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The bollywood actress who has been awarded the Peoples Choice Favourite Dramatic TV Actress Award
for her role in American drama series Quantico Priyanka Chopra
The two new Hindi writers who have chosen for the Bhartiya Jnanpith Navlekhan Award 2016
Shraddha and Ghyansham Kumar Devansh
Banking
The bank which has announced deployment of humanoid IRA - intelligent robotic assistant to help its
branch staff in servicing customers in the next 2 years HDFC Bank
The public sector bank which has installed its ATM on India's largest and latest aircraft carrier INS
Vikramaditya State Bank of India
Defence
The second of Scorpene class submarines launched by Raksha Rajya Mantri Subhash Bhamre at Mazagon
Dock Shipyard Limited (the first was named Kalveri) Khanderi
The nuclear capable missile test fired from a submarine by Pakistan in a step towards completing its
nuclear triad (launch of nuclear weapons from land, air, and sea) Babur-3
The theme of 7th National Voters Day observed on 25 January 2017 Empowering young and future
events
The theme of the programme organised by Ministry of Women & Child Development on the occasion of
National Girl Child Day on January 24, 2017 Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao
The theme of New Delhi World Book Fair being held from 7th to 15th January 2017 at Pragati Maidan
Manushi
Persons
The former CAG of India who has been appointed by the Supreme Court to head a committee of four
administrators to manage the affairs of BCCI Vinod Rai
The President of Guinea who has taken over as the new President of the African Union for a period of 1
year Alpha Conde
The former tennis player who has been appointed Goodwill Ambassador for the Sustainable
Development Goals for the UN in India Ashok Amritraj
One of the most acclaimed scientists of India and architect of India's first supercomputer and the
founder Executive Director of C-DAC, who has been appointed as the new Chancellor of Nalanda
University Dr. Vijay Bhatkar
The new Prime Minister of Mauritius who took over following the resignation of Aneeroodh Jugnauth
Pravind Kumar Jugnauth
The CEO and Managing Director of TCS who has been chosen to be the new Chairman of Tata Sons from
February 2017 N Chandrasekaran
Persons Obituary
The Indian scientist and black hole physicist, known as the Black Hole Man of India who passed away on
16 January 2017 C.V. Vishveshwara
The US astronaut and the last man to walk on the moon (as on date) who passed away on 16 January
2017 Eugene Cernan
The former Chief Minister of Punjab and also the former Governor of Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and
Andhra Pradesh who passed away on 14 Jan 2017 Surjit Singh Barnala
The renowned sitar player of Beenkar Gharana, recipient of Padma Shri (1970), Padma Bhushan (2006)
who passed away on 04 jan 2017 Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan
The Urdu poet and lyricist who passed away on 22 January 2017 Naqsh Lyallpuri (Jaswant Rai Sharma)
Places - India
The place in Tamil Nadu where the world's largest solar power plant (648-mw at a single location) has
been dedicated to the nation by Adani Green Energy Kamuthi, Ramanathapuram
The town in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh which has been declared to be the State's second
capital Dharamsala
The island on Loktak lake of Manipur which has been declared India's first cashless island by the Union
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology under its Digital India programme Karang island
The place at which Ramayana Darshanam exhibition was inaugurated by the Prime Minister Shri
Narendra Modi through video conferencing on the occasion of birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda
Kanyakumari
The place at which National Youth Festival is being organised from 12th to 16th January with the theme
Youth for Digital India Rohtak
The city in which world's first Gender Literature Festival is scheduled from 07 to 09 April 2017 Patna
The place at which India's first international stock exchange "India International Exchange" has been set
up by Bombay Stock Exchange GIFT city, Gandhinagar
The city in which a four-day Nobel Prize Exhibition titled The Nobel Prize: Ideas Changing the World was
inaugurated by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ahmedabad
The venue of 20th National Conference on e-Governance to be held from 09 to 10 January 2017
Visakhapatnam
The State in which establishment of Indian Agricultural Research Institute has been approved by the
Union Cabinet Jharkhand (Gauria Karma village in Hazaribagh)
The venue of 15th Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas Convention being held from 07 to 09 January 2017 with the
theme Redefined Engagement with Indian Diaspora Bengaluru
The venue of 104th Indian Science Congress held from 03 Jan to 07 Jan 2017 Sri Venkateshwara
University, Tirupati
Places - Countries
The European country which has become the first in the world to pass a legislation to fully divest public
money from fossil fuels Ireland
The European country which has legalized the use of drug marijuana for medical purposes allowing
patients to buy the drug on medical prescription Germany
The country which has abolished visa-on-arrival facility for Indians with effect from 23 January 2017
Hong Kong
The European country which has decided to completely replace its FM radio with Digital Audio
Broadcasting by December 2017 Norway
The European country which has become the first in the world to run all its trains on 100% wind power
Netherlands
The country with which India has signed a deal to fill its Mangalore strategic oil storage facility United
Arab Emirates
Sports
The chess player from United States who has won the 79th Tata Steel Chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee,
The Netherlands Wesley So
The Indian badminton player who has won the Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold tournament
(Women's Singles title) defeating Gregoria Mariska (Indonesia) in the finals P.V. Sindhu
The Indian badminton player who has won the Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold tournament
(Men's Singles title) defeating Sai Praneeth (India) in the finals Sameer Verma
The Jamaican athlete who has been found guilty of doping in 2008 Beijing Olympics and has thus been
deprived of gold medal for 4 x 100 relay along with his team mates (Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell & Michael
Frater) Nesta Carter
The Indian badminton player who has won the 2017 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold defeating
Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand in the finals Saina Nehwal
The team which has won the Pro Wrestling League season 2 title defeating Haryana Hammers in the
finals Punjab Royals
The former captain of Indian cricket team who has been inducted into the Legends Club Hall of Fame
Kapil Dev
The team which has won the 2017 Premier Badminton League badminton tournament defeating
Mumbai Rockets in the finals Chennai Smashers
The team which has won the Ranji Trophy 2016-17 cricket tournament defeating the previous
champions Mumbai in the finals Gujarat
The country which has won the 2016 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women's Championship
defeating Bangladesh in the finals in Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri India
The former Australian cricketer who has been inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame Arthur Morris
Miscellaneous
The e-platform launched by the Income Tax Department to analyse deposits made between November 9
to December 30, 2016 is named Operation Clean Money
The contestant from France who has been crowned Miss Universe 2016 at a beauty pageant in Manila,
Philippines Iris Mittenaere
The new digital assistant introduced by Nokia for engineers and telecom operators is named MIKA
The airport from which international cargo operations have re-commenced after a gap of about 13 years
Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneshwar
The first military communications satellite launched by Japan from its Tanegashima Space Centre, on
board H-2A rocket is named Kirameki-2
The dedicated web portal for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan launched by the Central Govt with an aim to
capture and showcase innovations and progress in elementary education sector is named ShaGun
The month-long awareness programme launched by Govt of India for judicious utilization and
conservation of petroleum products along with use of energy efficient appliances and switching to
cleaner fuels is named Saksham - 2017 (Sanrakshan Kshamta Mahotsav)
The private airlines which has launched Akhiri Ahuti, a social service under which the airline would ferry
free of cost the bodies of Northeast residents who die in Delhi to their homes Indigo
The Sikh Guru whose 350th birth anniversary is being celebrated in January 2017 Guru Gobind Singh
The Bunkar Mitra helpline launched by the Central Govt for the assistance of handloom weavers of the
country 1800 208 9988
2017 has been declared by the United Nations as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for
Development
Note: Serena Williams won her 23rd Grand Slam title breaking the record of Steffi Graf's 22 titles in the
Open era. Roger Federer won his 18th title and is currently the winner of maximum Grand Slam men's
singles titles.
Chief Guest : H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
Parade Commander: Lt. General Manoj Mukund Naravane, General Officer Commanding, Delhi Area.
Third Best Tableau (States) : Maharashtra (Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak) and Tamil Nadu (Karagattam)
States Ministries/Departments
Odisha : Dola Jatra Central Board of Excise & Customs : Goods and
Services Tax
Arunachal Pradesh : Yak Dance Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises :
Khadi India
Maharashtra : Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation :
Housing for All
Manipur : Lai Haraoba CPWD : Green India Clean India
Gujarat : The Art and Lifestyle of Kutch Ministry of Skill Development : Transforming India
through Skill Development
Lakshadweep : An Unexplored Tourist Indian Air Force : Air Dominance Through Network
Destination Centric Operations
Karnataka : Folk Dances Indian Navy : Indian Navy Professional Force-
Anchoring Stability, Security and National
Prosperity
NCT of Delhi : Model Government School of Central Board of Excise & Customs : Goods and
Delhi Services Tax
Himachal Pradesh : Chamba Rumaal Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises :
Khadi India
Haryana : Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation :
Housing for All
West Bengal : Sharod Utsav CPWD : Green India Clean India
Punjab : Jago Aaiya Ministry of Skill Development : Transforming India
through Skill Development
Tamil Nadu : Karakattam Indian Air Force : Air Dominance Through Network
Centric Operations
Goa : Musical Heritage of Goa Indian Navy : Indian Navy Professional Force-
Anchoring Stability, Security and National
Prosperity
Tripura : Hojagiri Central Board of Excise & Customs : Goods and
Services Tax
Jammu and Kashmir : Winter Sports at Gulmarg Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises :
Khadi India
Assam : Kamakhya
62nd Filmfare Awards
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor (Male): Shahid Kapoor for Udta Punjab and Manoj Bajpayee for
Aligarh
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor (Female): Sonam Kapoor for Neerja
Best Debut Director: Ashwini Iyer Tiwari for Nil Battey Sannata
Best Screenplay: Shakun Batra and Ayesha Devitre Dhillon for Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921)
Best Story: Shakun Batra and Ayesha Devitre Dhillon for Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male): Rishi Kapoor for Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921)
Best Lyricist: Amitabh Bhattacharya for Channa Mereya from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Best Playback Singer (Male): Arijit Singh for Ae dil hai mushkil from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Best Playback Singer (Female): Neha Bhasin for Jag Ghoomeya from Sultan
Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent: Amit Mishra for Bulleya from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Books in News
Jinnah often came to our House - Kiran Doshi (won The Hindu Prize 2016)
Abbreviations in News
Padma Vibhushan
Public Affairs : 1. Sharad Pawar, 2. Murli Manohar Joshi, 3. P.A. Sangma (posthumous), 4. Sunder Lal
Patwah (posthumous)
Padma Bhushan
Padma Shri
Art-Music
Art-Dance
Art-Cinema
Art-Painting
Art-Sculpture
Art-Theatre
1. Wareppa Naba
Civil Service
Medicine
Others
Social Work
7. Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal 8. Dr. Mapuskar (Posthumous) 9. Anuradha Koirala (Foreigner)
Sports
Aim: To provide an assured pension based on a guaranteed rate of return of 8% per annum for ten
years, with an option to opt for pension on a monthly/quarterly/half-yearly or annual basis
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Indian Institute
of Management(IIM) Bill, 2017, under which the IIMs would be declared as Institutions of National
Importance which will enable them to grant degrees to their students.
