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Daily Current Affairs 30th January 2018

The Parliamentary Group decided to confer Outstanding Parliamentarian Awards to five Members of Parliament. Dr. Najma Heptulla: She is former Rajya Sabha MP and was selected for this award for the year 2013.

According to recent report published by World Steel Association (WSA), India has overtaken US to become the world's third largest steel producer in 2017. India's crude steel production has grown by 6.2% to 101.4 million tonnes (MT) in 2017 compared to 95.5 MT in the previous year.

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur launched Zero Budget Natural Farming project, at Chaudhary Sarvan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalay in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. Himachal Pradesh Governor Acharya Dev Vrat and Agriculture Minister Dr Ram Lal Markanda were also present on the occasion.

Football Delhi announced that, Indian football Captain Sunil Chhetri's birthday will be celebrated as Delhi's Football Day. Sunil Chhetri's birthday is 3rd August.

Assam Governor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi released a postage stamp in memory of eminent football player Dr. Talimeren Ao at Sports Authority of India (SAI) complex playground in Paltan Bazar, Guwahati, Assam. The postage stamp was released in memory of Dr. Talimeren Ao to mark his birth centenary year.

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has been sworn-in for a second term in capital Tegucigalpa with high security after a disputed presidential election 2017.

The India-Vietnam Bilateral Army Exercise (VINBAX-2018) was conducted at Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh. It is the first military exercise between the two countries.

India's first newspaper the Hicky's Bengal Gazette celebrates 238th anniversary on January 29.

Union Minister Babul Supriyo and Madhya Pradesh Industrial minister Rajendra Shukla inaugurated Asia's biggest auto testing track in Pithampur of Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh

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President Ram Nath Kovind has launched the countrywide Pulse Polio programme for 2018 by administering polio drops to children below five years at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. The programme will cover around 17 crore children to maintain the country's polio-free status. The president administered the drops on the eve of 2018 National Immunisation Day (NID), which is observed on January 28.

Daily Current Affairs 29th January 2018

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has launched Pledge for Khelo India at Khelo India School Games Carnival in Delhi. The pledge resonates with vision of Khelo India programme and is aimed at inspiring youngsters to build mass participation and excellence in sports.

International bird festival is to be held for 3 days starting from 9th February 2018, at Dudhwa National Park, in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh

Rating agency CRISIL has upgraded its outlook on 18 Indian public sector banks (PSBs) from "negative" to "stable". This upgrade by CRISIL was on account of PSB recapitalisation plan unveiled by Government on January 24, 2018.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani attended a leadership conclave organized by the Art of Living in New Delhi. She shared her experience on a wide array of subjects with students and professionals. Speaking on the occasion the challenges come in everyone's lives but it depends on them how they turn challenges into opportunities.

The first Khadi Haat of India was launched by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), in Connaught Place, New Delhi.

Bollywood playback singer Asha Bhosle was announced as recipient for the 'Yash Chopra Memorial Award'. Yash Chopra Memorial Award will be awarded to Asha Bhosle on 16thFebruary 2018.

The world no.1 Tai Tzu Ying of Taiwan defeated Saina Nehwal in the finals of the Indonesia Masters in Jakarta. Tai Tzu has now defeated the former world No.1 nine times in their last 10 meetings. Saina enjoyed early success against the Taiwanese till 2011 but the Nehwal has beaten her only once at the 2013 Swiss Open ever since.

World Leprosy Day was observed all over the world on Jan 28. The World Leprosy Day is celebrated every year on the last Sunday of January month. World Leprosy Day 2018 aims to attain Zero Disabilities and Zero

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Leprosy in the world. Leprosy is a disease that gradually damages the skin and nervous system

As per a survey by GoBanking Rates, a personal finance platform, India is the second cheapest country to live or retire among 112 countries.

Oxford Dictionaries has declared 'Aadhaar' as the Hindi Word of the Year for 2017. This announcement was made by Oxford Dictionaries' at the Jaipur Literature Festival on January 27, 2018. Oxford University Press has stated that 'Hindi Word of the Year' is the one which attracted a great deal of attention and reflects the ethos, mood, or preoccupations during 2017.

Qatar and Oman have signed an agreement aimed at enhancing trade and economic ties. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed covers food production, marketing, joint investment and export of Omani products to Qatar.

The Chairman of Railway Board, Ashwani Lohani launched 'Rail Yatri Guide' kiosk at New Delhi railway station.

Sandeep Lamichhane became the first Nepal cricketer to get IPL contract after he was bought by Delhi Daredevils at the 2018 Indian Premier League (IPL) Auction. Sandeep Lamichhane is 17 years old. He has been bought by Delhi Daredevils for his base price of Rs 20 lakhat the 2018 Indian Premier League Auction.

Maharashtra State's tableau has been adjudged as the 'Best Tableau' at the 69th Republic Day parade held at Rajghat, Delhi.

