Current Affairs of January 2014

             Current Affairs of January 2014

  National & International Current Affairs January,2014

•          India and the Netherlands signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in field of Sports on 30 January 2014

•          India becomes the third largest crude oil importer in the World

•          Six Public Sector Units (PSUs) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up the World’s largest 4000 MW ultra solar power project

•          Government of India and the government of Fiji signed a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) on 30 January 2014

•          India’s first monorail to roll out in Mumbai on Feb 1

•          Pamban Railway Bridge, First cantilever bridge of India, completed its 100 years

•          World’s first 3D-printer Objet500 Connex3 was launched on 28 January 2014

•          National Waqf Development Corporation Limited (NAWADCO) inaugurated by Prime Minister of India on 29 January 2014

•          India ranked lowest in International Intellectual Property Index

•          Uttar Pradesh government launched Samajwadi Pension Yojana on 28 January 2014

•          India Post announced to install 3000 Automated Teller Machine (ATM) &1.35 lakh micro-ATMs by September 2015

•          Ministry of Women and Child Development launched the Multi Sectoral Nutrition Programme (MSNP)

•          India ranked 155th in global Environment Performance list

•          India and Japan signed the Memorandum for strengthening cooperation in tourism

•          The Election Commission of India celebrated the 4th National Voters Day across the country on 25 January 2014

•          Union Government launched the National Waterway-four (NW-4) project in Tamil Nadu

•          National Urban Health Mission was launched by the Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on 20 January 2014

•          The third Lusofonia Games started in Goa on 18 January 2014

•          66th Army Day was observed across India on 15 January

•          Malaysian Government announced to introduce high-tech ID cards for foreign workers

•          India and Canada signed a Letter of Intent for co-operation in Iron and Steel Sector

•          The 151st Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda was celebrated Worldwide

•          Delhi Became First state to withdraw Foreign Domestic Investment (FDI) in Multibrand Retail

•          Nirbheek, India’s first gun for women, launched

•          Gorakhpur railway station of Uttar Pradesh has entered into the Limca Book of Records as world’s longest platform

•          Biz Stone, Co- Founder of Twitter unveiled a new mobile service called Jelly

•          ASSOCHAM organized Seventh Global Insurance Summit at Hyderabad on 8 January 2014

•          PSPB Women and Men won title 75th Senior National Table Tennis Championship

•          Third phase of the North Eastern Community Resource Management Project launched at Imphal in Manipur

•          India launched the third phase of housing project in Sri Lanka

•          Chhattisgarh government launched a toll free helpline number 1100 to curb corruption on 7 January 2014

•          Government launched the nation’s first comprehensive adolescent health programme named Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram.

•          Saturn’s rings likely formed about 4.4 billion years old

•          The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) selected the Clearing Corporation of India Ltd (CCIL) as legal entity identifier

•          PARAM Yuva-II India’s supercomputer rated 1st in India and 44th in the world among the most power efficient computer

•          India and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement to protect interests of Indian domestic sector workers in the Saudi Arabia.

•          The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the Minimum Support Price [MSP] of Jute for 2014-15

•          Government issued food safety guidelines for Integrated Child Development Services scheme

•          Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs [CCEA] approved a proposal for setting CCTVs and GPS devices on public transport vehicles in 32 cities for women safety

•          China’s 1st aircraft carrier Liaoning successfully completes Sea trials

•          8TH Financial Stability Report (FSR) released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

•          Latvia became the 18th country to enter eurozone

             

            Personalities Current Affairs January,2014

•          Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Vijay Bahuguna resigned

•          Anand Kumar, a Mathematician and Founder of Super30 was conferred with Ramanujan Mathematics Award

•          Ajoy Misra appointed as the CEO and Managing Director of Tata Global Beverages Limited (TGBL) on 29 January 2014

•          Raymond Weil, the pioneer of Swiss watch dies at 87

•          Ukraine’s Prime Minister Mykola Azarov resigned on 28 January 2014

•          The Cuban revolutionary, Ulises Estrada and associate of Che Guevara died at the age of 79 years

•          Pete Seeger, the singer, folk-song collector and songwriter dies at 94

•          Queen Latifah won the 2014 Matrix Award

•          H C Meena appointed as the Secretary Security

•          Professor Rakesh Khurana has been appointed as the Dean of Havard College

•          Kailash Meghwal elected as the Speaker of Rajasthan Assembly

•          Dr. Tej Vir Singh from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh won the  UNWTO Ulysses Prize

