Weekly The Hindu current affairs for the second last week of Jan 2016 i.e. 18 Jan 2016 – 24 Jan 2016. General competition exams are about to start very soon for the year 2016. So just take your time and do your preparation at your best level.
Abbreviation
IAEA- International Atomic Energy Agency
AUSPI- Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India
MMPTA- Million Metric Tonnes Per Annum
EBRD- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
GAAR- General Anti-Avoidance Rule
OFC- Offshore Financial Centre
IGMSY- Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojna
NFHS- National Family Health Survey
FIAC- Finance Investment Audit Committee
FRA- Forest Rights Act 2006
SOEC- Substantial Ownership and Effective Control
UNCTAD- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
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Personalities
United States envoy to United Nations- Samantha Power
Foreign Minister of China- Wang Yi
Foreign Secretary of United Kingdom- Philip Hammond
Chief of Research Analysis Wing (RAW)- Rajinder Khanna
Former Chief of Research Analysis Wing (RAW) – A.S.Dulat
Union Minister of State for Labour- Bandaru Dattatreya
Chief of Association of Tennis Professionals- Chris Kermode
President and CEO of HCL Technologies- Shri Anant Gupta
President of World Blind Cricket Council- Syed Sultan Shah
Union Minister of Minority Affairs- Najma Heptulla
Iran’s Ambassador to India- Gholamreza Ansari
United States’ Ambassador to Israel- Daniel Shapiro
Chief Statistician of India- TCA Anant
French Ambassador to India- Francois Richier
Chairperson of Bicon- Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
Chairman and Managing Director of National Textile Corporation- P.C.Vaish
Chairman of Essel Group- Subhas Chandra
New Appointments
New Advisor to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar- Prashant Kishor
New Editor of the Economic and Political Weekly- Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
Book, Artist & Author
“The Silakot Saga” written by- Ashwin Singh
“” From MTV to Macca:How Islam Inspired my Life” written by- Kristiane Backer
“Rest in Peace” written by- Kiran Nagarkar
“Sleeping on Jupiter” written by- Anuradha Roy
“The Z Factor: My Journey as the Wrong Man at the Right Time” is the autobiography of- Subhas Chandra
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Sports
Committee to recommend reforms in BCCI ,headed by- Justice R.M.Lodha
Ajit Chandila gets Life Term ban by BCCI.
Awards
DSC prize for South Asian Literature 2016- Anuradh Roy for ‘Sleeping on Jupiter’
Business & Economy
Commission given by Govt. of India to Banks to sell Gold Under new Monetization Scheme- 2.5%
Place
46th Annual Conference of World Economic Forum Held- Davos w, Switzerland
National Affairs
Name of the India’s First LGBT radio Taxi Service- Wings Rainbow
PSLV C-31 (5th GPS Satellite) launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
International Affairs
United State ends all sanctions implied on Iran for Nuclear Power Use in wrong way after signing a peace agreement.
Theme of the 46th Annual Conference of World Economic Forum- ‘Mastering the Fourth Industrial Revolution’
Death
Gopal Krishna Roy- Veteran journalist
Rama Rao- Former Sikkim Governor
Mrinalini Sarabhai- A Classical Dancer
All The Best.