Daily Current Affairs 28th January 2018

Delhi won their first Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy by beating Rajasthan. It was held at Eden Gardens stadium, Kolkata. The 2017-18 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is the ninth edition of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a Twenty20 competition in India.

Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala, an Indian Air Force Garud commando, has been posthumously honoured with the India's highest peacetime military decoration "Ashoka Chakra" for service and exhibiting bravery in fighting the militants at the 69th Republic Day 2018.

International Holocaust Remembrance Day was observed all over the world. Every year, 27 January is observed as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in remembrance of victims of Holocaust (destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war).

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On this day, UNESCO reassures its commitment to combat racism and all forms of intolerance that triggers group-targeted violence. The theme for International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2018 is: "Holocaust Remembrance and Education: Our Shared Responsibility".

India and Cambodia signed four Memoranda of Understanding in areas, including deepening cooperation in culture and preventing human trafficking.

Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu released the book 'Staniya Svasasan Mei Addhi Aabadhi' in New Delhi.This book has been authored by Dr. Sadhana Pandey.

21st India International Seafood Show (IISS) opened in Margao, Goa on January 27, 2018. This event was inaugurated by Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.

One of the highest food producers- India stands on the 100th rank for the title 'Hungry'. Out of 119, India stood on 100th rank which is disturbing for the nation with the highest population. 'Global Hunger Index' carried out by International Food Policy Research Institute chalked out nations that fall under 'Starving' category.

Daily Current Affairs 27th January 2018

Kolkata, capital of West Bengal became first metro city in India to get floating market. It was inaugurated by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The floating market is located on lake at Patuli in South Kolkata which is 400 metres long and 60 metres wide.

International Customs Day was observed all over the world on Jan 26. The slogan for International Customs Day 2018 is "A secure business environment for economic development".

South Indian music composer Ilayaraja to be honoured with Padma Vibhushan. On January 25, 2018, Government announced Padma Awards 2018. This year, President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has approved conferment. This year's 85 Padma Awards also include duo cases, wherein the award is counted as one.

Usha Ananthasubramanian, MD and CEO, Allahabad Bank elected the first woman chairman of Indian Banks Association (IBA).

Harman International has named actress as the global brand ambassador for its JBL and Harman Kardon audio brands.

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Rotavac became first Indigenously developed vaccine from India to be pre-qualified by World Health Organisation (WHO). It means that vaccine can be so can be sold internationally to several countries in South America and Africa. So far, several vaccines from India have been pre- qualified by WHO. Rotavac conceived and developed by the Hyderabad- based Bharat Biotech Limited.

Punjab Government has launched Mahatma Gandhi Sarbat Vikas Yojna (MGSVY) for the welfare of the downtrodden citizen across the state. This scheme is aimed at the inclusive growth of the distressed sections of the society.

India-Japan Smart Grid Pilot Project was inaugurated Panipat, Haryana to solve the various complications faced by the power distribution sector. It was inaugurated by State Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in the presence of Japanese Minister Keniko Sen.

India beat Japan 4-2 in the second leg of the Four Nations Invitational Tournament in New Zealand on Saturday. India, coming on the back of a 5-4 win over Belgium secured a place in the final of the second leg of the tournament. India had thrashed Japan 6-0 in their pool match in the first leg of the tournament.

INDIA will host the informal WTO Ministerial gathering in March 2018

Daily Current Affairs 26th January 2018

Himachal Pradesh celebrated its 48th Statehood Day on 25th January 1971, Himachal Pradesh was named the 18th state of India. This day is celebrated every year as Himachal Pradesh Statehood Day.

Senior scientist Dr V Narayanan assumed charge as Director of ISRO's Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC). He succeeded S Somanath appointed as Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).

'The National Voters' Day (NVD) is observed every year by India on January 25 with an aim to increase the enrolment of voters, especially of the newly eligible ones.

The 7th Asia Steel International Conference (ASIC-2018) will be held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha from February 6 to 9.The announcement was made by Tata Steel, in association with the Indian Institute of Metals.

Vodafone India partnered with e-commerce marketplace Flipkart to provide a range of entry-level smartphones at an effective price of Rs999.

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The Memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL) under the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, and M/S IL&FS Transportation Networks Ltd for construction of the 14.150 km long, 2-lane bi-directional Zojila Tunnel in Jammu & Kashmir.

The Central Government sanctioned the establishment of Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) at Raichur, Karnataka.

Microsoft will use Deep Neural Networks to enable high-quality Indian language translations. It recognizes speech to convert into text, eliminates errors in the data, translates it to the target language, and synthesizes the text-based translation into speech.

Daily Current Affairs 25th January 2018

The Yogi Adityanath government has decided to celebrate 'UP Diwas' on January 24. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by the chief minister Yogi Adityanath. The United Provinces unit was renamed as Uttar Pradesh on on January 24, 1950.

