Daily GK Updates - 25th January, 2016

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Amit Shah re-elected as BJP President unopposed. 

2. India’s largest and tallest tricolour hoisted at Ranchi: India’s largest tricolour was hoisted atop the tallest pole at Pahari Mandir in Ranchi, by defence minister Manohar Parrikar.

3. TranServ launches India’s first social mobile wallet Udio: India’s digital payment start-up company TranServ has launched country’s first Social Mobile Wallet name Udio. The digital wallet seeks to address the gap between real and virtual modes of payment as it has more social experience.

4. Padma Vibhushan for Dhirubhai Ambani, Rajnikanth, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Actor Rajnikanth, media baron Ramoji Rao, former J&K Governor Jagmohan and Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar were awarded with Padma Vibhushan. Sania Mirza and Saina Nehwal got Padma Bhushan while actors Ajay Devgn and Priyanka Chopra got Padma Shri.

5. 6^th National Voter’s Day observed on 25^th January 2016 with theme Inclusive and Qualitative Participation.

6. India and France inked 16 pacts including chopper venture: The MoUs covered a wide range of sectors like urban development, urban transport, water and waste treatment and solar energy.

7. Alice Vaidyan appointed as the new CMD of GIC Re.

8. Union Government launched Sahaj Scheme for online booking of LPG cylinders.

9. ONGC received environmental nod for 53000 crore rupees KG Basin Project.

10. Maharashtra’s first Solar Power operated Mini-Water Supply Plant commissioned in Hingna village of Mouda Taluka in Nagpur district.

11. 9^th National Girl Child Day observed on 24^th January 2016.

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa won the Presidential elections of Portugal: He is a centre-right Social Democrats candidate and a former Journalist who won the elections by securing 52% of the total votes.

OTHER UPDATES:

SPORTS:

1. PV Sindhu defeated Scotland’s Kristy Gilmour to win the Malaysia Master’s Gold title.

2. India won Blind T20 Asia Cup defeating Pakistan by 44 runs.

3. Japan’s Izumo Takuto and Hong Kong’s Zhu Chengzhu won ITTF World Junior Circuit in boys and girls categories respectively.

AWARDS:

4. J K Rowling to receive PEN Award for literary service.

OBITUARIES:

5. Malayalam Actress Kalpana passed away at the age of 51 in Hyderabad.