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Current Affairs- January 2012

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Click Here to View Current Affairs of 2011 Current Affairs : January 1, 2012 Welcome 2012 Important scheduled Events of 2012 Samoa and Tokelau are the first to toast in 2012 PM identifies 5 Key challenges for India in 2012 Rajasthan: Doctors call off strike Earthquake in Japan: Nigeria: 50 people killed in violence Syria: Draft agreement signed FDI surges by 36% during January-October Dalailama performs Kalchakra Puja at Bodhgaya Novak Djokovic wins ATP World Tennis Championship Pakistan assumes seat as non-permanent member of UNSC Read the above Updates Here Current Affairs: January 2, 2012 Government to allow QFIs to invest in India CEC pitches for Constitutional amendment for protection of ECs India and Macau to sign DTAA Iran test fires missile US blocks aid to Pakistan India-Pakistan exchange list of Nuclear Installations Sikkim Rail Project Andhra Pradesh increases upper age limit for joining Government services Read the Above Updates Here Current Affairs : January 3, 2012 99th Indian Science Congress US President signs 662 billion dollar defence spending bill into law Maximum Newspapers published from UP Postal stamp released in memory of late Puran Chandra Gupta Exports register increase of 17% in November 2011 Fiji decided to lift emergency law Peoples Democratic Front (PDF) formed in Manipur RBI hints decline in policy rates Read the Above Updates Here Current Affairs: January 4, 2012

99th Indian Science Congress Inaugurated at KIIT Important announcements made by PM at 99th Indian Science Congress Iran moderates its threat on Strait of Hormuz Bihar: Lokayukta Act comes in force Knud Bartels: New Chairman of NATOs Military Committee Madhya Pradesh Cow Slaughter Prohibition (Amendment) Bill 2010 gets presidential assent Kharif crops may make all time record Finance Ministry working on Savings Bank Account number portability Indian Gymnast struck 4 Golds at Dhaka Read the above updates Here Current Affairs: January 5, 2012 Prof Trinh Xuan Thuan gets Kalinga Chair award EU agreed in principle to ban import of Iranian oil 11th Auto Expo Starts in New Delhi Union Cabinet approves filling up of backlog vacancies in SC and ST Cabinet approved insurance for Overseas Indian Workers Cabinet approved making hallmarking of jewellery mandatory Rs. 19000 Crore approved for Katra Quazigund Railway line project Voting in Karbi Anglong Autonomous District Council in Assam underway 6000 Indira Awas to be constructed in Saranda Forests Rally in support of Kim Jong-Un China initiates action against traders who tortured Indian Traders India Free from Bird Flu: Says Government Read the Above Updates Here Current Affairs : January 6, 2012 Election Commission takes various steps for effective implementation of Model Code of Conduct New TRAI guidelines on consumer grievance redressal Army Chief General V K Singh visits Myanmar Food Inflation comes down 15th World Sanskrit Conference Inaugurated in New Delhi Kamla Persad Bissessar arrives India Dalai Lama conferred Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconciliation Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas 2012 Read the Above Updates Here Current Affairs: January 7, 2012 10th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas begins in Jaipur Trinidad and Tobago support Indias UNSC ambitions Government to lower the lower age bar from the central pension scheme Sukhram surrenders to a local Court Kerala CM interacts with Tamil Nadu journalists

