Current Affairs January, 2017

The child sex ratio at birth (SRB) in Haryana for the first time has touched 900-mark in two decades. SRB in December 2016 in Haryana was 914.

The Union Ministry of Power unveiled world�s largest street light replacement programme in South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) area.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Nobel Prize Series Exhibition in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. It is the first-of-its-kind conclave of Nobel laureates to be held in India.

China successfully launched first commercial mission using an updated version of the low-cost Kuaizhou-1A rocket. As part of the mission three satellites JL-1, CubeSats XY-S1 and Caton-1 were launched into space.

Pakistan successfully test-fired its first Submarine-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM) Babur-3 capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. This launch gives Pakistan a �credible� second-strike capability.

• Flipkart appoints Kalyan Krishnamurthy as new CEO
• Cristiano Ronaldo wins FIFA best player award for 4th time
• Indian Army conducts test of indigenous heavy artillery gun Dhanush

Flipkart has promoted former Tiger Global Management executive Kalyan Krishnamurthy as the new chief executive to run the operations of Indias largest online retailer. Mr.Krishnamurthy is replacing co-founder Binny Bansal, who has been elevated to the position of Group CEO.

Cristiano Ronaldo received FIFA best player award for the fourth time, after Portugal and Real Madrid won both major European titles in 2016.

The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony was organized at Beverly Hills, California, United States (US).

The Indian Army has successfully conducted �user-validation� trials of indigenous Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) Dhanush in the Himalayas.

The 20th Edition of the National Conference for e-Governance 2016-17 has started in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

The Supreme Court has reiterated the necessity to implement the Vote Verifier Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) in electronic voting machines (EVMs) to ensure 100% transparency in elections.