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This Edition of magazine is contribution and hard work of our team who gave their best efforts in all perspective. We express our gratitude to all our team members and thankful to all the advisors for making first step in publishing a small magazine. Editor-in-Chief Sandeep Sajwan . Advisory Board Dr. M.K Laxman, Prof. Vinod Jain, Shri Vijay Pal, IPS . Editorial Team Suraj P Modi . The Information, news and facts published in the magazine have been duly verified and cross-checked from original source before publishing. Even, if any information or fact is misinterpreted or found to have been published incorrectly, the publisher, editor or printer cannot be held responsible for any loss or damages accruing to any specific person or institution. We believe that the articles published in this magazine have been written originally by the writers to whom they have been attributed. If any matter of Copyright violation occur then the writer would be responsible. © Copyright: Current Affairs Only, All rights Reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. All Disputes would be subject to Delhi Jurisdiction Only. For suggestions / feedback, Contact:- Executive Editor: Current Affairs Only© Phone: +918909245578 | +917004505095 Email: [email protected] | [email protected] Link: fb.com/CurrentAffairsOnlyOfficial | telegram.me/CSE_CurrentAffairs Web: www.currentaffairsonly.com Sale/Distribution: +917004505095 [[email protected]] Sl. No. LIST OF CONTENTS PAGE NO. 1. 1st JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU 1 DAILY NOTES 2. 2nd JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU 6 DAILY NOTES 3. 3rd JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU 8 DAILY NOTES 4. 4th JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU 12 DAILY NOTES 5. 5th JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU 14 DAILY NOTES 6. 6th JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU 17 DAILY NOTES 7. 7th JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU 21 DAILY NOTES 9. 9th JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU 25 DAILY NOTES 10. 10th JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU 30 DAILY NOTES 11. 11th JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU 35 DAILY NOTES 12. 12th JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU 38 DAILY NOTES 13. 13th JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU 43 DAILY NOTES 14. 14th JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU 46 DAILY NOTES 15. 15th JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU PONGAL HOLIDAY DAILY NOTES 16. 16th JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU 49 DAILY NOTES 17. 17th JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU 54 DAILY NOTES https://currentaffairsonly.com/ 18. 18th JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU 60 DAILY NOTES 19. 19th JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU 66 DAILY NOTES 20. 20th JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU 72 DAILY NOTES 21. 21st JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU 77 DAILY NOTES 22. 22nd JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU 82 DAILY NOTES 23. 23rd JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU 85 DAILY NOTES 24. 24th JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU 87 DAILY NOTES 25. 25th JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU 88 DAILY NOTES 26. 26th JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU 90 DAILY NOTES 27. 27th JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU 95 DAILY NOTES 28. 28th JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU 99 DAILY NOTES 29. 29th JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU 103 DAILY NOTES 30. 30th JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU 108 DAILY NOTES 31. 31st JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU 115 DAILY NOTES https://currentaffairsonly.com/ 01st JANUARY, 2017-THE HINDU DAILY incur on this account will be borne by the NOTES Centre. Raised the credit guarantee for small Modi thanks people for enduring note ban pain businesses from Rs 1 crore to Rs 2 crore and said this will help boost job creation. Small retailers and traders would benefit from this move, which would also guarantee credit extended by non-banking financial companies. Banks have also been directed to raise the cash-credit limit from 20 per cent to 25 per cent for such businesses and raise the working capital loans from 20 per cent to 30 per cent to the extent that such traders transact in a cashless mode. Announced to enhanced the maternity benefits Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a given to pregnant women for pre-natal care to relief package for farmers, senior citizens, Rs 6,000 from the existing level of Rs 4,000 small enterprises, women and the rural poor as and declared that this benefit will now be a return gift of sorts for enduring the pain available for women in all 650 districts of the caused by the Centre’s decision to scrap the country. Currently, the scheme is only working legal tender nature of old ₹500 and ₹1,000 as a pilot project in 53 districts. notes. As 33 MLAs defect, BJP forms govt in Arunachal Special Announcements: Pradesh He announced a special scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana to provide an interest subvention of 4 per cent on loans up to ₹9 lakh and 3 per cent on loans up to ₹12 lakh for urban housing. A similar scheme would be rolled out for the rural poor to get a house-building loan of up to ₹2 lakh at a 3 per cent lower interest rate. Promising to convert three crore Kisan credit cards to Rupay cards in the next three months, he flagged the inconvenience posed by Kisan credit cards which require farmers to go to the bank to withdraw cash against their credit limit. With a Rupay card, they will be able to make transactions for farm inputs without visiting the bank. Announced a guaranteed 8 per cent return on bank deposits up to ₹7.5 lakh made by senior citizens for a period of 10 years. BJP government was installed in Arunachal Announced a virtual doubling in the credit Pradesh after 33, out of 43 Peoples’ Party of flow to the farm sector via district central co- Arunachal (PPA) MLAs led by Chief Minister operative banks and primary societies, with Pema Khandu, joined the party. the Centre bearing the interest cost for 60 days The high-voltage political drama began late on on existing loans availed by farmers. Thursday night after PPA President Kahfa This interest subvention will be credited to Bengia temporarily suspended Khandu, his farmers’ accounts and an additional ₹30,000 deputy Chowna Mein and five legislators from crore is being provided by the Centre to the the primary membership of the party for National Bank for Agriculture and Rural alleged anti-party activities. Development (NABARD) to lend to co- The PPA, an alliance partner of the North East operative banks and societies at a lower Democratic Alliance (NEDA) government in interest rate. Again, the losses NABARD may 1 | P a g e http://www.currentaffairsonly.com the State, selected Takam Pario as the new chief minister of the State. However, the political equation changed when majority of the PPA MLAs who initially extended support to Pario, later shifted their allegiance to Khandu. Elaborating on the decision to merge with the BJP, the Chief Minister said that circumstances compelled the MLAs to take the decision in the interest of the people and the state. Delhi Lieutenant-Governor takes charge check for mutations that make one more vulnerable to breast cancer have been available in India since 2010, companies this year have expanded the repertoire. It is possible to request online a test that can tell you your propensity to diabetes, autism, spondylitis and coronary heart disease. Based on one’s genetic make-up, the tests can also provide information on global clinical drug trials and advise on the efficacy or toxicity of chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy as an additional service to physicians and patients. The bulk of genome testing services however still require that patients scan their genes only after being recommended by a doctor. Anil Baijal was sworn in as the new Unlike several countries such as the U.S., Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi at a brisk Qatar, the U.K. that have announced plans to ceremony at Raj Niwas in the presence of undertake large projects to map genomes, the several dignitaries including National Security Indian government doesn’t yet have any major Adviser Ajit Doval. initiative. Less than a fortnight after his predecessor There are also very few studies on the kind of Najeeb Jung’s surprise resignation, Anil genetic variants, unique to Indians that may Baijal, 70, a 1969-batch IAS officer, who has make them respond differently to certain drugs served in several significant positions both at or make them more vulnerable to certain the Centre and State government, was diseases. administered the oath of office and secrecy by The idea is that over time new genes or Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court G. variations of known genes are discovered that Rohini. will be useful to design better drugs or After the ceremony, both Mr. Baijal, who is sometimes use known drugs in new ways. said to be well-versed with the administration The conversation around personal genomics of the Capital given his long stint in several has certainly amplified but without several offices, especially at the helm of the Delhi more databases to capture India’s unique Development Authority, and Mr. Kejriwal, genomic peculiarities, an online test may be who usually found himself at loggerheads with little more than a sophisticated gimmick for his predecessor, expressed their intent to work now. in tandem for the development and welfare of Delhi. The year of personal genomics This may have been the year personal genomics came of age in India, while tests to 2 | P a g e http://www.currentaffairsonly.com First of all, JCVI-syn3.0 is not a synthetic form of life but a synthetic genome inserted Playing god into a naturally occurring cell. The work paves the way to create cells from scratch in the future.
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    Loyola University Chicago Loyola eCommons Biology: Faculty Publications and Other Works Faculty Publications 1-23-2017 Two New Genera of Songbirds Represent Endemic Radiations from the Shola Sky Islands of the Western Ghats, India Sushma Reddy Loyola University Chicago, [email protected] V. V. Robin National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR C. K. Vishnudas National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR Pooja Gupta National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR Frank E. Rheindt National University of Singapore SeeFollow next this page and for additional additional works authors at: https:/ /ecommons.luc.edu/biology_facpubs Part of the Biology Commons Recommended Citation Reddy, Sushma; Robin, V. V.; Vishnudas, C. K.; Gupta, Pooja; Rheindt, Frank E.; Hooper, Daniel M.; and Ramakrishnan, Uma. Two New Genera of Songbirds Represent Endemic Radiations from the Shola Sky Islands of the Western Ghats, India. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 17, 31: 1-14, 2017. Retrieved from Loyola eCommons, Biology: Faculty Publications and Other Works, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-017-0882-6 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Faculty Publications at Loyola eCommons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Biology: Faculty Publications and Other Works by an authorized administrator of Loyola eCommons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. © The Authors 2017 Authors Sushma Reddy, V. V. Robin, C. K. Vishnudas, Pooja Gupta, Frank E. Rheindt, Daniel M. Hooper, and Uma Ramakrishnan This article is available at Loyola eCommons: https://ecommons.luc.edu/biology_facpubs/60 Robin et al.