January 04 – 06, 2016 Events
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INDIA
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Ø Pathankot Air Base
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In India (Punjab)
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Terrorists attacked the base
- Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi held a meeting with top officials to
discuss the Pathankot terror attack
Ø 103 rd Indian Science
Congress
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@ Mysuru
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Theme: “Science and Technology
for Indigenous Development in India “
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Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi says, 5 Es principle for Scientists
to maximise impact of science and technology; Economy, Environment, Energy,
Empathy and Equality
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Indian Science Congress was a circus; it's an organization where very
little science is discussed: Indian-born Nobel laureate Venkatraman
Ramakrishnan
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It is not enough to merely Make in India, but Indians have to look
towards discover and make in India: Nobel Laureate Dr. David Gross (winner of
Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004)
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Union HRD Minister, Ms. Smriti Irani released a book on the 5th annual
women science congress with the theme "Science
and Technology for Indigenous Development of Women in India" in Mysuru
Ø Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra
Modi unveiled a plaque for the foundation stone of a new helicopter
manufacturing unit of HAL in Biderehalla Kaval (Tumkur district), Karnataka
Ø Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra
Modi inaugurated the International Conference on Frontiers in Yoga Research and
its applications (INCOFYRA), at Jigani, Bengaluru.
Ø Union Minister of Social
Justice and Empowerment, Mr. Thaawarchand Gehlot laid foundation Stone for the
Composite Regional Centre at Nellore, Andhra Pradesh
Ø 15 states joined UDAY:
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Uttar Pradesh, Bihar , Odisha , Maharashtra , Andhra Pradesh, Himachal
Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Jammu & Kashmir ,
Jharkhand , Gujarat , Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
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First MoU on UDAY; Government of India and Jharkhand signed a MoU under
the scheme UDAY; MoU will help in electrifying remaining 2200 villages in state
Ø Foundation stone laid for
"International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography" (ITCO -
O) at Hyderabad
Ø Department of Posts formed
Kamlesh Chandra Panel on Gramin Dak Sevaks
Ø Union Government approved 33%
representation of women in CAPFs
Ø 9 killed in 6.7 quake in
North Eastern India; Manipur is worst-hit
Ø Supreme Court said it would
seriously consider examining a plea to ban websites displaying Sardar jokes if
the community feels bad about them
Ø President, Mr. Pranab
Mukherjee administered the oath of office to Mr. R.K. Mathur as Chief
Information Commissioner
Ø Youth from J&K, on a
visit to Delhi as part of the "Wattan Ko Jano" initiative of Ministry
of Home Affairs, met Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi, in New Delhi
Ø Union Home Minister, Mr.
Rajnath Singh inaugurated the 7th National Conference on Women in Police at
CRPF Academy, Kadarpur, Gurgaon; theme: “Capacity Building and Leadership”
Ø Union Minister of Shipping,
Road Transport and Highways, Mr. Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the River Information
System (RIS) at a function in New Delhi
Ø Union Cabinet approved the
“Stand Up India Scheme” to promote entrepreneurship among SC/ST and Women
entrepreneurs; "Start up India Stand up India" initiative was
announced by Prime Minister on Aug 15, 2015 [For More....]
Ø Union Government launched
Ganga Gram Yojana in Uttar Pradesh
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BILATERAL ISSUES
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Ø A friendship bus service
between India and Nepal via Champawat in Uttarakhand resumed after a gap of 27
years; bus runs between Kanchanpur in Nepal close to Banbasa border in
Champavat district of Uttarakhand and Anand Vihar, Delhi
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STATES SCAN
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Ø Kerala State Government is
all set to experiment a new Plan Execution system.
Ø Andhra Pradesh: Vijayawada
would be developed as the City of Canals - Chief Minister, Mr. N. Chandrababu
Naidu
Ø Toilets made mandatory to
contest Panchayat polls in Bihar
Ø Telangana: Government’s
much-touted "Mission Kakatiya" programme which entails silt removal
of existing water bodies to increase the water storage capacity is already
showing positive results
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TAMIL NADU
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Ø Government put the final
tally of rain-related deaths between Oct 01, 2015 - Dec 31, 2015 at 470
Ø Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalithaa announced
that relief assistance to the tune of Rs. 700 crore was disbursed to 14 lakh
families affected by the recent heavy rains and floods; for 16.42 lakh
families, the assistance would be disbursed by Jan 11
Ø Rs. 1.11 lakh crore loss due
to illegal mining in the State: U Sagayam Panel
Ø Tamil Nadu can promulgate
ordinance on Jallikattu: Former PCI Chairman, Mr. Markandey Katju
Ø An eight-member
inter-ministerial team (headed by T V S N Prasad) deputed by the Centre to
assess the flood damage in Tamil Nadu met Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalithaa; Chief
Minister asked them to make an "in-depth assessment" and submit its
report to the Union Home Ministry "expeditiously."