The government has announced four new schemes to promote young scientists and researchers in the country. The Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan announced the schemes. It includes Teacher Associateship for Research Excellence (TARE) Scheme, Overseas Visiting Doctoral Fellowship, Distinguished Investigator Award, Augmenting Writing Skills for Articulating Research (AWSAR). The schemes focus on youth to empower, recognise and motivate them.

The National Girl Child Day (NGCD) is celebrated every year on January 24 with an aim to raise awareness about sex ratio levels and promote the empowerment of girls. The programme was organised by the State Resource Centre for Women in collaboration with the Nagaland State Social Welfare Board (NSSWB) and the Entrepreneur Development and Integrated Training Institute (EDITI).

The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanisamy has received UNESCO Award of Merit. It has been awarded to the iconic Srirangam Ranganathaswamy temple in Tiruchirapalli. The award of merit was awarded by UNESCO Asia Pacific region for the cultural heritage conservation activities taken up at the temple without altering its original splendour.

Lifter Rakhi Halder of Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) has created a new national record in clean and jerk en route to a gold medal in the 63kg women's category in the 33rd Women Senior National

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Weightlifting Championships, in Mangaluru, Karnataka on January 24, 2018.

As per latest PwC 21st CEO Survey 2018, the United States has acquired the top spot for global investment, followed by China, Germany, United Kingdom (UK), India and Japan

The External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj inaugurated the Bharat-ASEAN Maitri Park in the national capital, a day ahead of the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit.

India has moved up on a global index of talent competitiveness to the 81st position. Switzerland continues to top the list and it is followed by Singapore and the US.

The GOI announced the Prime Minister's Shram Awards for the year 2016. It will be awarded to the 50 workers.The award was given by Ministry of Labour and Employment every year.

The third edition of international spice conference will be held in Jaipur

Daily Current Affairs 24th January 2018

Srikumar Menon was appointed as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Angola. Srikumar Menon is currently the Ambassador of India to South Sudan. He has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Angola. He will soon take charge as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Angola.

S Somanath, an Indian aerospace engineer and rocket technologist, has taken charge as the new Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC). He succeeded K Sivan.

The Andhra Pradesh Government and the Canton of Zurich signed a letter of intent, to promote mutual prosperity and development.

N Biren Singh, the Chief Minister of Manipur, has launched a pioneering health assurance scheme "Chief Minister-gi Hakshelgi Tengbang (CMHT)" for the poor and disabled people on January 21, 2018.

India inks 120 million loan agreement with World Bank to fund improved water supply in Uttarakhand.

Dilip Chenoy was appointed as the Director General of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).

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"Sachin: A Billion Dreams", a biopic on Sachin Tendulkar, has won two awards at the 11th Tehran International FICTS Festival 2018, in Iran.

Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha will host the 7th edition of the Asia Steel International Conference from February 6, 2018

Daily Current Affairs 23rd January 2018

Pema Khandu, the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, has inaugurated the World War II Memorial Museum in Jairampur in Changlang District on January 21, 2018. The war memorial has the collection of the remnants of World War 2, personal belongings of the soldiers and other persons involved.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the 2018 edition of the Women's World T20 will be hosted by West Indies in November 2018. Hosts Windies will defend the title they won over Australia in Kolkata in 2016. The three venues were selected by Cricket West Indies through a bidding process and have been ratified by the ICC.

Assam hosted the 8th edition of the International Conference on Wild Silk Moths.

'', directed by Saket Chaudhary, has bagged honours in the categories of Best Film and Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) for 's impeccable performance at the 63rd Jio Awards 2018.

Srilanka bans import of non-airbag equipped vehicles from July 1.

Young Indian shuttler Siddharth Pratap Singh secured his maiden international title, bagging the Swedish Open Junior International Series with a straight-game victory over Denmark's Mads Christophersen in the finals in Uppsala in Sweden.

According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), India is projected to grow at 7.4% in 2018 as against China's 6.8%, making it the fastest growing country among the emerging economies. Due to demonetization and implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), India's economy slowed down a little bit to 6.7% in 2016. In 2017, India's growth rate dropped to 6.7%.

Mercedes-Benz unveiled India's first Bharat Stage BS-VI-compliant car produced at its Pune facility. The unveiling of this car was does in

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presence of Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari. On January 19, 2018

World Bank approved USD 300 million loan to Nepal for undertaking reconstruction work post April 2015 earthquake.

Daily Current Affairs 22nd January 2018

Election Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat was appointed as the next Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India. Mr. Rawat is the 22nd CEC of India. He succeeded Achal Kumar Joti. The government also appointed former finance secretary Ashok Lawasa as an Election Commissioner. Mr Rawat will take over the office from 23rd January 2018 onwards. Sunil Arora is the other Election Commissioner.

The top banks of the country including State Bank of India (SBI), HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank and YES Bank have suspended some accounts of major Bitcoin exchanges in India on suspicious transactions. The legal action has been initiated against top ten cryptocurrency exchanges in the country, including - Zebpay, Unocoin, CoinSecure and BtcxIndia. The total estimated revenue of these exchanges in India stands at Rs 400 billion.

