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To the Points - JANUARY 2016(updated on 31-01-2016)
Pranav Dhanawade from Maharashtra created history on 5 January 2016 when he became the first
batsmen in to score more than 1,000 runs in an innings in school cricket.
Radha Krishna Mathur on 4 January 2016 sworn in as the eighth Chief Information Commissioner of
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India.
Abid Ali Neemuchwala was on 5 January 2016 appointed as the Chief Executive Officer by Wipro.
India-Nepal Bus Service on 4 January 2016 resumed after a gap of 27 years.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 4 January 2016 imposed monetary penalty of one crore rupees on
State Bank of Travancore for violation of its instructions.
British writer Kate Atkinson on 4 January 2016 won the novel-of-the-year prize at Britain's Costa Book
Awards 2015 for her book A God in Ruins.
Former Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia died on 4 January 2016 in Mumbai. He was the 38th Chief
Justice of India from 12 May 2010 to 29 September 2012.
Mary Barra was on 4 January 2016 elected as Chairman of Board of Directors of General Motors.
V.V.S. Laxmans masterly innings of 281 against Australia at Eden Gardens, Kolkata was recently
rated as the greatest Test performance of the last 50 years.
State Election Commission of Bihar on 4 January 2016 announced that toilets will be mandatory
requirement for eligibility to contest panchayat elections.
Andhra Bank on 6 January 2016 launched Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) across all its branches
in association with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
Union Government on 6 January 2016 has launched Ganga Gram Yojana to develop 1600 villages in
Uttar Pradesh situated along the banks of Ganga River.
Senior United Nations (UN) official Filippo Grandi from Italy has taken the charge as new UN High
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on 6 January 2016.
North Korea on 6 January 2016 conducted its first hydrogen bomb test.
Australia on 5 January 2016 withdrew from the Under-19 World Cup Tournament to be held in
Bangladesh citing security reasons.
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on 5 January 2016 presented the ninth BCCI Awards
2014-15. Syed Kirmani was conferred Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award.
Zinedine Zidane was appointed as the new manager of Real Madrid on 5 January 2016.
Union Cabinet on 6 January 2016 approved the Stand Up India Scheme to promote Scheduled
Caste/Scheduled Tribes and Women.
World's largest blue star sapphire that weighs 1404.49 carats was recently discovered in a mine in
Srilanka.
The book "Go Set a Watchman" written by Harper Lee has topped the 2015 US bestseller list.
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed who died on 7 January 2016 was the Chief Minister of Jammu and
Kashmir.
INS Kadmatt, Name the second indigenous stealth Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette which was
commissioned by Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral RK Dhowan on 7 January 2016.
Hashim Amla on 6 January 2016 resigned as Test captain of South Africa.
Aamir Khan was in news recently as his contract for Incredible India campaign has expired.
Gajendra Chauhan on 7 January 2016 took charge as the Chairman of the prestigious Film and
Television Institute of India (FTII) amid protests.
Sam Pitroda was on 6 January 2016 appointed as its Technology Advisor by Odisha.
Noted Gujarati writer and poet Labhshankar Thakar passed away on 6 January 2016.
World Bank in its Global Economic Prospect report projected a robust growth of 7.8 percent for the
Indian economy in the 2016.
Apurvi Chandela, Indian shooter who broke the world record on 5 January 2016 to grab a gold medal
in the women's 10 metre air rifle event at the Swedish Cup Grand Prix.
Kunal Shah was on 5 January 2016 appointed as the Chairman of Internet and Mobile Association of
India (IAMAI). He is the co-founder and CEO of FreeCharge.
Raghuram Rajan has been conferred with the Central Banker of the Year Award (Global and Asia
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Pacific) for year 2016 recently.

Devender Kumar Sikri was on 8 January 2016 appointed as Chairman of Competition Commission of
India (CCI).
Union Government on 7 January 2016 has decided to merge Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs
(MOIA) with Ministry of External Affairs.