Ø Tamil Nadu Government was
successful in preventing outbreak of any epidemic due to flood by timely
measures such as chlorination and health camps: Central Team head T V S N
Prasad
Ø DMK activists led by its
leader, Mr. Karunanidhi held a protest demonstration in Chennai and demanded a
judicial inquiry into the release of surplus water from Chembarambakkam lake in
Chennai and subsequent flooding in the city; On the day DMK launched a protest
against the government's handling of water release from Chembarambakkam, the
cell phones of 14 lakh people rang with a text message that the government had
deposited Rs. 5,000 into their bank accounts; ATMs and banks across Chennai
witnessed frenzied crowds
Ø All courts in Tamil Nadu
will get CISF cover: Madras High Court Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul
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AROUND THE WORLD
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Ø China lands plane on Fiery
Cross Reef (South China Sea); irks Vietnam
Ø UK: Former Prime Minister,
Mr. Tony Blair and other former PMs have been banned from staying for free at
British embassies and using diplomats' help for their personal commercial work
Ø Saudi Arabian embassy
ransacked in Iran; Saudi Arabia cuts diplomat ties with Iran; Bahrain and Sudan
follows it
Ø Sri Lanka and Pakistan have
agreed on the inclusion of services and investment in the bilateral free trade
agreement
Ø There is strong urgency
needed of Gun Control: US President, Mr. Barack Obama
Ø Mount Soputan, one of the
most active volcanoes in Indonesia, erupted
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ECONOMICS
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Ø Z Neemuchwala - new CEO of
Wipro
Ø RBI has imposed a penalty of
Rs. 1 crore on State Bank of Travancore for violation of some of its
instructions
Ø Manufacturing activity in
the country contracted for the first time in two years, dragged down by the
impact of the Chennai floods and falling new orders (fell to 49.3 from 50.3)
Ø Life Insurance Corporation
of India (LIC) introduced a limited premium paying, non-linked with-profits
Endowment Assurance plan “Jeevan Labh”
Ø Nokia completed acquisition
of Alca-Lucent for 15.6 billion euro
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SPORTS
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Ø Justice RM Lodha Committee
on IPL spot fixing submitted its report to the Supreme Court suggesting reforms
in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI); BCCI unhappy with several
proposals
Ø Indonesia unveiled its
mascot for 2018 Asian Games; Mascot is "DRAWA", an exotic Indonesian
Bird; but the people of the country gave dislike for the Mascot and the
government is reconsidering on changing the Mascot
Ø Virat Kohli received the
`Polly Umrigar' award or being named the `Best Indian cricketer' for the second
time in his career
Ø Pranav Dhanawade became
first ever to score 1000 runs in a cricket innings
Ø Indian shooter Apurvi
Chandela broke the world record on way to winning gold in the women's 10 metre
air rifle event at the Swedish Cup Grand Prix; already won an Olympic quota
place for the Rio Olympics
Ø Australia pulled out of U-19
World Cup in Bangladesh due to safety concerns
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MISC
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Ø World Braille Day observed
on Jan 04
Ø world’s largest blue star
sapphire, weighing 1404.49 carets and valued at an astonishing $100 million,
has been found in a mine in Sri Lanka; sapphire was found in the city of
Ratnapura, in southern Sri Lanka, which is known as the ’City of Gems’; valued
at $100 million with estimates that it could even be sold at auction for $175
million
Ø Former CJI, S H Kapadia
passed away
Ø IUPAC announced addition of
Four Elements to complete Seventh row of Periodic Table
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BOOKS
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Ø "Jinnah often came to
our house", written by Kiran Doshi was released
Ø "Israel as a gift of
the Arabs: Letters from Tel Aviv", written by Prof. Shail Mayaram was
released
Ø "State, Policy and
Conflicts in Northeast India", written by Dr. K.S. Subramanian was released
Jan 07 – 10
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