Indian Current Affairs -January, 2011

• Curb on foreign tourists visiting North-East scrapped.
• India joined the UN Security council as non-permanent member.
• ADAG firm bought 26% stake in ICEX.
• India extended ban on milk products from China for a year.
• Gujjars signed pact with Rajasthan government.
• UGC cleared ban on animal dissections.
• India Lanka sign MOU to start ferry service.
• PM Manmohan Singh announced merging of OCI, PIO cards.
• India clinched T-20 against S. Africa in Durban.
• 1st edition of S. Asian winter games began in Dehradun.
• Govt. agreed to re-examine its decision to close 44 deemed to-be blacklisted units.
• IndiGo signed $15.6bn aircraft deal to buy 180 Airbus A320s.
• Gujarat signed Mous worth One Lakh Crore for shipping industry.
• Over 55 reported killed in Sabrimala tragedy in Idukki.
• Rajasthan clinched maiden Ranji Trophy.
• Golfer Gaqanjeet Bhullar became the first Indian to win on the Challenge Tour.
• RBI tightened provisioning norms for non-banking financial companies.
• Major fire In Navi Mumbai IOC depot destroyed 50,000 litres of lubricant oil.
• PM Manmohan Singh reshuffled his cabinet. Nationwide mobile number portability launched.
• Naval warship INS Deepak Joined Navy’s western fleet.
• Criminal suit lodged against Karnataka’s CM B. S. Yeddyurappa.
• Music icon Pandit Bhimsen Joshi passed away.
• India Indonesia signed pacts worth $15 lbn.
• Nation celebrated 62nd Republic Day.
• India won Asian Juniors Golf Team title.
• Four more ministers inducted in Hooda Cabinet, Haryana.

India Current Affairs January, 2011 : Descriptive Points

• Kapila Vatsyayan, Homi Vyarwalla, A. Nageshwar Rao (all the three, Art), parsaran Kesava Iyengar, L. C.Jain Akhlaq-ur-Rehman Kidwai, Vijay Kelkar, Montek Singh Ahluwalia (al1 Public Affairs), O. N. V. Kurup, Sitakant Mahapatra (both Literature and Education), Brajesh Mishra (Civil Services), Azim Premji (trade and industry and Palle Rama Rao (Science and Engineering) are the thirteen eminent personalities who have been honoured with Padma Vibhushan (India’s second highest civilian award) this year.
• The Indian musical (music director) who has been nominated for Oscar Awards this year is A. R. Rahman Indian music maestro A. R. Rahman has been nominated for his music in Dannny Boy’s film ‘127 Hours’ in the categories of Best Song and Best Original Score trophy for Oscar Awards this year.
• Petroleum’s A. Sharath Kamal beat R. Abhishek to clinch men’s title and K. Shamini beat Madhurika Palkar (PSPB) to clinch the women’s title in the Keventer 72nd senior National and inter-state table tennis tournament in Kolkata on January 23, 2011.
• IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Director-General Yukiya Amano honoured Anil Kakodkar (the former Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission of India) with the Indian Nuclear Society’s Homi Bhabha lifetime. Achievement Award for the year 2009 on the occasion of the 21st Annual Conference of Indian Nuclear Society on Impact of Radiation Technology on human health and environment at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre irk Mumbai on January 17, 2011.
• Rajasthan created history for the first time in 77 years when they defeated Baroda in the final of the Ranji Trophy cricket tournament on the basis of first innings lead in Vadodara on January 15, 2011.
• Prime Minuter Dr. Manmohan Singh recently launched ‘* Mobile Number Portabillty Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on January 20, 2011 launched nation-wide Mobile Number Portability (MNP) that allows users to swish operators/service providers without losing or changing their phone numbers.
• The general council of the Sangeet Natak Akademi elected two eminent personalities from the field of performing arts-Girija Devi and Nataraj Ramakrishna-Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellows (Akademi Ratna) at its meeting’ held on January 19, 2011 in New Delhi.
• Indian Meteorological Department has declared that 2010 was the warmest year since 1901. According to the department, the annual mean temperature averaged over the country as a whole was 25.8023 degrees Celsius in 2010.
• Ethiopia’s Girima Assefa beat Botor Segaye Wolde (Ethiopia) in men’s section to emerge winner at the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon while Koren Yal of Ethiopia clinched women title by defeating Merima Mohammed of Ethiopia on January 16, 2011 in Mumbai.
• In a step to alleviate plight of millions of people affected by the 2008 Kosi flood, the Bihar government on January 12, 2011 signed a $ 220 million agreement with the World Bank. The government will chip in with $ 39 million for the $ 259 million Bihar Kosi Flood Recovery Project aimed at supporting states recovery efforts.
• Justice B. Srikrishna Committee recently submitted its report on Telangana issue suggesting six options to resolve the Telangana statehood issue saying united Andhra Pradesh is most workable solution.
• The Indian team won the Asian Junior Golf team Championship of Golf on January 27, 2011 in Kuala Lumper India won the tournament and the gold medal on countback.
• Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was the chief guest on this years Republic Day. During his visit to India, a number of agreements/MoUs were signed between India and Indonesia on combating terror, curbing money launderings and exchange of information on criminal activity.