India was ranked at the 62nd place among emerging economies on an Inclusive Development Index of World Economic Forum (WEF). In the report, China is on 26th position and Pakistan is on 47th.

Senior IPS officer Sudeep Lakhtakia has been appointed the new Director General (DG) of the 'black cats' commando force National Security Guard (NSG)

The DefExpo India 2018 will be hosted by Chennai for the first time from April 11 to 14 at a temporary expo centre on East Coast Road near Mahabalipuram.

The Raipur Municipal Corporation in Chhattisgarh organized the three-day 'Kachra Mahotsav 2018'. It is India's first Garbage Festival. The festival aimed to increase awareness, use the waste generated in the city creatively, and to showcase multiple techniques for reusing things that are labeled as garbage.

India will overtake China to be the fastest growing large economy in 2018 and the ' equity market will become the fifth largest in the world.

Nara Lokesh was conferred with the Dr. Kalam Innovation in Governance Award 2018 .

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China launched two high-resolution optical remote sensing satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

Daily Current Affairs 21st January 2018

Union Minister for External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj inaugurated Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) at Karaikal in the Union Territory (UT) of Puducherry.

NASA successfully applied a new technology that allows aircraft to fold their wings between zero and 70 degrees while inflight. Built from a shape memory alloy, the system operates without a hydraulic system, reducing the wing weight by up to 80%. The technology's potential aerodynamic benefit includes increased controllability, which may result in a more fuel- efficient aircraft.

Telangana State government announced that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Clean Authority of Tokyo for municipal solid waste incineration facilities.

Technology giant Apple topped Fortune magazine's list of the 'World's Most Admired Companies' for 2018. E-commerce giant Amazon has retained its second spot, followed by Google's parent Alphabet.

Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology launched the Cyber Surakshit Bharat Yojna to strengthen cyber security, recently.

The Ramayana Festival of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries has started in New Delhi at the Kamani Auditorium from January 20.

Jammu and Kashmir will host its first maiden international martial arts games event in the in the summer capital Srinagar.

The fourth edition of India International Science Festival (IISF) will be held in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

63rd Jio 2018: Complete winners’ list

63rd Filmfare Awards ceremony, presented by the Filmfare Magazine, honored the best Hindi language Indian films of 2017. The ceremony was held on 20 January 2018 and hosted by and .

Here is the complete list of those who won big at the 63rd Jio Filmfare Awards 2018.

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Best Film: 'Hindi Medium'

Critics' Award for Best Film: 'Newton'

Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female): for ''

Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male) : Irrfan Khan for 'Hindi Medium'

Critics' Award for Best Actor (Male): for 'Trapped'

Critics' Award for Best Actor (Female): for ''

Best Director: for ''

Best Debut Director: Konkona Sensharma for ''

Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male): Rajkummar Rao for 'Bareilly Ki Barfi'

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female): for 'Secret Superstar'

Best Dialogue: Hitesh Kewalya for ''

Best Screenplay: Shubhashish Bhutiani for 'Mukti Bhavan'

Best Original Story: Amit Masurkar for 'Newton'

Best Actor (Male) in a Short Film: Jackie Shroff for 'Khujli'

Best Actor (Female) in a Short Film: for 'Juice'

People's Choice Award for Best Short Film: 'Anahut'

Best Short Film (Fiction) : 'Juice'

Best Short Film (Non Fiction): 'Invisible Wings'

Best Music Album: for ''

Best Playback Singer (Male): for 'Roke na ruke naina' - ''

Best Playback Singer (Female): for 'Nachdi phira' - 'Secret Superstar'

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Best Lyrics: for 'Ullu ka pattha' - 'Jagga Jasoos'

Lifetime Achievement A ward: Mala Sinha and

Best Choreography: and Ruel Dausan Varindani for 'Galti se mistake' - 'Jagga Jasoos'

Best Background Score: Pritam for 'Jagga Jasoos'

Best Action: Tom Struthers for ''

Best C inematography: Sirsha Ray for 'A Death In The Gunj'

Best Editing: Nitin Baid for 'Trapped'

Best Production Design: Parul Sondh for 'Daddy'

Best Sound Design: Anish John for 'Trapped'

Best Costume: Rohit Chaturvedi for 'A Death In The Gunj'

Daily Current Affairs 20th January 2018

India will offer Yoga training sessions at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, in a move aimed at promoting Indian traditions abroad. More than 70 heads of states are expected to attend the summit next week. PM Narendra Modi will be the first Indian Prime Minister to attend the summit in 21 years.

India climbed up 3 places to secure 102nd spot in the first FIFA rankings of 2018. India has secured a total of 333 points. Indian team remained unbeaten in 2017 and had won seven of nine matches conducted by FIFA. The top 14 positions remained unchanged. Germany secured 1st spot. It is followed by Brazil, Portugal, Argentina and Belgium.

