Banking/SSC exam current affairs for the Month Jan 2014 31 Jan 2014 • Michel Rogers appointed as Director of NSA • Spains Euro 2008 winning coach Aragones dies • New Zealand won the 5 ODI series against India by 4-0 • Arun Gupta nominated as CMD of Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) • India became third largest crude oil importer in the World • Kiwi Kathy became the first woman to be appointed in ICC Umpires Panel • 30 Jan 2014 • Anand Kumar, the founder of Super30 got Ramanujan Mathematics award • Ajoy Misra elevated as the CEO and MD of Tata Global Beverages Limited • NIT Odisha developed technology to turn Plastic into fuel • Indian Rupee to be a legal tender in Zimbabwe • Hero MotoCorp launched hybrid diesel 150cc bike • ICC approved introduction of International Women’s Championship • Sumit Malik stripped off gold medal for anti-doping violation • Tunisia’s new government of independents headed by Mehdi Jomaa sworn in • India ranked lowest in International Intellectual Property Index • 29 Jan 2014 • Gopal vittal appointed as MD & CEO of Bharti Airtel • Songwriter and Champion of Folk Music Pete Seeger has Died • First multi-coloured 3D Printer launched • Manoj Kohli appointed MD & CEO of non telecom businesses of Bharti Enterprises • Scientists at Jilin University of China created Water-jet printer • Tax exemption for Olympics, CWG and Asian Games winners • Ulises Estrada, the Cuban Revolutionary and associate of Che Guevara died • 28 Jan 2014 • India won gold in mens Basketball at Lusofonia Games • Uttar Pradesh government launched Samajwadi pension scheme • National Constituent Assembly of Tunisia passed the new Constitution • 56th annual Grammy Awards for 2014 announced • NIC and Union Ministry of MSME launched India Inclusive Innovation Fund • RBI raised Repo Rate by 25 basis points to 8 percent • Egypts Army Chief Fattah al-Sisi promoted to Field Marshal • USFDA banned imports from Toansa plant of Ranbaxy • Raymond Weil, the pioneer of Swiss watch died • 27 Jan 2014 • SBI launch You tube channel • Queen Latifah won 2014 Matrix Award • Russia and China to conduct war games in the Mediterranean Sea • Meena appointed as Secretary Security • 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2013 : Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Bags Seven Awards • National Communal Harmony Awards 2013 won by Centre for Study of Society and Secularism • Ela Gandhi honoured with Amadelkufa in South Africa • Dhruva-3 indigenous High Performance Computing System inaugurated • 26 Jan 2014 • Stanislas Wawrinka wins maiden Australian Open 2014 • India celebrates its 65th Republic Day • Saina Nehwal wins India Grand Prix Gold • Karl Slym, Tata Motors MD, dead • 25 Jan 2014 • Chinas Li Na win maiden Australian Open title 2014 • Alok Sinha appointed as the Chairman of Airports Authority of India • Election Commission of India celebrated the voters Day on 25 January • Central Government launched National Waterway-4 project in Tamil Nadu • NALSA launched free legal service clinics across the country • Biocon Ltd, won the 2014 Othmer Gold Medal • Earthquake of Magnitude 6.1 on Richter scale rocked Java island of Indonesia • 24 Jan 2014 • National Girl Child Day observed on 24 January • Richard Quest won 2013 UNWTO Lifetime Achievement Award • Dr. Tej Vir Singh won the UNWTO Ulysses Prize • Third Innovation Hub inaugurated in New Delhi • NASA rover Opportunity found Mars had life friendly fresh water • LPG Connection Portability Scheme launched • Finance Ministry nod for 1000 rupees minimum monthly pension plan • 23 Jan 2014 • Professor A J Paulraj won 2014 Marconi Prize • NASA Mars Rover discovered doughnut rock • Jharkhand Ex Deputy Chief Minister Sudhir Mahato no more • Indian Prof Rakesh Khurana appointed as a Dean of Harvard College • UK based Cumbria University became the first public university to accept fees in Bitcoin • Chilika lagoon named Destination Flyways by UNWTO • Garuda Vasudha Advanced Light Helicopter of Geological Survey of India launched • RBI has decided currency notes issued before 2005 to be withdrawn • Indus Civilization ended due to Disease and violence • Air Asia aimed to start India operations by April • 22 Jan 2014 • Telugu actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao died • Mahesh Bhupathi launched International Premier Tennis League in Melbourne • Kailash Meghwal elected as the Speaker of Rajasthan Assembly • Uttrakhand Assembly passed new Lokayaukata Bill • Egypt approved the new Constitution in referendum • Vice President released book entitled India’s Political and Foreign Relations with the Gulf Region • Emergency rule imposed in Thailand capital Bangkok for two months • Bihars turnaround analysed at London