100 years of African National Congress Jamaica to go republic Government soon to notify 100% FDI in single-brand retail Qatar Open Championship: Rafael Nadal Crashes out Australia Defeats India in second Test at Sydney 10th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas begins in Jaipur Trinidad and Tobago support Indias UNSC ambitions Government to lower the lower age bar from the central pension scheme Sukhram surrenders to a local Court Kerala CM interacts with Tamil Nadu journalists 100 years of African National Congress Jamaica to go republic Government soon to notify 100% FDI in single-brand retail Qatar Open Championship: Rafael Nadal Crashes out Read the Above Updates Here Current Affairs: January 8, 2012 The growth in current fiscal may be 7.0-7.5% says Government Government to introduce Pension and Life Insurance Fund for overseas Indian workers Pakistan releases Indian nationals and fishermen as goodwill gesture Carnic Fest inaugurated at Car Nicobar Milos Raonic wins Chennai Open Singles Title Jo-Wilfried Tsonga wins Qatar Open Tennis Championship The growth in current fiscal may be 7.0-7.5% says Government Government to introduce Pension and Life Insurance Fund for overseas Indian workers Pakistan releases Indian nationals and fishermen as goodwill gesture Carnic Fest inaugurated at Car Nicobar Milos Raonic wins Chennai Open Singles Title Jo-Wilfried Tsonga wins Qatar Open Tennis Championship Read the Above Updates Here Current Affairs: January 9, 2012 10th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) Concludes Pravasi Bhartiya Samman 2012 20 Indians held hostages by Somali Pirates rescued by NATO EC reschedules the Poll Dates in Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh to launch Panch Parmeshwar scheme Iran producing Enriched Uranium at Fordo: IAEA NCPCR proposes Shiksha Samvad for states Magh Mela starts at Allahabad 10th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) Concludes Pravasi Bhartiya Samman 2012 20 Indians held hostages by Somali Pirates rescued by NATO EC reschedules the Poll Dates in Uttar Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh to launch Panch Parmeshwar scheme Iran producing Enriched Uranium at Fordo: IAEA NCPCR proposes Shiksha Samvad for states Magh Mela starts at Allahabad Read The Above Updates Here Current Affairs: January 10, 2012 Government allows 100% FDI in single brand retail Certificates By Unrecognised Teachers Training Institutes Invalid: Supreme Court India & Israel sign extradition treaty PM Releases a report on malnutrition and hunger Moodys upgrades Indias short-term foreign currency rating FIFA Awards: Lionel Messi bestowed with the FIFA Ballon dOr award for 3rd Consecutive Year Read the Above Updates Here Current Affairs: January 11, 2012 EC asks Government to withhold 4.5% minorities sub quota Government lowers the Minimum Export Price of Onion Pakistan: Army coup fears loom large National Billiards and Snooker Championship Begins in Pune No Bailouts for Private Airlines: says Government India to Provide 100 Million USD Credit to Mali Kamla Prasad Bissessar visits her ancestral village Daniel Ortega sworn in as President of Nicargua for third term Gujarat: 4 Day International Kite Festival Begins Sheikh Hasina visits Agartala Read the Above Updates Here Current Affairs: January 12, 2012 National Youth Day observed Setting up of NCTC Approved by the Cabinet National Policy on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, NDPS Approved Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana coverage extended Poll Monitoring System, PMS approved by Election Commission Third Phase of Red Ribbon Express launched IIP grows 5.9% in November 2011 Read the Above Updates Here Current Affairs: January 13,14, 2012 Government permits to prosecute 21 social networking sites Higher Acreage of Wheat reported 13 Somali Pirates captured in Indian Ocean

Abhinav Bindra bags gold in 12th Asian Shooting Championships Rs. 70 Crore sanctioned to BRO Shaurya Diwas observed Makarsakranti celebrated Read the Above Updates Here Current Affairs: January 15, 2012 137 foundation day of Indian Metrological Department observed 15th Round of Indo-China Border Talks begins in New Delhi Bhogali Bihu festival celebrated in Assam Pongal celebrated in Tamil Nadu and Other parts of South India Makaravilakku festival celebrated in Kerala Ma Ying-jeou re-elected president of Taiwan Australia wins Test Series Moiben Laban wins Mumbai Marathon 2012 Read the Above Updates Here Current Affairs : January 16, 2012 Pakistans Parliament passes a pro-democracy Resolution Army Chief General V K Singh drags government to Supreme Court Health Ministry Declares 2012 as Year of Intensification of Routine Immunization Sukma inaugurated 23rd district of Chhattisgarh Government rejects media reports of Urea Price Hike 5th World Future Energy Summit begins in Abu Dhabi Google & Facebook tell the Delhi court that they cant control content Indian economy to grow 7.7 percent in 2012: UN Inflation falls to 7.47 percent in December Indias winners at Asian Shooting Championship in Doha Read the Above Updates Here Current Affairs: January 17, 2012 India China Agree on a Joint Working mechanism for Border Issue Government will soon allow FDI in Airlines to 49% IB Ministry declares Citizen Charter India & Sri Lanka sign 5 MOUs Import & Excise Duty on Gold, Silver & Diamond pegged to value Martin Schulz elected President of European Parliament Read The Above Updates Here Current Affairs: January 18, 2012 Gujarat High Court upholds the appointment of Lokayukta 24 Children selected for National Bravery award for 2011 Children born out of inter-caste marriages cannot be denied the benefits of reservation: SC

PFC pacts with NLM to Accelerate Saakshar Bharat Programme India handover Sri Lanka the IInd Phase of Galle to Hikkaduwa Railway Line Grant Kogan: First adaptive athlete in history to reach the South Pole Read the Above Updates Here Current Affairs January 19, 2012 Suresh Kalmadi granted Bail Gujarat Government moved to SC Economic Growth slated to be 7.2%: FM Bangladesh Army foils coup attempt India International Coffee Festival organized at New Delhi Indians rescued from Costa Concordia return home Law commission recommends to make Anti-Dowry law less stringent R.V. Kanoria is new FICCI president Bihar to go for First Industrial Survey of the State Read the Above Updates Here Current Affairs : January 20, 2012 Jaipur Literature Festival, begins SC dismisses the PIL of Grenadiers Association People of A & N First to get Resident Identity Smart card, RIC India signs USD 130 Million agreement with World Bank for NE projects R.Natraj apointed chairman of TNPSC Merck-Tagore award established by Merck Pharma Pakistans Ajmal becomes worlds highest-ranked spinner Sand artist Sudarshan to receive Godavari award Planning Commission approves Rudrasagar Drainage Development Scheme for Tripura Read the Above Updates Here Current Affairs: January 21, 2012 40th Manipur Day celebrated 40th Meghalaya Day Observed: 21st January Ms Bhu Devi receives first RIC Smart Card of India Pandit Jasraj sings in Antarctica Indian-American gets 20-yr sentence for money laundering Sri Lankan novelist wins $ 50,000 prize at Jaipur Literature Festival Read the Above Updates Here Current Affairs: January 22-23, 2012 T.R. Ramachandran re-elected Press Club of India president Leshka project in Meghalaya starts Power generation Sudarshan to represent India in Japan Snow sculpture contest Shahid Afridi appointed UN Goodwill Ambassador against drug abuse Team Anna decides to observe 26 January as Save Republic Day

Justice (retd) Chandrashekaraiah sworn in as Upa Lokayukta in Karnataka Angad Cheema wins All India Amateur golf title Pattipulam: First village in India Mainland to get RIC Card Shoe thrown at Rahul Gandhi Govt approves convergence of MPLADS with MGNREGA Bihar gets its first all-women police station Rajasthan becomes Ranji Champion for Second Consecutive Time Nation rememebers Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Government allows 100 % FDI in NE power sector Read the Above Updates Here Current Affairs: January 24, 2012 Al-Qaeda takes over Yemen city PGI tag to boost Darjeeling tea exports National girl child day Observed on January 24 Dutch Teen sailor circles globe solo India, European Union join hands for Anti-Piracy Military Operations RIL approves buyback New national permit scheme of goods carriages Madhya Pradesh Government endorses its Wind Energy Project Policy-2012 Khamliana and Abdul Bari share Communal Harmony Award RBI Cuts CRR to 5.5% Read the Above Updates Here Current Affairs: January 25, 2012 India and Thailand sign MOU in Defense Cooperation National Voters day celebrated Foundation of Ghogha-Dahej Ro-Ro service laid down by Narendra Modi 76th senior national badminton championship: Results Sam Pitroda launched Indias 1st e-tutor tablet 817 police personnel Awarded Police medals Summary of Presidents speech on eve of Republic Day Aurangabad enters Guinness Bookfor largest simultaneous singing of National Anthem Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports recommends name of Dhyan Chand for Bharat Ratna Himachal Pradesh Day celebrated Agreement between India & Pakistan on settlement of Transit Fee Issue for TAPI Read the Above Updates Here Current Affairs : January 26, 2012 Kartar Singh Duggal passes away Kerala Governor M.O.H. Farook passed away Ellora-Ajanta festival begins Nagaland Govt declares 2012-13 as Year of Youths-cum-Tribal Festival

63rd Republic Day celebrated in INDIA Quick Facts: Lakshya II Quick Facts: Republic Day Chief Guest Ms Yingluck Shinawatra Important Facts about Republic Day Guests of India: Sneha Shekhawat becomes first woman to lead IAF contingent at Republic Day Quick Facts: C-130J Super Hercules aircraft Read the Above Updates Here Current Affairs: January 27-28, 2012 IGNOU bags best teaching practices award India, Canada take vow to fasttrack CEPA Union Cabinet approves commencement of 3rd phase of UID IAF conferred best marching contingent award at R-Day parade US to issue 14% more visas for Indians US to cut down army by 1 lakh Read the Above Updates Here Current Affairs: January 29, 2012 India signs agreement to set up Vivekananda Chair at Chicago University Iran Parliament debates on banning oil sales to Europe India, Bangladesh to jointly set up thermal power plant at Khulna Arab League suspends monitoring mission in Syria UN appeals for $1.28 bn to fund its 2012 humanitarian operations Leander Paes becomes first Indian to complete career Grand Slam 2012 Australian Open: Main Winners Read the Above Updates Here Current Affairs : January 30-31, 2012 Indias Per Capita Income: Rs 53,331 per annum Kaushik Basu presents outlook for the economy in 2012-13 Test Flight of Lakshya Successful Sports Ministry releases Rs. 8 Crore for Medal Hopefuls in London Olympics Indias Economic growth revised down to 8.4% Me-Dam-Me-Phi festival celebrated across Assam RBI to issue ` 500 note with rupee symbol Government releases ` 250cr for Saranda Action Plan in Jharkhand Indian Hockey team for London Olympic Qualifiers Announced India Remembers Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary Amalraj wins Senior National Table Tennis title Guru Nanak Darbar: Largest Gurdwara in Gulf region opens Read the Above Updates Here