Jan 2015 Events (first week – Jan 01-08, 2015)
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Jan 01
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UN celebrates 2015 as year of International Year of Light & Light based technologies; FAO celebrates 2015 as International Year of Soils
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Union Government set up the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog. NITI Aayog that replaced the 65 year old Planning Commission will be headed by Prime Minister
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President signed National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014 (Signed on Dec 31, 2014)
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IRDA renamed to Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
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Union Government constituted a Committee to look into NATGRID
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Beji Caid Essebsi was sworn in as the President of Tunisia (Dec 31, 2014). He became the first freely elected leader of Tunisia since it gained independence from France in 1956.
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UNSC rejected resolution demanding end to Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories by 2017
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The Department of Financial Services (DFS) under the Union Ministry of Finance appointed the Managing Directors (MD) and Chief Executive Officers (CEO) of four Nationalised Banks
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Telecom regulator Authority of India (TRAI) recommended base price of Rs.2,720 crore per Mhz for pan India 3G spectrum, about 19 per cent lower than the previous auction—determined price.
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After several hitches, the much awaited commercial operations of the 1,000 mw Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant’s (KNPP) Unit I commenced
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Jan 02
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Union Sports Ministry recognised Boxing India as national federation for representing Boxing
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Kiran Bhai Vadodaria elected as INS president
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ICICI Bank launched Digital Village Project in Akodara Village of Gujarat
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Union Government accepted Bezbaruah panel report on safety of North East people
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Former ISRO Chairman V R Gowarikar died in Pune
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Jaffna-Kankasanthurai rail track restored by IRCON in North Sri Lanka inaugurated
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Sangita Kalanidhi Award 2014 conferred on T V Gopalakrishnan
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Renowned UK-based economist and politician of Gujarati origin, Lord Meghnad Desai, has been selected by the Vishwa Gujarat Samaj (VGS) for being conferred with the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Vishwa Pratibha Award, for his contribution to society as a Gujarati.
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Himmat, a mobile application of Delhi Police for women safety was launched
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Jan 03
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Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara became fastest to score 12000 Test runs
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Australia to return Buddha Statue
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China's deep sea manned submersible Jiaolong started exploration for the first time in the southwestern Indian Ocean. The submersible will search for active hydrothermal vent.
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O T Anilkumar won 7th Chennai Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament (Category B)
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“Retreat for Banks and Financial Institutions” called “Gyan Sangam” was held at National Institute of Banking Management (NIBM), Pune, Maharashtra
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102nd edition of the Indian Science Congress held at Mumbai with the theme “Science and Technology for Human Development”
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Jan 04
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Transgender Madhu Kinnar won Mayoral election from Raigarh Municipal Corporation
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New Jersey to host International Hindi Conference in April 2015
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Andy Murray won ATP World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi
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Indian Railways Runs Additional Trip of ‘Maitree’ Express Between Kolkata and Dhaka
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Dr A.P.J.Abdul Kalaam Inagurates Children Science Congress Exhorts Young Buds to Opt for 'A Career in Science'
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Jan 05
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a National Programme for LED-based Home and Street Lighting in New Delhi to reduce energy consumption.
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Union Cabinet approved 2G telecom spectrum auction targeted to fetch 64840 crore rupees
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Prime Minister appointed economist Arvind Panagariya as the vice-chairman of NITI Aayog
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Union Cabinet approved to set up India-based Neutrino Observatory in TN
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Union Petroleum ministry launched the sale of subsidised 5 kg cooking gas cylinders under Free Trade LPG (FTL) schemes for benefitting BPL families
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Union Government nominated 17 Telugu personalities as brand ambassadors of Swachh Bharat campaign
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Tamil Nadu Government launched the Amma Cement in Tiruchi
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Jan 06
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Two Polish teams will search this year for the Polish submarine ORP Orzel, which disappeared in the North Sea in May 1940 during a mission with the Allies in World War II.
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Bihar Government increased maternity leave period to 180 days from 135 days
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Larry Page was named Business Person of the Year 2014 by Fortune Magazine
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Chinese Internet giant Tencent Holdings Limited launched China's first online bank named WeBank to boost small businesses.
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India won a total of 14 medals including 6 Golds in 22nd Junior Women and 29th Junior Men Asian Weightlifting Championships 2015 at Doha, Qatar
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The President of India has promulgated the Citizenship (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 with immediate effect
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a commemorative coin in honour of Jamsetji Tata, popularly known as father of modern Indian industry, on his 175th birth anniversary
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Polish motorcyclist Michal Hernik died during the Dakar Rally 2015
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Board of Control for Cricket in India announced the 15-man squad for the Cricket World Cup 2015.
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Jan 07
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External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj inaugurated the Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Gandhinagar
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11 People Shot Dead at Satirical Newspaper's Office in Paris
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Bengaluru: 8 year old molested in School. Protest erupts
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Hindu Women Must Have At Least 4 Children, Says BJP's Sakshi Maharaj
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Delhi-Lahore Bus Service Restricted to Wagah Border After Terror Attack Warnings
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Coal strike: Over 75 per cent output hit; Piyush Goyal meets union workers to find solution
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Married couple in jail can have sex: Punjab and Haryana High Court
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Defending champion Rafael Nadal was ousted in the first round of the Qatar Open, losing to German qualifier Michael Berrer
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Centre to organise essay contest on Tiruvalluvar
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President Pranab Mukherjee signed an ordinance to amend the Motor Vehicles Act, 2014. The ordinance paves the way for plying of e-rickshaws on roads of the National Capital Region (NCT).
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Gunmen attack Paris magazine (Charlie Hebdo); Editor & 11 others killed
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Atul Khare of India is appointed as UN Under Secretary-General
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Nothing wrong in the Hindi film "PK" - Delhi HC
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Jan 08
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Actor Amitabh Bachchan named as the Brand Ambassador of Andhra Pradesh health sector
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Popov Ivan of Russia won 7th Chennai International Open Grandmaster Chess title
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Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree to enable foreign soldiers to serve in Russian Military for at least five years. The foreigners can serve in Russian Military only if they can speak Russian.
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Sri Lankan Presidential Election
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High-level committee (HLC) headed by former Cabinet Secretary T S R Subramanium submitted its report to Union Government. In its recommendation, the committee suggested single window clearance mechanism for green nods.
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Maharashtra’s first Indian Institute of Management (IIM) to be set up in Nagpur was cleared by the union (human resource development) HRD ministry
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PM inaugurated the Parvasi Bharatiya Divas at Gandhinagar; NRIs can energise India – Modi tells in PBD Meet
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India will host the 42nd World Bridge Championships that will be held in Chennai from 26 September 2015 to 10 October 2015
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National Youth festival 2015 begins at Guwahati, Asom (Jan 08-12, 2015)
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The IT case pending for 18 years comes to an end for Jaya, as she paid Rs. 2 crore
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Boko Haram kills at least 100 people, destroys 16 villages in Nigeria
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Kailash Satyarthi presented his Nobel Prize to India; it will be kept in Rashtrapathi Bhavan
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January 2015 Events
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