•          Ela Gandhi, the granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi was honoured with Amadelkufa in South Africa on 26 January 2014

•          Abhijeet Gupta won his second Parsvanth International Grandmasters chess tournament

•          Dr Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin spiritual head of the Dawoodi Bohra community died

•          Hery Rajaonarimampianina declared as the new President of Madagascar

•          Tamil Nadu Governor, Rosaiah Inaugurated 15th Express Technology Sabha

•          Former 5000 meters world record-holder and politician Christopher Chataway died

•          Abhishikta S Shetty of Karnataka won the 11th Edition of the Miss South India 2014 pageant Title

•          Sheikh Hasina sworn-in as Bangladesh Prime Minister

•          President of India Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated Andaman and Nicobar Tribal Research and Training Institute [ANTRI] at Port Blair on 12 January 2014

•          P.K.Goyal, Director of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) Won Best CFO Award on 12 January 2014

•          Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA Ballon d’Or award for 2013

•          Social activist IIa Pathak passes away at the age of 80

•          Veteran Telugu actress Anjali Devi Passes away at the age of 86

•          Israel’s Former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon died at 85

•          Kumari Selja Confers Dr. Ambedkar National Merit Awards

•          Uninor appointed Morten Sorby as new CEO

•          Former Mumbai Ranji Trophy cricketer Vishwanath Ramachandra Bondre died at 77

•          Munish Sharda appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Future Generali India Life Insurance

•          Singer Phil Everly passed away at age of 74

•          R. Chandrashekhar appointed President of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM)

•          Portugal’s Former Football player Eusebio da Silva Ferreira died at age of 71

•          Justice A K Ganguly has resigned as the Chairman of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC)

•          Telugu film actor Uday Kiran died

•          Aditya Joshi became the first India to be world no.1 junior shuttler

•          India’s Former shooting coach Tibor Gonczol died

•          Manmohan Singh launched total E-literacy project in Kerala

•          Cristiano Ronaldo was awarded the Order of Prince Henry

•          King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck will visit India from 6-10 January 2014

•          B. G. Srinivas and U.B. Pravin Rao appointed Infosys presidents

•          Pradhyuman Singh was appointed as the pro-tem speaker of the 14th Rajasthan Assembly

•          Shri S.K. Sharma was appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)

•          Mammen Mathew, the Chief Editor of Malayala Manorma has been chosen for prestigious journalism Lokmanya Tilak National Award

•          General Bikram Singh took Charge as Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman

•          Ronaldinho got South American footballer of the year award

•          Us author Danielle Steel awarded France’s highest honour, the Legion of Honor

•          Ashraf Jehan, first female judge in Pak’s National Sharia Court

•          ‘Prizzi’s Honor’ actor Joseph Ruskin dies at 89

•          Corey Anderson scored the fastest-ever ODI century in Cricket History

•          Former West Bengal minister and veteran CPI-M leader Sailen Sarkar died at 73

                                            

                  Sports Current Affairs January,2014

•          Kathy Cross of New Zealand became the first woman in ICC umpire’s panel

•          MS Dhoni becomes 4th fastest batsmen to reach 8,000 ODI runs

•          International Cricket Council (ICC) approved the introduction of International Women’s Championship on 29 January 2014

•          India won gold in men’s Basketball at Lusofonia Games

•          Saina Nehwal won the Syed Modi International India Grand Prix title 2014

•          Australia won five matches ODI series against England by 4-1

•          India Women Cricket team won the three ODl series against Sri Lanka by 3-0

•          Stanislas Wawrinka won the Australian Open men’s singles title on 26 January 2014

•          Vijay Zol selected captain of India to lead U-19 Cricket World Cup

•          South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen retained the Volvo Golf Champions title

•          Nikhat Zareen won gold medal at the third Nations Cup International Boxing Tournament

•          ONGC Men & Chhattisgarh Women won 28th Federation Cup National Basketball Championship

•          India won the Under-19 Asia Cricket Cup

•          Serena Williams won the Brisbane International Title 2014

                                           

              Astronomy Current Affairs January,2014

•          Prithvi II, the Nuclear capable Surface-to-Surface missile, successfully test-fired

•          ISRO successfully launched its heavy-duty rocket GSLV-D5 carrying communication satellite GSAT-14

                                     

     Books And Authors Current Affairs January,2014

•          Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari released a book entitled Sangharsh ke safar ka nayak Mulayam written by Omveer Tomar

     

 Honours And Awards Current Affairs January,2014

•          59th Idea Film fare Awards2013: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag grabbed seven Black Lady awards