12-01-2015 IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS 1..January 12 being observed as National Youth DayThe day is celebrated ..every year on 12 th of January, the birth anniversary of social reformer, philosopher and thinker Swami Vivekananda. Since 1985 onwards, National Youth Day is being celebrated all over the country. 2..Union Finance Minister Jaitley adopts 4 Gujarat villages as part of Sansad Adarsh Gram YojanaHe has adopted following 4 villages of Vadodara district: Karnali village,Pipaliya village,Valida village ,Baglipura village 3..31 Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) were inked in various fields on the inaugural day of the 7th Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit in Gandhinagar yesterday 4..Bank, Government of India and the Gujarat Government, according to which the World bank will support Gujarat in the ‘Swachhta Abhiyan’ or cleanlinessmission, and build smart cities. a..United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon inaugurated Gujarat’s second canal-top 10-MW solar power project. It is located on 5.5 km stretch of Vadodara branch of Sardar Sarovar project canal. It is implemented by Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL) b..A major MoU was signed between WorldOther key MoUs were signed by Rail VikasNigam Limited for rail systems and IndoChina Development Private Ltd. for a trade centre. In the theme Seminar,‘Gujarat: preferred hub for defense production’, as many as 11 MoUs were signed. One of the MoUs included Adani Enterprise’s interest to develop integrated solar PV manufacturing cluster and Narmada Biochem to produce organic and inorganic fertilizer.12 MoUs were signed in the field of innovation in food processing for sustaining. 5..The Election Commission today said the Delhi assembly elections would be held on 7th February in single phase. 6..Kerala is on the way to become the first state in the country to be fully covered by high-speed broadband connectivity by March 2015 under the national optical fibre network (NOFN) project. Meanwhile, Its Idukki district - predominantly rural and relatively inaccessible - has already achieved the distinction of being the first district in India with 100% high-speed rural broadband connectivity – 7..Croatia gets its first female President in right-wing Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic. She pipped the incumbent President Ivo Josipovic for this ceremonial post amidst rising popular discontent owing to the economic decline. 8..US to host International Anti-terror Summit on 18 February 2015 It was announced by US that it will be hosting an international Anti-terror Summit in Washington. This summit is scheduled to be held on 18th February 2015 with an aim of preventing violent extremism that was seen in attack on Charlie Hebdos Paris office. 9..SDSC-SHAR director MYS Prasad selected for Vikram Sarabhai Memorial Award 2015 On 10th January 2015, Director of SDSC (Satish Dhawan Space Centre), SHAR (Sriharikota Range) MYS Prasad was selected for the Vikram Sarabhai memorial award 2015 which will be presetned to him by Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA). 10..Tech Mahindra to acquire Swiss firm SOFGEN Holdings Limited Among the important industry current affairs, On 10th January 2015 Tech Mahindra inked definitive agreement to acquire the Swiss firm SOFGEN Holdings Limited. This deal will be boosting the financial services offering by Tech Mahindra and expected to reach the top line target of 5 billion US dollar by 2015. 11..Raghuram Rajan bags ‘Governor of the Year’ award RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has been named ‘Governor of the Year’ by Central Banking Publications. In a statement, the publication said that the award recognises, “Raghuram Rajan’s disciplined and focussed approach leading the Reserve Bank of India during his first year as Governor was remarkably impressive.“Although there is still much to do, his decisive policy actions based on robust analysis and deep understanding of the underlying causes has contributed significantly to changing perceptions about the strength of the Indian economy. 12..RBI, ECB ink MoU Reserve Bank of India Governor, Raghuram Rajan, and Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank (ECB) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the field of central banking, the RBI said. 13..Kotak Bank launches social networked Jifi savings accountAfter launching a ‘Jifi’ Current account in March last year, Kotak Mahindra Bank launched Jifi Saver, a social savings bank account that can be managed via Twitter and Facebook. “Jifi Saver will take care of online shopping, on-the-go transactions, financial planning, etc. It also offers all benefits and functionalities of a regular savings bank account,” Kotak said in a statement. 14..Nabard signs MoUs with Gujarat Govt for Rs 25,000 cr assistance.The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) on Monday said it has executed three MoUs with the Gujarat Government for a proposed financial assistance of nearly Rs 25,000 crore for various developmental projects. 15..Mahila Bank will have 80 branches pan-India by MarchThe number of Bhartiya Mahila Banks (BMB), the country’s first all-women bank chain, will touch 80 branches across the country with 20 exclusive ones in rural areas by March this year, a top official said here today. 16..Roger Federer records 1000th win after winning Brisbane title He made his 1000 win after winning Brisbane International Tennis title. In his 1,000 career match, he defeated Milos Raonic with score of 6-4, 6-7, 6-4..
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