President Ram Nath Kovind unveiled a book on heartfulness techniques and principles titled 'The Heartfulness Way'. Kamlesh D. Patel is the author of this book. It is the fourth Global Guide of Heartfulness. Joshua Pollock is the second author of this book. It was launched by Commerce and Industries Minister Suresh Prabhu.

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched Girl Child Week programme to celebrate the girl child and spread awareness on gender equality. The Girl Child Week is held from 18 January to 24 January 2018. 24 January is celebrated as National Girl Child Day.

Banking finance company AU Small Finance Bank signed a MoU with LIC to offer Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY).

Facebook-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp rolled out a feature that connects small businesses with customers. Currently, only Android users can access the feature and they can avail of it through the latest update of the app.

India became 43rd Member of Australia Group recently.

Kenneth Chenault, Former CEO of American Express, joined Facebook's board, becoming the first African American Board Member of Facebook.

Nine smart cities are anounced recently by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.

Daily Current Affairs 19th January 2018

Thaawarchand Gehlot, the Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, has launched 100 accessible websites for Divyangs on January 19, 2018.

The 15th edition of BioAsia, the annual flagship event of the Government of Telangana, will start in Hyderabad. The Theme of the conference is 'Right Time, Right Now'.

The 2018 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) military cooperation meeting was held in Beijing, China on January 15. An Indian delegation led by Major General Ajay Seth participated in the meeting, which discussed issues of practical cooperation among SCO nations.

S Selvakumar, the senior IAS officer, has been appointed as new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd (SPMCIL).

India's most-valued lender HDFC Bank Limited crossed Rs. 5 trillion capitalization action for the first time, making it only the third Indian company to achieve this milestone. In intraday trade, the stock touched a fresh record high of Rs1,53.75 on the BSE, up 3.31% from its previous close.

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Google awarded nearly 72 lakh to researcher Guang Gong for finding bugs in its Pixel devices. The exploit chain consisted of two bugs which together could inject arbitrary code into system server by accessing a malicious URL in Chrome. Around 67 lakh of the reward was given from Google's Android Security Rewards program, the highest in the program's history.

Thomson Reuters Corp has published its debut "Top 100 Global Technology Leaders" list with Microsoft Corp in the no. 1 spot. Microsoft was followed by chipmaker Intel Corp and network gear maker Cisco Systems Inc. According to the list, 45 percent of these 100 tech companies are headquartered in the United States.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced Tamil Nadu will host its first-ever bi-annual defence exhibition in April. The exhibition will take place from April 11 to 14 and nearly 80 countries are expected to take part in it.

Daily Current Affairs 18th January 2018

IRAN lifted the restrictions on the use of Internet, including the messaging app Telegram across the country.

Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, AVSM, VSM took charge as Chief of Staff, Western Naval Command. Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh replaces Vice Admiral Ravneet Singh as Chief of Staff, Western Naval Command. Earlier, Vice Admiral AB Singh was the Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command. He is a specialist in Navigation and Aircraft Direction.

The 10th Global Forum for Food & Agriculture (GFFA-2018) has started in Berlin, Germany on January 18, which includes the 10th Berlin Agriculture Ministers' Conference. The theme of 3-day event is "Shaping the future of livestock - sustainably, responsibly, efficiently".

Maharashtra has become the India's first state to launch Public Cloud Policy, which will allow all government departments to access public cloud. . The step will create business opportunities worth $2 billion while helping the state government departments to shift all their data to clouds.

Indian captain Virat Kohli has been named the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for Cricketer of the Year 2017. He also bagged the top honour for

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ODI players in the ICC annual awards at the 2017 ICC annual awards announced in Dubai on January 18, 2018.

WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) announced that Goldberg will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class at a ceremony in 6th April 2018, in New Orleans.

P.P. Chaudhary, the Union Minister of State for Law and Justice & Corporate Affairs, was conferred the Honorary Fellowship of Institute of Company secretaries of India (ICSI) at the headquarters of the institute at New Delhi on January 18, 2018.

Daily Current Affairs 17th January 2018

India and USA join hands to enhance effectiveness of information exchange and transparency.

Former Indian Crickter Sanjay Manjrekar launches his autobiography, titled 'Ímperfect'.

The NITI Aayog has launched first course on Sustainable Urban planning using remote sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) at IIT Kanpur’s oureach centre in Noida. This is first course conducted under Global Initiative on Academic Network (GIAN) Program of Union Ministry of Human Resource Development.

The Indo-US joint military exercise 'Vajra Prahar 2018' will be held at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in Seattle, in which a 45-member Special Forces team from Indian Army's Southern Command will train alongside US soldiers in the third week of January.

India obtain 30th rank on Global Manufacturing Index recently.

12th International Film Festival on Art and Artist, which was presented by the JD Centre of Art (JDCA)'s Film Forum, was held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs has decided to end Haj subsidy from this year as a part of its policy to empower minorities with dignity and without appeasement. This decision was taken based on the recommendations of Afzal Amanullah Committee and Supreme Court's order of May 2012.

