NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
National Girl Child Day to be celebrated today: National Girl Child Day will be celebrated at a special function
in New Delhi in view of exemplary achievements by nation's daughters during
last year.They presented commendable performance at the Olympics and
Paralympics besides historic induction of the first batch of female fighter
pilots into the Indian Air Force (IAF).
2.
Rescheduled Education Loan will not be considered for computing NPAs: RBI: In a bid to encourage banks to provide loans for education, the
Reserve Bank of India RBI has declared that rescheduling the period of payment
of education loans due to the inability of the borrower because of unemployment
will not be treated as restructured accounts for computing NPAs.
3.
T-Hub launches ‘GIS Innovation Hub’ powered by Esri India: T-Hub, the start-up engine catalysing innovation,
today announced the launch of ‘GIS Innovation Hub’ (GIH) for start-ups. The GIH
is powered by Esri India, the Geographic Information System (GIS) software and
solutions provider.The facility was inaugurated by Jack Dangermond, Co-founder,
President and CEO of Esri Inc.
4. Jharkhand Annual Budget 2017-18:
The Chief Minister of
Jharkhand Raghubar Das presented the state’s annual budget for 2017-18 on
January 23, 2017 under the theme of Garib Kalyan Varsh The main focus of the
budget is on agriculture, education and skill development, rural development
and eliminating poverty.
5.
Stamp Cover on Sindhu, Sakshi and Dipa released by Postal Department: The Indian postal department released a special
stamp cover titled Golden girls of India – Pride of Nation on January 21, 2017
during a district-level philatelic exhibition in Agartala to honor the sporting
personalities in the country. The special covers feature the 2016 Olympic
medalist gymnast Dipa Karmakar, shuttler PV Sindu and wrestler Sakshi Malik.
They were also awarded the nation’s highest sports award Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
in 2016.
6. BCSBI to organise ‘know your
rights’ programme: To educate
awareness on banking codes at grass root level, The Banking Codes and Standards
Board of India (BCSBI) will organise know your rights programme in all the
states.For this, the organisation will adopt a three-fold approach in the
awareness programme focussing Tier II cities, metros and other backward areas,
Anand Aras, CEO, BCSBI said.
7.
Tamil Nadu Assembly unanimously passes Jallikattu Bill: Tamil Nadu assembly under the chairmanship of Chief
Minister O Panneerselvam unanimously passed the Jallikattu Bill on January 23,
2017 to replace the ordinance issued on January 21, 2017 to allow the states
traditional sport. The bill amends the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act,
1960, making Jallikattu a permanent sport in rural Tamil Nadu.
8.
Uber to bring Food Delivery app ‘UberEATS’ in India: Transportation app Uber will soon launch its
on-demand food delivery app ‘UberEATS’ in the Indian market. UberEATS is
currently available in 58 cities globally, including Bangkok, Singapore, Tokyo,
Hong Kong and Taipei. The new app will give consumers, restaurant partners, and
delivery partners more options across India.
9.
Guided Pinaka rocket successfully test fired: The guided Pinaka rocket was successfully test—fired for the
second time from launch complex—III of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) launch
pad at Chandipur.Defence sources said the test was conducted at 12:45 pm and
Pinaka rocket mark-II, equipped with navigation, guidance and control kit, was
transformed into a “guided Pinaka".
10.
Kyoto Protocol: Government gives nod to ratify second commitment period: The Centre gave its nod to ratify the second
commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol that commits countries to contain the
emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs). The Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi gave its approval to ratify the second commitment period of the
international treaty, which was adopted by nations in 2012. So far, 65
countries have ratified the second commitment period.
11. Vodafone to invest Rs 3000
crore in West Bengal in next 3 years.
12. New Universal Rail Mill worth
Rs 1200 crore inaugurated in Bhilai Steel Plant: Moving towards the Make in India initiative, the Steel Minister
Chaudhary Birender Singh inaugurated the new Universal Rail Mill at Bhilai
Steel Plant (BSP) of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) on January 23, 2017
and flagged off the mills first and world’s longest single rail of 130 meters
from the new Universal Rail Mill (URM).
1.
Nepal launches 10-year plan to reduce depending on India for Vegetable Imports:
In a move to
decrease dependence on vegetable imports from India, the Nepal Government has launched
a 10-year plan to boost domestic production. The 10-year scheme aims to adopt
modern farm techniques to boost vegetable productivity in the country and make
the country self-reliant in food.
2.
Turkish Parliament approves Presidential rule paving way for referendum: The parliament of Turkey approved a constitutional
reform on January 21, 2017 to strengthen the powers of the presidency by
introducing presidential rule in the country and has led the way for a
referendum on the issue by the public. If the bill will be passed then the
President Tayyip Erdogan would serve the office until 2029.
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS:
1. Virat becomes
fastest batsman to score 1000 runs as ODI Captain.
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