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January Compendium

INDIAN AFFAIRS The National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued an


interim stay on any construction activity in relation
1. The Gujarat government has introduced Indias
to the Pune Metro rail project passing through the
first Student Startup and Innovation Policy to Mula-Mutha river bed in the city.
provide financial support to enable the students in
developing their innovative ideas. The 11-day worlds largest open air theatre festival
Reign of King Kansa began in Bargarh district,
Maharashtra Government led by Chief Minister Odisha.
Devandra Fednavis launched Indias largest Public
wifi service, Mumbai Wifi to digitally empower the Election Commission Announces Assembly polls
residents of the state. Dates for Five States namely Goa, Uttarakhand,
Manipur, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
Union Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu
launched a Non Fare Revenue Policy to boost up The 350th Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti was
additional revenue and reduce its dependence on celebrated across the world on January 5,
traditional revenue system. 2017.Marking the occasion, a huge festival known
as Prakash Utsav also known as Prakash Parv has
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh laid the been organized in Patna, Bihar the birth place of
foundation stone for the construction of a new the Guru.
campus ofthe National Disaster Response Force
(NDRF) at Kondapavuluru village of Prime Minister Modi released a commemorative

Gannavarammandal in Krishna district, Andhra postage stamp to mark the occasion of 350th birth

Pradesh. anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh.

The Assam government will be shortly launching India and Kazakhstan signed a Protocol to amend
its indigenously-developed e-Wallet, Tokapoisa.in the existing Double Taxation Avoidance
to enable the people of the state for hassle-free Convention (DTAC) between the two countries.
online transactions in local language.
Union Minister of Micro Small and Medium
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Enterprises (MSME), Shri Kalraj Mishra
104th Indian Science Congress at Tarakarama inaugurated a Workshop on MSME Cooperation

Stadium of Sri Venkateswara University in amongst Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)
Member countries in New Delhi.
Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh.

The Union Ministry of Water Resources, River


The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has
approved many new projects at an estimated cost of Development and Ganga Rejuvenation led by
over Rs 370 crore for its ongoing Ganga Uma Bharti has formed a Negotiations Committee

rejuvenation programme in Haridwar and to determine the availability and utilization of

Varanasi. waters of the river Mahanadi and its tributaries.

Assam and Telangana signed a pact with the Power 28th Dantan Gramin Mela was inaugurated by
Minister, Piyush Goyal to join the UDAY scheme in President Pranab Mukherjee in Midnapore district
New Delhi. in West Bengal.
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The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MOP & Establishment of Indian Agricultural Research
NG) inaugurated one month long oil and gas Institute (lARI)- Jharkhand.
conservation campaign Saksham-2017 at a
function in Unity College, Dimapur in Nagaland. The state Government of Bihar led by Nitish Kumar
launched a Nasha Mukt (Addidction-Free) State
The Union Cabinet has approved the 12th Plan Campaign with the formation of worlds largest
Proposal of the DARE/ICAR Plan Scheme for the human chain across the state.
Establishment of Indian Agricultural Research
Institute (lARI)- Jharkhand. The Indian Railways has decided to set up a $5
billion Railways of India Development Fund
Madhya Pradesh government lead by Shivraj Singh (RIDF) so as to support commercially viable projects
Chouhan has launched Aanandam programme of in railway sector in India.
the newly-formed Aanand Department to help the
A special task force (STF) for women safety has
poor and the needed person.
been reconstituted under the Chairmanship of
The Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Anil Baijal to review the
launched Mission 41K to revamp the existing decisions taken by the Delhi Police and other
railway system.The mission aims to save the departments regarding womens safety.
Indian Railways expenditure of Rs 41,000 crore
Indias passenger train speed will be increased
on energy consumption over the next 10 years.
to 200 km per hour with the help of Russian
The Ministry of Railway has proposed the Finance Railways and budget of the high speed train will be
Ministry to create a non-lapsable safety fund named shared between the two countries in the ratio
Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh over five years. 50:50.

The Union Minister for Panchayati Raj and Rural The Chief Minister of Jharkhand Raghubar Das
Development, Narendra Singh Tomar announced presented the states annual budget for 2017-18
on that the Ministry of Defence is set to open its under the theme of Garib Kalyan Varsh.
DefenceUnit in Morena district of Madhya
The Indian postal department released a special
Pradesh.
stamp cover titled Golden girls of India Pride of
Income Tax Department (ITD) lead by Sushil Nation in Agartala. The special covers feature the
Chandra has launched Operation Clean Money 2016 Olympic medalist gymnast Dipa Karmakar,
201 to verify the cash deposited in the banks. shuttler PV Sindu and wrestler Sakshi Malik.

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for India Tamil Nadu assembly unanimously passed the
to become the full-fledge member of the Jallikattu Bill to replace the ordinance issued to
International Vaccine Institute (IVI) Governing allow the states traditional sport. The bill amends
Council. the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act,1960,
making Jallikattu a permanent sport in rural Tamil
The Union Cabinet has approved the 12th Plan Nadu.
Proposal of the DARE/ICAR Plan Scheme for the
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The National Girl Child Day celebration on The Fourth Assam International Agri-Horti Show
January 24, 2017 in New Delhi was marked by the began in Guwahati, Assam.
release of National Action Plan for Children, 2016
The Island Tourism Festival began at Port Blair in
(NPAC). NPAC has been developed by the Ministry
Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
of Women & Child Development.
The worlds first Gender Literature Festival is
The Andhra Pradesh under Chief Minister
scheduled to be held in Patna, Bihar in the second
Chandrababu Naidu has announced Rs 100-crore
week of April.
fund of funds to invest in Fintech startups.
The State Election Commission (SEC) of Uttar
The Union Minister of Road Transport and
Pradesh has decided to include, for the first time,
Highways and Shipping, Nitin Jairam
voters list printed in Urdu.
Gadkari,inaugurated a 3- lane Brahmaputra
Bridge at Saraighat in Guwahati. The Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan
inaugurated the first solar-powered boat of the
PLACES IN NEWS
state water transport department, Aditya on at a
The 9th edition of the worlds fastest growing function held in Vaikom boat Jetty in Kerala.
film festival, Jaipur International Film Festival
Kozhikode Corporation was declared as the first
(JIFF) began on at the Golcha Cinema in Jaipur,
Elderly-Friendly Corporation in Kerala. The state
Rajasthan.
government has planned to setup Senior citizens

The PBD began in Bangalore with the Youth club, Day care centres as a part of Vayomitram

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas. The theme of Youth PBD project for the welfare of the elder people in the
state
was Role of Diaspora Youth in the
Transformation of India. The 10th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival
(JLF) was inaugurated at the historic Diggi Palace,
The first DigiDhan Mela in the state of Andhra
Pradesh was launched by the Urban Development Jaipur, Rajasthan. The theme of the 10th edition of

and Information Broadcasting M. Venkaiah Naidu JLF is The Freedom to Dream: India at 70. JLF is
along with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. considered as the Greatest Literary Show on
Chandrababu Naidu in Vijayawada at the Indira Earth.
Gandhi Municipal Stadium.
The Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju laid the
The World famous 11-day gala festival Bargarh foundation stone for an Integrated Check-Post
DhanuaJatra began in western Odisha. All rituals (ICP) at the Indo-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya.
were performed before Goddess Samaleswari, the
Madhya Pradesh Announces Total Ban on
presiding deity of the event.
Polythene Bags.
A 7 day International Kite Festival is inaugurated
Indias first Post Office Passport Seva Kendras
by Gujarat Governor, OP Kohli and CM Vijay Rupani
(POPSK) at Metagalli post office in Mysuru. The
at the Sabarmati riverfront, Ahmedabad.
second POPSK simultaneously opened in Gujarat.
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The three-day long Brahmaputra Literary festival China has launched its first freight train to
began in Guwahati, Assam. The festival has been London. The train will travel for about 18 days and
by the State Government jointly with the National more than 12,000 km before reaching its
Book Trust. destination in Britain.

