1st in Amritsar by Tata Power Solar)


08.The entire Nagaland has been declared as “disturbed area” for six more months, till June- end. 09.Preeti Sudan, Secretary, Health and Family Welfare launched the 'Allied and Healthcare Professionals' database portal to ensure better systems and frameworks for the healthcare workforce in the country. 10.The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), India’s Premier Container Port, has won the 'Samudra Manthan – Caring Organisation of the Year' award. 11.The Puducherry government has launched a special police force, with distinct blue-coloured head gears, to ensure the safety of visitors. 12.The Centre unveiled the contours of the 'Electoral Bonds' scheme, which seeks to ensure the flow of clean money to political parties, without revealing the donors’ names. 13.The "bird language" of Black Sea villagers in remote northern Turkey, has entered the UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. 14.Customers will not be charged any transaction charges on payments through debit card, BHIM app and other payment made for up to Rs.2,000 from 1st January. 15.The Karnataka government announced that 'Karnataka International Travel Expo' (KITE) will be held in Bangalore from February 28, billing it as the "largest" B2B travel event in the country. 16.The Health Ministry launched the country’s first digital online oncology tutorial series designed in collaboration with the Tata Memorial Centre. 17.The world's biggest cleanliness survey 'Swachh Sarvekshan Survey 2018', the survey will be conducted between January 4 to March 10, 2018. 18.Goa host the third edition of the Science Film Festival of India. 19.The country’s Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education has registered an increase from 24.5% in 2015-16 to 25.2% in 2016-17, according to the latest edition of the All India Higher Education Survey (AIHES) launched by Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar. 20. Tamil Nadu has emerged as the leader in the country in terms of Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) in higher education.


21.According to the first advance estimates of the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the Indian economy will expand by 6.5% in 2017-18. 22.Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar inaugurated the 45th World Book Fair in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. 23.Telangana Industrial Health Clinic Ltd (TIHCL) has got RBI clearance to register and function as a non-banking finance company (NBFC). 24.The US has placed Pakistan on a watch list for "severe violations" of religious freedom. 25.The Himalayan Hydro Expo 2018 kicked off at Kathmandu, Nepal. 26.Haryana has become the first State in the country to launch High Risk Pregnancy (HRP) Portal. 27.Arunachal Pradesh would get its first Film and Television Institute, being set up by the union government. This would be the second such one in the country. 28.The Jammu and Kashmir government is set to launch the scheme named "Muhafiz", a major welfare initiative for workers in the unorganised sector to provide them institutionalised socio- economic security. 29.Sterling K. Brown become the first African-American actor to win the Best Actor in a drama television series at the Golden Globes Awards. 30.The International Kite festival was inaugurated by Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani at Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. 31.Actor Akshay Kumar has agreed to partner with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to promote cleanliness in Mumbai as part of the Swachh Survekshan 2018. 32.The world’s largest ice festival, 'The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival' opened in Harbin, China. 33.Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was conferred the first Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Award for Probity in Politics and Public Life. 34.An Indian-origin banker in Singapore, Ravi Menon, Managing Director of Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has been named as the best central bank governor in Asia-Pacific for 2018.


35.Iceland has become the first country in the world to legalise equal pay between men and women. 36.Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Suresh Prabhu chaireed the 3rd meeting of the Council for Trade Development and Promotion at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. 37.Meghalaya signed the 'Host City Contract' with the Indian Olympics Association (IOA) for the 39th National Games 2022. 38.Housing and Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launched a two-day design workshop on Global Housing Construction Technology Challenge in New Delhi. 39.The Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank (APGVB) has operationalised it’s first desktop ATM at Kasibugga in Mandi Bazar of Warangal in Telangana. 40.Reliance Industries has commissioned the world's largest refinery off-gas cracker (ROGC) complex at Jamnagar in Gujarat. 41.The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of an AIIMS facility in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, at a cost of Rs.1,351 crore. 42.Haryana tourism department disclosed that Uttar Pradesh would be the theme state for 32nd Surajkund International Crafts Fair at Surajkund, Faridabad. 43.Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kuwait, Peru, Poland and the Netherlands formally joined the ranks of the non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. 44.Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first 'PIO Parliamentarian Conference' at the Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra, New Delhi. 45.Union Minister for Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan dedicated India's fastest and first "multi-petaflops" supercomputer named "Pratyush" to the nation at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune. 46.France will confer its highest order of merit, the 'Legion of Honour', on legendary film and theatre actor, Soumitra Chattopadhyay at the 42nd International Kolkata Book Fair. 47.Karnataka topped all states with investment intentions of Rs.1.49 lakh crore till October 2017, which was 43 per cent of the country's total investment intentions.


