Current Affairs Jan 2016
1.
45 Indians and Indian-origin people made it to the Forbes 5th Annual List of 30
under 30.
2. A
11-year-old Indian-origin girl Kashmea Wahi, has achieved the top possible score
of 162 on a IQ test of Mensa, becoming one of the youngest brainiest students
in the country.
3. A
24-year-old referee from Dindigul (Tamil Nadu), Rupa Devi has qualified to officiate
international football matches conducted by FIFA.
4. A
cafeteria, which serves food prepared by the inmates of Poojappura Central Prison,
has been opened in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
5. A
friendship bus service between India and Nepal via Champawat in Uttarakhand
resumed after a gap of 27 years.
6. A
Joint Exercise named SAHYOG-KAIJIN-XV was conducted in the Bay of Bengal Off
Chennai between Indian and Japan Coast Guard.
7. A
new Social Security Agreement signed between India and Australia has come into operation enabling people of both nations
to avail retirement benefits in each other's country, a pact likely to boost
bilateral business linkages.
8. A
survey conducted by American media company US News and World Report has named
Denmark as the best country in the world for women to live in.
9. A
two-wheeler taxi service, 'Bikxie Pink', for women has been launched in Gurgaon
that is completely run by women.
10.
A US-based startup has developed a smart wallet 'Walli' priced under $100, that notifies
the user of its location and contents.
11.
According to a report published in The Lancet journal, India witnessed the highest
number of stillbirths in the world in the year 2015.
12.
According to a survey conducted by American media company US News and World
Report, Denmark is the best country in the world for women to live in.
13.
According to data from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), the year 2015 was the Earth's warmest year in terms of
average temperature in 136 years.
14.
According to SocialCops analysis, India has 10.1 million child workers as of Census
2011.
15.
According to the new rule imposed by Indian Railways, any individual will not be
able to book more than six tickets online in a month from IRCTC website from
his/her user ID.
16.
According to the Press Information Bureau's recent report, India moved 13 positions
ahead from 65th to 52nd rank in Tourism & Travel competitive index. Spain
topped the list.
17.
After 400 years of prohibition, the Parsuram temple in Uttrakhand’s Jaunsar Bawar
area has allowed entry to Dalits and women.
18.
Ajit Chandila of Rajasthan Royals and Hiken Shah of Mumbai have been handed
a lifetime ban and a five-year ban respectively for their roles in the IPL spot-fixing
scam.
19.
Ambagarh Chowki, a tribal dominated naxal-hit block has become Chhattisgarh's
first open defecation-free development block.
20.
An annotated edition of Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” has gone on sale in Germany.
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