South Australia planning to build the worlds largest thermal solar plant.

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65th Meeting of Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) held in New Delhi under chairmanship of Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar.

Former world silver medallist Sarjubala Devi representing Manipur claimed the gold in 48kg category in the 2018 National Women's Boxing Championships.

Former Union Minister of UPA Govt. Raghunath Jha passed away in Delhi.

Daily Current Affairs 16th January 2018

Union Minister for Law and Justice and Electronics and IT Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad is on an official visit to Sri Lanka..On the first day of his visit, he inaugurated the gigabit connectivity between the National Knowledge Network of India and LEARN network of Sri Lanka.

The Unique Identification Authority of India, the Aadhaar-issuing authority, has decided to enable face recognition as another means of authentication from July 1, 2018.

Actor Sudhir Dalvi gets Janakavi P Sawlaram award.

Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore made an announcemrnt during the launch of the official anthem and mascot of Khelo India School Games.

Hosts Assam Hockey rallied back from a 0-2 setback in the first half to beat Hockey Rajasthan 3-2 in the final of the 8th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship 2018 (B Division).

Indian Oil signed Letters of Intent (Lol) with Phinergy,an Israeli company and YEDA, a technology spin-off company.

Sarod maestro Pt. Buddhadev Dasgupta passed away

Daily Current Affairs 15th January 2018

15th January the 70th Army Day is being celebrated .

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ,who is the second Israeli PM to visit India.

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Italy to ‘partner’ in Bengal Global Business Summit.Italy will participate as a partner country in the upcoming Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) for the second year in a row.

The government is planning to raise 15 new battalions in the country's two important border guarding forces - the BSF and the ITBP - to fortify defence along the strategic frontiers with Pakistan, Bangladesh and China.

IDFC Bank and Capital First has approved a merger of Capital First with IDFC Bank.

Veteran TV Actress Charu Rohatgi passed away.

Daily Current Affairs 14th January 2018

7th edition of ‘Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav-2018’ to be held in Karnataka.To celebrate the idea of unity in diversity, the Ministry of Culture is organising the 7th edition of the Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav under the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat matrix in Karnataka beginning January 14, 2018.

Indu Malhotra becomes 1st woman lawyer directly appointed for SC judgeship.The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the name of senior advocate Indu Malhotra as the first woman lawyer to be directly appointed as a judge of the apex court.

Anil Khanna to head IOA Finance Commission.Senior sports administrator Anil Khanna was named Chairman of the Finance Commission of the Indian Olympic Association, which also formed a four- member advisory committee.

According to wealth index released on basis of data from fourth round of National Family and Health Survey (NFHS-4) ,Delhi and Punjab richest states, Jain wealthiest community.Jains are the wealthiest religious community in India. Delhi and Punjab are the richest states. Bihar is the poorest.

Daily Current Affairs 13th January 2018

As per a survey by travel app 'ixigo', Kozhikode railway station in Kerala was ranked the best railway station in India by travellers in terms of cleanliness. ixigo, which has 7 million users, works closely with Indian

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Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to facilitate train ticket bookings on its app.

The Kerala government gave permission to prisoners in Kerala jails to donate organs to their close relatives. This decision was taken at the cabinet meeting chaired by Pinarayi Vijayan, Kerala Chief Minister. Permission must be taken from the concerned court and medical board for the convicted prisoner to make organ donation.

Sri Lanka has removed a 38-year long ban on selling alcohol to women and employing them in places where alcohol is produced and sold. Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera signed the notification removing the ban on selling alcohol to women and employing them in such places, in order to ensure gender equality and promote tourism.

The annual survey of Gallup International has placed Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 3rd rank among world leaders. The survey was conducted with people from 50 countries. The survey has ranked German chancellor Angela Merkel as number 1 world leader with a score of 21. Second position was secured by French president Emmanuel Macronwith a score of 20. Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds the 3rd rank with a score of 8.

Kajol has become an advocacy ambassador for Swachh Aadat Swachh Bharat initiative.

Hubballi-Dharwad Smart City in Karnataka will have 250 smart poles to charge electric vehicles. The poles, which are expected to cost Rs. 10 lakh each, will act as WiFi hotspots and will feature remote-controlled LED lights.

China became 2nd internet service provider for Nepal, breaking India's Internet monopoly in Nepal.

Ecuador has granted citizenship to Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks.

Daily Current Affairs 12th January 2018

National Youth Festival is being celebrated on 12th January, that is, on the occasion of birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, the youth icon of India. The Theme of the Festival is 'Sankalp Se Siddhi', to capitalize on the demographic dividend of young India, to capture the vibrancy and fresh perspective of youth and to pledge to accomplish the Goal of New India.

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Ministry of Railways has launched Smart Freight Operation Optimisation and Real Time Information (SFOORTI) App for freight managers. The app provides features for monitoring and managing freight business using Geographic Information System (GIS) Views and Dashboard. With this application both passenger and freight trains can be tracked over Zones, Divisions and Sections in single GIS View.