Indias first multi-sports museum, Fanatic Finland become 1st country in world to pay basic
Sports Museum (FSM), was inaugurated at the income to randomly picked citizens on national
Ecospace in New Town, Rajarhat, Kolkata. level.

China Launches the Worlds Longest Bullet Train


Shangri-la of the World.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
The first and only underwater sculpture museum
The worlds highest altitude gravitational wave
of Europe, Museo Atlantico, has been inaugurated
telescopes which is located 5,250 meters above
off the Canary Island coast of Lanzarote. The
sea level to come up in Roof of the World or
museum has been created at a depth of between 12
Tibet by China. It is expected to be operational by
and 15 meters on the ocean floor and will be
2021.
accessible to scuba divers and visible to glass-

The British Treasury has decided to introduce a bottom boats.

new 12-sided one-pound coin and scrap the 30


Switzerland based World Economic Forum
year old one pound coin. It will feature the 5th
announced a partnership with the UCSBs Marine
coinage portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
Science Institute to improve health of worlds

A Laser walls and smart sensors will be soon oceans and maritime resources protect worlds

installed at the Indo-Bangla International Border USD 2.5 trillion ocean economy.

in West Bengal to check infiltration and terrorism.


Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe signed a 1-

The United Nation Security Council (UNSC) trillion yen (8.7 billion dollars) aid package to the
unanimously passed a resolution drafted by Russia Philippines for the next five years to improve
to end the nearly six-year conflict in Syria and economic and political relations between the two
called for peace negotiations through nationwide island nations.
Syrian ceasefire.
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif inaugurated

India and Sri Lanka Agrees to find permanent the renovation of the Katas Raj Hindu temple in

solution to the fishermen issues. Chakwal district in the Punjab Province of


Pakistan as a part of the policy to establish
Pakistans Senate Functional Committee on Pakistans identity as a minority-friendly country.
Human Rights chaired by Nasreen Jalil approved The work includes installation of a water filtration
the muchawaited Hindu Marriages Bill while the plant in the Amrat Jal area.
National Assembly passed the Hindu Marriage Bill
Russia has amended its laws permitting lot of their
in September 2016.
Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to
January Compendium

enter into long-term agreements for spares and


support for military equipment supplied to India.

According to the ILO report World Employment


SUMMITS & CONFERENCES
Social Outlook: Trends 2017, Global
unemployment is expected to rise by 3.4 million The Minister of State for AYUSH (Independent
in 2017. Charge), Shri Shripad Yesso Naik inaugurated the
International Conference on Yoga for Diabetes
Ecuador was appointed as the new Chairman of the
which began in New Delhi.
United Nations Group of 77 which promotes the
interests of the 134 developing countries. The All India Conference of Chairpersons and Chief
Executive Officers of states and union territories
The suggestion of the newly elected American
Waqf Boards has been inaugurated in New Delhi
President Donald Trump that the One-China
policy is negotiable has been highly criticized by The 20th National Conference on e-Governance
China. One China Policy means that there exists (NCeG) was held in Visakhapatnam, Andhra
only one China irrespective of the fact that two Pradesh. The theme for the conference was
government claim to be the real China. The two are Internet of Things and e-Governance.
Peoples Republic of China (PRC, Mainland China)
and Republic of China (ROC, Taiwan). The two-day Assam Biotech Conclave began in
Guwahati, Assam at a city hotel.
Ireland has become the first country in the world to
divest coal, oil and gas investments from Ireland Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar inaugurated
Strategic Investment Fund. the 8th edition of the International Conference
& Exhibition
United States President Donald Trump signed an
executive order to enable construction of a 2,000- on Reinforced Plastics (ICERP) at the Bombay
mile wall along the southern US border with Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) in
Mexico. Mumbai, India.

The annual Surya Namaskar Yajna or Health The 3 day international conference on Disability
for Humanity Yogathon has been recognized in Communication ICDC-2017 held at Rambhau
the US House of Representative on the occasion of Mhalgi Prabodhini in Mumbai, Maharashtra with
its 10th anniversary. curriculum outline of disability communication
for the University of Mumbai
American President Donald Trump has signed an
executive order to temporarily ban visas for The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), in
refugees belonging to seven Muslim-majority association with Corps of Signals of Indian Army is
countries namely Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, organizing DEFCOM 2017. The theme of the 2017
Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. However, the ban would DEFCOM is Digital Army Infrastructure and
not apply to diplomats and members of Skilled Human Resource.
international organizations.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on a two day Limited (NHSRCL) during the Vibrant Gujarat
visit to Gujarat to inaugurate the eighth edition of Global Summit for component manufacturing for
the Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project.
2017 at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar,
The third National conference Jal Manthan-III
Gujarat.The theme of the three day Summit is
was inaugurated by Union Minister for Water
Vibrant Gujarat: Connecting India to the World
Resources, River Development and Ganga

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation Rejuvenation Uma Bharti in New Delhi.

stone of redevelopment of Gandhinagar Railway


Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the
station. second edition of Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi.
The conference has been organized by the Ministry
Narendra Modi inaugurated Indias first
of External Affairs and Delhi based prestigious
international exchange India INX at the
think tank Observer Research Foundation. The
International Financial
theme of the three day conference is The New
Service Centre (IFSC) of GIFT City in Gandhinagar. Normal: Multilateralism in a multipolar world.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also inaugurated The 58th edition of India International Garment
Vibrant Gujarat Global Trade Show organised at Fair (IIGF) was inaugurated by the Union Textiles
helipad ground in Gandhinagar. Minister Smriti Zubin Irani New Delhi.

Prime Minister inaugurated the Nobel Prize Series The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017
exhibition at Gujarat Science city near was held in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland.The
Ahmedabad. This exhibition featured works of nine theme of 47th World Economic Forum Annual
Nobel laureates from across the world who were Meeting 2017 is Responsive and Responsible
invited by the Gujarat government to be a part of Leadership.
the Vibrant Summit.
India and UAE held the first meeting of their
As a part of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, strategic dialogue in New Delhi in an attempt to
the Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani addressed finalise the cooperation agreement.
the Make in Gujarat theme seminar on Trends
and Innovation impacting the Textile Value Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Dehradun

Chain. to inaugurate the Combined Commanders


Conference.
A joint state was issued between Rwanda President
The 29th Kerala Science Congress was
Paul Kagame and Prime Minister Narendra Modi
inaugurated by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi
at the Gujarat Global Investors Summit to raise
Vijayan at the APJ Abdul Kalam hall in the Mar
the level of bilateral cooperation to a strategic
Thoma College in Thiruvalla. The main theme of
partnership. India extended a $120 million credit.
the congress is Genomics in health and disease.
The Gujarat government signed a memorandum of
The first edition of the North East Investors
understanding (MoU) worth Rs 67,000 crore with
Summit was inaugurated by the Union Textiles
the National High Speed Rail Corporation
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Minister, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani in Shillong, Sweden both stood second with a visa-free score of
Meghalaya. Theme: Exploring Opportunities in 156.
North East Region.
Telangana has been ranked at second spot in the
`Cashless India Scorecard released and prepared
by Walnut app to measure the growth level in digital
payments in the country post demonetization. The
top three states in the scorecard were Gujarat,
RANKING & REPORTS
Telangana and Haryana respectively with the
According to HSBC Expat survey 2016, India ranks highest growth in going cashless.
third among the countries offering the highest
India has been ranked at 79th spot out of 176
average annual salary to expatriates. Switzerland
countries in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI)
topped the list to offer highest average salary of
for the year 2016 released by the Berlin-based
about $188,275 a year to expats while Hong Kong
corruption watchdog Transparency International
was listed third.
(TI).
According to latest data released by Finance
Minister ArunJaitley, 26 crore three lakh India at Sixth Position among Eight Great

accounts have been opened under the Pradhan Powers of 2017 List by American Foreign Policy

Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) across the Magazine. The list has been topped by US.

country till date.


