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DAILY UPDATED CURRENT AFFAIRS - 24.01.2015 TO 27.01.2015 DAILY UPDATED CURRENT AFFAIRS National Bilateral President of India announced 104 Padma Indo-USA relation took a new turn with US Awards on the eve of 66th Republic Day. President Obama’s India visit. The following Padma Vibhushan conferred on L.K. Advani, areas of cooperation were worked out. Amitabh Bachchan, Dillip Kumar & Prakas Singh Badal. Cooperation on solar energy 20 persons conferred Padma Bhushan and 75 . Renewal of 10 yr. old Defence Padmashree Awards. 17 among the awarders Framework Agreement and are woman and 17 are NRI & PIO and 4 . Agreement to intensity cooperation posthumous. in counter-terrorism and dismantle President also approved 374 Gallantry Awards the terror heavens in Pakistan. and other defence decorations to Armed Forces . MOU on money laundering and Personnel. black money. Highest peacetime Gallantry Award has been India, U.S. sign three MoUs on smart cities conferred posthumously to Naik Neeraj Kumar India and United States (US) have signed three Singh. 3 Kritichakra, 12 Shaurya Chakra, 48 Memoranda of Understandings (MoUs) on Sena Medals were also declared. smart cities. Yoga Guru Ramdev & Spiritual leader Sri Sri These MoUs were signed by the Ravishankar declined the Padma Award. representatives of United States Trade and CBI has filed a new case in the coal block Development Agency (USTAD) and the allocation scam against Hindalco led by Aditya respective Chief Secretaries of State Birla Group. Governments of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and PM Modi launched the “Beti Bachoo, Beti Andhra Pradesh in the presence of Union Padhoo” abhiyan at Panipath in Haryana which Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah seek to address the gender imbalance and Naidu. discrimination against the girl child. Madhuri These MoU’s seeks to give a boost to Union Dixit become the brand ambassador for this. governments flagship smart cities scheme, by building smart cities in Indian Navy commissioned 3 Immediate Support Vessels for fast coastal patrolling. Vishakapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Ajmer in Rajasthan. TRAI has issued draft regulation to facilitate full mobile portability set to start from May Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh. 2015. US will help each respective state to conduct feasibility studies, finding investors, ways to Karnataka govt. distributed e-kishan tablets to use the best technology and formulating the the farmers. plan for building three smart cities. Eminent cartoonist RK Laxman passes While, respective state Governments will away provide resources like technical information Eminent cartoonist, illustrator and humorist and data related to smart cities planning; staff, Rasipuram Laxman passed away in Pune. He logistical and travel support and budgetary was 94. resources. Rasipuram Laxman (famously known as RK India funds Nepal’s Pancheshwar project to Laxman) was born on 24 October 1921 in counter Kheri floods Mysore, Karnataka. Famous novelist R. K. India will provide fund of Rs 1500 crore to Narayan was his older brother. Nepal’s Pancheshwar multi-purpose project He is best known for creation of iconic on Mahakali river for countering the Kheri character The Common Man, for his daily floods in Uttar Pradesh. cartoon strip, You Said It in The Times of This move of Union government comes after a India(TOI). It was started in 1951. This delegation of MPs visited Nepal and had character held a mirror to the society and submitted their report to government. targeted politicians for more than five decades. Pancheshwar multi-purpose project He also created a popular mascot for the Asian It is located at Narayan Ghat of Dharchula on Paints group called Gattu in 1954. Mahakali River( also known as Kali Ganga in He is recipient of Padma Vibhushan (2005) Uttarakhand ) in Nepal. The height of dam is and Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, the 315 meters. Literature and Creative Communication Arts After completion dam will be the second (1984) largest dam in the world with a capacity of 6720 Mega Watt (MW) power production. Leading Institute for Banking, Railway & SSC B – 61 A & B, (2nd floor) Janpath, Opp. R.D. Women’s College, Saheed Nagar, Bhubaneswar, 1 Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] DAILY UPDATED CURRENT AFFAIRS - 24.01.2015 TO 27.01.2015 In case of power sharing, India has reached Despite the initial set back the Union govt. has into an agreement with Nepal to procure decided to go ahead with the disinvestment additional electricity produced by project. plan in PSU. This project will regulate and control the free The govt will release a new series of Consumer flow of Karnali and Mohana rivers which Price Index (CPI) with 2012 as base year for cause floods in Kheri, Pilibhit of Uttar Pradesh computing retail inflation. and other Terai districts of northern India. Six studies in 4 continents including one in India have shown no evidence of micro credit International successfully alleviating poverty. Islamic states militants beheaded the Japanese hostages which created wide outrage in Japan. Appointments Apparent rebel attack on power link plunged Edgar Lungu has sworn in as Zambia’s new 80% Pakistan into darkness. President. He is sixth president of Zambia. Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz died and has half brother Salman bin Abdula Aziz took Sports over reign of the world’s top oil exporting Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold Title 2015 country. Men's Singles Winner : Parupalli Kashyap by Impeachment motion passed by the Parliament defeating Kidambi Srikanth of Singapore on former PM Yingluck Women's Single : Saina Nehwal by defeating Sinawatra. Carolina Marin (Spain) The European Central Bank launched a bond- buying programme to pump hundreds of Awards billions of new money into the Eurozone Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 24 January economy which is marching towards recession 2015 presented National Bravery Awards 2014 again. to 24 awardees.The lists of awardees are Yemen drifted towards political crisis after Sanjay Chopra Award President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi resigned. •Devesh Kumar UNO will send a two member team to Pakistan Bapu Gaidhani Award & Afghanistan to assess the JuD fund freeze. •Monika Sri Lankan govt. has scrapped the compulsory •Rumoh Meto military training for teacher & under graduate •Riya Chaudhary students enforced during the previous govt. Geeta Chopra Award Nepal PM Sushil Koirala promised for a new •Gunjan Sharma constitution soon for the country. Bharat Award World Economic Forum Summit started at •Resham Fatma Davos in Switzerland. Famous Greek singer Demis Roussos passed General National Bravery Award away in Athens, Greek. He was 68.He was best . Aqil Mohammad N K known for his hit operatic pop ballads in the . Anjith. P 1970s and 1980s and for his high-pitched voice . Gaurav Kumar Bharti and melodies inspired by Greek folklore which . Hiral Jitubhai Halpati sold about 60 million records worldwide. Midhun P P Anti-austerity Syriza party wins Greece’s . Ripa Das general elections . Zeal Jitendra Marathe Das In Greece, anti-austerity Syriza party has won . Stevenson Lawriniang . general election.In this election Syriza party Bandu Ughade has won about half the seats in Parliament. Kumar Bharti . Brainson Singh . Labhanshu Economy & Banking . G. Tooldev Sharma IRDA proposed no fee for change in . Mhonbeni Equng nomination in a insurance policy. Mesak K. Remnalalnghaka Fall in crude oil price to less than $ 50 per . Sahanesh R barrel led to improve in Indian Forex reserve to . Balram Dansena $ 322 billion and lower its fiscal deficit. Poet Arundhathi Subramaniam has won the RBI plans to introduce comprehensive inaugural Khushwant Singh Memorial Prize guidelines to protect consumers from being forPoetry .He won this award forher work cheated by entities regulated by it. "When God is a Traveller". Leading Institute for Banking, Railway & SSC B – 61 A & B, (2nd floor) Janpath, Opp. R.D. Women’s College, Saheed Nagar, Bhubaneswar, 2 Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] DAILY UPDATED CURRENT AFFAIRS - 24.01.2015 TO 27.01.2015 Wing Commander Pooja Thakur became the honour, the Ashok Chakra posthumously by first woman to lead the ceremonial Guard of President Pranab Mukherjee. Honour which was inspected by the U.S. The awards were received by their wives at the President Barack Obama at Rashtrapathi 66th Republic Day celebrations. Bhavan Colombia’s Paulina Vega crowned Miss Padma Awards 2015 Universe 2015 President Pranab Mukherjee has announced the Colombia’s Paulina Vega was crowned 63rd names of Recipients of this year’s Padma Miss Universe after beating out contenders awards. He approved conferment of 104 from the United States, Ukraine, Jamaica and Padma Awards. Netherland. Padma Awards, the country’s highest civilian Miss USA Nia Sanchez from Las Vegas was awards, are conferred in three Categories viz. named a runner-up, along with Miss Ukraine Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Diana Harkusha. Shri. Paulina Vega- She is granddaughter of This years list comprises 9 Padma Vibhushan, celebrated Colombian singer Gastón Vega. 20 Padma Bhushan and 75 Padma Shri Currently, she is a student of business from the Awardees. 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