The Central Government insisted people not to use national flag made of plastic, ahead of Republic Day celebrations. An advisory from the Union Home Ministry has said that, since plastic flags are not biodegradable like paper flags, they do not decompose for a long time. Keeping in mind the proper disposal of national flag made of plastic, without affecting its dignity, the advisory has restricted the usage of plastic flags.

West Bengal Panchayat and Rural Development and Public Health Engineering minister Subrata Mukherjee announced the launch of water ATM project to ensure bacteria-free drinking water in schools. Water ATMs are being set up in the city and suburbs of West Bengal.

Singapore-based Indian-origin businessman Sunny Verghese appointed as the Chairman of the Geneva-based World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).

Indu Malhotra is a first woman lawyer to be directly promoted as a judge of the Supreme Court (SC). Indu Malhotra is reputed senior advocate practicing in SC or the past 30 years.

Dilip Asbe has been appointed as the new Managing Director and CEO of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).

The 5th Bilateral Technical Meeting on cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine between Govt. of India and Malaysia was held in New Delhi. It was a part of the agreement signed between both countries in 2010.

JK Tyre & Industries appointed Rajiv Prasad as president of India Operations.

The Punjab Government has rolled out e-Raktkosh web portal in all the 45 government blood banks.The web portal provides the guidelines and streamlines the workflow of blood blanks and storage centres across the nation and interconnects all blood banks with a single network. Brahm Mahindra, the State Health Minister, has stated that in the next phase all 59 private blood banks of the state will be linked with the e-Raktkosh application software.

Bhopal station has become the first railway station in the country to have Sanitary napkin Vending Machine. This machine has been named

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'Happy Nari'. It was installed by the Railway Women Welfare Association of Bhopal division with help from a local NGO 'Arushi'. Women passengers can get two napkin for just in Rs. 5 from this machine. The machine has a capacity of storing 75 sanitary napkins at once. It will be refilled by a female staff attendant at the waiting room.

Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd is planning to create its own cryptocurrency, JioCoin. The Jio coin project is being led by Mukesh Ambani's elder son Akash Ambani.

Daily Current Affairs 11th January 2018

The Annual Meeting 2018 of the World Economic Forum shall be held from 23-26 January 2018 at Davos in Switzerland with the theme of 'Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World'.

The Matunga suburban station on the Central Railway (CR) of division has figured in the Limca Book of Records 2018 for having an all-woman staff.

Aditya Mehta won the Kolkata Open 2018 International Invitation Snooker Championship in the capital city of West Bengal Kolkata.

Rocket Scientist Dr. Sivan K was appointed the 9th Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

The Indian Olympics Association (IOA) appointed Harjinder Singh ( General Secretary in the Ice Hockey Association of India) as the Chef De Mission of 23rd Winter Olympic Games to be held in Pyeongchang,South Korea.

President Ram Nath Kovind inaurated a three-day international Dharma-Dhamma Conference at Rajgir in Bihar.

South Korea and the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) signed a MoU for co-operation between industries in Gujarat and the East Asian country, with a focus on automobile, defense and textiles sectors.

Engineering major Larsen & Toubro has commissioned the 360 MW Bheramara power plant in Bangladesh.

The Union Home Ministry has appointed a 12-member inter-ministerial committee, which would take a final call on the playing of the National Anthem in cinema halls and public places.

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Punjab National Bank (PNB) has tied up with National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation(NSFDC) to provide financial assistance for economic empowerment.

Daily Current Affairs 10th January 2018

The World Hindi Day (WHD) is observed every year on January 10 to mark the first anniversary of World Hindi Conference (WHC) which was held in 1975. The first WHC was inaugurated by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

Soumitra Chattopadhyay (82), the legendary film and theatre actor, will be conferred with the France's highest order of merit Legion of Honour at the 42nd International Kolkata Book Fair 2018. The honour will be bestowed on the actor who starred in many of Satyajit Ray's iconic films by French culture and communication minister Francoise Nyssen in Kolkata.

World Laughter Day is celebrated on January 10.

Music composer A.R Rahman became the brand ambassador of Sikkim. The declaration was made by Sikkim CM Pawan Kumar Chamling.

ICICI bank ties with Ola for Integrated Offers.ICICI Bank customers will get the dual benefit of booking a cab and making payments directly through their 'iMobile' and 'Pockets' application.

The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is celebrated every year on January 9 to mark the contribution of Overseas Indian community in the development of India. The day was chosen to commemorate the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to India in 1915, which led India's freedom struggle and changed the lives of Indians forever.

Andhra Pradesh Government plans to introduce 'Bhoodhar card' for a digital record of each individual's land holdings with a particular number. There would be a secret number to each card. The status of the land could be found out with ease and at the same time there would be safeguards to ensure data security.

Ministry of Housing and Urban affairs and Allahabad Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding to provide a centralised platform for processing interest subsidy under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Urban Livelihood Mission.