According to the latest Global Go To Think Tank

India dropped to 92nd rank in the Global Talent Index Report, released globally by the Lauder

Competitiveness Index (GTCI) released by INSEAD Institute, Pennsylvania University, US the Delhi
in partnership with The Adecco Group and the based Observer Research Foundation (ORF) has
Human Capital Leadership Institute of Singapore been ranked as the top think tank in the China,
(HCLI). India, Japan and the Republic of Korea category.

India has been ranked at 60th position among 79 Telangana based Indias largest incubator for
developing economies with a score of only 3.38 in start-ups, T-Hub has launched a GIS Innovation

the Inclusive Development Index (IDI) of the Hub (GIH) in collaboration with Esri India for the
World Economic Forum (WEF). start-ups belonging to the capital Hyderabad.

Indias IT Hub, Bengaluru has been ranked at the American aerospace major Boeing Corporation
top position in the 2017 City Momentum Index launched the Boeing India Engineering &
released by Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) at the World Technology Center (BIETC) in Bengaluru in a bid
Economic Forum Annual Meeting being held in to enhance its aerospace innovation in global
Davos. emerging market like India.

India has been placed at 78th position in the India's largest online travel portal MakeMyTrip has
Passport Index 2017 with a visa-free score of 46 launched the first ever social luxury travel
that was released. Germany was placed at the magazine called 'Luxury Travel Times'.
top with a visa-free score of 157, Singapore and
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Nokia Indian operation has bagged a contract The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate
worth $500 million (Rs 3,650 crore) from Mumbai Change (MoEFCC) has proposed draft rules
based Vodafone for deployment and expansion of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Dog Breeding
4G network in the country. and Marketing Rules, 2017), to regulate dog
breeding centres in the country.
The Aditya Birla Group announced its plans to
invest Rs 7,000 crore in the next two years in The National Institution for Transforming India
Andhra Pradesh. (NITI) Aayog has called for a review of the provisions
of the Right To Education (RTE) Act that specifies
Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd(HPCL) and GAIL
that children who dont perform well cannot be
India Ltd signed a pact with Andhra Pradesh for
held back up to class VIII regardless of his
setting up a Rs 40,000 crore petrochemical plant
performance.
in the state.
The Supreme Court allowed Mumbai based 22 year
Indian-American entrepreneur, philanthropist and
old pregnant lady with 24 weeks of Pregnancy to
venture capitalist Gururaj Deshpande has decided
abort her baby as continuation may risk her life.
to launch Indias largest startup incubation
centre at Hubballi (earlier Hubli) in Karnataka. The Union Ministry of Women and Child
Development issued a guideline regarding the
Reliance Defence Signs Contract with Ministry of
Adoption Regulations 2017. The Adoption
Defence to Construct 14 Fast patrol Vessels for
Regulation 2017 implements the Juvenile Justice
Indian Coast Guard worth Rs. 916 crore.
(Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. It
Kakinada SEZ Ltd (KSEZ), a subsidiary of GMR has been framed by the Central Adoption Resource
Infrastructure Limited (GIL), signed several MoUs Authority (CARA) to be mandatory under section
with various companies during the CII Partnership 68 I of the Justice (Care and Protection of Children)
Summit 2017 held at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Act, 2015 and will replace the existing Adoption
Pradesh. Guidelines, 2015.

Law

The Karnataka state cabinet approved amending AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS


Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Bill, 1960 Act to
legalize the Kambala and Bullock Cart Race FIFA Best Player of the Year 2016
which is a traditional festival held annually in
The Best FIFA Mens Player Award Cristiano
Karnataka.
Ronaldo.
The Supreme Court said that Divorce granted by
The Best FIFA Womens Player Award Carli Lloyd.
any ecclesiastical tribunals or Church Courts
under Christian personal law will not be taken as The Best FIFA Mens Coach Award Claudio Ranieri.
valid. It said that Church Courts cannot veto the
statutory law of divorce. The Best FIFA Womens Coach Award Silvia Neid.
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The FIFA Pusks Award 2016 MohdFaizSubri. for Innovation in the category of Non-
Governmental Organisations(NGO) at the annual
The FIFA Fair Play Award Atletico National.
United Nations World Tourism Organisation

The FIFA lifetime achievement award Falcao. (UNWTO) Awards for Excellence and Innovation in
Tourism at Madrid in Spain.
An IIT Kharagpur alumnus, Parag Havaldar, has
won the prestigious Scientific & Technical Awards President Barack Obama presented the

popularly called the `Technical Oscar by the Presidential Medal of Freedom (the highest US

Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences for the civilian honour) to the Vice President of US Joe
development of expression-based facial Biden. The vice-president had no idea that he will

performance-capture technology at Sony Pictures be getting the award and the award came as a
Image works. surprise to him.

La La Land, an American romantic musical The 2017 Crafoord Prize has been conferred upon
comedy-drama film, broke the record at the 74th two American and one Japenese scientists for
Golden Globe Awards by winning in every their fundamental discovebries in immune
category of award it was nominated. regulation.

The Bollywood Actor Amitabh Bachchan was Darpan Basak & Ankit Kumar won the Young
honoured by the US Embassy for his immense Travel Photographer Of The Year (TPOTY) award
contribution to the India-US partnership on 2016.
tuberculosis (TB).
62nd Filmfare Award 2017 Winner list

Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain honoured Pakistans


Best Film Dangal
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar JavedBajwa
with Nishan-e-Imtiaz to recognize his valuable Best Director Nitesh Tiwari for Dangal
services in Islamabad.
Best Actor (Male) Aamir Khan for Dangal
The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited
Best Actor (Female) Alia Bhatt for Udta Punjab
(PSPCL) was awarded with Best Performing Power
Distribution Utility in Power Sector by Central Best Actor (Male) in a Short Film Manoj Bajpayee
Board of Irrigation & Power (CBIP).Punjab is first for Taandav.
state to provide unique phone number 1912 for
registration of all types of complaints across 24X7 Kiran Doshi won The Hindu Prize 2016 at the 7th
by phone and sms. edition of The Hindu Lit for Life festival 2017
held in Chennai
Bollywood actor, Shah Rukh Khan, commonly
known as SRK, has been named for the 4th Yash The United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Chopra Memorial Award. Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has registered
Sitalpati or cool mat from the Cooch Behar
ISKCONs Govardhan eco village in Thane district, West Bengal as an intangible cultural
district has been conferred with the UNWTO Award heritage.
January Compendium

Jacob Polley, a British Poet was Conferred with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the
2016 T.S. Eliot prize for poetry at a ceremony at National Bravery Awards 2016 in New Delhi and
the Wallace Collection gallery in London for his distributed bravery awards to 25 young recipients.
poetry collection Jackself.
Delhi International Airport Ltd.(DIAL) has bagged
The National Bravery Awards 2016 has been the prestigious Golden Peacock Award for
conferred upon 25 children that include 13 boys Corporate Social Responsibility in the
and 12 girls. Among the 25 awards, four awards transportation sector under the aviation category
have been given posthumously. for the year 2016.

The Bollywood Actress Priyanka Chopra won her In a bid to promote digital transaction in Assam,
second Peoples Choice Award for Favourite the Chief Minister of Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal
Dramatic TV Actress at the Microsoft Theater in Los announced the launch of Chief Ministers Award
Angeles, California. while inaugurating the Digi Dhan Mela in the state.

A film directed by Ajay Saklani in a Himachali Russias President Vladimir Putin was awarded the
dialect Saanjh has won the best feature film first ever Hugo Chavez Prize for Peace and
award at international Borrego Springs Film Sovereignty by the Venezuelan President Nicolas
Festival held in California, US. Maduro at the Presidential Palace in Miraflores,
Caracas, Venezuela. The Peace Prize has been
Three Indian-origin persons have been awarded
named in honor of late Venezuelan leader Hugo
Australias highest civilian honor this year for
Chavez who served as the 64th President of
their contributions in the field of medicine and
Venezuela.
work towards the community.
The Reliance Foundation Founder and Chairperson
Dr. A Keshav Krishna, a scientist at the National
Nita Ambani has been honored by the
Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI),
Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) in New
Hyderabad has been selected for the 2016 National
York for her philanthropic work in the areas of
Geoscience Award.
education, sports, healthcare, rural

3 Soldiers from Rashtriya Rifles Awarded Sena transformation, urban renewal, disaster

Medal for Encoutering Hizbul terrorist Burhan response, women empowerment and promotion

Wani. The awardees include Major Sandeep of the arts.

Kumar, Captain Manik Sharma and Naik Arvind


Damodar Valley Corporation received NTPC award
Singh Chauhan.
20015-16 from Union Power Minister, Piyush

Over 3.5 lakh people in Gujarat created a world Goyal

record by singing the National Anthem at an event


Dr.Gullapalli N Rao, Founder and Chairman, L V
of installation of idol of goddess Khodiyar at a
Prasad Eye Institute, has been selected as one of
newly-built Khodal Dham temple in Kagvad town
two inductees for the prestigious 2017
in Rajkot district.
Ophthalmology Hall of Fame instituted by the
January Compendium

American Society of Cataract and Refractive Sanjiv Ranjan (concurrently) -Ambassador of India
Surgery (ASCRS). to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay

The Union Ministry of Defence announced the US Congress Members- Kamala Harris Ami Bera
result of the Republic Day Parade 2017. Ro Khanna Raja Krishnamoorthi Pramila Jayapal

For this the Ministry appointed three panels of Paul Ryan re-elected Speaker of US House of
judges for honoring the participants of the event Representatives
with the awards in different categories. In
Robert Lighthizer Chief Trade Negotiator
Service Category, Madras Engineer Group has
been selected as the best marching contingent while JovenelMoise President of Haiti
in the Para-Military Forces category, the Central
Surekha Marandi Executive Director Reserve Bank
Industrial Security Force (CISF) were adjudged
of India
as the best performers.
Ivan Rogers(resigns) Britains Ambassador to the
Iris Mittenaere of France was crowned as the Miss
EU Anil Jalali HR
Universe 2017 in the international beauty pageant
event which was held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Karan Bajwa Managing Director IBM India
Manila, Philippines organized by the Miss Universe
Organization. S Padmanabhan Chairman of Tata Power

The First ever National Entrepreneurship Sir Tim Barrow Britains ambassador to the EU

Awards 2016 was presented by the Union Home


Kalyan Krishnamurthy Flipkarts new CEO
Minister Shri Rajnath Singh at Indian Institute of
Technology, New Delhi. Kumar Sharadindu MD & CEO of SBI Pension
Funds

Virat Kohli Gionee brand ambassador

Ranbir Kapoor Brand Ambassador For Asian


APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS Paints UltimaProtek

BCCI President Anurag Thakur and Secretary Ajay Pakistans Gen. Raheel Sharif Head of Islamic
Shirke-The Supreme Court has removed from the Military Alliance
Office
David Rudisha International Ambassador of
Prof. David R. Syiemlieh Chairman of Union Stanchart Mumbai
Public Service Commission
Shalabh Seth CEO of Ola Fleet Technologies
Air Marshal SB Deo -Vice Chief of the Air Staff of
Indian Air Force Daniel Ortega Nicaraguas President for Third
Consecutive Term
ShivpalYadav- AkhileshYadav Dismisses him and
appoints NareshUttam as Partys Chief
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Dr. Ausaf Sayeed High Commissioner of India to Nikki Haley U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
the Republic of Seychelles
Anerood Jugnauth (resigns) Mauritius Prime
Vikram Pawah President of BMW Group India Minister

Jimmy Adams, former captain New director of West Indo American Ajit Pai FCC, US communications
Indies cricket regulatory agency-chairman

Housings ex-CEO Jason Kothari chief strategy and Uttam Dhillon Special assistant to the President on
investment officer of Snapdeal ethics and compliance matters-White House
position.
Manish Tewari Senior fellow of US think tank
Atlantic Council Rex Tillerson Secretary of State US

Rajesh Gopinathan Chief Executive Officer of TCS Derk Segaar Director of United Nations Information
Centre (UNIC)
TCS CEO N. Chandrasekaran Tata Sons chairman.
Virender Sehwag Kings XI Punjab Brand
Ashish Shelar Maharashtra Cricket Association Ambassador
president
Siddhartha Murarka Institute of Company
Sanjeev Srinivasan CEO, MD Bharti AXA General Secretaries of India Chairman

Antonio Tajani President of European Parliament Mike Pompeo US Central Intelligence Agency
-Director
Birender Singh Yadav High Commissioner of India
to the Republic of Sierra Leone V Shanmuganathan (resigns) Meghalaya Governor

Rajeev Singh Interim CEO of Prasar Bharati after S Dushyant Chautala Table Tennis Federation of
C Panda India President

Alok Kumar Verma Director of CBI Ashok Amritraj UN in India Goodwill Ambassador
for the Sustainable Development Goals.
Adama Barrow Official President of Gambian
AP Singh Interim Head of India Post Payment Bank
Ashok Warrier Ambassador of India to the Central
African Republic Amulya Patnaik Delhi Police Chief

Bishwadip Dey High Commissioner of India to Assam Governor Banwarilal Purohit Additional
Grenada charge of Meghalaya

AIFF president Praful Patel FIFA finance committee Nagaland governor PB Acharya Additional charge of
Arunachal Pradesh
Anurag Thakur Himachal Olympic Association
Head Dr. Vijay Pandurang Bhatkar VC Nalanda
University
Vishal Kaul Chief Operating Officer (COO) of OLA
January Compendium

Chadian foreign affairs minister Moussa Faki Simplygon to accelerate innovation in enabling 3D
Mahamat- African Union Commission head for everyone.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI)


approved the proposed merger of online travel firm
MakeMyTrips Indian travel business with rival

ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS Ibibo Group. The closing of the transaction is


expected to be around January 31, 2017.
The largest online residential real estate brokerage
firm PropTiger.Com and Housing.Com announced The U.S. healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson
a merger on January 10, 2017 to create Indias informed about its intention to buy Switzerland
largest online real estate services company. based bio-pharmaceutical firm, Actelion, for $30
billion (27.9 billion euros).
Hyderabad based pharmaceutical manufacturing
company Aurobindo Pharma has inked an Chinese e-commerce giant Alibabas financial arm,
agreement to acquire Portugals Generis Ant Financial reached an agreement to acquire U.S
Farmaceutica SA from Magnum Capital Partners money transfer company MoneyGram for USD 880
for a consideration of 135 million euros. million.

