Current Affairs of January 2014

National & International Current Affairs January,2014

• India and the Netherlands signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in field of Sports on 30 January 2014
• India becomes the third largest crude oil importer in the World
• Six Public Sector Units (PSUs) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up the World’s largest 4000 MW ultra solar power project
• Government of India and the government of Fiji signed a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) on 30 January 2014
• India’s first monorail to roll out in Mumbai on Feb 1
• Pamban Railway Bridge, First cantilever bridge of India, completed its 100 years
• World’s first 3D-printer Objet500 Connex3 was launched on 28 January 2014
• National Waqf Development Corporation Limited (NAWADCO) inaugurated by Prime Minister of India on 29 January 2014
• India ranked lowest in International Intellectual Property Index
• Uttar Pradesh government launched Samajwadi Pension Yojana on 28 January 2014
• India Post announced to install 3000 Automated Teller Machine (ATM) &1.35 lakh micro-ATMs by September 2015
• Ministry of Women and Child Development launched the Multi Sectoral Nutrition Programme (MSNP)
• India ranked 155th in global Environment Performance list
• India and Japan signed the Memorandum for strengthening cooperation in tourism
• The Election Commission of India celebrated the 4th National Voters Day across the country on 25 January 2014
• Union Government launched the National Waterway-four (NW-4) project in Tamil Nadu
• National Urban Health Mission was launched by the Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on 20 January 2014
• The third Lusofonia Games started in Goa on 18 January 2014
• 66th Army Day was observed across India on 15 January
• Malaysian Government announced to introduce high-tech ID cards for foreign workers
• India and Canada signed a Letter of Intent for co-operation in Iron and Steel Sector
• The 151st Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda was celebrated Worldwide
• Delhi Became First state to withdraw Foreign Domestic Investment (FDI) in Multibrand Retail
• Nirbheek, India’s first gun for women, launched
• Gorakhpur railway station of Uttar Pradesh has entered into the Limca Book of Records as world’s longest platform
• Biz Stone, Co- Founder of Twitter unveiled a new mobile service called Jelly
• ASSOCHAM organized Seventh Global Insurance Summit at Hyderabad on 8 January 2014
• PSPB Women and Men won title 75th Senior National Table Tennis Championship
• Third phase of the North Eastern Community Resource Management Project launched at Imphal in Manipur
• India launched the third phase of housing project in Sri Lanka
• Chhattisgarh government launched a toll free helpline number 1100 to curb corruption on 7 January 2014
• Government launched the nation’s first comprehensive adolescent health programme named Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram.
• Saturn’s rings likely formed about 4.4 billion years old
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) selected the Clearing Corporation of India Ltd (CCIL) as legal entity identifier
• PARAM Yuva-II India’s supercomputer rated 1st in India and 44th in the world among the most power efficient computer
• India and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement to protect interests of Indian domestic sector workers in the Saudi Arabia.
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the Minimum Support Price [MSP] of Jute for 2014-15
• Government issued food safety guidelines for Integrated Child Development Services scheme
• Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs [CCEA] approved a proposal for setting CCTVs and GPS devices on public transport vehicles in 32 cities for women safety
• China’s 1st aircraft carrier Liaoning successfully completes Sea trials
• 8TH Financial Stability Report (FSR) released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
• Latvia became the 18th country to enter eurozone

