29 January 2018 Current Affairs

1. Sports minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore administers Khelo India pledge in Delhi

Delhi came together to pledge its support to Khelo India School Games at the Central Park in Connaught Place in Delhi.

The objective of Khelo India, which is driven by the vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji, is aimed at ushering a sports culture in the country. It's more than just winning or losing. Every year we will be taking in 1000 youngsters under the Khelo India programme and provide them with support to the tune of Rs. 5 lakh for the next eight year

Khelo India Programme Launched : 2016

Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs : Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore(Jaipur Rural Lok Sabha)

Delhi

CM: Arvind Kejriwal

Lt. Governor: Anil Baijal

2. India, Seychelles Sign Revised Pact on Assumption island to Allay Local Fears

India and Seychelles signed a revised agreement that will allow India to build military infrastructure on Assumption Island, that will expand its strategic reach in the Indian Ocean.

The ‘Agreement between India and Seychelles for the Development, Management, Operation and Maintenance of Facilities on Assumption island’ was signed in Victoria.The agreement will be valid for 20 years, after which it can be renewed for periods of 10 years at a time. The notice period for terminating the agreement is one year.

Seychelles

Capital: Victoria 

Currency: Seychellios rupee

President:  Danny Faure

3.  Aadhaar Oxford Dictionary's Hindi Word 2017

The announcement was made at a session "Oxford Dictionaries' Hindi Word of the Year" during the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

Other words such as 'Mitron', 'Notebandi', 'Gau-Rakshak' were also considered, but the widespread discussions and debates around 'Aadhaar' was reason it was selected as the word of the year.

Aadhaar(12 Digit) was launched by UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India)

UIDAI(Unique Identification Authority of India)

CEO : Ajay Bhushan Pandey

Established: 2009

Head Quarter: New Delhi

Rajasthan

Capital: Jaipur

CM: Vasundra Raje

Governor: Kalyan Singh

National Park & Sanctuary: Sariska National Park, Keoladeo National Park

Stadium: Sawai Mansingh Cricket Stadium(Jaipur)

Airport: Maharana Pratap(Udaipur) Airport

4. India retain International Cricket Council(ICC) mace(गदा) in Test Cricket

India hold off South African challenge to retain the ICC Test Championship mace with victory at Johannesburg.India have retained the ICC Test Championship mace and have also won an award of $1 million after their victory in the Johannesburg Test ensured that South Africa cannot move ahead of them in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings at the 3 April cut-off date, even if they go on to win all four Tests against Australia in March.

International Cricket Council(ICC)

Head Quarter: Dubai,UAE

CEO: Dave Richardson

President: Zaheer Abbas

5. MeITY(Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology) launches Stree Swabhiman Initiative for Women Health and Hygiene.

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeITY) has launched Stree Swabhiman Initiative. Its aim is to create sustainable model for providing adolescent girls and women an access to affordable sanitary products by leveraging Common Service Centres (CSCs).

In a move to extend more banking and insurance schemes in rural areas, the ministry of electronics (MeitY) has allowed 2.70 lakh common service centres (CSCs) to partner with top banks and insurance companies such as HDFC and LIC. The development was announced by IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology: Ravi Shankar Prasad(Bihar Rajya Sabha)

8th March :- International Women's Day

6.  Noted agricultural scientist Gurcharan Singh Kalkat passes away

Noted agricultural scientist Gurcharan Singh Kalkat, who was known for his role in bringing Green Revolution to Punjab, passed away in Chandigarh  after a brief illness.

Punjab

Capital: Chandigarh

CM:  Captain Amarinder Singh

Governor: VP Singh Badnore

Airport: Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport

7. Maharashtra tableau got first price in republic day parade 2018

Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave away Republic Day Parade 2018 best tableau award to Maharashtra and best marching contingent award to Punjab Regiments Contingent.