Background : Indian Institutes of Management are the country's premier institutions imparting best
quality education in management on globally benchmarked processes of education and training in
management. All IIMs are separate autonomous bodies registered under the Societies Act. Being
societies, IIMs are not authorized to award degrees and, hence, they have been awarding Post Graduate
Diploma and Fellow Programme in Management. While these awards are treated as equivalent to MBAs
and Ph.D, respectively, the equivalence is not universally acceptable, especially for the Fellow
Programme.
Warmest Years of India
As per the Indian Meteorological Department the 2016 annual mean land surface air temperature for
the country was +0.91o C above the
1961-1990 average, thus making the year 2016 as the warmest year on record since 1901. The other 5
warmest years on record in order were: 2009 (anomaly +0.84o C), 2010 (+0.81), 2015 (+0.72),
2003(+0.67), and 2002(+0.61). It is important to note that 13 out of 15 warmest years were during the
recent past fifteen years (2002-2016). Past decade (2001-2010/ 2007-2016) was also the warmest
decade on record with anomalies of 0.53o C /0.58o C.
Geeta Chopra Award : Tejasweeta Pradhan and Shivani Gond (West Bengal)
Bapu Gaidhani Award: Km. Roluahpuii and Late Km. H Lalhriatpuii (Mizoram) and Master Tushar Verma
(Chhattisgarh)
The other recipients are Master Praful Sharma (Himachal Pradesh), Master Sonu Mali (Rajasthan), Km.
Akshita Sharma, Master Akshit Sharma, Master Naman (all from Delhi), Km. Anshika Pandey (Uttar
Pradesh), Km. Nisha Dilip Patil (Maharashtra), Km. Siya Vamansa Khode (Karnataka), Master
Moirangthem Sadananda Singh (Manipur), Master Binil Manjaly, Master Adithyan M.P. Pillai, Master
Akhil K. Shibu and Km. Badarunnisa K.P. (all from Kerala), Master Tankeswar Pegu (Assam), Km. Neelam
Dhruv (Chhattisgarh), Master Thanghilmang Lunkim (Nagaland), Master Mohan Sethy (Odisha) and Late
Km. Payal Devi (Jammu & Kashmir).
The Pinaka Rocket converted to a Guided Pinaka was successfully test-fired from Launch Complex-III,
ITR, Chandipur on 12 January 17. The Pinaka Rocket Mark-II, which evolved from Pinaka Mark-I is
equipped with a navigation, guidance and control kit and has been transformed to a Guided Pinaka. This
conversion has considerably enhanced the range and accuracy of Pinaka. The Guided Pinaka is
developed jointly by ARDE Pune, RCI Hyderabad and DRDL Hyderabad. ITR Chandipur provided the range
and launch support.
Purpose: To absolve RBI and Govt of India from the liability of specified bank notes (old Rs 500 and Rs
1,000) after 30 December 2016. These notes were demonetised on November 8, 2016 through a
notification issued under the RBI Act, 1934.
Grace period: The ordinance allows the following person to deposit the specified notes with RBI within a
grace period notified by the central government.
1. An Indian citizen who makes a declaration that he was outside India between November 9, 2016
to December 30, 2016, or
2. Any other class of persons specified by the central government.
Persons depositing old notes will be required to make declarations or statements which will be verified
by the RBI and the amount will be credited to the person's account if the reasons are found genuine.
Prohibitions related to specified notes: A person will be prohibited from holding, transferring or
receiving the specified bank notes from December 31, 2016 onwards. It exempts persons from this
prohibition if:
1. a person holds up to 10 old notes (irrespective of denomination)
2. a person holds up to 25 notes for the purposes of study, research or numismatics (collection or
study of coins or notes), or
3. a person holds notes on the direction of a court.
Punishment for holding specified bank notes: Any person holding the specified bank notes, except in
the circumstances mentioned above, will be punishable with a fine: