The Hindu current affairs for the last week of January 2016 i.e 25 Jan 2016 to 31 Jan 2016. It may be very important for coming Railway RRB NTPC 2016 exam so take a look and learn it,
Abbreviation
ECB- External Commercial Borrowings
FCCB- Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds
FCEB- Foreign Currency Exchangeable Bonds
CNES- Centre national d’études spatiales (French Space Agency)
TARC- Tax Administration and Reforms Commission
GHG- Global Greenhouse Gas
CTCN- Climate Technology Centre Network
HRW- Human Rights Watch
MIP- Minimum Import Price
UHC- Universal Health Coverage
BIFR- Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
NHAM- National Health Assurance Mission
Personalities
Speaker of the Delhi Assembly- Shri Ram Niwas Goel
Finance Minister of France- Michel Sapin
Civil Aviation Minister of India- Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju
Union Minister of Agriculture- Shri Radha Mohan Singh
Chairperson of Transparency International- Jose Ugaz
Director of HRW- Kenneth Roth
Director General of India Meteorological Department- Laxman Rathore
Captain of the Indian Women’s Team- Mithali Raj
New Appointments
New President of Portugal- Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
New Executive Director of Bank of Baroda- Shri Mayank Mehta
New Executive Director of Union Bank of India- Shri Vinod Kumar Kathuria
New Executive Director of Dena Bank- Shri Ramesh S. Singh
New Executive Director of Oriental Bank of Commerce- Shri Raj Kiran Rai
New Executive Director of Vijya Bank- Shri nageswara Rao
New Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh (Apponited by Supreme Court)- Virendra Singh
New Anti-Corruption Ombudsman of Uttar Pradesh- Sanjay Misra
New Telecom Secretary in India- J.S.Deepak
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Book, Artist & Author
Name of the Memoir of the President Pranab Mukherjee- ‘The Turbulent Years: 1980-96’
“Midnight’s Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India’s Partition” written by- Nisid Hajari
“The Romance of Indian Coffee” written by- P.T.Boppanna
“Rogue Elephant: Harnessing the Power of Democracy” written by- Vinod Rai
“Great Expectations ” written by- Charles Dickens
Sports
Allan Border Medal- David Warner
Australian Open 2016 Women’s Double Winner- Sania Mirza and Matina Hingis
Australian Open 2016 Women’s Single (Daphne Akhurst Trophy) Winner- Angelique Kerber(Germany)
Australian Open 2016 Women’s Single Runner Up- Serena Williams (U.S.)
National & International Days
Anti Leprosy Day- 30th January
Awards
Ashok Chakra- Lance Nayak Mohan Nath Goswami (Posthumously)
Allen Foundation Literary Service Award (Pen Award)- J.K.Rowling
Order of Australia Medal 2016(Highest Civilian Award in Aus)- Chennupati Jagdish , Jay Chandra and Sajeev Koshy
Willian E. Colby Award 2016- Midnight’s Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India’s Partition
Business & Economy
New voting rights of India in International Monetary Fund- 2.6% (From 2.3%)
Place
Head Office of Transparency International- Berlin
National Affairs
Chief Guest of 67th Republic Day of India Celebration- Francois Hollande (French President)
Padama Awards 2016- Padama Vibhushan Awardees- 10
Padama Bhushan Awardees- 19
Padama Shri Awardees- 83
Name of the First Braille-embedded Train- Mysuru-Varanasi Express
Name of the Foreign Contingent participation first time in Republic Parade- 35th Infantry Regiment (France)
International Affairs
Nobel Peace Prize 2016 nomination- Greek Islanders
International Corruption Perceptions Index 2015- India (76th Rank)
Denmark (1st Rank)
WHO warned about a new virus named-Zika Virus
Death
Kalpana- Malayalam & Tamil Actress
General K.V.Krishna Rao- Formar Army Chief
All The Best.
