National
DAC approves major changes in Defence Procurement Procedure
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has approved major changes in the new Defence Procurement Procedure (DDP) 2016. â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
CIRB Hisar becomes second institute to clone buffalo in India
Scientists at the Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes (CIRB) in Hisar, Haryana have successfully produced a cloned buffalo offspring named Cirb Gaurav.â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Telangana becomes first State to make gender education compulsory at graduate level
Telangana has become the first State in the country to introduce compulsory gender education at the graduate level. In this regard, state government has introduced bilingual textbook titled ‘Towards a World of Equals’ on a pilot basis in engineering colleges. â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
International
India-Australia Social Security Agreement comes into operation
India-Australia social security Agreement signed between both countries came into operation. â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Death
First female F1 driver Maria Teresa de Filippis passes away
The first female F1 (Formula One) driver Maria Teresa de Filippis passed away on 8 January 2016 in Italy. She was 89. â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Music Legend David Bowie passes away
Music Legend David Bowie passed away on 10 January 2015 in New York, United States following a battle with liver cancer. He was 69. â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Awards
73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards
The 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony was organized at Beverly Hills, California, United States (US). â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
New Appointments
Devender Kumar Sikri takes over as new CCI chairman
Former Gujarat cadre IAS officer Devender Kumar Sikri has taken oath as the Chairman of Competition Commission of India. â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Business and Economy
Binny Bansal becomes new CEO of Flipkart
In a top management rejig, e-commerce firm Flipkart appointed Binny Bansal as the Chief Executive Officer and Sachin Bansal as the Executive Chairman. â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Reliance to set up Rs. 5,000-crore naval shipbuilding unit near Vizag
Reliance Group, led by billionaire Anil Ambani, will set up a naval ship-building facility near Visakhapatnam at a cost of Rs. 5,000 crore. It is the single biggest investment in Andhra Pradesh after its bifurcation. â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Special Day
Youth Day India: 12 January 2016
National Youth Day in India is celebrated on Swami Vivekananda birthday on 12 January with great joy and happiness. â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Current Affairs: 11th January, 2016 Current Affairs Round up December, 2015.
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