Page-17 of Current Affairs - January, 2016

Sania Mirza, Martina Hingis win 2016 WTA Brisbane International Tennis trophy

January 9, 2016

Ace Indian tennis player Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis have won the 2016 WTA Brisbane International Tennis trophy in the women’s doubles category. In the final match played at Brisbane (Australia), the top seeded duo defeated German ..

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President promulgates Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Ordinance, 2016

January 9, 2016

President Pranab Mukherjee has promulgated the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Ordinance, 2016 to make amendments to the Enemy Property Act, 1968. The Ordinance was promulgated by President as per provisions of Article 123 of Constitution of India that gives ..

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Governor’s rule imposed in Jammu and Kashmir

January 9, 2016

Governor’s rule has been imposed in the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) for sixth time as the process of formation new government following the death of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed is taking some time. It was imposed after ..

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Government reappoints Urjit Patel as Deputy Governor of RBI for a second term

January 9, 2016

The Union Government has reappointed Dr Urjit Patel as Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a second three-year term. As Deputy Governor of RBI, Dr Patel looks after Monetary Policy, Economic Policy Research, Deposit Insurance, Statistics and ..

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24th edition of New Delhi World Book Fair begins

January 9, 2016

The 24th edition of New Delhi World Book Fair began at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. It was inaugurated by Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani. This year the theme of fair is “Vivid Bharat – Diverse India” ..

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Sri Lanka initiates process to formulate new constitution

January 9, 2016

The process to formulate new constitution in Sri Lanka has begun to replace the current executive president headed constitution. In this regard, a resolution to set up a Constitutional Assembly was presented in the Parliament by Sri Lankan Prime Minister ..

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13th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas held in New Delhi

January 9, 2016

The 14th edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (PBD) was held in New Delhi. The event was inaugurated by the Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and attended by Priti Patel, United Kingdom’s Minister of State (MoS) for Employment. On this ..

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Devender Kumar Sikri appointed as Chairman of CCI

January 8, 2016

Union Government has appointed former IAS Devender Kumar Sikri as Chairman of Competition Commission of India (CCI). He will succeed Ashok Chawla whose tenure ended as the Chairman of CCI. He will have tenure of two and half years i.e. ..

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