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PNB ties up with NSFDC(National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation) for Assisting SC Families.

Aditya Mehta wins Kolkata Open 2018 International Snooker Championship.

Daily Current Affairs 9th January 2018

World's largest Ice Festival International Ice and Snow Festival' was held in Harbin, China.

Iran banned the teaching of English in primary schools after Islamic leaders warned that learning the language opened the way to a Western 'cultural invasion'.

PM Narendra Modi inaugurates the first Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) Parliamentary Conference in Delhi on the occasion of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas.

Uttar Pradesh State Government has directed all District Collectors and Superintendents of Police to take action against unauthorised loudspeakers and public address systems installed at religious and public places.

Indian Railways has announced to use Drone Camera for various railway activities, especially project monitoring and maintenance of tracks and other railway infrastructure.

Bollywood actor has agreed to partner with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to promote cleanliness in Mumbai as part of the Swachh Survekshan 2018

Indian-origin actor, comedian, and filmmaker Aziz Ansari became the first man of Asian descent to win Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an actor.

India and Saudi Arabia signed a Bilateral Annual Haj 2018 recently.

Daily Current Affairs 8th January 2018

Hariyana becomes the first state to launch High Risk Pregnancy Portal.

Himachal Pradesh sets a new helpline for reporting crimes against women. The name of the helpline is Gudiya.

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Union minister Shri Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Launches 'Khelo India' Logo.

India's 2nd FTII to be set up in Arunachal Pradesh

The 75th Golden Globe Award ceremony was held in Los Angeles,USA

Daily Current Affairs 7th January 2018

As per the Reserve Bank of India(RBI), India’s Forex reserves have reached to fresh record position of $409.366 billion as on 29th December 2017. The rush was due to massive increase in foreign currency assets, which is important component of the reserves.

WHO prequalifies breakthrough vaccine Typbar-TCV for typhoid.

Elina Svitolina, a Ukrainian Tennis Player secured WTA title in Australia.

Switzerland won their third Hopman cup.

NASA's Astronaut John Young Passes away.

Daily Current Affairs 6th January 2018

Aadhaar misuse traceable, system is secure, stated by UIDAI.

NASA to launch GOLD, ICON Missions to explore nearest space announced.

Daily Current Affairs 5th January 2018

Rs.2420 Crore worth contracts for Navy and Army cleared by - Defence Ministry.

RBI introduces Rs 10 banknote in Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series on - 5th January 2018.

Railways, HRD and S&T Ministry ink MoU on Technology Mission for Indian Railways.

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Daily Current Affairs 4th January 2018

Rajendra Khanna appointed Deputy National Security Adviser.

The Centre has approved a logo designed and conceptualised by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee as the state symbol.

Nation-wide cleanliness survey Swachh Survekshan launched.

Daily Current Affairs 3rd January 2018

Women and Child Development Ministry Inaugurated Online Portal NARI .

B Versions of PM Narendra Modi Official Website Launched .

G.Sathiyan Becomes India's Highest Ranked Player in latest ITTF (International Table Tennis Federation) Ranking.

171st Araadhanai Music festival begins in Tamil Nadu.

Parliament passes NABARD (Amendment) Bill, 2017 .

No charges on Dabit Card Transactions upto Rs. 2000 : Finance Ministry

Daily Current Affairs 2nd January 2018

Liverpool and Egypt striker Mohamed Salah has been named Arab Player of the Year for 2017 in a poll of around 100 sports journalists from several Arab countries.

Indian chess champion Viswanathan Anand clinched a bronze medal at the World Blitz Chess Championship.

According to financial services company HSBC, India's GDP growth rate is expected to accelerate to 7.0 per cent in 2018-19 and 7.6 in 2019-20 from 6.5 per cent in this fiscal.

Devika Shah took over as the managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Indian Clearing Corporation Ltd (ICCL).

Senior IFS Officer Vijay Keshav Gokhale has been appointed as the foreign secretary for a two-year fixed term. He will succeed S. Jaishankar.

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The Union Minister of Women & Child Development, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi has inaugurated an online portal NARI in New Delhi. This portal will provide women citizens with easy access to information on government schemes and initiatives for women.

Renowned Shayar Anwar Jalalpuri passed away. He was 71.

State-owned gas utility GAIL India Ltd has commissioned the country's second largest rooftop solar power plant in Uttar Pradesh.

Indian table tennis player G Sathiyan has surpassed Sharath Kamal to be India’s highest-ranked player in the International Table Tennis Federation rankings. Sathiyan is World No 49 in the ranking.

Daily Current Affairs 1st January 2018

Anushka Sharma named PETA's Person of the Year 2017 award bagged by - Anushka Sharma

SBI reduces Base Rate and Benchmark Prime Lending Rates by 30 basic points.

India and Pakistan exchange list of nuclear sites for 27th consecutive year.

Allied Health Professionals Database Portal launched by - Union Government.

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