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Jan 26, 2015

[CA] Events of Jan third Week (Jan 17-24, 2015)



Jan 2015 Events (third week: Jan 17-24, 2015)







Jan 17
Petra Kvitova won women’s single title of Sydney International Tennis tournament
Sania Mirza and her partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the US won the women’s doubles title of the Sydney International Tennis Tournament.
US President Barack Obama and UK Prime Minister David Cameron announced cooperative measures in combating cyber threats
Nepali Congress leader Deep Kumar Upadhyay was appointed as Nepal's ambassador to India. The post was lying vacant since 2011.
Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched two schemes to support the Scheduled Castes (SC). These schemes are Venture Capital Fund for Scheduled Castes and Green Business scheme.
Mark Knowles (Australia) and Ellen Hoog (The Netherlands) won the FIH Player of the Year 2014 in men and women category respectively
Stephen Constantine (England) appointed as head coach of India's men football team
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh adopted Pachim Bekeli Gaon Panchyat under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna (SAGY). Pachim Bekeli Gaon Panchyat is located in Kamrup district of Assam.
Pankaj Advani won National Billiards title for seventh time


Jan 18
National Immunization Day observed
Viktor Troicki of Serbia won Men’s Single title of Sydney International Tennis Tournament
South Africa’s cricketer AB de Villiers hit the fastest century in One-Day International (ODI) cricket; scored the century in just 31 balls.
Hyderabad to host World Congress on Information Technology in 2018
HDFC Bank featured among world's 50 most valuable banks in 2014
ONGC inked MoC in Hydrocarbons and Energy with Pan-IIT







Jan 19
India Signs MoU with South Africa for Developing Youth Enterprises
Twitter appointed Taranjeet Singh as Head of Sales for its India operation
Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar commissioned four Indian Coast Guard (ICG) vessels (ICG Amogh, ICG Ameya, Charlie 413 and 414) at Mormugao Port of Vasco in Goa
World Economic Situation and Prospects 2015 report released by UNESCAP
EU decided to appeal a decision by ECJ to remove Hamas from terror list
Filmmaker Pahlaj Nihalani was appointed as the Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu launched 17 Skill Development Centres (SDC) across the state
Doctors successfully performed the first organ transplant on a newborn baby in Britain. The donor was a six days old girl who was delivered by an emergency caesarean at Hospital in west London.
World Toilet Summit - 2015 was held in New Delhi





Jan 20
EU lifts ban on Indian mangoes
Limit cash at home to Rs. 15 lakhs - SC Panel on Black Money
India now has 70% of the tiger population in the world; largest increase is recorded in Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Goa
Swine-flu hits Telangana; 7 death
Netherlands, Thailand inked MoU with Sikkim to help in development of floriculture
Novelist Vikram Chandra was named among the finalists for prestigious National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Awards
India signed an agreement on transfer of sentenced persons with Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
CII and Alibaba signed agreement to provide global platform to Indian SMEs
ILO released report titled World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2015




Jan 21
The Periyar Tiger Reserve, spread over 925 sq.km. in Kerala, bagged the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) biennial award for encouraging local public participation in managing the reserve
8th Jaipur Literature Festival
Coal scam: Manmohan Singh defends decision to allocate blocks to Hindalco
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY) made it to Guinness Book of World Records. Indian Banks opened 11.50 crore accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana in a short span of five months. The feat was commended by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Heritage City Development Scheme (HRIDAY) launched : Centre to fund entire expenditure
Shanta Kumar Committee on FCI restructuring submitted its report to the Prime Minister





Jan 22
CBI arrested three persons, including a close aide of former Union Min Dayanidhi Maran, in connection with the illegal telephone exchange
Team Modi (Arun Jaitley, Piyush Goyal, Chandrababu Naidu, Devendra Fadnavis and Arvind Subramanian) to sell ‘Make in India’ in World Economic Forum, Davos
SC asks TNPSC to hand over the answer sheets of 83 'corrupted' Group I officers to UPSC for evaluation
Modi launched "Beti Bachao - Beti Padho" scheme in Panipat (Haryana); the State known for weak sex-ratio
Those with stakes in IPL cannot fight BCCI polls – SC
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a small deposit scheme Sukanya Samridhi Yojana for girl child under the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) campaign
Kerala to get first International Institute of Music






Jan 23
Gifts given by PM are 'top secret' - Government's response to RTI
Telugu film actor M.S. Narayana passed away. He acted over 750 films.
King Abdullah, Moderniser of Saudi Arabia passed away; India's Vice President went to Riyadh to offer condolences; Prince Salman is the new King
SBI signed a loan agreement for 100 million Euro with European Investment Bank
Frequent Promulgation of Ordinances is a threat to Parliamentary Democracy
Centre gave its nod for NLC to start 1000 MW power plant in Thoothukudi
Indian (Saraswathy Menon) in UN Advisory Group
Meena Kumari Report on fishing: strong protests from fishing communities in TN; DMK asks government to scrap this report
Aust Open 2015: Roger Federer crashed out in third round




Jan 24
National Girl Child Day observed
United Nation (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Indian sociologist Saraswathi Menon in peace-building panel. This panel will review peace building activities
Karnataka says no to tiger reserve in Kudermukh
India Post released a commemorative special cover on Mumbai's dabbawalas
Thailand's former PM, Ms. Yingluck impeached
TN: students travelling in footboard on buses will lose the bus-pass
PM sends email to all bankers, congratulating them for the success of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

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