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An Indian-origin cancer research expert Harpal Singh Kumar was honored with

a Knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for his influential work on prevention and

treatment of cancer.

Foremost south Indian classical vocalists Sanjay Subrahmanyam has conferred

with prestigious 2015 Sangita Kalanidhi award. The prestigious award was

bestowed upon him by renowned mathematician Manjul Bhargava at 89th

annual conference of the Madras Music Academy in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

India‟s star amputee mountaineer Arunima Sinha has successfully scaled Mount

Aconcagua in Argentina as part of her Mission 7 Summits.

India has won the 2015 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) championship

for record seventh time. In the final match played at Thiruvanantapuram

(Kerala), India defeated defending champion Afghanistan by 2-1 goal score. Jeje

Lalpekhlua (72nd minute) and Sunil Chhetri (101th) had scored goals for India.

For Afghanistan single goal was scored by Zubayr Amiri at 70th minute.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 103rd edition of the Indian

Science Congress (ISC) on January 3, 2016 in Mysuru, Karnataka. The theme of



this edition of the Congress is “Science and Technology for Indigenous

Development in India.” During the inaugural speech Prime Minister gave a new

mantra comprising five Es – “Economy, Environment, Energy, Empathy and

Equity”.

Former Defence Secretary Radha Krishna Mathur (62) has sworn in as the eight

Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of the Central Information Commission.

Justice RM Lodha Committee has submitted its report to the Supreme Court

suggesting reforms in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

A friendship bus service between India and Nepal was flagged off via

Champawat district in Uttarakhand after a gap of 27 years.

15-year-old cricketer Pranav Dhanawade created a world record by scoring 1009

runs (not out) in HT Bhandari Cup, an under-16 inter-school tournament held in

Mumbai (Maharashtra).



The Union Cabinet has approved the Stand Up India Scheme to promote

entrepreneurship among Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) and

Women entrepreneurs.

Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed passed

Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) corvette INS Kadmatt has been commission in

the Indian Navy by Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral R. K Dhowan at naval

dockyard in Visakhapatnam

India and France have started their eight-day counter-terrorism and counter-

insurgency bilateral military exercise Shakti-2016 in Rajasthan.

The Union Government has reappointed Dr Urjit Patel as Deputy Governor of

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a second three-year term.

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.



Telangana has become the first State in the country to introduce compulsory

gender education at the graduate level.

World No. 4 Stanislas Wawrinka from Switzerland has won the 2016 Chennai

Open title of tennis. In the summit clash at Nungambakkam tennis stadium in

Chennai, he defeated the Borna Coric (World No. 33) of Croatia by 6-3, 7-

5 score.

In India, January 12 is being observed as National Youth Day. This day marks

birth anniversary of social reformer, philosopher and thinker Swami

Vivekananda.

Union Government has constituted a committee to fast track the Mumbai-

Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor, meant for connecting two cities

with bullet trains.

Barcelona FC forward Lionel Messi from Argentina has won the 2016 FIFA

Ballon d‟Or Award. He has earned this title of world‟s best football player for

record fifth time. Earlier he was conferred with this award in 2010 (inaugural),

2011, 2012 and 2012.



Kerala has become the first Indian state to achieve 100 per cent primary

education.

The Union Cabinet has approved Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, a new

crop insurance scheme to boost farming sector in the country. It is farmers‟

welfare scheme that aims to reduce the premium burden on farmers and ensure

early settlement of crop assurance claim for the full insured sum.

Highlights of Scheme Uniform premium: Farmers will pay uniform premium of

2 per cent for all Kharif crops and 1.5 percent for all Rabi crops. In case of

annual horticultural and commercial crops, farmers will pay 5 per cent premium.

These premium rates are very low. Government will pay balance premium to

provide full insured amount to the farmers against crop loss on account of

natural calamities.

The indigenously-built third generation anti-tank missile Nag was successfully

test fired at Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan.



Indian Army Day is being observed every year on 15 January in India. This year

it will be the 68th Indian Army Day.

The 15th edition of bilateral exercise by the Indian Coast Guard and its Japanese

counterpart titled „Sahayog - Kaijin 2016‟ has begun off the coast of Chennai,

Tamil Nadu in the Bay of Bengal.

Ace Indian tennis player Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis

have won the 2016 WTA Apia International title in the women‟s doubles

category.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has formally opened Asian Infrastructure

Investment Bank (AIIB) in Beijing

About Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) AIIB multilateral

development bank backed by China and is seen as a rival to the World Bank and

Asian Development Bank (ADB). It has been established to infrastructure

projects including energy, transportation, urban construction and logistics as

well as education and healthcare in Asia-Pacific region. Headquarters: Beijing.

Members: Total there are 57 members, of which 37 are regional and 20 non-



regional Prospective Founding Members (PFM)

Pro-Independence Opposition candidate of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)

Tsai Ing-wen (59) has been elected as first female and 14th President of Taiwan.

Indian writer Anuradha Roy has won the on the prestigious $50,000 DSC Prize for

South Asian Literature for her novel „Sleeping on Jupiter‟.

Madhya Pradesh has been conferred the Union Government‟s prestigious Krishi

Karman Award in maximum food grains production category for year 2014-15 for

the 4th consecutive year.