48.The World Bank has projected country’s growth rate at 7.3 percent in 2018 and 7.5 percent for the next two years. 49.The Matunga suburban station on the Central Railway (CR) has found its way into the Limca Book of Records for having an all-woman staff. 50.Cabinet approved 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in single-brand retail via automatic route. Currently, FDI, up to 49 per cent is allowed under automatic route but any investment beyond the limit require government approval. 51.President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the 4th International Dharma-Dhamma Conference on "State and Social Order in Dharma-Dhamma Traditions" at Rajgir, Bihar. 52.The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) introduced a new concept of 'Virtual ID', to strengthen privacy and security of Aadhaar numbers holders. 53.Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon has become the richest man in the history, overtaking the wealth Bill Gates, according to the Bloomberg Billionaire’s Index. 54..Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the events of the National Youth Festival(NYF) on 12 January 2018. 55.The 42nd Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), PSLV-C40, was launched successfully by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from the First Launch Pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. 56.India's domestic air passenger traffic grew by 16.4 per cent in November last year, topping the growth chart worldwide, global aviation body, the International Air Transport Association. 57.The fifth bilateral technical meeting on cooperation in the field of traditional systems of medicine between India and Malaysia in New Delhi. 58.Nepal ended India’s monopoly on internet access by opening a new optical fibre link across the Himalayan mountains to China. 59.IndusInd Bank and Dynamics Inc. announced plans to introduce the first battery-powered, interactive payment cards in the Indian market in 2018. 60.The world's largest solar-thermal power plant has been given development approval by the South Australian government.


61.Actress Kajol has become an advocacy ambassador for a Swachh Aadat Swachh Bharat initiative. 62.Ministry of Railways has launched 'Smart Freight Operation Optimisation & Real Time Information' (SFOORTI) App for Managers which provides features for monitoring and managing freight business using Geographic Information System (GIS) Views and Dashboard. 63.The 13th annual 'Iron Fist' exercise between American and Japanese military forces kicked off in the U.S. western state of California. 64.India has emerged as a top borrower from the China-sponsored Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) with USD 1.5 billion worth of loans last year and USD three billion more in the pipeline. 65.The 4th ASEAN-India Agriculture Ministers' meeting was held in New Delhi. 66.Sri Lanka has revoked a 38-year ban on selling alcohol to women and employing them in places where the brews are produced and sold. 67.Kazakhstan has overtaken Iraq to become the biggest over-producer in the pact between Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies to curb oil output. 68.National Family Health Survey on around 6 lakh households in 2015-16 has revealed that Delhi is the richest, while Bihar is India's poorest state. 69.Bollywood Actor Shah Rukh Khan will get the Crystal Award at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos, along with Hollywood star Cate Blanchett and legendary musician Sir Elton John. 70.Ministry of Railways have launched Smart Freight Operation Optimisation & Real Time Information (SFOORTI) App for Freight Managers which provides features for monitoring and managing freight business using Geographic Information System (GIS) Views and Dashboard. 71.The World Economic Forum (WEF) has ranked India at 30th position on a Global Manufacturing Index. 72.India has contributed USD 50,000 to the UN's youth mission which works to raise awareness and attention to youth issues globally.


