Current Affairs 22 Jan – 5 Feb by TAMS Studies

5 Feb


Vice President Hamid Ansari concluded his two-nation tour to Thailand and Brunei


Prime Minister dedicated Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited to Nation


Union Government approved Heritage development projects for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana


Reliance Infra signed Agreement with Birla Corp to sell its Cement Plant


Tea Board issued Version 5.0 of Plant Protection Code expanding list of Pesticides for use


India ratified Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage


NASA’s New Horizons mission spotted floating hills on Pluto


ICC appointed Rahul Dravid as member of newly constituted Anti-Corruption Unit Oversight Group


Supporting Syria & the Region Conference 2016 held in London


Odisha Government allowed tourists into certain tribal areas after three years ban


Geetu Mohandas won Global Filmmaking award 2016 for script of Insha Allah


4 feb


10-years of MGNREGA: The way forward


Bharat Biotech unveiled first vaccine candidate Zikavac for Zika Virus


Manipuri documentary Phum-Shang won Golden Conch Award at MIFF 2016


DJ Pandian appointed Vice President of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank


TCS became world’s most powerful IT Services brand


India’s first Ayurvedic anti-diabetic drug, BGR-34, launched by CSIR


Aruna Sethi appointed as first women head of Indian Cost Accounting Service


Sarangi maestro Pandit Ram Narayan selected for Bhimsen Joshi Award


3 feb 


Justice Ramayyagari Subhash Reddy appointed as Chief Justice of the Gujarat high Court


Amitabh Bachchan conferred with lifetime achievement award


India, Brunei signed 3 MoUs to deepen bilateral cooperation


2 Feb


Jai Kumar Garg appointed as MD and CEO of Corporation Bank


UK granted licence to use gene editing techniques on human embryos


Saroj Kumar Jha appointed Senior Director for Fragility, Conflict and Violence Group at World Bank


Archana Ramasundram became 1st woman to head paramilitary force


1 Feb


Virender Sehwag appointed as mentor for Kings XI Punjab for IPL season 9


India won three-match T-20 series against Australia, 3-0


Naresh Bedi honoured with V Shantaram Award Life Time Achievement Award


31 jan 2016


Book titled Nathuram Godse – The Story of an Assassin released


Sania Mirza, Martina Hingis won 2016 Australian Open women’s doubles tennis title


29 Jan 


Commemorative Coin of 150 rupees & Circulation Coin of 10 rupees on Lala Lajpat Rai released


Union Government announced 1st batch of 20 smart cities from 11 States and Delhi




28 Jan 


Polygamy made mandatory in Eritrea


Ishika Shah won 12th Sub-Junior National Snooker championship title


IPS officer Aparna Kumar became India’s first civil servant to scale Mount Vinson Massif


Indian activist Henri Tiphagne selected for Amnesty International Human Rights Award 2016


Parrikar presented Rakshamantri Award for excellence for 2012-13 and 2013-14


26 JAN


67th India’s Republic Day celebrated


25 Jan 


9th National Girl Child Day observed on 24 January


Union Government launched Sahaj Scheme for online booking of LPG cylinders


PV Sindhu won Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold Badminton title


India won Blind T20 Asia Cup


India’s largest flag with tallest flagpole hoisted at Ranchi


22 Jan


Rahul Thakkar won an Oscar Award for technical achievement


Jodhpur’s Umaid Bhawan Palace named the world’s best hotel of 2016


Legendary dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai passed away


PM Narendra Modi released book titled The Z Factor written by Subhash Chandra