PVR Ltd has informed Bombay Stock Exchange


and the National Stock Exchange of India that
MoUs
the Delhi High Court has approved merger of two
of its subsidiary companies with it. Union Cabinet led by PM Modi approved signing of a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between
Business process management company, WNS
India and Kenya on bilateral cooperation in the
Global Services announced acquisition of US-based
field of Agriculture and Allied Sectors.
Denali Sourcing Services for $40 million.
India and Pakistan signs agreement on the
The government has decided to sell its entire 51%
Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations
stake in Pawan Hans Ltd to a strategic buyer and
and Facilities
transfer the management control of the helicopter
service operator. The Union Cabinet under PM Modi approved signing
of an agreement between India and Uruguay for
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has acquired 8.41
cooperation and mutual assistance in Customs
per cent stake in Fino Paytech Ltd (FPL) for a
Matters.
total consideration of Rs 100 crore
The Union Cabinet also gave its approval for
US based Google is announced to acquire Twitters
signing of an agreement for cooperation in the field
mobile application developer platform Fabric for
of Agriculture and allied sectors between India
an undisclosed amount.
and Portugal.
American multinational technology company
Microsoft has acquired Sweden-based company
January Compendium

Telanagana Government Signs MoU with Civil The Indian Railways signed a joint venture
Aviation Ministry for Regional Connectivity agreement with the state government of Jharkhand
Scheme. for the development of railway infrastructure in the
State.
Arunachal Pradesh signs MoU with NDDB to
promote dairy development, According to the MoU, The Union government under PM Modi gave
NDDB will conduct a survey related to milk approval for the ratification of the Second
production and consumption and identify areas Commitment Period of the Kyoto Protocol on
of intervention in Arunachal Pradesh. containing the emission of Green House Gases
(GHGs) which was adopted in 2012.
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) of
The Central Water Commission (CWC) under the
US and Development Partnership Administration
(DPA) of the Ministry of External Affairs of India Ministry of Water Resources River Development

have signed an MoU for collaboration in the fields and Ganga Rejuvenation signed two separate

of developmental activities and assist the third MoUs with IIT Madras and IIS in New Delhi.

world countries.
The Telangana government signed a (MoU) with

The Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI) has French Aero campus Aquitaine to set up a world-
signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with class aero skills academy in the city in
the National Yuva Cooperative Society to set up collaboration with academia and industry of the
state.
1,000 Janaushadhi Kendras under the Pradhan
Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana India and France signed White Shipping
(PMBJP) scheme to provide medicines at an Agreement in New Delhi to enable information
affordable price. sharing on maritime traffic and maritime domain
awareness in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
India and Sri Lanka has signed an MoU for the
construction of 3000 rain water harvesting Mauritius along with Gabon, Hungary,
systems in northern Jaffna District of Sri Lanka. Indonesia, Lithuania, Malta and the Russian

Federation signed the Multilateral Competent


Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and
Authority Agreement for Country-by- Country
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull signed
Reporting (CbC MCAA). Now the total number of
an upgraded defence agreement to boost
signatories increased to 57.
cooperation between their militaries. Beside with
this they also reaffirmed their support for the
Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement the 12-nation
trade pact

Ministry of AYUSH has signed a Memorandum of SCHEMES


Understanding(MoU) with the Advertising
Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra
Standards Council of India (ASCI) to curtail
Pradesh launched a new health scheme,
malpractices in the advertisement of AYUSH drugs
ArogyaRaksha Scheme at
in New Delhi.
January Compendium

TummalapalliKalakshetram in Vijayawada to Government would provide net present value of the


provide the medical treatment to the people of interest subsidy of 3 percent.
the Above Poverty Line at Rs. 1200 premium per
The Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan
annum.
launched the IT Project, e-Health Kerala which is
The Telangana Government announced a new named Jeevan Rekha at Peroorkada Model
scheme to provide financial assistance of Rs. 1000 Government Hospital.
per month to poor single women in the state.
Arunachal Pradesh launched Dulari Kanya, a
Karnataka Bank has launched a group Personal special scheme to check infant mortality in the
Accident Insurance Scheme for all its Saving state, under which the government will deposit Rs
Bank (SB) Account holders. The insurance scheme 20,000 in the bank account of a girl child, born
is named KBL Suraksha and provides insurance in any government hospital.
cover for accidental death.

The Tamil Nadu Government signed an MoU


with the Ministry of Power to join the Ujwal
DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) scheme. COMMITTEE

Madhya Pradesh government inaugurated a first Ministry of Sports Constitutes Committee to suggest
of its kind scheme of the country, Digital Dakiya improvements to National Sports Code. The
in Indore to encourage cashless transaction in committee, which will be chaired by Sports
the state. Secretary, InjetiSrinivas, will submit its report
within one month.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has received
45 initial proposals coming in from 11 bidders The minority affairs ministry lead by Mukhtar
covering more than 200 regional routes under Abbas Naqvi formed a high-powered six-member
Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS). committee to look into whether giving subsidy has
benefits to Hajj pilgrims. The decision has been
As a part of governments commitment for
taken in light of a 2012 Supreme Court order on
financial inclusion and social security the Union
gradually reducing and abolishing subsidy given to
Cabinet has given its post-facto approval to launch
pilgrims by 2022.
Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana 2017 (VPBY
2017). A committee formed by the IIT Joint Admission
Board (JAB) has recently given its suggestion to
The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) would
create 20 percent reservation seats for the girl
be the implementing body of the scheme during
students in IITs out of the total number of seats
the current financial year.
available.
The Union Cabinet approved a new scheme for
Vinod Rai, the former Comptroller and Auditor
promotion of Rural Housing. The scheme would be
General of India (CAG) was appointed as the head
implemented by National Housing Bank. The
of the Board of Control for Cricket in India
January Compendium

(BCCI) administrative committee by the Supreme Astronomers, using data from Indias Giant
Court. Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT), have
discovered two of the most powerful phenomena in
A committee has been constituted by the Centre to
the universe a supermassive black hole and the
frame uniform rules for the states to avoid delay in
collision of giant galaxy clusters about two billion
proper implementation of the Rights of Persons
light years from Earth.
with Disabilities (RPD) Act across the country.
An extra second was added to the Indian clock at
N.K. Singh Committee on Fiscal Responsibility
5:29.59 hours at the National Physical
and Budget Management (FRBM) Presents its
Laboratory (NPL) as the atomic clock was struck at
Report to the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun
23:59:59 the previous night.
Jaitley.
India successfully conducted the test firing of
the nuclear-capable strategic ballistic missile,
Agni IV from the Abdul Kalam Island, Balasore,
off the Odisha coast at about 11.50 a.m.Agni IV is
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY a two-stage solid-propelled, surface-to-surface
ballistic missile.
ISRO Chairman Kiran Kumar and CNES
President Jean-Yves Le Gall signed a partnership Space Exploration Technologies Corporation or
agreement in satellite launch technology in the SpaceX has released a new teaserimage of the
presence of visiting French Minister of Foreign worlds most powerful rocket Falcon Heavy
Affairs Jean-Marc Ayrault in Bengaluru. rocket which will ferry a crewed Red Dragon
capsule on Mars in 2018.
A Chinese rocket Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A) successfully
launched three satellites into space in its first The Minister of State for Minority Affairs (I/C) and
commercial mission from Chinas Jiuquan Satellite Parliamentary Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Launch Center in Gansu. launched a Mobile App at Haj House in Mumbai
that will provide information and facilitate
The Union Health Minister J P Nadda is all set to
epayments for the pilgrimage.
introduce the measles-rubella vaccine (MR) in
five states and Union territories in the Universal The District Administration of Ludhiana has
Immunisation Programme (UIP) to provide developed a mobile application named ECI360 for
preventive medications to every child born in India.
the benefit of voters, candidates, election staff

Pakistan successfully test-fired its first as well as the Election Commission of India(ECI).