India and France have started their eight-day counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency bilateral
military exercise named Shakti-2016 in Rajasthan.
ICICI Bank has recently partnered with FINO PayTech to foray into the payments bank space.
Quikr on 7 January 2016 announced acquisition of the property search website Commonfloor.com for
an undisclosed amount in a majority stock-swap transaction.
Sailesh was on 7 January 2016 was appointed as the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of
India.
Union Government on 8 January 2016 allowed the conduct of the traditional bull-taming sports,
Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu.
Amitabh Kant was on 7 January 2016 appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog.
Union Government recently decided to implement the Bharat Stage (BS) VI emission norms from 1
April 2020.
Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis on 9 January 2016 have won the 2016 WTA Brisbane International
Tennis trophy in the womens doubles category. Martina Hingis belongs to Switzerland.
Governors rule has been imposed in the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on 10 January 2016 as the
process of formation new government following the death of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
is taking some time. NN Vohra is the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
Union Government on 9 January 2016 has reappointed Dr Urjit Patel as Deputy Governor of Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) for a second three-year term.
24th edition of New Delhi World Book Fair began at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on 9 January 2016
with the theme of Vivid Bharat - Diverse India.
Book titled "Azad Bachpan Ki Or" released on 8 January 2016 is authored by Kailash Satyarthi.
Joint exercise between Indian and Japan Coast Guard named Sahyog-Kaijin-XV is scheduled to be
held in the Bay of Bengal off Chennai on 15 January 2016.
China code domain .cn has become the worlds most commonly used in the internet with 16.36
million users, surpassing Germanys .de domain.
Operation Dhangu, Name of the operation carried out by Army to flush out six terrorist at Pathankot
airbase recently.
Worlds first slum museum will be set up in Mumbai.
Soldiers of France will parade along with Indian troops on Rajpath during Republic Day celebration
on 26 January 2016.
Telangana has recently become the first State in the country to introduce compulsory gender education
at the graduate level.
Stanislas Wawrinka from Switzerland on 10 January 2016 won the 2016 Chennai Open title of tennis.
World Hindi Day was celebrated on 10 January.
New Delhi in which the main event of the 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas 2016 was inaugurated
recently.
Maria Teresa de Filippis, first female Formula One driver who died on 8 January 2016.
The Revenant was adjudged as best Picture in the Golden Globe Awards 2016.
28th edition of International Kite Festival began on 10 January 2016 in Gujarat.
Nepal on 9 January 2016 elected to the UNICEF executive board, representing the group of
Asia-Pacific countries for the term 2016-2018.
Leonardo DiCaprio won the best actor award for drama in the Golden Globe Awards 2016.
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Brie Larson won the best actress award for drama in the Golden Globe Awards 2016.
State Bank of India (SBI) on 15 January 2016 has launched dedicated specialized branch for start-ups
called SBI InCube in Karnataka.
Sahayog-Kaijin 2016 is the 15th edition of bilateral exercise by the Indian Coast Guard and its
counterpart of Japan.
The indigenously-built third generation anti-tank missile Nag was on 14 January 2016 successfully test
fired at Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan.
Indian Army Day is being observed every year on 15 January.
Union HRD Minister Smrithi Irani on 14 January 2016 inaugurated the first phase of permanent
campus of the Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER) at Vithura in Kerala.
World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the end of outbreak of Ebola in West Africa.
Union Cabinet has recently approved Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, a new crop insurance
scheme to boost farming sector in the country.
Kerala has recently become the first Indian state to achieve 100 per cent primary education.
Kamal Hassan and Gautam Ghosh were on 14 January 2016 included in the Shyam Benegal
Committee on functioning of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
Marat Safin former World No.1 tennis player was on 15 January 2016 included in the International
Tennis Hall of Fame.