School of Economics • 21 Jan 2014 • Aruna Bahuguna first woman to be appointed chief of National Police Academy • First Climate Change theatre opened in Kapurthala, India. • Union Cabinet granted minority status to Jain community across India • Catherline Samba-Panza, Mayor of Bangui elected CAR’s Interim President • Union Cabinet approved to set up Rail Tariff Authority • Anand Sinha, the Deputy Governor of RBI retired • Dexter, Private Information Stealing Virus, detected in online banking transactions • RBI appointed a Committee to Review Governance of Boards of Banks in India • Google acquired cyber security firm Impermium for 9 million dollar • 20 Jan 2014 • Actor Mithun Chakraborty will be nominated to the Rajya Sabha on a TMC Ticket • Abhishikta S Shetty of Karnataka won Miss South India Pageant Title • Wal-Mart registered as Wal-Mart India Private Ltd in India • National Urban Health Mission launched • MS Dhoni became the first Indian & fourth international wicketkeeper to claims 300 dismissals in ODI • Christopher Chataway, former 5000 meter world record holder Olympian died • India and UAE agreed to Promote Cooperation in Renewable Energy • 19 Jan 2014 • Netherlands win its maiden Hockey World League title. • Cyrus Mistry wins DSC prize for South Asian literature 2014 • Agni-IV surface-to-surface missile launch • Canada to set up online resource centre in Toronto • Hewlett-Packard to launch voice tablets in India • Biocon launches cheaper breast cancer drug • 18 Jan 2014 • Hery Rajaonarimampianina declared as the President of Madagascar • Hamid Ansari released a book entitled Sangharsh Ke Safar Ka Nayak Mulayam written by Omveer Tomar • Third Lusofonia Games started in Goa • Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Union Minister Shashi Tharoor found dead in a Delhi hotel • Peshawar, largest reservoir of polio in world : WHO • Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin spiritual leader of Dawoodi Bohra community died • Anthropomorphic motif figure discovered in Wayanad • RBI issued 5 rupees and 10 rupees coins bearing Goddess Vaishno Devi • Indian Fencers barred from competing in Qatar Fencing World Cup • Obama established Af-Pak strategic partnership office • RBI allowed Foreign Investors to invest in South Indian Bank • Tamil Nadu Governor inaugurated 15th Express Technology Sabha • Union Ministry for Road Transport and Highways celebrated 25th Road Safety Week • IIFCL signed MoU with EXIM Bank of Korea • Smart contact lens unveiled by Google to measure glucose levels in tears • 17 Jan 2014 • Famous Bengali Actress Suchitra Sen died • Abhijeet Gupta won the Parsvnath International Grandmasters chess tournament • Archaeologists discovered lost dynasty of Pharaonic Kings in Egypt • Jamila Bayaz, first women to be appointed police chief of Kabul province • Qamar Ahmed, third cricket journalist, to cover 400 Test Matches • Garry Kenneth Toomey resigned from Jet Airways • Yushi, Taiwanese poet awarded Thiruvalluvar award • INS Vikrant has completed operational life and should be disposed • EGoM approved the sale of 10% stake in IOC to ONGC and OIL • 16 Jan 2014 • NASA discovered potentially hazardous asteroid 2013 YP139 • Famous Marathi writer Namdeo Dhasal died • Deepika and Farhan won best actors at Screen Awards • Sirajuddin Qureshi elected as the President of IICC • RBI included Hong Kong and Macau in the sensitive list • Goa Government approved the proposal to increase Reservation for OBC to 27% • Tamil Nadu government sanctioned 1.75 crore rupees for Kabaddi and Squash • Indian doctors to be recruited by Britain • Wholesale Inflation declined to five-month low of 6.16 percent in December 2013 • Pawar-led GoM gave nod for incentives to Sugar Industry • Union Government allowed imports of frozen human embryos to boost infertility treatment • 15 Jan 2014 • Army Day observed across India on 15 January • Jimmy Walker won Sony Open Golf tournament • Karnataka first State to provide Universal Health Coverage • Arunachal Pradesh witnessed the first trial run of rail engine • Sudan offered two oil and gas blocks to ONGC at Petrotech 2014 • USA handed over three stolen 10th Century Indian artifacts to India • British PM ordered enquiry into Thatcher’s role in Operation Bluestar • India-Japan conducted joint maritime exercise along Kochi Coast • India registered an increase of five years in life expectancy rate • Parliament of European Union approved CO2 emission restrictions for commercial vans • Nanotechnology may prevent Cancer from spreading • 14 Jan 2014 • Vijay Zol selected captain of India to lead U-19 Cricket World Cup • Cristiano Ranaldo awarded FIFA Ballon d’Or award 2013 • Indigenous Glucose Monitoring Device launched by Union Government • NABARD reduced refinance rate for banks • Anju Bobby George declared winner of World Athletics Final, 2005 • Consumer Retail Inflation declined to 9.87 percent in December 2013 • Malaysian Government to introduce high-tech ID cards • Delhi became first state to withdraw FDI in Multibrand Retail • President presented Sunil Gangopadhyay Award 2012 & 2013 • 151st Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda celebrated worldwide • Dinosaurs footprints spotted in Jaisalmer: Scientists • 13 Jan 2014 • Louis Oosthuizen retained the Volvo Golf Champions title • P.K.Goyal won Best CFO Award • Nikhat Zareen won gold medal at the third Nations Cup International Boxing Tournament • President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated ANTRI at Port Blair • India completed three years without any polio case • Andhra Pradesh bagged Oil and Gas Conservation Award, 2013 • IRDA issued guidelines for investment in Equity Exchange Traded Funds • International Poll titled World most admired people released • 12 Jan 2014 • Sheikh Hasina sworn-in as Bangladesh Prime Minister • Israel’s Former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon died • Anu Vidyut Pariyojana launched in Fatehabad, Haryana • 71st Golden Globe Awards 2014 announced • Indian Economy GDP growth rate to be revised for 2011-12 • Sanil Shetty and Ankita Das won their maiden men’s and women’s singles,75th National Table Tennis Championship • New eyewear system developed to give ‘superhuman’ vision • 11 Jan 2014 • Gorakhpur railway station entered Limca Book of Records as world’s longest platform • World Hindi Day observed on 10 January • ONGC Men & Chhattisgarh Women won Federation Cup National Basketball Championship • Sarinder Joshua Duroch Indian teacher wrote a book “Enoch” on Immigration Fears • Government notified new natural Gas Pricing Formula • UN and partners launched No Lost Generation initiative to save Syrian children • Players and Coaches accused of doping barred from getting Arjuna and Dronacharya Awards • POSCO got Environmental Clearance nod for 52000 crore rupees Steel Plant in Odisha • 10 Jan 2014 • IIa Pathak social activist died at 80 • Scientists measured the distance to galaxies accurate to 1% • Ali Larayedh, the Prime Minister of Tunisia resigned • 75th Senior National Table Tennis Championship: PSPB Women and Men won title • Vishwanath Ramachandra, the former Ranji Trophy cricketer of Mumbai died • Biz Stone, Twitter Co-founder, launched JELLY • SEBI notified stricter Settlement System for serious offences • Nirbheek, Indias first gun for women, launched • SEBI barred cash Transactions in Collective Investment Schemes to check laundering • Russia blocked UN Statement on air-strikes in the city of Aleppo in Syria • Kelkar panel submitted report to Union Oil Ministry • Ministry of Environment and Forest approved Tawang II hydroelectric project • Cabinet approved the guidelines for the television rating agencies • CCEA approved renaming of Mill Gate Price Scheme as Yarn Supply Scheme • Reserve Bank of India relaxed Foreign Direct Investment rules • 09 Jan 2014 • ASSOCHAM organized Seventh Global Insurance Summit at Hyderabad • Dr. Ambedkar National Merit Awards conferred by Kumari Selja • Third phase of North Eastern Community Resource Management Project launched in Manipur • RBI relaxed Gold loan norms to lend up to 75 percent loan • Malaysia invited IITs to open its centre • End commercial activities at Delhi embassy by Jan 16: India to US • DRH issued new Guidelines to give psychological help to molestation victims • Union Government introduced Know India Programme for young Overseas Indians • Exceptionally Rare Conjoined Whales discovered • Facebook acquired Little Eye Labs for 90 crore rupees • Report titled Estimation of retreat of Gangotri glacier released by GBPIHED • MP Government to roll back the decision to sell Indian Made Foreign Liquor • 08 Jan 2014 • Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announces anti-corruption helpline no 011-27357169 • Munish Sharda appointed as MD and CEO of Future Generali Life • The Telenor Group has nominated Morten Karlsen Sorby as the new Chief Executive Officer of Uninor • Astronomers discovered Earths gassy twin 200 light years away • India launched 3rd phase of Housing Project in Sri Lanka • SC directed Centre to appoint a National Regulator to oversee implementation of Forest Policy • Al-Qaida linked forces declared Fallujah as new State • 07 Jan 2014 • Mahesh Mangaonkar won Open du Gard squash title • US Senate confirmed Janet Yellen as next Chairperson of Federal Reserve • Prithvi II, the Nuclear capable Surface-to-Surface missile, successfully test-fired • Government launched India’s first comprehensive adolescent health