Submarine-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM), Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power,
Babur-3 from Indian Ocean. The missile Babur-3 Coal & New and Renewable Energy and Mines,
which was fired from an underwater, mobile PiyushGoyal launched the Web Portal and the
platform, hit the target with precise accuracy. It is
Mobile App for Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana
capable of carrying a nuclear warhead up to
(UDAY) scheme.
450km.
January Compendium

Scientists in Ireland have discovered a brand new Tamil Nadu government lead by O.Panneerselvam
organ named Mesentery, inside the digestive has launched a mobile application Pinakin to
system which was not known till date. provide information of famous destinations in
Tamil Nadu. The app will provide information on
The first anti-missile interceptors for the
world heritage tourist spots like Mammalapuram,
Arrow 3 Missile Defense System was inducted
the Big Temple in, Thanjavur and Gangai Konda
into the Israel Defense Forces by both Israels
Cholapuram and soon it will include other places in
Defense Ministry and the US Missile Defense
the state.
Agency during a ceremony held on the Palmachim
Air Base. According to a research work published in CDCs
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR),
The US military launched a Space-Based Infrared
a multidrug-resistant organism has been
System (SBIRS) GEO Flight 3 mission. Under the
indentified known as carbapenem-resistant
mission, Geo-3 satellite has been send into the
Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) which is resistant to all
space mounted on Atlas V rocket from Florida
available antibiotics. NDM-1 was first discovered
where it will detect any possible missile attack to
when a Swedish patient was infected in 2009 in
meet national security threats.
India.
As per a study published in Comptes Rendus
Worlds largest social networking platform,
Palevol and conducted by the Researchers from
Facebook announced to introduce Fake News
Midwestern University, Human Appendix which is
Tools for Germany Facebook to help the
regarded as a vestigial organ can actually serve
residents in combating the spread of unrealistic
an important biological function.
news stories.
The Stanford Bioengineers including Indian
Researchers from Tohoku University in Japan
Origin among them have created a ultra-low-
have claimed that they have discovered the
cost, human powered centrifuge device that is
unidentified element that formed the 5 percent of
capable to separate blood into its individual
earths core after Iron and Nickel leading to new
components in only 1.5 minutes.
ways for better understanding of earths

The National Green Tribunal has directed the formation.

Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation


Indian state-owned telecommunications company
(CDSCO) under Ministry of Health and Family
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has
Welfare to test cosmetic products containing
launched mobile TV service Ditto TV and Limited
microbeads and submit a report in four weeks.
Fixed Mobile Telephony in New Delhi.

The American rocket manufacturing company The worlds ultralight high-performance


SpaceX launched 10 satellites into orbit on a two mechanical watch RM 50-03 was inaugurated on
stage Falcon 9 Rocket from the Vandenberg Air January 16, 2017 at
Force Base on the California coast. The satellites
the 27th edition of the Salon International De La
were a part of the NEXT Mission of the
Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) in Geneva.
communications company Iridium.
January Compendium

A first of its kind robot journalist named Xiao Nan Indian scientists at the Institute for Plasma
made debut in the world of journalism by writing a Research (IPR), lying between Sabarmati River in
300-character-long article in just a second. Gandhinagar and Amul Diary have taken steps to
make use of plasma for healing not only humans
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
but also the earth.
(NASA) has given its approval to explore an iron-
rich asteroid 16 Psyche as a part of its mission to Transportation app Uber will soon launch its on-
learn more about the history and composition of demand food delivery app UberEATS in the
the celestial body. Indian market. UberEATS is currently available in
58 cities globally, including Bangkok, Singapore,
The Union Human Resource Development Minister
Tokyo, Hong Kong and Taipei.
Prakash Javadekar launched a dedicated web
portal ShaGun for continuous monitoring of the The Multiplex chain operator PVR has launched a
elementary education scheme Sarva Shiksha theatre on demand service VKAAO. Vkaao is an
Abhiyan (SSA) and promote the development of online platform that will enable consumers to
education sector of India. watch any movie of their choice at a theatre of
their choice.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
successfully realigned the orbit of its Mars Orbiter The Police Department of Pune has launched a
Mission Mangalyaan since it could not withstand Mobile App Beat Marshall Monitoring Mobile
long duration eclipse. App to trace the location of the patrolling teams
from police stations.
The Union Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) led by
Dr. Harsh Vardhan commissioned a very high U.S. scientists from The Scripps Research
resolution of 12km global deterministic weather Institute (TSRI) have announced the development
prediction model, Ensemble Prediction System of the first stable semi synthetic organism,
(EPS) that will be used to generate operational Escherichia coli bacteria that has DNA made up
weather forecasts. This system would be of both natural and artificial bases.
beneficial to overcome the problem of
According to the Experts from Food Standards
uncertainties in the forecasts.
Agencys (FSA) based in United Kingdom, Bread,
Scientists have discovered an exoplanet named Wolf chips and potatoes should be cooked to a golden
1061 located around 14 light years away from yellow colour, rather than brown, to reduce our
Earth that could be the habitable planet in the intake of a chemical called Acrylamide which could
future after Earth. cause cancer.

Researchers from Harvard University and Boston Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Childrens Hospital have developed a customizable successfully tested its indigenously developed
soft robotic sleeve to encase a diseased heart Cryogenic engine designated as C25 for 50
and help it beat. seconds at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) at
Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu.
January Compendium

Scientists from US-based Oregon State INS Khanderi, Indias second French-designed
University (OSU) has recently discovered insect Scorpene-class diesel-electric attack submarine
preserved in amber that is believed to have been was launched in Mumbai at the Mazagon Dock
existed 100 million years ago and is entirely Shipbuilders Limited (MDL).
different from the existing groups.
The Chinas Navy commissioned a sophisticated
The atomic clocks on the first satellite IRNSS- electronic reconnaissance ship CNS Kaiyangxing
1A of the NAVIC, an indigenously built satellite or Mizar to North Sea Fleet in Qingdao, Shandong
system has developed technical complications. province. The new ship with hull code 856 is
capable of conducting all-weather, round-the-clock
The Indian Weather Satellite, INSAT-3DR,
observation on multiple targets.
launched by Indian Space Research Organisation
(ISRO), has led to a remarkable achievement in India successfully test-fired the Guided Pinaka
Indian weather forecasting. The Next Generation Rocket from Launch Complex-III of the Integrated
INSAT-3DR, will enable detecting Farm Fires. Test Range (ITR) launch pad at Chandipur off coast
Odisha.

