Page-6 of Current Affairs - January, 2015

Renowned Marathi writer MD Hatkananglekar passes away

January 25, 2015

Renowned Marathi literary critic, writer and translator Madhukar Dattatreya Hatakananglekar passed away in Sangli district of Maharashtra. He was 89. Madhukar Dattatreya Hatakananglekar He was born in 1927 in Hatkanangale, a town in Ichalkaranji of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra. Earlier ..

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Pooja Thakur- first woman officer to lead guard of honour at Rashtrapathi Bhavan

January 25, 2015

Wing Commander Pooja Thakur has become the first woman officer to lead the ceremonial Guard of Honour at Rashtrapathi Bhavan. On 25 January 2015, she led the ceremonial Guard of Honour which was inspected by the U.S. President Barack Obama ..

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TRAI issues draft rules for full mobile number portability

January 25, 2015

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued draft regulations to facilitate full mobile number portability (MNP). In this regard, TRAI has issued draft amendment to the Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability Regulation, 2009. It will enable mobile subscribers to retain ..

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National Voters Day observed on 25th January every year

January 25, 2015

Every year National Voters’ Day (NVD) is observed on 25th January. This year i.e. 2015 is fifth National Voters’ Day and theme of this year is Easy Registration, Easy Correction. Functions: On this occasion, awards for best electoral practices are ..

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Arundhathi Subramaniam wins inaugural  Khushwant Singh Memorial Prize for Poetry

January 25, 2015

Poetess Arundhathi Subramaniam has won the inaugural Khushwant Singh Memorial Prize for Poetry. She has been conferred this prize for her work When God is a Traveller. Her name was announced at a prize ceremony held at Jaipur Literature Festival. ..

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Queen Elizabeth II Now Oldest Living Monarch in World

January 25, 2015

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is now the world’s oldest living monarch. Currently she is 88 years old. Earlier, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz was oldest living monarch but he died on 23 January 2015. It should be noted that, ..

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RBI lifts ban on carrying 1,000, 500 bank notes to and from Nepal, Bhutan

January 24, 2015

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has lifted ban on carrying Indian bank notes of Rs 1,000 and 500 denominations to and from Nepal, Bhutan. In this regard RBI has issued a circular that eased the restriction on export and import ..

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Shanta Kumar Committee on Restructuring of FCI submits report to PM

January 24, 2015

The High Level Committee (HLC) for Restructuring of Food Corporation of India (FCI) chaired by Shanta Kumar has submitted its report to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Some Recommendations of Shanta Kumar Committee On procurement related issues:   FCI should ..

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Thailand impeaches former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra

January 24, 2015

Thailand’s military-appointed legislature has voted to impeach former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. She was impeached for her role in overseeing a government rice subsidy program that lost billions of dollars. More than three-fifths i.e. 190 legislatures voted against Yingluck in ..

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Saraswathi Menon named on Panel to Review UN Peace-Building Architecture

January 24, 2015

Saraswathi Menon, an eminent Indian academician has been named on advisory panel to Review UN Peace-Building Architecture. She is among seven experts nominated by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to conduct a policy and institutional review on UN’s peace-building architecture and make ..

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