United States (US) has removed a wide range of nuclear sanctions against Iran

after it has meet its commitments to roll back its nuclear programme. These

sanctions were lifted after International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

confirmed that Iran has met its commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan

of Action (JCPA) or Vienna agreement with P5+1 countries signed in July 2015.

French President Francois Hollande has declared a state of economic emergency

to redefine France‟s economic and social model.



Expert Committee to simplify income tax laws headed by Justice (retired) R.V.

Easwar has submitted its report to Union Finance Ministry.

Sikkim has formally become India‟s first fully organic state after it successfully

implemented organic farming practices on around 75,000 hectares of agricultural

land.

Sikkim has formally become India‟s first fully organic state after it successfully

implemented organic farming practices on around 75,000 hectares of agricultural

land.

Bihar Government has formally approved 35 per cent reservation for women in

government jobs in the state. Decision in this regard was taken by state cabinet

meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna. This 35 per cent

reservation for women will be applicable to in all government jobs including

reserved and unreserved category.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched India‟s

fifth navigation Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS) 1E

satellite. It was launched on board of PSLV-C31 rocket from Satish Dhawan



Space Centre (SHAR), Sriharikota in Andhra Prade

The annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting has started in Swiss resort of

Davos, Switzerland with participation of political leaders and business from

around the world.

WEF is an international institution founded by Klaus Schwab that works to

improve the state of the world through public-private cooperation.

Andhra Pradesh Government has launched Giriputrika Kalyana Pathakam Scheme

to support the tribal women in their quest for livelihood.

The nineteenth edition of National Conference on e-Governance has begun on 21

January 2016 in Nagpur, Maharashtra.

Mosquito-borne Zika virus has created a panic over thousands birth defects in the

Latin America countries. New case of child born with the virus has been reported

in these countries. However, Brazil is experiencing the largest known outbreak of

Zika with most cases in the north-east region. In this region, babies have been

born a with abnormal condition called microcephaly i.e. with abnormally smaller

heads which can cause brain damage.

Zika virus is a mosquito-borne virus transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.



The Union cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recommended

imposition of President‟s Rule in Arunachal Pradesh under Article 356 (1) of the

Constitution.

Union Government took this decision after state assembly failed to comply with

the provisions of Article 174 (sessions of the state legislature, prorogation and

dissolution) of the Constitution.

President Pranab Mukherjee has announced the names of recipients of year 2016

Padma awards. He approved conferment of 112 Padma Awards. Padma Awards,

the country‟s highest civilian awards, are conferred in three Categories viz. Padma

Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. This year‟s list comprises 10 Padma

Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 83 Padma Shri Awardees. Among these

awardees 9 are women and 10 persons from the category of foreigners, NRIs,

PIOs (include one posthumous) and 4 Posthumous awardees

Padma Vibhushan.

Rajinikanth Art-Cinema Tamil Nadu

Dr. Viswanathan Shanta Medicine- Oncology Tamil Nadu

Padma Shri



Dr.Chandrasekar Shesadri Thoguluva Medicine-Gastroenterology Tamil Nadu

Arunachalam Murugantham Social Work Tamil Nadu

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has celebrated the 6th National Voters‟

Day across the country. Theme for year 2016 is Inclusive and Qualitative

Participation. Observances

India and France have singed 14 pacts for enhancing the bilateral cooperation

various fields including defence, space, railways, education etc.

Union Government has launched Sahaj Scheme for online booking of LPG

cylinders.

India celebrated 67th Republic day 26th January 2016 by displaying its cultural

diversity, economic progress and military might were on display at Rajpath, New

Delhi.

India has been ranked 76th out of 168 countries in the recently released 2015

Corruption Perception Index (CPI). The 2015 CPI was the 21st edition of the

annual index and was published by the Berlin-based corruption watchdog

Transparency International (TI). Key facts



150th birth anniversary of great freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai, also known as

Punjab Kesri is being celebrated 28th January 2016.

Indigenously-built surface-to-air Akash missile was successfully test fired from

complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipuri in Odisha. Test: It

was as part of a user trial mission in which 3 rounds of test were carried out by

Indian Air Force (IAF) aiming at para-barrel targets.

The Union Ministry of Urban Development has shortlisted 20 cities from 11

States and Delhi Union Territory in the list of first batch of Smart Cities Mission.

These shortlisted cities were selected from Smart Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

City Challenge competition in which 97 cities and towns had participated from 23

States and UTs.

Ace Indian tennis player Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis have

won the 2016 Australian Open title of tennis in the women‟s doubles category. In

the final match played at Melbourne (Australia), the top seeded duo defeated

seventh seeded Czech pair of Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka by 7-6 (1),



6-3 score.

International Monetary Fund‟s (IMF‟s) long-pending 2010 Quota and Governance

Reforms have finally become effective.

Gives boost the representation of emerging economies like India, China, Brazil,

Russia and increases their power and greater say in IMF. India‟s voting rights

increased by 0.3% from the current 2.3% to 2.6%. China‟s voting rights increased

by 2.2% from current 3.8% to 6 %.

Angelique Kerber from Germany has won the 2016 Australian Open Title of

Tennis in the women‟s singles category. It was her maiden Grand Slam Tennis

title.

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