73..The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)'s India International Exchange listed the first bond on its Global Securities Market. The bonds issued by Indian Railways Finance Corporation (IRFC). 74.Bikaner camel festival was held in Rajasthan. 75.President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the 'Economic Democracy Conclave' at Thane, Maharashta. 76.National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) launched India’s first Agri-Options on guar seed futures in New Delhi. 77.Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the International Workshop on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (IWDRI) in New Delhi. 78.The 7th edition of the 'Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav' under the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat matrix has begun in Karnataka. 79.ICICI Securities plans to launch an IPO worth at least Rs. 3,200 crore ($500 million) in February. 80.North Korea has agreed to send a delegation to next month's Winter Olympics in South Korea. 81.Gujarat has topped logistics index chart, an indicator of the efficiency of logistical services, in the first set of rankings released by commerce & industry minister Suresh Prabhu. (2nd Punjab & 3rd Andhra Pradesh). 82.Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that Saudi Arabia has given the green signal for India’s decision to revive the option of sending Haj pilgrims through sea route also. 83.Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has launched a common card for rides on public buses and the metro. 84.Direct tax collection soared 18.2% during the first nine months of current fiscal at Rs.6.56 lakh crore, the Finance Ministry said. 85.Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the commencement of work for the Rajasthan Refinery at Pachpadra in Barmer district.


86.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inaugurated the 3rd edition of the geo-political conference, 'Raisina Dialogue' in New Delhi. 87.Actor Sudhir Dalvi was honoured with the Janakavi P Sawlaram award. 88.The 65th Meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) was held in New Delhi. 89.The Centre has sanctioned projects over Rs.10,000 crore in the North East for better network connectivity. 90.Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the 'Mukhya Mantri Kalakar Sahayata Yojana' (Chief Minister Artistes Aid Scheme) for the welfare of the artistes in Odisha. 91.The joint military exercise ‘Vajra Prahar’ between India and the US will be held at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in Seattle, US. 92.Former President Pranab Mukherjee was conferred an honorary doctor of letters (D Litt) degree by Chittagong University, Bangladesh. 93.The government lowered the additional borrowing requirement for the current fiscal to Rs.20,000 crore from Rs.50,000 crore estimated earlier. 94.The biennial search and rescue exercise by ships and aircraft from the Indian and Japanese Coast Guards, 'National Maritime Search and Rescue Workshop and Exercise' in Chennai. 95.Prime Minister Nrendra Modi and Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu inaugurated the 'iCreate Centre' at Deo Dholera Village in Ahmedabad. 96.Ajay Tamta, Minister of State for Textiles, inaugurated the 60th edition of India International Garment Fair (IIGF) in New Delhi. 97.India successfully test-fired, its nuclear capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile 'Agni-5' from Odisha’s Abdul Kalam island. 98.Thomson Reuters Corp published its debut "Top 100 Global Technology Leaders" list with Microsoft Corp in the no. 1 spot, followed by chipmaker Intel Corp and network gear maker Cisco Systems Inc. 99.India for the first time took part in a meeting of the international military cooperation departments of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Beijing, China.


100.Romania's Prime Minister Mihai Tudose resigned after losing his Social Democrat party’s support. 101.The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) celebrated its 13th Raising Day on 19th January. 102.The Maharashtra government announced its State Innovation and Start-up Policy, aiming to generate five lakh jobs in the next five years. 103.Power Minister R.K. Singh said, India will set up a $350-million fund to finance solar projects, as the country steps up efforts to achieve its ambitious target of adding 175 gigawatts (GW) in renewable energy by 2022. 104.Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot launched 100 websites accessible for Divyangs, especially for visually impaired. 105.Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) programme has crossed one crore mark in ante-natal check-ups. 106.The Odisha government is planning to commission Early Warning Dissemination System (EWDS) in the coastal areas of six districts by the end of March 2018. 107.India formally become the 43rd member of the Australia Group (AG), the cooperative and voluntary group of countries working to counter the spread of materials, equipment and technologies. 108.The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has decided to bring out a liveability index of 116 cities, including the 99 smart cities already identified. 109.Union Government has launched the Cyber Surakshit Bharat Yojana to Strengthen cyber security. 110.Minister for External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj inaugurated the Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) at Karaikal in Puducherry. 111.Odisha government launched 'Odisha e-Hospital Management Information System' (OeHMIS) to provide a computerized platform for online recording of clinical parameters of patients and reporting of performance criteria of hospitals.


112.Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched 'Bharat Ke Veer' anthem.The anthem, sung and composed by singer Kailash Kher. 113.The fourth edition of the India International Science Festival will be held in Lucknow. 114.The Reserve Bank of India said Mauritius was the highest source of India's Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), followed by the US and UK in 2016-17. 115.Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley launched the National Corporate Social Responsibility Data Portal in New Delhi. 116.The Raipur Municipal Corporation in Chhattisgarh has organised the city’s first garbage festival. It is also the nation's first such festival. 117.Valletta, the Maltese capital, has been officially inaugurated as the European City of Culture, 2018. 118.India was ranked at 62nd place among the emerging economies on an Inclusive Development Index, a World Economic Forum (WEF) report said. 119.BJP chief Amit Shah will launch the "Yuva Udghosh programme" in Varanasi. 120.Defexpo India 2018, an international land, naval and internal homeland security systems exhibition will be held in Chennai from April 11 to 14. 121.63rd Filmfare Awards 2018 Best Film: 'Hindi Medium' Critics' Award for Best Film: 'Newton' Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female): Vidya Balan for 'Tumhari Sulu' Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male) : Irrfan Khan for 'Hindi Medium' Critics' Award for Best Actor (Male): Rajkummar Rao for 'Trapped' Critics' Award for Best Actor (Female): Zaira Wasim for 'Secret Superstar' Best Director: Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari for 'Bareilly Ki Barfi' 122.The Union government deciding to declare 2018 as the ‘national year of millets’. 123.Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) has acquired the President's shareholding of 51.11 per cent in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL).


124.Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu inaugurated the World War II Memorial Museum at Jairampur. 125.Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh launched the 'Chief Minister-gi Hakshelgi Tengbang' (CMHT), a pioneering health assurance scheme for the poor and disabled people. 126.The 10th Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) was held in Berlin, Germany. 127. Paisabazaar.com has launched direct mutual funds, becoming India's first major platform to offer direct plans to retail customers. 128.Andhra Pradesh Information Technology (IT) Minister Nara Lokesh was felicitated with Kalam Innovation in Governance Award 2018 at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. 129.The second offshore patrol vessel (OPV) 'Vijaya' built by the Larsen and Toubro Shipyard for the Indian Coast Guard was launched. 130.President Ram Nath Kovind unveiled a book on heartfulness techniques and principles titled 'The Heartfulness Way', Authored by Kamlesh Patel. 131.Mangalajodi Ecotourism Trust was honoured with the coveted award for "Innovation in Tourism Enterprise" at the 14th UNWTO Awards held in Madrid, Spain. 132.Former American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault has joined Facebook’s board. Chenault will become the first non-white member of the social network’s board of directors. 133.International Dam Safety Conference - 2018 has began at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. 134.The 7th Asia Steel International Conference will be held in Bhubaneswar from February 6th to 9th 2018. 135.The 16th International Energy Forum (IEF) Ministerial meeting will be held in New Delhi on April 10 to 12. 136.The Andhra Pradesh Government and the Canton of Zurich signed a letter of intent, to promote mutual prosperity and development. 137.India has emerged as the fifth most attractive market for investments.


138.Himachal Pradesh government launched nutrition scheme for children affected by HIV under which they would be provided nutritional supplement. 139.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reaffirmed that the Indian economy is projected to grow by 7.4% in the next fiscal year. 140. Reliance Industries (RIL) become the first Indian company to cross the Rs.6 lakh crore mark in market capitalisation. 141. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappady K. Palaniswami received the UNESCO Award of Merit awarded to the iconic Ranganathaswamy temple in Srirangam (Tiruchy). 142.Japan has sanctioned a loan of Yen 45 billion towards the JICA Official Development Loan Assistance, for improving and revamping the water supply and sewerage system of the city of Bengaluru. 143.The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved 'one district, one product' scheme to promote products indigenous to every district. 144.Prodigee Finance Limited (Bhopal) has received Non Banking Finace Company (NBFC-ND) license from the Reserve Bank of India. 145.Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has received a Crystal Award at the World Economic Forum in Davos. 146.Himachal Pradesh is celebrating its 48th Full Statehood day on 25th January. 147.India has ranked 177 among 180 countries on the Environmental Performance Index 2018. 148.The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has borrowed Rs.4,000 crores from ICICI Bank to acquire Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL). 149.Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was conferred the "Ideal Chief Minister" award by former President Pratibha Patil at Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad in Pune. 150. Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan received the prestigious 'First Ladies Award' by President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi. 151. Election Commission of India (ECI) hosted a one-day International Conference on ‘Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in the Election Process’ in New Delhi.


152. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj inaugurated the 'Bharat-ASEAN Maitri Park' in New Delhi. 153.Rachel Morrison become the first female director of photography to receive an Oscar nomination. 154.Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh launched 'Mahatma Gandhi Sarbat Vikas Yojana' aimed at the inclusive growth of the distressed sections of the society. 155.India and Vietnam released first ever set of commemorative postage stamps to mark the long term friendly bilateral relationships between the two countries. 156.Kolkata became the first metro city to have a floating market across India. 157. The Central government announced that the payments banks and small finance banks will offer social security scheme, Atal Pension Yojana (APY), to their subscribers. 158.The 21st edition of India International Seafood Show (IISS) opened in Goa. 159.IMT Ghaziabad was selected as one of the champions of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) initiative. 160.Paul Romer has stepped down as chief economist of the World Bank. 161.Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur launched ‘Shakti App’ for the safety of women. 162.A three-day 'International Bird festival' will be held at the Dudhwa National Park, Uttar Pradesh from 09th February. 163.Oxford Dictionaries has chosen 'Aadhaar' as the Hindi word of 2017. 164.Bollywood playback doyenne Asha Bhosle will be given the 'Yash Chopra Memorial Award'. 165.The Airports Authority of India will invest 1,232 crore rupees to construct a new integrated international terminal in Guwahati.


166.Maharashtra won the award for best state tableau at 2018's Republic Day Parade while the Punjab Regiment of the Indian Army bagged the award for the best marching contingent among the three services and ITBP among the paramilitary and auxiliary forces. 167.India is ranked second only to South Africa as the cheapest country to live or retire, according to a recent survey of 112 countries. 168.Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur launched Zero Budget Natural Farming project. 169.The Armies of India and Vietnam began a six day-long military exercise 'VINBAX' in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. 170.India will host an informal WTO Ministerial meeting in March 2018. 171.Mobile payments company Paytm and Alibaba Group-owned AGTech Holdings Ltd have formed a joint venture to launch 'Gamepind', a gaming platform aimed at mobile users in India. 172. The documentary film Kailash, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, has won the US Grand Jury Prize at the festival. 173.Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the first Khelo India School Games at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. 174.The Indian Navy launched the third Scorpene class submarine, 'Karanj' at the Mazagaon dock in Mumbai. 175.Union Minister for Science and Technology, Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched the high performance computer system 'Mihir', country’s largest HPC facility in terms of peak capacity and performance in Noida. 176.According to a report by New World Wealth, India has been ranked sixth in the list of wealthiest countries with total wealth of USD 8,230 billion, topped by US. 177.India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $250 million loan to finance the construction of 6,254 km of all-weather rural roads in Assam, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal under Prime Minister’s Rural Roads Programme (PMGSY). 178.NITI Aayog member Dr Vinod Paul was awarded the prestigious Ihsan Dogramaci Family


179.Uttar Pradesh is India’s most polluted state and New Delhi most polluted city, says a Greenpeace India report. 180. Google has introduced a new app named "Bulletin" that allows anybody to submit stories for and about their communities. 181.India has overtaken the US to become the world's third largest steel producer, topped by China. 182.The Parliamentary Group has decided to confer Outstanding Parliamentarian Awards to five Members of Parliament. Dr Najma Heptulla (Former Rajya Sabha MP) - for the year 2013 Hukumdev Narayan (Lok Sabha MP) - for the year 2014 Ghulam Nabi Azad (Rajya Sabha MP) - for the year 2015 Dinesh Trivedi (Lok Sabha MP) - for the year 2016 Bhartruhari Mahatab (Lok Sabha MP) - for the year 2017 183.Vice President Venkaiah Naidu conferred Badminton Association of India (BAI) Lifetime Achievement Award to 1983 World Championship medallist Prakash Padukone.

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