Jan 2015 Events (third week: Jan 17-24, 2015)
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Jan 17
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Petra Kvitova won women’s single title of Sydney International Tennis tournament
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Sania Mirza and her partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the US won the women’s doubles title of the Sydney International Tennis Tournament.
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US President Barack Obama and UK Prime Minister David Cameron announced cooperative measures in combating cyber threats
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Nepali Congress leader Deep Kumar Upadhyay was appointed as Nepal's ambassador to India. The post was lying vacant since 2011.
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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.
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Mark Knowles (Australia) and Ellen Hoog (The Netherlands) won the FIH Player of the Year 2014 in men and women category respectively
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Stephen Constantine (England) appointed as head coach of India's men football team
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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.
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Pankaj Advani won National Billiards title for seventh time
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Jan 18
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National Immunization Day observed
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Viktor Troicki of Serbia won Men’s Single title of Sydney International Tennis Tournament
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South Africa’s cricketer AB de Villiers hit the fastest century in One-Day International (ODI) cricket; scored the century in just 31 balls.
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Hyderabad to host World Congress on Information Technology in 2018
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HDFC Bank featured among world's 50 most valuable banks in 2014
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ONGC inked MoC in Hydrocarbons and Energy with Pan-IIT
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Jan 19
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India Signs MoU with South Africa for Developing Youth Enterprises
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Twitter appointed Taranjeet Singh as Head of Sales for its India operation
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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
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World Economic Situation and Prospects 2015 report released by UNESCAP
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EU decided to appeal a decision by ECJ to remove Hamas from terror list
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Filmmaker Pahlaj Nihalani was appointed as the Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu launched 17 Skill Development Centres (SDC) across the state
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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.
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World Toilet Summit - 2015 was held in New Delhi
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Jan 20
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EU lifts ban on Indian mangoes
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Limit cash at home to Rs. 15 lakhs - SC Panel on Black Money
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India now has 70% of the tiger population in the world; largest increase is recorded in Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Goa
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Swine-flu hits Telangana; 7 death
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Netherlands, Thailand inked MoU with Sikkim to help in development of floriculture
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Novelist Vikram Chandra was named among the finalists for prestigious National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Awards
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India signed an agreement on transfer of sentenced persons with Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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CII and Alibaba signed agreement to provide global platform to Indian SMEs
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ILO released report titled World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2015
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Jan 21
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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
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8th Jaipur Literature Festival
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Coal scam: Manmohan Singh defends decision to allocate blocks to Hindalco
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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.
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Heritage City Development Scheme (HRIDAY) launched : Centre to fund entire expenditure
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Shanta Kumar Committee on FCI restructuring submitted its report to the Prime Minister
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Jan 22
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CBI arrested three persons, including a close aide of former Union Min Dayanidhi Maran, in connection with the illegal telephone exchange
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Team Modi (Arun Jaitley, Piyush Goyal, Chandrababu Naidu, Devendra Fadnavis and Arvind Subramanian) to sell ‘Make in India’ in World Economic Forum, Davos
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SC asks TNPSC to hand over the answer sheets of 83 'corrupted' Group I officers to UPSC for evaluation
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Modi launched "Beti Bachao - Beti Padho" scheme in Panipat (Haryana); the State known for weak sex-ratio
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Those with stakes in IPL cannot fight BCCI polls – SC
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a small deposit scheme Sukanya Samridhi Yojana for girl child under the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) campaign
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Kerala to get first International Institute of Music
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Jan 23
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Gifts given by PM are 'top secret' - Government's response to RTI
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Telugu film actor M.S. Narayana passed away. He acted over 750 films.
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King Abdullah, Moderniser of Saudi Arabia passed away; India's Vice President went to Riyadh to offer condolences; Prince Salman is the new King
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SBI signed a loan agreement for 100 million Euro with European Investment Bank
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Frequent Promulgation of Ordinances is a threat to Parliamentary Democracy
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Centre gave its nod for NLC to start 1000 MW power plant in Thoothukudi
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Indian (Saraswathy Menon) in UN Advisory Group
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Meena Kumari Report on fishing: strong protests from fishing communities in TN; DMK asks government to scrap this report
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Aust Open 2015: Roger Federer crashed out in third round
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Jan 24
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National Girl Child Day observed
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United Nation (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Indian sociologist Saraswathi Menon in peace-building panel. This panel will review peace building activities
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Karnataka says no to tiger reserve in Kudermukh
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India Post released a commemorative special cover on Mumbai's dabbawalas
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Thailand's former PM, Ms. Yingluck impeached
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TN: students travelling in footboard on buses will lose the bus-pass
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PM sends email to all bankers, congratulating them for the success of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
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January 2015 Events
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