Current Affairs January, 2017

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-fired the Pinaka Rocket converted to a Guided Pinaka from Launch Complex-III, ITR, Chandipur (Odisha). The test-firing met all mission objectives.

Every year there would be thousands of findings in the field of Science which fascinates the enthusiasts of the subject ranging from small children to expert scientists, as science discoveries are an indicator of the progress of modern society.

• Health Ministry to roll out measles-rubella vaccine
• Gujarat Government launches India’s first Student Startup and Innovation Policy
• US Researchers discover the function of human appendix

Outgoing US President Barack Obama has selected four Indian-American scientists among 102 researchers for the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).

The Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu launched new passenger mobile application named ‘IRCTC Rail Connect app’ to promote ease of ticketing through digital transactions.

Researchers from Midwestern University have identified the function of the human appendix, often viewed as a vestigial organ with little-known use.

Gujarat government launched India̢۪s first student startup and innovation policy with an aims to provide Rs 200 crore in the form of grants to ideas developed by students.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India̢۪s first international exchange India INX at the International Financial Service Centre (IFSC) of GIFT (Gujarat International Financial Tech) City Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

The Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare will roll out measles-rubella (MR) vaccine in the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) in February 2017.

According to scientists, a new plate boundary may be forming on the floor of the Indian Ocean in Wharton Basin as a result of the 2012 earthquake that shook the Andaman-Sumatra region.

• PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Nobel Prize Series India Exhibition in Gandhinagar
• Ministry of Power unveils World’s Largest Street Light Programme
• Sex ratio in Haryana touches 900-mark for first time in 20 years

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and French Space agency (CNES) have signed a partnership agreement in satellite launch technology.