Indian writer Anuradha Roy on 16 January 2016 has won the prestigious $50,000 DSC Prize for South
Asian Literature for Sleeping on Jupiter.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 16 January 2016 has unveiled the Start-up India, Stand-up India
action plan in New Delhi to boost startup ventures in the country.
Xi Jinping on 16 January 2016 formally opened Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in
Beijing.
Tsai Ing-wen was on 16 January 2016 elected as first female and 14th President of Taiwan.
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 came into force 15 January 2016. Union
Ministry of Woman and Child Development is looking after its implementation.
Indian tennis player Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis have recently won the 2016
WTA Apia International title in the womens doubles category.
Bajirao Mastani was adjudged Best Film in the 61st Britannia Filmfare Awards 2016.
World Bank on 14 January 2016 released a report titled World Development Report 2016: Digital
Dividends.
Ranveer Singh won the Best Actor award at 61st Britannia Filmfare Awards 2016.
Deepika Padukone won the Best Actress award at 61st Britannia Filmfare Awards 2016.
Dinesh Sharma has been elected to the board of directors of the China-sponsored Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank (AIIB).
Ventrapragada Rama Rao who died on 17 January 2016 was the former governor of Sikkim.
National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog on 17 January 2016 collaborated with IDFC
Bank to conduct an enterprise survey of manufacturing firms.
Delhi Acers on 17 January 2016 won the 2016 Premier Badminton League title.
Gideon Kipketer who won the men's race in Mumbai Marathon on 17 January 2016 belongs to
Kenya.
Goa state Assembly on 15 January 2016 approved reclassification of coconut tree as palm.
Sikkim recently becomes Indias first fully organic state.
Guenter Butschek was on 18 January 2016 appointed as MD and CEO of Tata Motors Ltd.
Ronnie O'Sullivan who recently won the sixth Snooker Masters title belongs to United Kingdom.
India got 89th rank in the global talent competitiveness report released recently.
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ISRO on 20 January 2016 launched IRNSS-1E, the fifth satellite in IRNSS series using PSLV-C31.
Bihar state Cabinet approved 35 percent reservation for women in government jobs recently.
Mrilalini Sarabhai, renowned Classical Dancer who died on 21 January 2016.
Uttar Pradesh team won 2014-2015 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 20 January 2016.
Ravi Chellam has assumed charge as the executive director of Greenpeace India on 20 January 2016.
PM Narendra Modi released book titled The Z Factor written by Subhash Chandra on 20 January
2016.
Newly introduced train Mahamana Express will run between Varanasi and Delhi from 22 January
2016.
Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura celebrated their statehood on 21 January 2016.
Nagpur will host the 19th National Conference on e-Governance.
Mauritius on 21 January 2016 agreed to exclusively provide Biofarming technology to India.
India get 22nd rank in the Best Countries Report released at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in
Davos recently.
Atulesh Jindal was on 21 January 2016 appointed Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes
(CBDT).
Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) guidelines will be implemented in India from 1 April 2016.
Australia was adjudged as the safest in terms of nuclear safety by the NTI in its Nuclear Security
Index 2016 released recently.
Bombay Stock Exchange recently launched an Algorithm Trading Test Environment in partnership
with Symphony Fintech Solutions.
Umaid Bhawan Palace in Rajasthan on 21 January 2016 won the award of the world's best hotel at the
Travellers' Choice award organised by TripAdvisor.
Pavel Filip was on 20 January 2016 appointed as the Prime Minister of Moldova.
14 is the maximum number limited for credit transactions in a calendar year for pensioners account as
directed to the banks by the RBI on 21 January 2016.
Bilateral naval exercise 'Naseem Al Bahr' 2016 is between India and Oman.
Amitabh Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra were chosen as the new brand ambassadors for Indian
Governments Incredible India campaign, as reported on 21 January 2016.
National Voters Day is celebrated across India on 25 January.
Inclusive and Qualitative Participation is the theme of National Voters Day 2016 observed on 25
Jan. 2016.
