January 2017

1st January
 27th meeting of Southern Zonal Council held at - Thiruvananthapuram
 India and Singapore inked 3rd Protocol for amending - DTAA
 Period of enhanced Prepaid Payment Instruments limit extended by – RBI


2nd January
 Who takes over as next Chief of Army Staff - General Bipin Rawat
 Which player becomes world's best playmaker for 2016 – Lionel Messi
 Which two countries has exchanged lists of nuclear sites - India, Pakistan
 Which player has announced his retirement from tennis - Somdev Devvarman
 Journalist says Titanic tragedy caused by - Fire


3rd January
 Union Government launches mobile app for - Haj Pilgrimage
 British-Indian Cambridge professor knighted by - Queen Elizabeth
 India successfully test-fires - Agni IV Missile
 Seeking votes on religious basis a corrupt act - SC
 Who has been appointed as new UPSC chairman - David R Syiemlieh


4th January
 Government launched what in 500 cities - Swachh Bharat Survekshan 2017
 RBI appointed whom as an Executive Director - Surekha Marandi
 104th Indian Science Congress inaugurated in – Tirupati
 Government approved new projects under Namami Gange for - Haridwar and Varanasi


5th January
 Which state received international accolades as India celebrates 350th Prakash Parv – Patna
 Who has been appointed as Britain's EU ambassador - Sir Tim Barrow
 Scientists discovered which new human organ in digestive system – Mesentery
 Dasari to make biopic on – Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa
 On 4th January which day is observed across the world – World Braille Day


6th January
 First African-American to the space station in 2018 will be send by – NASA
 Name the bollywood Veteran actor who passes away recently - Om Puri
 India and Kazakhstan sign Protocol to amend – DTAC
 Ninth edition of JIFF will be begin from – 7th January, 2017
 16th meeting of FSDC held in - New Delhi


7th January
 India’s GDP growth expected to be slower in 2016-17 at – 7.1%
 44th New Delhi which fair begins - World Book Fair
 Government constitutes which committee to frame National Sports Code - Injeti Srinivas Committee


8th January
 India with which country has signed six agreements - Portugal
 World Bank holds meet with India on - Indus Water Treaty
 MIT researchers develop super strong, lightweight - 3D Graphene
 Which country to set up world’s highest altitude gravitational wave telescopes in Tibet – China


9th January
 Indian Army conducts test of indigenous heavy artillery gun - Dhanush
 Satellites and Missions launched by whom in 2016 – ISRO
 PM Narendra Modi announces which yojana - Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana
 SC wants what in EVMs for fair elections – VVPAT
 New Ginger species with medicinal properties discovered in - Andamans


10th January
 Pakistan test-fires first nuclear-capable submarine cruise missile - Babur-3
 Which country launches first commercial space mission with new Kuaizhou-1A rocket – China
 Which player named as the world’s best player for 2016 - Cristiano Ronaldo
 Nobel Prize Series India Exhibition in Gandhinagar inaugurated by - PM Narendra Modi
 On 10th January which day is observed across the world - World Hindi Day


11th January
 PM Narendra Modi inaugurates India’s first international exchange at - GIFT City
 January 2017 Global Economic Prospects report released by – World Bank
 India’s first Student Startup and Innovation Policy launched by - Gujarat Government


12th January
 National Youth Day was observed on - 12th January
 Name of Second Scorpene class submarine which was launched in Mumbai - Khanderi
 Where was first gender literature fest of world was held - Patna
 Which state started firstever Student Startup and Innovation Policy in India - Gujarat
 Which country became first country to ban FM radio broadcasting - Norway


13th January
 India successfully test-fired Guided - Pinaka Rocket
 Barack Obama surprises whom with Presidential Medal of Freedom - Joe Biden
 Name the Free-of-cost service to ferry remains of NE people - Aakhiri Ahuti
 Who has been appointed as a distinguished Senior Fellow of Atlantic Ocean – Manish Tewari


14th January
 India’s first solar power boat launched in – Kerala
 Rudensky, Sakaguchi and Ramsdell win – 2017 Crafoord Prize
 Expert Group on SECC submits report to - Rural Development Ministry


15th January
 India inked MoU to construct 3000 Rain Water Harvesting systems with - Sri Lanka
 Which country took chair of UN group of 134 developing countries - Ecuador