Personalities Current Affairs January,2014

• Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Vijay Bahuguna resigned
• Anand Kumar, a Mathematician and Founder of Super30 was conferred with Ramanujan Mathematics Award
• Ajoy Misra appointed as the CEO and Managing Director of Tata Global Beverages Limited (TGBL) on 29 January 2014
• Raymond Weil, the pioneer of Swiss watch dies at 87
• Ukraine’s Prime Minister Mykola Azarov resigned on 28 January 2014
• The Cuban revolutionary, Ulises Estrada and associate of Che Guevara died at the age of 79 years
• Pete Seeger, the singer, folk-song collector and songwriter dies at 94
• Queen Latifah won the 2014 Matrix Award
• H C Meena appointed as the Secretary Security
• Professor Rakesh Khurana has been appointed as the Dean of Havard College
• Kailash Meghwal elected as the Speaker of Rajasthan Assembly
• Dr. Tej Vir Singh from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh won the  UNWTO Ulysses Prize
• Ela Gandhi, the granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi was honoured with Amadelkufa in South Africa on 26 January 2014
• Abhijeet Gupta won his second Parsvanth International Grandmasters chess tournament
• Dr Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin spiritual head of the Dawoodi Bohra community died
• Hery Rajaonarimampianina declared as the new President of Madagascar
• Tamil Nadu Governor, Rosaiah Inaugurated 15th Express Technology Sabha
• Former 5000 meters world record-holder and politician Christopher Chataway died
• Abhishikta S Shetty of Karnataka won the 11th Edition of the Miss South India 2014 pageant Title
• Sheikh Hasina sworn-in as Bangladesh Prime Minister
• President of India Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated Andaman and Nicobar Tribal Research and Training Institute [ANTRI] at Port Blair on 12 January 2014
• P.K.Goyal, Director of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) Won Best CFO Award on 12 January 2014
• Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA Ballon d’Or award for 2013
• Social activist IIa Pathak passes away at the age of 80
• Veteran Telugu actress Anjali Devi Passes away at the age of 86
• Israel’s Former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon died at 85
• Kumari Selja Confers Dr. Ambedkar National Merit Awards
• Uninor appointed Morten Sorby as new CEO
• Former Mumbai Ranji Trophy cricketer Vishwanath Ramachandra Bondre died at 77
• Munish Sharda appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Future Generali India Life Insurance
• Singer Phil Everly passed away at age of 74
• R. Chandrashekhar appointed President of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM)
• Portugal’s Former Football player Eusebio da Silva Ferreira died at age of 71
• Justice A K Ganguly has resigned as the Chairman of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC)
• Telugu film actor Uday Kiran died
• Aditya Joshi became the first India to be world no.1 junior shuttler
• India’s Former shooting coach Tibor Gonczol died
• Manmohan Singh launched total E-literacy project in Kerala
• Cristiano Ronaldo was awarded the Order of Prince Henry
• King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck will visit India from 6-10 January 2014
• B. G. Srinivas and U.B. Pravin Rao appointed Infosys presidents
• Pradhyuman Singh was appointed as the pro-tem speaker of the 14th Rajasthan Assembly
• Shri S.K. Sharma was appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
• Mammen Mathew, the Chief Editor of Malayala Manorma has been chosen for prestigious journalism Lokmanya Tilak National Award
• General Bikram Singh took Charge as Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman
• Ronaldinho got South American footballer of the year award
• Us author Danielle Steel awarded France’s highest honour, the Legion of Honor
• Ashraf Jehan, first female judge in Pak’s National Sharia Court
• ‘Prizzi’s Honor’ actor Joseph Ruskin dies at 89
• Corey Anderson scored the fastest-ever ODI century in Cricket History
• Former West Bengal minister and veteran CPI-M leader Sailen Sarkar died at 73

Sports Current Affairs January,2014

• Kathy Cross of New Zealand became the first woman in ICC umpire’s panel
• MS Dhoni becomes 4th fastest batsmen to reach 8,000 ODI runs
• International Cricket Council (ICC) approved the introduction of International Women’s Championship on 29 January 2014
• India won gold in men’s Basketball at Lusofonia Games
• Saina Nehwal won the Syed Modi International India Grand Prix title 2014
• Australia won five matches ODI series against England by 4-1
• India Women Cricket team won the three ODl series against Sri Lanka by 3-0
• Stanislas Wawrinka won the Australian Open men’s singles title on 26 January 2014
• Vijay Zol selected captain of India to lead U-19 Cricket World Cup
• South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen retained the Volvo Golf Champions title
• Nikhat Zareen won gold medal at the third Nations Cup International Boxing Tournament
• ONGC Men & Chhattisgarh Women won 28th Federation Cup National Basketball Championship
• India won the Under-19 Asia Cricket Cup
• Serena Williams won the Brisbane International Title 2014

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