The first Ministerial Meeting of Arab-India Cooperation Forum was recently held at Manama. Manama
is the capital city of Bahrain.
PV Sindhu recently won the 2016 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold Badminton title.
Pandit Shankar Ghosh who passed away on 25 January 2016 was a famous exponent in Tabla.
Union cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 24 Jan. 2016 has recommended imposition
of Presidents Rule in Arunachal Pradesh under Article 356 (1) of the Constitution.
Indias largest tricolour was recently hoisted by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in Ranchi.
TranServ has recently launched countrys first Social Mobile Wallet named Udio.
Sri Lanka has topped in 2015 human development index (HDI) in the South Asia Region.
National Girl Child Day is observed on 24 January.
Rekha has been conferred with the third edition of Yash Chopra Memorial Award 2016.
Francois Hollande was the Chief Guest at 67th Republic Day of India 2016.
Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 came into
force on 26 January 2016.
Union Government has recently launched Sahaj Scheme for online booking of LPG cylinders.
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Actress Kalpana who died on 25 January 2016 was famous in Malayalam.

International Customs Day 2016 was observed across the world on 26 January.
President Pranab Mukherjee on 26 January 2016 approved the Union Cabinets recommendation for
the imposition of Presidents rule in Arunachal Pradesh.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul who on 22 January 2016 announced his retirement from international cricket
is from West Indies.
Transparency International on 27 January 2016 released the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2015.
Denmark topped the index.
Syed Akbaruddin recently took charge as the Permanent Representative of India to the UN by
presenting his credentials to the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Sania Mirza along with Martina Hingis has recently won the Australian Open women's doubles title
2016.
Marking the culmination of the 67th Republic Day celebrations 2016 beating retreat ceremony was
held on 29 January 2016 at Vijay Chowk.
Union Government on 28 January 2016 short listed 20 cities under Smart Cities Mission.
Bhubaneswar, Odisha ranked first.
Gurdeep Singh was recently appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of National
Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).
Twitter on 29 January 2016 appointed Leslie Berland as its Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).
Akash, Indigenously-built surface-to-air missile which was on 28 January 2016 successfully test fired
from complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipuri in Odisha.
India has recently overtaken Thailand as the worlds largest rice exporter in the year 2015.
India has been ranked 76th out of 168 countries in the recently released 2015 Corruption Perception
Index (CPI).
Marvin Minsky, the pioneer of Artificial Intelligence passed away on 24 January 2016 in Boston,
United States.
Toyota Motor Corp has topped in global vehicle sales in 2015 by selling 10.151 million vehicles.
South African Graham Xavier Ford on 29 January 2016 was named as the chief coach of Srilanka
cricket team.
Lt Governor of Puducherry AK Singh on 28 January 2016 launched the MITRA mobile application to
ensure safety and security of women in the Union Territory.
Ministry of Culture on 28 January 2016 released a commemorative coin of 150 rupees and a circulation
coin of 10 rupees on Lala Lajpat Rai.
Justice Sanjay Mishra was on 28 January 2016 appointed as Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh.
The second volume of memoirs of President Pranab Mukherjee titled The Turbulent Years 1980-1996
was released on 28 January 2016 by Vice President Hamid Ansari.
The 61st National School Athletic championships kick started on 29 January 2016 at Kozhikode city of
Kerala.
Eritrea, African country which recently issued a law that makes it mandatory for men of the nation to
marry at least two wives (Polygamy).
Union Ministry of Urban Development on 28 January 2016 announced the 1st batch of 20 smart cities
from 11 States and Union Territory of Delhi under the Smart Cities Mission.
Bollywood star Akshay Kumar-led film 'Airlift'was declared tax free recently by Uttar Pradesh.
As announced recently, effective from 15 February 2016, an individual will not be able to book more
than 6 tickets online in a month from IRCTC website from his/her user ID.

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