programme • Chhattisgarh Government launched Toll Free Number 1100 to curb Corruption • China to be become a partner in the proposed NIMZ in Andhra Pradesh • Dhanu Yatra of Bargarh started in Odisha • Reserve Bank of India selected CCIL as Legal Entity Identifier • Government of India announced Jeevan Raksha Padak for 37 people • China destroyed six tonnes of smuggled ivory to protect declining elephant population • RBI allowed Indian companies to issue non-convertible debentures • Environmental Information dissemination centre set up in Choolai, TN • Union Ministry of Human Resource Development announced Maulana Azad Taleem-e-Baligan schem • 06 Jan 2014 • R. Chandrashekhar appointed the President of NASSCOM • Uday Kiran Telugu film actor died • Aditya Joshi became world no. 1 junior shuttler • Bangladesh: Ruling Awami League secured absolute majority in Parliamentary Elections • Singer Phil Everly died at age 74 • Saturn’s Ring 4.4 billion years old • Former Supreme Court Judge A K Ganguly has resigned as chairman of West Bengal Human Rights Commission • Portugal’s former footballer Eusébio died • Bajaj Allianz General Insurance launched an all women branch in Pune • Rare odonate species found in Western Ghats • Bhutan King and Queen will visit India from 6-10 January 2014 • Indian Pittas, endemic bird spotted in Delhi • Navy planned to circumnavigate globe by all-woman crew • Tropical storm One struck Sri Lanka with heavy rainfall and strong wind • Endangered Tigers, Lions and Red Pandas died due to Canine Distemper Virus: Scientists • 05 Jan 2014 • ISRO launches indigenous cryogenic engine-powered GSLV-D5 successfully • Australia complete Ashes 5-0 series sweep • Lleyton Hewitt upsets Federer to win Brisbane title • Serena Williams beats Victoria Azarenka for Brisbane title • Stanislas Wawrinka clinches his second Chennai open title • Government to launch internet spy system Netra soon. • NASA to send another rover to Mars in 2020 Says Chief scientist • Gautam Gambhir retained as Kolkata Knight Riders captain for IPL 7 • Malayalam will become court language soon, says Culture Minister K.C. Joseph • 04 Jan 2014 • India crush Pakistan to win U-19 Asia Cup title • World Braille Day observed on 4 January • S.K.Sharma appointed Chairman and Managing Director of BEL • Pradhyuman Singh appointed as pro-tem speaker of 14th Rajasthan Assembly • Cristiano Ronaldo was awarded the Order of Prince Henry • Raj Jain appointed as CEO of Bharti Retail • Indias Former Shooting Coach Tibor Gonczol died • Srinivas and Pravin Rao appointed Infosys Presidents • TCS to set up worlds largest corporate learning centre in Thiruvananthapuram • Manmohan Singh launched total E-literacy project in Kerala • Polio vaccination for Pakistan travellers to be implemented from 14 February • 03 Jan 2014 • Hubble discovered clouds on new planets • Aam Admi Party MLA, M S Dhir has been elected as Speaker of Delhi Assembly • Wimbledon tennis event, The Road to Wimbledon, to be hosted outside UK for the first time • Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) has appointed Manoj Vaish as its new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer • Scientists designed Moclic software to predict weather • Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved MSP for Jute • Government approved installation of CCTV and GPS on public transport vehicles • 02 Jan 2014 • Latvia became the 18th member of Euro Zone • P. Madhusudan took charge as the new Chairman and Managing Director of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL) • India’s Supercomputer, PARAM Yuva-II ranked 1 in India • S.K. Sharma took charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of defence public sector Bharat Electronics Ltd. • Mammen Mathew chosen for prestigious journalism Lokmanya Tilak National Award • Canara Bank has launched skill development program ‘Udaan’ for youths in Jammu and Kashmir • Danielle Steel awarded Frances highest honour, the Legion of Honor • Ronaldinho got South American footballer of the year award • Chief of Army Staff Bikram Singh took Charge as Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman • Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill 2013 got assent of President Pranab Mukherjee • 01 Jan 2014 • Corey Anderson hits fastest ODI century break Shahid Afridi record. • SEBI has approved the appointment of Saurabh Sarkar as the new MD and CEO of MCX-SX. • Air Marshal Arup Raha took over as the Air Force chief, He succeeded Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne. • Indian government has cancelled a USD 753 million helicopter deal with Italian defence giant Finmeccanica after allegations of corruption.
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