16th January
 Union Commerce Ministry launched - SEZ India app
 SpaceX launches Cluster of Iridium Satellites from – California
 First ever which festival is concluded in Hyderabad - Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union Dance
 Which country hands over two ships to Pakistan Navy for Gwadar Port security – China


17th January
 What identified as ‘missing element’ in Earth’s core – Silicon
 IMF downgrades India’s GDP growth forecast to – 6.6%
 2016 T S Eliot Prize for Poetry is won by – Jacob Polley


18th January
 Union Cabinet approves Trade Agreement negotiations with – Peru
 Who is new President of European Parliament – Antonio Tajani
 Union Cabinet approves India’s Membership in the - International Vaccine Institute
 Name the Rishi Kapoor autobiography which is authored by Rishi Kapoor & Meena Iyer - Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor Uncensored
 Second Raisina Dialogue held in - New Delhi
 25 children including 13 girls selected for – National Bravery Awards


19th January
 Which country ranked 78th in Global Passport Index – India
 Which actor won People’s Choice Awards for Favourite Dramatic TV Actress – Priyanka Chopra
 Name the professor who did pioneering work on black holes, passed away recently – Professor CV Vishveshwara
 Listing of five general insurance PSUs at the stock exchanges approved by - CCEA
20th January
 Who has been appointed as CBI Director – Alok Kumar Verma
 CEPI formally launched at - WEF, Davos
 According to UNWESP report India economy projected to grow by 7.7% in - FY 2017
 Physicists create a new form of – Hydrogen


21st January
 MoU for cooperation in SME sector finalized by – IORA
 Who has signed MoU to co-regulate misleading advertisements in the AYUSH sector – Ministry of AYUSH, ASCI
 Union Government clears Tamil Nadu’s Ordinance on – Jallikattu


23rd January
 Corporate Social Responsibility award in aviation sector won by – Delhi Airport
 Which actor will judge the 65th Miss Universe Pageant – Sushmita Sen
 Jagdalpur-Bhubaneshwar Hirakhand Express derails near Rayagada in – Andhra Pradesh
 Record 103 satellites on a single rocket will be launched by - ISRO


24th January
 Name the Indian-origin Mauritius PM who resigns recently – Anerood Jugnauth
 Which President signs executive order to pull US out of TPP - US President Donald Trump
 On 24th January which day is observed across India – National Girl Child Day
 India rejects attempts of EU, Canada for - Global Investment Agreement
 Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana 2017 is approved by – Union Cabinet


25th January
 DRDO successfully test fires – Guided PINAKA
 India, UAE signed how many agreements – 14
 National Action Plan for Children, 2016 released by - Union Government
 Who has been confirmed as US envoy to the United Nations –
Nikki Haley
 7th National Voters’ Day observed with theme – Empowering Young and Future Voters


27th January
 Padma Awards 2017 announced by - Union Ministry of Home Affairs
 Name of Meghalaya Governor who resigned from post - V Shanmuganathan
 Name of first ever Military Communications Satellite launched by Japan - Kirameki-2


28th January
 New system to manage air traffic has been launched by - AAI
 First ever Women's Football Professional League was launched by - AIFF
 Power Grid Corporation of India inked MoU with - Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority
 Name of Russian ambassador to India who passed away - Alexander Kadakin


29th January
 Who were appointed as acting Governors of Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh - Banwarilal Purohit & P B Acharya
 Who was appointed as Chancellor of Nalanda University - Dr Vijay Bhatkar
 Name of Exercise of Indian Navy which began on 24th January 2017 - TROPEX 17


30th January
 Miss Universe 2016 title won by - Miss France Iris Mittenaere
 Who won 2017 Australian Open Women's Singles title - Serena Williams
 Who won 18th Grand Slam title - Roger Federer
 Who has been appointed as new Delhi Police Commissioner - Amulya Kumar Patnaik
 Anti-Leprosy Day was observed on - 30th January 2017
 Cryogenic Engine for Upper Stage of GSLV Mk III was successfully tested by - ISRO


31st January
 Who has been appointed as Chairman of African Union Commission - Moussa Faki Mahamat
 Who is head of Committee of Administrators to run BCCI - Vinod Rai
 Sparsh Leprosy Awareness Campaign was launched by - Union Government
 Who has been appointed as President of Table Tennis Federation of India - Dushyant Chautala
 RBI gave Payments Bank licence to - India Post
 Economic Survey 2017 was presented in Parliament by - Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley