NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Chhattisgarh to invest Rs 60,000 crore on ‘Sampark Kranti’: Under
the programme, the state would build roads, rail lines besides expansion of
electrification and communication network in the areas that had not seen much
development.
2.
Rajasthan signs MoU to join UDAY Scheme: It has become
the third state to sign a MoU for joining the central government’s state
electricity distribution utility revival scheme.
3. US-based Cognizant Technologies
Solutions acquired KBACE Technologies.
4. First in Maharashtra: Nagpur Central
Jail inmates get SBI ATM Cards: Around 140 inmates of
the central prison here were given State Bank of India ATM Cards for use inside
the premises, with plans to extend the service to all 800 prisoners of the
facility.
5. TATA Trusts collaborates with MIT to
improve learning at school: Tata Trusts
collaborates with MIT and Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) to improve
learning at secondary school level.
6. SC and ST Amendment Act, 2015 came
into force: The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled
Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 came into force. The act
was made to ensure more stringent provisions for prevention of Atrocities
against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
7. Union Government approved to set up
solar energy panels over 10000 EWS houses in Tamil Nadu under Pradhan Mantri
Awas Yojana (PMAY) (Urban).
8. Union Government and Chhattisgarh
Government signed MoU on UDAY Scheme: Union Government and
Chhattisgarh Government signed a MoU with Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution
Company Ltd under the scheme Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana for operational and
financial turnaround of the CSPDCL.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
India and Armenia amend double taxation avoidance convention: It
will enable the two countries to exchange information related to financial and
banking transactions under the pact and help in preventing tax evasion.
2.
International Customs Day observed across the world on 26th January
2016.
3.
Australia celebrated its National Day on 26th January 2016.
4.
Denmark parliament approved law on seizing valuables from Refugees: Danish
Parliament, Folketing voted on a proposal to confiscate asylum seekers’
personal possessions in order to pay their upkeep.
5.
Transparency International released Corruption Perceptions Index 2015: The
index measured the perceived levels of public sector corruption in 168
countries and territories. Denmark stood first as it is the most corruption
free country in the world while India was place 76th.
OTHER UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
1. RBI shortlists five companies for
Audit and Risk Monitoring Mechanism: The Reserve Bank plans
to procure an Audit Management and Risk Monitoring System (AMRMS) for the
central bank from five potential shortlisted solution providers, including PwC
and Quadrant 4 Software Solutions.
SPORTS:
2. ICC
released Test, ODI and T20 Rankings: India topped the list of Test Rankings while Australia topped the table
of ODI Rankings ahead of India. T20 Ranking was topped by West Indies.
AWARDS:
3.
Ashok Chakra awarded posthumously to Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami.
4.
Cottalango Leon selected for 2016 Technical Achievement Award of Academy of
Motion Picture.
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