Quick Review on January 2016 Month Current Affairs Helpful for upcoming Banking & competative Exams
APPOINTMENTS
1. Urjit Patel – Deputy Governor of RBI ( Re Appointed )2. Amitabh Kant – CEO of NITI Ayog
3. Dinesh Sharma – Board of Director of AIIB
4. Pavan Kapoor – India Ambassador to Israel
5.Tsai Ing Wen – First Female President of Taiwan
6. Alice Vaidyan – First Woman Head of General Insurance Corporation ( GIC Re )
7. Indra Nooyi ( Pepsico CEO )- First Woman to Be Dean of Yale Management Business School.
OBITUARY
1. Yasutaro Koide(Japan)– World Oldest man ( 112 years )2. Mrinalini Sarabhai – Ballet Dancer
3. Aroon Tikekar – Journalist
4. Shankar Ghosh – Tabala Player
5. Ettore Scola – Italian Film Director
6. Glenn Frey – Guitarist
7. Alan Rickman – Actor
AWARDS
1. Ashoka Chakra – Lance Naik Mohannath Goswami
2. 67th Republicday Chief Guest – Francios Hollande ( President of France )
3. National E- Governance Award – EPFO ( For Implementing Universal Account Number )
4. Allan Border Medal – David Warner ( Australian Batesmen )
5. Amnesty International Human Rights – Henry tiphagane ( Indian Activist )
6. Asia Pacific Central Bank Governor of The Year – Raghuram Rajan
7.Amitab Bachan & Priyanka Chopra– Brand Ambassadors of Incredible India.
8. Yash Chopra Memorial Award – Bollywood Actress Rekha
BANKING/ECONOMIC NEWS
1.RBI asked Banks to Open their Branches in Village Population Morethan 5000 by March 2017.
2.RBI announced New Methodology to calucate Interest rate known as Mariginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rate( MCLR ) WEF April 1 2016.
3.RBI asked Banks to Stop 1000 Rupees Notes Without Security Thread.
4.SBI INCUBE ( Dedicatde Branch for Startup Companies ) , Exclusif ( For Wealth Management ) Launched by SBI in Bengaluru.
5. Paytm acquires Shifu Company for $8mn to Enrich Customer Experience.
6. Nokia Company acquired French Company Alcatel Lucent for 15.6 bn Euros.
7. UDIO – India First Social Mobile Wallet launched by Transerv Company ( Indian Digital Payment Company ).
8. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank ( AIIB ) inaugurated by Chineese President Xi Jinping.
AIIB President – Jin Liquin ; AIIB Founding Members – 57 ; AIIB Headquarters – Beijing,China
SCHEMES
1. Startup India – To Simplify Process to Startup Companies & To encourage Entrepreneurship in India.
Capital – 10000 Cr for 4 Years ; LIC- Co Investor of Fund; National Credit Guarantee Fund – 500 Cr/Year ;
2. Standup India – To Boost Entrepreneurship among SC/ST & Women Entrepreneurs.
Capital – 10000 Cr ; SIDBI will Provide Refinace Window .
3.Nai Manzil Scheme to Provide Educational & Skill Training to Minority Students Launched First Time in Jammu & Kashmir.
4. PMJDY Scheme Deposits Reaches 30000 Crore with 20.38 Bank Accounts as on January 2016.
5. Pradhanmantri Fasal Bima Yojana ( PMFBY ) Crop Insurance Scheme to Boost farming Sector in India.
( Premium 1.5% for Rabi Crops ; 2% for Kharif Crops ; 5% for Annual Commercial Crops ).
6. Andhra Pradesh launches Giriputrika Scheme for Tribal People provide financial assistance of 50000 Rupees.
7. Gujarat Somnath Temple Became the First Temple to Invest in Gold Monetization Scheme.
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
1.India Largest and Tallest Tri Color Flag Hoisted at Pahari Mandir,Ranchi,Jharkand By Defence Minsiter Manohar Parrikar
2. Sikkim – First fully Organic State in India Converting 75000 hectares.
3. Kerala – First State to Achieve Total Primary Education.
— to Host Nypunyam International Skill Summit 2016( Global Skill Summit )
4. Telangana— First State to accept E-Motor Insurance Policy named as E-Vahana.
— First State to Make Compulsory Gender Education at Graduate Level.
5. Government launches Ganga Gram Yojana in Hapur District of Uttarpradesh to Make Clean Ganga.
6. India Became World Largest Rice Exporter by Shipping 10.23 Million Tonnes of Rice Overtakes Thailand.
7. Aravind Panagariya appointed to committee head and Monitor Bullet Train ( Mumabi – Ahmedabad ) Project.
8. Narendra Modi Inaugurated 105th Indian Science Congress in Mysuru and Achyutha Samanta is General President.
9. International Kite festival Held in Ahmedabad.
10. 20th National Youth festival hosted by Naya Raipur,Chattisgarh .
11. Union Government launches First Phase of 20 Smart Cities Topped by Bhubaneshwar .
12. Ministry of Culture launches Commemomarative Coin of 150 rupees and Circulation Coin of 10 rupees on the 150th Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai.
13. India to Skip BS –V Norms (2019 ) to Implement BS VI From April 1,2020.
14. Pakistani Singer Adnan Sami gets Indian Citizenship.
15. India – Nepal Bus Service Resumed after 27 Years From Champavat District ( Uttharakhand ) to Kanchanpur ( Nepal ).
16. Umaid Bhawan Palace,Jodhpur,Rajsthan – World Best Hotel of 2016 as Per Trip advisor Survey.
17. India to be Fast Growing Economy in 2016 as per UN Report ; 7.3% for 2016 ; 7.5% for 2017.
18. Zika Virus Mosquito borne virus creates Birth Defects in Latin America.
19. India Submitted Four Mi-25 Helicopters to Afghanistan Airforce.
20. World Economic Forum – Davos ,Switzerland.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY/DEFENCE
1.Shakti 2016 –Military Exercise between India & France in Rajasthan.
2. Sahayog Kaijin 2016 – Naval Exercise between India & Japan in Chennai.
3. Akash – Surface to Air Missile – Tested from Odisha
4. IRNSS 1E – India Regional Navigation Satellite System ( PSLV C-31 ).
5. Pinaka II – Multiple Rocket Launcher tested from Rajasthan.
6. INS Kadamatt – Anti Submarine Welfare in Vishakapatnam.
7. Tejas – Light Combat Aircraft – Partcicpated In Baharain Airshow ( First Time Outside the Country ).
SPORTS
1. India won South Asian Football Federation ( SAFF ) against Afghanisthan by 2-1.2. ONGC Won 26th LalBahudur Shashtry Hockey Tournament against Indian Railways.
3. Delhi Acers Won Premier Badminton League against Mumbai Rockets. ( Brand Ambassdor – Akshay Kumar )
4. Uttar Pradesh Won Syed Mustaq ali T20 trophy Against Baroda.
5. India Won First T20 Blind Asia Cup Against Pakistan by 44 Runs.
6. West Indies Cricketer Shivnarine Chanderpaul Announces Retirement.
7. PV. Sindhu Won Malaysia Masters title against kristy Gilmour.
8. Angelique Kerber became first German to Win Australian Open 2016 Grand Slam title.
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