NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Amitabh Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra replaced Aamir Khan as ‘Incredible India’
brand ambassadors.
2.
Union Cabinet approved MoU between India & UK on cooperation in governance
reforms: It covers areas of cooperation such as sharing good
governance practices in public administration, user led service design,
reducing bureaucracy in service delivery and government process re-engineering.
3. CCEA approved setting up of over 5000
MW of Grid-connected Solar PV Power Projects.
4. ISRO, Kuwait Institute signed MoU on
cooperation in Space exploration: The MoU was signed for
cooperation in the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes. It
will allow use of data from Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites by Kuwait
Institute of Scientific Research (KISR) for initiating a few research and
application projects.
5. SEBI released report of Narayan
Murthy-panel on Alternative Investment Policy: The
21-member committee was constituted by the Securities and Exchange Board of
India under the chairmanship of N R Narayan Murthy, to suggest measures for
development of the alternative investment funds (AIFs) and start-up eco-system
in the country.
6. Indian Mi-25 helicopters set to join
Afghanistan Air Force.
7. DMRC inks interim consultancy pact
for light metro projects in Kerala: The Delhi Metro Rail
Corporation has signed an interim consultancy agreement with Kerala Rapid
Transit Ltd (KRTL) for the Rs 6728-crore ‘light metro’ in Thiruvanathapuram and
Kozhikode.
8. Union Cabinet approved Policy on
Promotion of City Compost: The policy primarily seeks to
promote the use of city compost by bringing better coordination among various
government departments and agencies. Under the policy, a provision has been
made for market development assistance of 1500 rupees per tonne of city compost
for scaling up production and consumption of the product.
9. CCEA approved six-laning of NH-2 in
Bihar and Jharkhand.
10. New tree frog genus Frankixalus,
discovered in forests of north-eastern India.
11. Girls First initiative improved
emotional and physical well-being of Bihar school children: The
initiative is a first of its kind project in the country as it integrates
evidence-based practices from the fields of social-emotional rearing,
restorative justice, positive psychology and emotional intelligence.
12. Union Government, World Bank signed
Financing Agreement for Bihar Kosi Basin Development Project.
13. Ravi Chellam took charge as
Executive Director of Greenpeace India.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
World Economic Forum meeting starts in Davos, Switzerland: The
annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting has started in Swiss resort of Davos,
Switzerland with participation of global leaders and business from around the
world. In this edition of WEF meeting, the agenda includes the outlook of the
global economy and measures to fight terrorism.
2.
NASA formalised Planetary Defence Coordination Office to detect and track
Near-Earth Objects: It will supervise all NASA-funded projects
to find and characterise asteroids and comets that pass near the orbit of the
Earth around the sun.
3.
Japanese astronomers discovered second largest black hole in Milky Way.
OTHER UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
1. RBI asks banks to stop Rs 1000 notes
without security thread.
SPORTS:
2. Uttar
Pradesh won 2014-15 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy by defeating Baroda in the final
held at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
AWARDS:
3.
Oscar for Indian-origin actor, producer Rahul Thakkar in technical categary.
OBITUARIES:
4. Eminent dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai,
wife of Late Dr Vikram Sarabhai, passed away at the age of 97.
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