Page-20 of Current Affairs - January, 2017

January 4: World Braille Day

January 5, 2017

The World Braille Day is observed every year across the world on 4 January to mark the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, inventor of Braille script or Braille code. Observance of the day helps people to spread the importance of ..

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Election Commission announces dates for assembly elections in five states

January 4, 2017

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the dates for the assembly elections in five states– Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa. With the Election Commission announcement the Model code of conduct has come into effect. Counting of ..

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Government launches Swachh Bharat Survekshan 2017 in 500 cities

January 4, 2017

The Union Ministry of Urban Development launched Swachh Survekshan 2017 to rank 500 cities/towns across the country on cleanliness with a population of 1 lakh and above The survey will be conducted by Quality Council of India (QCI) under the Swacch ..

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Government approves new projects under Namami Gange for Haridwar and Varanasi

January 4, 2017

The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved new projects under Namami Gange programme in Haridwar (Uttarakhand) and Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh). In Haridwar, 68 MLD sewage treatment plants (STP) and 14 MLD STP in Sarai was with Central government ..

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Justice JS Khehar sworn in as 44th Chief Justice of India

January 4, 2017

Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar was sworn in as 44th Chief Justice of India (CJI). He was administered oath to the office by President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. With this, he became the first person from Sikh communitry ..

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Google Doodle pays tribute to India's social reformer Savitribai Phule

January 4, 2017

Search engine giant Google honoured India’s 19th Century social reformer Savitribai Phule on the occasion of her 186th birth anniversary (3 January 2017) by dedicating a doodle on its webpage. The ‘doodle’ had a narration by New Delhi-based NGO Zubaan, ..

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RBI appoints Surekha Marandi as executive director

January 4, 2017

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed Surekha Marandi as its Executive Director (ED). She was appointed in place of U S Paliwal who retired on December 31, 2016. In her new role, she will look after Consumer Education ..

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SC sacks BCCI President Anurag Thakur and Secretary Ajay Shirke

January 3, 2017

The Supreme Court has sacked Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Anurag Thakur and BCCI secretary Ajay Shirke after they failed to implement the reforms recommended by the Justice Lodha committee. The apex court held that Mr. ..

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