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1.Malaysias Nicol David sets world No.
1 squash record
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Malaysias female professional squash player Nicol David has set a new record by topping the world
squash rankings for 106th month.
2.NASA launches SMAP satellite to observe soil moisture
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has launched Soil Moisture Active Passive
(SMAP) satellite to observe soil moisture.
It was launched from the Delta 2 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
3.Germanys ex-President Richard von Weizsaecker passes away

Germanys former President Richard von Weizsaecker has passed away on 31 January 2015. He was
94.
4.Father of Birth Control Pill Carl Djerassi passes away
Renowned chemist Carl Djerassi has passed away in San Francisco, United States (US). He was 91.
He was famously known as the father of the birth control pills for his contribution to the development
of oral contraceptive birth pills
5.Leander Peas & Martina Hingis clinch 2015 Australian Open mixed doubles title
Leander Peas and his Swiss teammate Martina Hingis have won 2015 Australian Open mixed doubles
title.
In the final they defeated Canadian-French team of Daniel Nestor and Kristina Mladenovic, in straight
sets, 6-4 and 6-3.
6.29th Surajkund International Crafts Mela begins in Haryana
29th Surajkund International Crafts Mela has begun in Faridabad district of Haryana.
It was inaugurated by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar along with Chief Minister of
Chhattisgarh, Raman Singh.
The theme state this year is Chhattisgarh.
7.T Suvarna Raju takes charge as chairman of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
T Suvarna Raju has taken charge as chairman of state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
He will be 17th chairman of HAL and will replace RK Tyagis following his retirement.
Earlier, in September 2014, Public Enterprises Selection Board had selected him from among five
contenders to succeed Tyagi
8.Sergio Mattarella elected as President of Italy
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Italys parliament has elected constitutional court judge Sergio Mattarella as the countrys president
9.Union Government releases Commemorative Postage Stamps on Swachh Bharat Mission
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Union Government has released set of three Commemorative Postage Stamps on Swachh Bharat
Mission (Clean India Mission).
This set of 3 stamps was released by Union Ministry for Communications & Information Technology
and issued by Department of Posts.
10.Serena Williams wins Australian Open 2015 Womens Singles title
Serena Williams of United States has won Australian Open 2015 Womens Singles title.
In the finals she defeated Russias Maria Sharapova by score of 6-3, 7-6, 7-5.
With this win Serena Williams has won 6th Australian Open title and 19th Grand Slam title.
11.First Canister-based Agni-V missile successfully test-fired
For the first time, a canisterised version of Agni-V missile was successfully test-fired on 31 January
2015 from Wheeler Island off Odisha coast.
This was the third successful flight test of the Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) and the first
canister trial.
Test: The missile was launched from sealed canister, mounted on a TATRA truck. It was carrying
dummy payload. Test showed that dummy payload withstand temperatures more than 3,0000 C and hit
the target at pre-designated point in the Indian Ocean.
Implication: A canister-launch system of Agni-V missile will give the forces the requisite operational
flexibility. With this system, ballistic missile can be transported and can launched from any place.
Agni-V missile
Agni-V ICBM is indigenously designed and developed by Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO).
It is Part of the Agni series of missiles, one of the missile systems under the original Integrated
Guided Missile Development Programme.
Range: 5,5005,800 km. It will allow India to strike targets across Asia and into Europe
12.Scientist V K Saraswat joins as full-time member of NITI Aayog
Former DRDO chief Vijay Kumar Saraswat has taken charge as full time-member of National
Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog.
13.Senior IPS officer Krishna Chaudhary appointed as new ITBP DG
14.Gujarat government launches Taluka Planning Atlas project
15.Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe appointed as Chairman of African Union
Zimbabwes President Robert Mugabe has been appointed as Chairman of African Union (AU).
16.India tops Credit Suisse emerging consumer scorecard 2015
India has topped in the list of Credit Suisse emerging consumer scorecard 2015, among the 9
emerging economies.
Ranking of other countries: Brazil (2nd), Indonesia (3rd), Saudi Arabia (4th), China (5th), Turkey
(6th), Mexico (7th), Russia (8th) and South Africa (9th).
17.GNLF founder Subhash Ghisingh passes away
Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) founder Subhash Ghisingh has passed away in New Delhi.
He was 78
18.Eminent singer Shekhar Sen appointed as Chairman of Sangeet Natak Akademi
Eminent singer, composer, lyricist and actor Shekhar Sen has been appointed as the chairman of the
Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA).
19.Subrahmanyam Jaishankar appointed as new Foreign Secretary
Union Government has appointed Subrahmanyam Jaishankar as the new Secretary of Ministry of
External Affairs (i.e. Foreign Secretary).
His name was cleared by Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) chaired by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi.
20.Gujarat Technological University launches e-Raksha centre to fight cybercrime
Gujarat Technological University (GTU) has launched e-Raksha Research Centre to curb rising
menace of cybercrimes.
This research Centre will provide solution for issues related to cyber security by encouraging research
and enhance capability in this field.
21.RBI signs an information sharing agreement with Brazils Central Bank
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Supervisory
Cooperation and Exchange of Supervisory Information with Brazils Central Bank- Banco Central do
Brasil (BCB).
23.K Durga Prasad appointed as Special DG of CRPF

Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed K Durga Prasad as the special director
general (DG) of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
He will be in office for next three years or till further orders, whichever is earlier.
24.Libby Lane, first female bishop of England consecrated
Church of England has consecrated Reverend Libby Lane as its first female bishop in a ceremony held
at York Minster (a Gothic cathedral) in northern England.
25.Eminent cartoonist RK Laxman passes away
Eminent cartoonist, illustrator and humorist Rasipuram Laxman passed away in Pune. He was 94.
Awards: He is recipient of Padma Bhushan (1971), Padma Vibhushan (2005) and Ramon
Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts (1984).
His Autobiography: The Tunnel of Time: An Autobiography.
Books: He had published numerous short stories, essays, and travel articles, some of which
were collected in The Distorted Mirror (2003). His novels include The Hotel Riviera, The
Messenger and the short story collection Servants of India.
26.Colombias Paulina Vega crowned Miss Universe 2015
Colombias Paulina Vega was crowned 63rd Miss Universe after beating out contenders from the
United States, Ukraine, Jamaica and Netherlands.
27.Major Mukund Varadarajan and Naik Neeraj Kumar Singh awarded Ashok Chakra posthumously
Two army personnel, Major Mukund Varadarajan and Naik Neeraj Kumar Singh were awarded the
highest peacetime military honour, the Ashok Chakra posthumously by President Pranab Mukherjee.
The awards were received by their wives at the 66th Republic Day celebrations.
28.Current Affairs Today - Current Affairs 2015
Padma Awards 2015

President Pranab Mukherjee has announced the names of Recipients of this years Padma awards. He
approved conferment of 104 Padma Awards.
Padma Awards, the countrys highest civilian awards, are conferred in three Categories viz.
Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.
This years list comprises 9 Padma Vibhushan, 20 Padma Bhushan and 75 Padma Shri Awardees.
Among these awardees 17 are women and equal number are in category of foreigners, NRIs,
PIOs. While, 4 are posthumous awardees.
2015 Padma Vibhushan Awards
It is the second highest civilian award. It is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service.
Sr No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Name of the Awardee

L. K. Advani
Amitabh Bachchan
Prakash Singh Badal
Dr.D.Veerendra Heggade
Dilip Kumar
Swami Rambhadracharya
Discipline
Public Affairs
Art
Public Affairs
Social Work
Art
Others
Science &
Prof. Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan Engineering
State/Domicile
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Punjab
Karnataka
Maharashtra
Uttar Pradesh
Shri Kottayan K. Venugopal

Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan
(Foreigner)
Public Affairs
Delhi
Trade & Industry
France/UK
Tamil Nadu
2015 Padma Bhushan Awards

It is the third highest civilian award. It is awarded for distinguished service of high order.
Sr No
1
Name of the Awardee
Discipline
State/Domicile
Jahnu Barua
Art
Assam
Dr. Vijay Bhatkar
Science &
Engineering
Maharashtra
Swapan Dasgupta
Literature &
Education
Delhi
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Swami Satyamitranand Giri

N. Gopalaswami
Dr. Subhash C. Kashyap
Dr. (Pandit) Gokulotsavji Maharaj
Dr. Ambrish Mithal
Sudha Ragunathan
Harish Salve
Dr. Ashok Seth
12
Rajat Sharma
13
14
Satpal
Shivakumara Swami
15
16
Others
Civil Service
Public Affairs
Art
Medicine
Art
Public Affairs
Medicine
Literature &
Education
Uttar Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Delhi
Madhya Pradesh
Delhi
Tamil Nadu
Delhi
Delhi
Delhi
Karnataka
Dr. Kharag Singh Valdiya
Sports
Others
Science &
Engineering
Prof. Manjul Bhargava(NRI/PIO)
Science &
Engineering
USA
Others
USA
Social Work
Social Work
USA
USA
Japan
18
19
David Frawley (Vamadeva)