The Theatre Readiness Operational Exercise


(TROPEX), an annual Indian Navy exercise kicked
DEFENCE started off the Western Seaboard. TROPEX 17
exercise is aimed at testing combat readiness of
Russia finally delivered 4 Sukhoi Su-35 Fighter
the combined fleets of the Indian Navy, and the
Jets to China after a delay of two years. The Su-35
assets of the Indian Air Force, Indian Army and
is an advanced version of the Su-30s operated by
the Indian Coast Guard.
the Indian Airforce.
INS Vikramaditya, Indias biggest aircraft
The Indian Army is successfully conducted the
carrier ship has become the countrys first
user-validation trials of indigenous artillery gun
warship to have an Automated Teller Machine
Dhanush in the Himalayas so that they are ready
(ATM) onboard the vessel. The ATM has been
to be inducted into the Army.
installed by the State Bank of India (SBI). It will be
Border Security Force (BSF) has launched its 14 operated through satellite link.
day operation Sard Hawa at the western
Pakistan successfully conducted the first test
international border of Rajasthan to check the
flight of the surface-to-surface ballistic missile
instances of infilteration due to the dense fog in
(SSM), Ababeel.
the area.
The Chief of Army staff Gen Bipin Rawat
China has handed over two ships to Pakistan
launched a Whatsapp helpline number to receive
Navy in order to ensure joint security along the
grievances of army personnel.
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and
the Gwadar port.
January Compendium

ENVIRONMENT As per a study published in the journal PLOS ONE,


scientists from University of Bonn in Germany
As per the annual census conducted by the Wildlife
has found that there must have been a connection
wing of the Forest Department the number of
between the separated India, Europe and Asia
migratory birds in the Chilikalake, Odisha has
about 54 million years ago.
substantially gone up this year.
According to a new study published in the
Scientists from the Botanical Survey of India
Journal of Biological Chemistry, researchers
(BSI) have discovered a new species of ginger in have discovered that the widely used Indian spice
the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. named Long Pepper has the potential to be used as
a cancer treatment drug.
According to a US wildlife conservation agency,
long-nosed bat and gypsum wild buckwheat and The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)
Kuenzler hedgehog cactus are removed from the released its statement of climate of India, 2016
list of endangered species. and informed that the year 2016 was the hottest
year since 1901 for the country.
According to the International Union for the
Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list, more than Scientists have discovered three new lesser
half of the worlds wild species including apes, known diseases namely Mers, Lassa fever and
monkeys, lemurs and lorises are now on the verge Nipah virus that could cause the next global health
of extinction. emergency.

A team of researchers from Singapore, France and A Canadian Biologist named Dr. Vazrick Nazari,
Indonesia in a study found the evidence of the has discovered a new species of moth in a densely
possibility of formation of a new plate boundary populated part of southern California and named
on the floor of the Indian Ocean in the Wharton it after US President-elect Donald Trump.
Basin.
Indian has partnered with the British experts
Scientists have concluded a gibbon living in the over a project that aims to study the air pollution
tropical forests of south west China is a new level in Delhi.
species of primate. It has been named the
Skywalker hoolock gibbon, means Heavens
movement.

Hope Island become graveyard for Olive Ridleys


SPORTS
turtles after the wildlife wing of the Forest
department have spotted 54 carcasses on the Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain clinched the mens
shores of Hope Island in just one month. singles title of the 2017 Chennai Open defeating
Daniil Medvedev 6-3 and 6-4 to claim the first ATP
Delhi has been declared free from H5N8 avian tournament of the season.
influenza commonly known as Bird Flu by the
Animal Husbandry Department of the Delhi
government.
January Compendium

Abbu Ammaz (8), a class 2 student from Jammu Indian Women Football Team won their fourth
and Kashmir has bagged the gold medal in Thai consecutive (South Asian Football Federation)
Boxing Championship at the national level. SAFF Womens Championship title defeating
Bangladesh 3-1 in the finals at the Kanchenjunga
Mumbai youngster, Shreyas Mehta, won the
Stadium in Siliguri, West Bengal.
Scottish Junior Open Squash championship at
Edinburgh. Indian Cricketer, Mahendra Singh Dhoni stepped
down as the captain of the Indian team in limited
Indian pair of Rohan Bopanna and Jeevan
over formats just ahead of the ODI series to be
Nedunchezhiyan captured mens doubles title
against England in January 2017.
defeating Indias Divij Sharan and Purav Raja in
Chennai Open. Robert Marchand a 105 year old man has made
a record by cycling 22.547km (14 miles) in 1 hour.
Kane Williamson and Virat Kohli are the only two
In 2012 he had already set a record of cycling
batsmen to feature in the top 5 of the ICC rankings
26.927km in 1 hour.
in all three formats of the game.
Indian Skipper, Virat Kohli was officially named
Rising Indian squash star Velavan Senthilkumar
as the Indian Cricket Teams New Captain for all
created history by winning the first-ever all-Indian
the three formats at Mumbai.
Boys Under-19 final at the British Junior Open in
Sheffield. Russian rhythmic gymnast, Yana Alexeyevna
Kudryavtseva, announced her retirement at the
Sergey Karjakin of Russia defeated Norways
age of 19, following several leg injuries including a
Magnus Carlsen in a tie-breaker to win Gold in the
fracture in the left foot during the 2016 World Cup
World Blitz Chess Championship title in Doha,
in Kazan, Russia.
Qatar.
The Captain of Indian mens Hockey Team, PR
The former Australian Captain Ricky Ponting
Sreejesh was selected as a member of
will join Australias coaching staff as an assistant
International Hockey Federation (FIH) Athletes
to coach the team for next months home Twenty20
Committee by the FIH Executive Board. Cue sports
series against Sri Lanka.
Ace Pankaj Advani clinched the 3rd Kolkata Open

Chinas Grand Slam Champion Li Xiaoxia National Invitation Snooker Championship 2017
organised by the West Bengal Billiards Association
Announces Retirement from Table Tennis
at the Bengal Rowing Club.
Australian Cricketer Arthur Morris Inducted into
Asian games Bronze-Medallist boxer, Sarita Devi
ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.Morris, who became the
is set to become the first ever female boxer from
82nd player to be inducted into the ICC Cricket
India to step into the world of professional boxing.
Hall of Fame, was given the honour posthumously.
The opening batsman passed away at the age of The Indian 72 basketball player Satnam Singh
93. Bhamara has shown interest in the World
Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He visited one of
January Compendium

the WWEs Performance Centre facility at Virat Kohli became the fastest batsman in the
Orlando, Florida and participated in a training world to score 1,000 runs as captain in One-Day
session alongside various other new recruits of Internationals (ODIs) in the third ODI against
WWE. England at the Eden Gardens.

The 14th Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon Ronnie OSullivan won a record seventh
took place. The full marathon was flagged off from Masters title against Joe Perry.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in South Mumbai
by a host of dignitaries.Alphonce Simbu of Top seeded Ace cue Pankaj Advani won his
seventh national title in the finals of Manisha
Tanzania took 02:09:32 time to clinch first
National Billiards and Snooker Championship on
position in mens elite category while Kenyas
January 24, 2017 at the PYC Hindu Gymkhana,
Bornes Kitur won the womens title.
Pune. He defeated Rupesh Shah 5-1 in the final.
The Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Earlier Adavani beat Brijesh Damani in the

Sports Shri Vijay Goel inaugurated the Khelo semifinals on January 23, 2017 to enter the finals.

India National level Competitions on various Japan based sumo wrestler Kisenosato was
sports for Under-14 and Under-17 children in New promoted to the highest rank of the wresting,
Delhi. "Yokozuna" after winning his first title at the New
Year Grand Sumo Tournament with a 14-1 record.
The NCR Punjab Royals won the Pro Wrestling
League Season 2 defeating two-time finalists Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt will have to hand
Haryana Hammers 5-4 in the finals at the K D back one of his nine Olympic gold medals won in
Jadhav Indoor Stadium, New Delhi. the 4x100m relay event at the 2008 Beijing
Olympics due to his Jamaican team-mate Nesta
Cricket icon Kapil Dev was inducted into Legends
Carter who was tested positive for a banned
Club Hall of Fame at the Cricket Club of India.
substance.
Former India player and Legends Club president
Madhav Apte presented Kapil with a citation. The Tokyo Olympic Committee has now
announced that Son Goku, a cult anime character
According to data released by the world football
from Dragonball Z, will serve as one of its brand
governing body FIFA the Indian football team
ambassadors.
jumped six places up to 129th in January 2017
which is the best FIFA ranking in over a decade. Australian Open - 2017 Overview

Gujarat won its maiden Ranji Trophy title by 5 The 105th edition of the Australian Open
wickets after beating Mumbai at the Holkar tournament 2017 was held at Melbourne Park in
Stadium in Indore. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal clinched the Title Winners Runners
2017 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold womens
Mens Singles Roger Federer Rafael Nadal
single title in the summit clash in Sibu, Malaysia.
Womens Singles Serena Williams Venus Williams
January Compendium

Mens Doubles Henri Kontinen /John Peers Bob Former French skier Jean Vuarnet Dies at 83
Bryan/Mike Bryan
Pioneering Art Critic, John Berger Dies at 90 in
Womens Doubles BethanieMattek- Sands /Lucie Paris
Safarova Andrea Hlavkov/Peng Shuai
Karnataka Cooperation & Sugar Minister H S
Mixed Doubles Abigail Spears /Juan Sebastin Mahadeva Prasad passes away.
Cabal Croatias Ivan Dodig/Sania Mirz
Renowned Sitar maestro Abdul Halim Jaffer
Siliguri based Abul Hossain won the Kolkata Full
Khan died at his Bandra residence in Mumbai.
Marathon by completing the race.
Gangumei Kabui, Former Manipur Minister,
The 2016 Olympic Silver Medallist PV Sindhu
Historian Passes Away
clinched her maiden Syed Modi International
Grand Prix Gold womens singles title at the Babu Veteran actor Om Puri passed passes away
Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium in Lucknow.
An American jazz and pop singer and pianist
Buddy Greco was dead in Las Vegas, USA .

Veteran British war correspondent Clare


Hollingworth, who reported the news that World
OBITUARY War II had started, died at the age of 105 in Hong-
Kong.
Polish-born sociologist Zygmunt Bauman dies in
UK at age 91 Former MRF director KM Philip passes away.

Former German President Roman Herzog Dies Renowned Author and Director of The Exorcist
Aged 82
William Peter Blatty dies aged 89.

Irans ex-President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a


Chinese linguist and Famous Linguist known as
dominant figure in the countrys politics since the
Father of Pinyin Zhou Youguang died in Beijing.
1980s, has died at the age of 82.
UNC Nobel Laureate Oliver Smithies dies at age
Veteran All India Forward Bloc leader and former
91.
West Bengal minister Saral Deb passed away.
Renowned Actress Gita Sen Passes Awayin
Eminent jurist Weeramantry Passed Away in Sri
Kolkata of cerebral hemorrhage. She was 86.
Lanka
The commander of Apollo 17 and the last man
Mario Soares, Portugals former president and who walk on the moon, Astronaut Eugene Cernan
PM, dies at 92 has passed away in Washington D.C, USA.

Former Minister of Nagaland and former President Senior Congress leader and former state minister
of Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) K V Pusa of Chhattisgarh, Tarun Prasad Chatterjee passed
passed away in Kohima on January 2,2017. away in Raipur,Chhattisgarh. He was 68.
January Compendium

National award-winning filmmaker Deepak Roy Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar released
dead at 67. a book on cyber vocabulary named Cyber
Pathshala authored by BJP leader and writer
C.V. Vishveshwara, Pioneer of Black Hole
Tarun Vijay at World Book Fair at Pragati Maidan
Discovery Dies at 78.
in New Delhi.

Renowned Political And Social Activist Mangal


The autobiography of the veteran Indian actor
Negi Dies At 86.
Rishi Kapoor titled Khullam Khulla: Rishi

Former Chief Minister of Punjab Surjit Singh Kapoor Uncensored was released. Rishi Kapoor
has written this uncensored book along with
Barnala Dies at 91.
Meena Iyer and the title is published under Harper
Former Minister of Maharashtra Chandrakant Collins.
Chhajed passes away.

Urdu poet, lyricist Naqsh Lyallpuri dies at 88


IMPORTANT DAYS
US Actress Mary Tyler Moore Dies At 80
Nation pays homage to Netaji Subhash Chandra
Russian Ambassador to India, Alexander M Bose on his 120th birth anniversary on 23
Kadakin passes away January 2017. It was on this day in 1897, Netaji
was born in Cuttack, Odisha.
Hollywood Legend & Harry Porter actor John Hurt
dies at 77 The National Girl Child Day was celebrated on
January 24, 2017.
Veteran journalist Devdutt passed away
Election Commission of India celebrates 7th
French Actress Emmanuelle Riva Dies aged 89
National Voters Day on January 25 with theme

Father of Pac-Man Masaya Nakamura Dies at 91 Empowering Young & Future Voters

India celebrated its 68th Republic Day on


January 26, 2017. The Theme of 2017 Republic
Day is: Skill India and Beti Bachao Beti Padhao.

BOOKS & AUTHORS Important Highlights of Republic Day 2017

Book on Dr. Kalam titled The Peoples Chief Guest: Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi- Sheikh
President: Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam released by the Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Vice President, Shri M. Hamid Ansari.
On the occasion of Republic Day, the President
Akhada : The Authorized Biography of Mahavir approved 398 Gallantry awards and other Defence
Singh Released. Akhada is the authorized decorations to Armed Forces personnel and others.
biography of Mahavir Singh Phogat, a former
wrestler and a coach. President Pranab Mukherjee awarded the Ashok
Chakra to Havaldar Hangpan Dada posthumously
January Compendium

for killing four terrorists who had infiltrated into The 12th Raising Day of National Disaster
north Kashmir in May 2016. The award was Response Force(NDFR) is celebrated on January
received by his wife Chasen Lowang at Rajpath. 31, 2017 to commended the NDRF for its efforts
during disaster response
Dr. Mahesh Sharma Inaugurates Bharat Parv at
Red Fort, Delhi. National Youth Day also known as Yuva Diwas is
celebrated on January 12 to commemorate the
The Hans Raj College of Delhi University hoisted
birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, the
the monumental flag on its campus on the
maker of the modern India. The theme of this
occasion of the 68th Republic Day celebrations,
making DU the first public university in the years Festival is Youth for Digital India.

country to get a monumental flagpole.


The Indian Army celebrated its 69th Army Day on

The state government of Assam under Chief January 15, 2017.

Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, for the first time


The United Nations 70th General Assembly has
organised Farmers Martyrs Day on January 27,
recognized the year 2017 as the International Year
2017 at Patharughat in Darrang district.
of Sustainable Tourism for Development.

The World Leprosy Day was celebrated on


Google Dedicates Doodle to SavitribaiPhules
January 29, 2017 all over the world.
186th Birth Anniversary on January 3.

The National Immunization Day was observed on


Every year World Braille Day is observed on 4th
January 29, 2017 to spread awareness about
January across the world to commemorate the
eradicating polio.
birthday of Louis Braille.

India observed the Martyrs Day or Shaheed


The 12th World Hindi Day was celebrated on 10
Diwas on January 30, 2017 to commemorate the
January 2017 across the world to honour our Indo-
death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Aryan language.

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