Union Minister for Defence : Nirmala Sitharaman (Karnataka Rajya Sabha)

Maharashtra

Capital: Mumbai

CM: Devender Fadnavis

Governor: C VidyaSagar Rao

National Park & Sanctuary: Sanjay Gandhi National Park

Karnataka

Capital: Bangalore

CM: Siddarmaiah

Governor: Vajubhai Vala

National Park & Sanctuary : Bandipur National Park.

Airport :  Kempegowda International Airport.

8. President Ram Nath Kovind launched the Pulse Polio programme for 2018.

President Ram Nath Kovind, launched the Pulse Polio Immunisation (PPI) programme for 2018 by administering polio drops to children less than five years old at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

The event was organised on the eve of the National Immunisation Day, which is observed on 28 January. More than 17 crore children of less than five years across the country will be given polio drops as part of the government’s drive to eradicate polio from the country.

Union Minister for Health and Family Welfar : J P Nadda(Himachal Pradesh Rajya Sabha)

28 January:- National Immunization Day

24 October:- World Polio Day

9. Swizz Tennis Player Roger Federer wins sixth Australian Open(106th edition) and 20th Grand Slam title

Swizz Tennis Player Roger Federer won his sixth Australian Open and 20th Grand Slam title with a five-set victory over Marin Cilic(Croatia). The Swiss lost five games in a row as he dropped the fourth set but recovered to win 6-2 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 3-6 6-1.

Men's Doubles
Winner :
Oliver Marach (Austria)
Mate Pavic(Croatia)
Runner Up :
Robert Farah (Colombia)
J. Cabal (Colombia)

Denmark Tennis Player Caroline Wozniacki won her first Grand Slam title, and went to the top of the women’s rankings, after beating Simona Halep(Romania) in an excellent Australian Open final.

Women's Doubles
Winner :
Kristina Mladenovic (France)
Tímea Babos (Hungary
Runner Up :
Elena Vesnina (Russia)
Ekaterina Makarova (Russia)

Mixed Doubles
Winner :
Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada)
Mate Pavic (Croatia)
Runner Up :
Timea Babos (Hungary)
Rohan Bopanna (India)

Switzerland

Capital: Bern

Currency: Swizz Franc

President: Johann Schneider-Amman

10.  Pro-Russian Czech President Milos Zeman Wins Second Term

Milos Zeman, an outspoken immigration critic and admirer of Russia's Vladimir Putin, has won a second five-year term as president of the Czech Republic. Zeman defeated political newcomer Jiri Drahos in the central European country's presidential runoff election.

Czech Republic

Capital: Prague

Currency: Czech Koruna

11. First Ever Global Investor Summit to be held in Assam.

‘Advantage Assam’ will be the largest ever investment promotion and facilitation initiative by the state government in which top industrialists like Ratan Tata and Mukesh Ambani will be present.

Assam

Capital: Dispur

CM: Sarbanand Sonowal

Governor: Jagdish Mukhi

National Park & Sanctuary: Manas National Park.

Island: Majuli Island(floating island)

12. PM Modi to visit Palestine, UAE and Oman in February 9 to 12

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make a historic visit to Palestine during a trip to the Middle East from February 9 to 12 that will take him to the UAE and Oman.

This will be the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Palestine and Modi's second visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after August 2015.

Palestine

Capital: East Jerusalem

Currency: Israeli New Shekel

President: Mahmoud Abbas

United Arab Emirates(UAE)

Capital: Abu Dhabi

Currency: UAE Dirham

Preident: Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Oman

Capital: Muscat

Currency: Rial

13. Sandeep Lamichhane(Delhi Daredevils) becomes first Nepal player to get IPL contract.

Sandeep Lamichhane became the first cricketer from Nepal to land an IPL contract on Sunday when he was picked by Delhi Daredevils in the ongoing players auction in Bengaluru.

The leg-spinner rose to prominence with a successful outing at the 2016 U-19 World Cup where he guided Nepal to a creditable eighth place.

Indian Premier League(IPL)

Chairman: Rajeev Shukla

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