(Foreigner)
Bill Gates(Foreigner)
Melinda Gates (Foreigner)
20
Saichiro Misumi(Foreigner)
17
Others
Delhi
Karnataka
2015 Padma Shri Awards

It is the fourth highest civilian award. It is awarded for distinguished service in any field.
Sr No Name of the Awardee
1
Dr. Manjula Anagani
2
S. Arunan
Discipline
Medicine
Science &
State/Domicile
Telangana
Karnataka
Engineering
3
Kanyakumari Avasarala
Art
Literature &
Education
Tamil Nadu
Dr. Bettina Sharada Baumer
5
6
7
Naresh Bedi
Ashok Bhagat
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Delhi
Jharkhand
Maharashtra
Dr. Lakshmi Nandan Bora
Art
Social Work
Art
Literature &
Education
Dr. Gyan Chaturvedi
Literature &
Education
10
11
Prof. (Dr.) Yogesh Kumar Chawla Medicine

Jayakumari Chikkala
Medicine
Literature &
Education
Bibek Debroy
12
14
15
16
17
18
Dr. Sarungbam Bimola Kumari

Devi
Dr. Ashok Gulati
Dr. Randeep Guleria
Dr. K. P. Haridas
Rahul Jain
Ravindra Jain
19
Dr. Sunil Jogi
20
21
22
Prasoon Joshi
Dr. Prafulla Kar
Saba Anjum
23
Ushakiran Khan
24
25
26
Dr. Rajesh Kotecha

Prof. Alka Kriplani
Dr. Harsh Kumar
13
Jammu &
Kashmir
Assam
Madhya Pradesh
Chandigarh
Delhi
Delhi
Medicine
Manipur
Public Affairs
Medicine
Medicine
Art
Art
Literature &
Education
Delhi
Delhi
Kerala
Delhi
Maharashtra
Art
Art
Sports
Literature &
Education
Maharashtra
Odhisa
Chhattisgarh
Delhi
Bihar
Rajasthan
Delhi
Delhi
27
Medicine
Medicine
Medicine
Literature &
Narayana Purushothama Mallaya Education
28
Lambert Mascarenhas
Goa
Literature &
Kerala
Education
29
30
31
32
Dr. Janak Palta McGilligan

Veerendra Raj Mehta
Tarak Mehta
Neil Herbert Nongkynrih
Social Work
Social Work
Art
Art
33
Chewang Norphel
Others
34
T. V. Mohandas Pai
35
36
37
Dr.Tejas Patel
Jadav Molai Peyang
Bimla Poddar
38
Dr. N. Prabhakar
39
Dr. Prahalada
40
Dr. Narendra Prasad
41
Ram Bahadur Rai
42
43
Mithali Raj
P. V. Rajaraman
44
Prof. J. S. Rajput
45
Kota Srinivasa Rao
46
Prof. Bimal Roy
47
Shekhar Sen
48
49
Trade & Industry

Medicine
Others
Others
Science &
Engineering
Science &
Engineering
Medicine
Literature &
Education
Madhya Pradesh
Delhi
Gujarat
Meghalaya
Jammu &
Kashmir
Karnataka
Gujarat
Assam
Uttar Pradesh
Delhi
Maharashtra
Bihar
Delhi
Sports
Civil Service
Literature &
Education
Telangana
Tamil Nadu
Art
Literature &
Education
Andhra Pradesh
Maharashtra
Gunvant Shah
Art
Literature &
Education
Brahmdev Sharma (Bhaiji)
Literature &
Education
Delhi
50
Manu Sharma
Literature &
Education
Uttar Pradesh
51
52
Prof. Yog Raj Sharma

Vasant Shastri
Medicine
Science &
Delhi
Karnataka
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
Gujarat
Engineering
53
S. K. Shivkumar
Science &
Engineering
54
55
56
57
58
P. V. Sindhu
Sardara Singh
Arunima Sinha
Mahesh Raj Soni
Dr.Nikhil Tandon
Sports
Sports
Sports
Art
Medicine
59
H. Thegtse Rinpoche
Social Work
60
61
Dr.Hargovind Laxmishanker
Trivedi
Huang Baosheng(Foreigner)
Medicine
Karnataka
Telangana
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
Delhi
Arunachal
Pradesh
Gujarat
62
Others
Science &
Prof. Jacques Blamont(Foreigner) Engineering
63
Late Shri Syedna Mohammad

Burhanuddin(Posthumous)
Others
Maharashtra
Jean-Claude Carriere(Foreigner)
Literature &
Education
France
64
65
66
Dr. Nandrajan Raj

Chetty(NRI/PIO)
George L. Hart(Foreigner)
Trade & Industry
China
France
USA
Others
USA
67
Jagat Guru Amrta Suryananda

Maha Raja(NRI/PIO)
Others
Portugal
68
Late Shri Meetha Lal Mehta

(Posthumous)
Social Work
Rajasthan
Art
Medicine
USA
USA
Medicine
USA
Medicine
Literature &
Education
UK
Art
Delhi
69
70
71
72
Tripti Mukherjee(NRI/PIO)
Dr. Dattatreyudu Nori(NRI/PIO)
Dr. Raghu Rama
Pillarisetti(NRI/PIO)
Dr. Saumitra Rawat(NRI/PIO)
73
Prof. Annette
Schmiedchen(Foreigner)
74
Pran Kumar Sharma alias
Germany
Pran(Posthumous)
75
R. Vasudevan(Posthumous)
Civil Service
Tamil Nadu
These Padma Awards are conferred by the President of India at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhawan
around March/ April every year
29.Edgar Lungu sworn into office as Zambias new president
Edgar Lungu has sworn in as Zambias sixth President.

30.India, U.S. sign three MoUs on smart cities
India and United States (US) have signed three Memoranda of Understandings (MoUs) on smart cities.
These MoUs were signed by the representatives of United States Trade and Development Agency
(USTAD) and the respective Chief Secretaries of State Governments of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and
Andhra Pradesh in the presence of Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu.
These MoUs seeks to give a boost to Union governments flagship smart cities scheme, by building
smart cities in
Vishakapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.
Ajmer in Rajasthan.
Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh.
31.Parupalli Kashyap Wins Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold Title 2015
Indias Parupalli Kashyap has won $120,000 Syed Modi India Grand Prix Gold badminton title 2015.
32.Saina Nehwal wins Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament 2015
Indian ace shuttler Saina Nehwal has clinched the Syed Modi International India Grand Prix Gold
badminton title 2015 in the womens singles category.
In the final match she defeated world champion Carolina Marin (Spain) by score of 19-21, 25-23, 2116 held at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
33.Renowned Marathi writer MD Hatkananglekar passes away

Renowned Marathi literary critic, writer and translator Madhukar Dattatreya Hatakananglekar
passed away in Sangli district of Maharashtra. He was 89.
Madhukar Dattatreya Hatakananglekar
He had written many articles in Satyakatha () magazine. In 1986, he founded Ugawai ()
magazine.
34.National Voters Day observed on 25th January every year
Every year National Voters Day (NVD) is observed on 25th January.

This year i.e. 2015 is fifth National Voters Day and theme of this year is Easy Registration, Easy
Correction
35.Arundhathi Subramaniam wins inaugural Khushwant Singh Memorial Prize for Poetry
Poetess Arundhathi Subramaniam has won the inaugural Khushwant Singh Memorial Prize for
Poetry.
She has been conferred this prize for her work When God is a Traveller. Her name was announced at
a prize ceremony held at Jaipur Literature Festival.
36.Thailand impeaches former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra
Thailands military-appointed legislature has voted to impeach former Prime Minister Yingluck
Shinawatra.
37.Current Affairs Today - Current Affairs 2015
Jhumpa Lahiri wins DSC Prize for South Asian

Literature 2015
Indian American Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri has won prestigious DSC Prize for
South Asian Literature 2015. Fifth edition of this prize was announced at the Jaipur Literature Festival.
She has received the prestigious $50,000 DSC Prize for her book The Lowland. Her book was chosen
by 5 judges from 75 books.
The Lowland is a tale of two Indian brothers during time of 1950s in Calcutta. It depicts story of both
brothers one who get involved in the Naxalite movement in the late 1960s and the other leaves for the
United States.
Jhumpa Lahiri
Her original name is Nilanjana Sudeshna.
Works- Her debut short story collection Interpreter of Maladies (1999) has won the 2000
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Her first novel was Namesake (2003) was adapted in a movie with the same name which was
directed by Mira Nair. Suresh Kalpenn acted in this movie. The Lowland (2013).
Currently, she is a member of US Presidents Committee on the Arts and Humanities.
38.Vodafone appoints Sunil Sood as India CEO
Vodafone has appointed Sunil Sood as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for its India operations. He
will be first Indian CEO of Vodafone.
40.rof Kaptan Singh Solanki sworn-in as governor of Punjab
Haryana governor Prof Kaptan Singh Solanki took over the additional charge of Governor of Punjab.
He will be 34th governor of Punjab.
41,Union Government launches Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao campaign
Union Government has launched ambitious Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao(BBBP) campaign to save and
empower girl child.
The scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Panipat in Haryana.
Why Haryana was chosen to launch Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao campaign?
Haryana was chosen to launch the nation-wide Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao initiative because of
the skewed sex ratio in the state.
It has one of the lowest Child Sex Ratio in country which stands at 879 girls per 1,000 boys as
against the national child sex ratio of 918 girls per 1000 boys.
41.Economist Bibek Debroy takes over as member of NITI Aayog
Economist Bibek Debroy has taken over as the full-time member of National Institution for
Transforming India (NITI) Aayog.
Bibek Debroy
43.Union Government launches HRIDAY scheme
Union government has launched a Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana
(HRIDAY) scheme to preserve and rejuvenate the rich cultural heritage of the country.
Union governments ambitious Rs 500 crore HRIDAY project was launched by Urban Development
Minister Venkaiah Naidu in New Delhi.
44.Twitter buys Indian start-up ZipDial
Leading social networking website Twitter has bought Indian mobile marketing start-up ZipDial. It will
be first Indian technology product startup to be bought by Twitter.
This deal is expected to cost Twitter around $34-35 million (Rs 215 crore).
About ZipDial
45.Indias growth to reach 6.3 per cent in 2016: UN WESP report

According to the United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2015 report,
Indias growth in terms of GDP is expected to reach 5.9 per cent in 2015 and 6.3 per cent in 2016.
46.Union Government reconstitutes Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)
Union Government has reconstituted Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). In this regard,
government has appointed 1 chairperson and 9 board members.
Chairperson: Filmmaker Pahlaj Nihalani was appointed chairperson. He will be office in for a
period of three years or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
47.minent political scientist Rajni Kothari passes away
Eminent political scientist, scholar and former Planning Commission member Rajni Kothari passed
away in New Delhi. He was 86.
Books: His famous published works include Politics in India (1970), Caste in Indian Politics
and Rethinking Democracy (1973), In Search of Humane World Order Poverty: Human
Consciousness (1989) and the Amnesia of Development and Communalism in Indian Politics
(1995).
Awards: In 1985 on behalf of Lokayan, he has received the Right Livelihood Award from the
Swedish Parliament in Stockholm (widely referred as the Alternative Nobel Prize). He has also
received the UGCs Swami Pranavananda Award in Political Science.
49.Indian-American Frank Islam presented with Martin Luther King Award
Frank Islam, an eminent Indian-American entrepreneur and philanthropist has been presented with the
prestigious Martin Luther King Jr Award.
Books: He has written two well-regarded books on the American condition. They are Working
the Pivot Points: To Make America Work Again (2013). Renewing the American Dream: A
Citizens Guide for Restoring Our Competitive Advantage (2010).
Martin Luther King Jr Award

It is an annual award started in 1991.
It honors the legacy of noble peace recipient civil right leader Martin Luther King Jr and the
legendary Dorothy I Height and their impacts both at home and abroad.

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3.Germanys ex-President Richard von Weizsaecker passes away

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28.Current Affairs Today - Current Affairs 2015

Padma Awards 2015

Name of the Awardee

Shri Kottayan K. Venugopal

Trade & Industry

2015 Padma Bhushan Awards

Name of the Awardee

Dr. Vijay Bhatkar

Swami Satyamitranand Giri

Dr. Kharag Singh Valdiya

Prof. Manjul Bhargava(NRI/PIO)

David Frawley (Vamadeva)

2015 Padma Shri Awards

Dr. Bettina Sharada Baumer

Dr. Lakshmi Nandan Bora

Dr. Gyan Chaturvedi

Prof. (Dr.) Yogesh Kumar Chawla Medicine

Dr. Sarungbam Bimola Kumari

Dr. Sunil Jogi

Dr. Rajesh Kotecha

Dr. Janak Palta McGilligan

Dr. Narendra Prasad

Ram Bahadur Rai

Kota Srinivasa Rao

Prof. Bimal Roy

Trade & Industry

Brahmdev Sharma (Bhaiji)

Prof. Yog Raj Sharma

Late Shri Syedna Mohammad

Dr. Nandrajan Raj

Trade & Industry

Jagat Guru Amrta Suryananda

Late Shri Meetha Lal Mehta

Pran Kumar Sharma alias

Edgar Lungu has sworn in as Zambias sixth President.

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