Black Hole
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1). Union
Cabinet approved MoU between India and UK on cooperation in governance
reforms
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2). Adele’s
Hello enters Guinness Book of World Records
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3). CCEA
approved setting up of over 5000 MW of Grid connected solar PV Power Projects
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4). Union
Government granted Infrastructure status to Shipyard Industry
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5). ISIS
confirms death of ‘Jihadi John’
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6). Union
cabinet approved policy on Promotion of City Compost
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7). Sex ratio
down, literacy rate of women up.
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8). Maharashtra
first state to give maternity leave in Surrogacy
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9). RBI asks
banks to stop Rs 1,000 notes without securitythread.
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10). Union
Government, World Bank signed Financing Agreementfor Bihar Kosi Basin
Development Project.
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11). Singapore
the second most ‘up-and-coming’ country globally.
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12). FDI to India
almost doubled in 2015: UNCTAD
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13). India’s
1st LGBT run radio cabs to run in Mumbai
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14) .General
Motors acquires tech &assets of Sidecar
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15). Mobikwik
to help water bill payments in Delhi
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16). R-Com pays
5383 crore liberalization fee to DoT
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17). Former
Twitter CEO to Co Found Fitness startup
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18). Flipkart
holds 47% of m-commerce traffic
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19).
Investments to come once markets Stabilize: Rajan
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20). Axis Bank
profit raises 14.5% to 2175 crores
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21). ISRO,
Kuwait Institute signed MoU on cooperation in spaceexploration.
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22). New tree
Frog genus discovered in forests of North-Eastern India
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23). 2015 is
Earth’s warmest year since 1880: NOAA
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24). Smart
Sensor for allergy, asthma alerts unveiled
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25). Female
Indian Football referee qualified by FIFA
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26). Japanese
astronomers discovered second largest black hole in Milky Way.
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27). World
number one pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis advances to second round of
Australian Open Tennis.
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28). Shuttlers
P V Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth and Ajay Jairam enter quarterfinals of Malaysia
Masters Grand Prix Gold tournament.
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29). Classical
dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai passes away.
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30). SEBI
released report of Narayan Murthy-panel on AlternativeInvestment Policy.
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31. Titan
launches JUXT smartwatch
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32. FreeCharge Partners
MasterCard, Yes Bank to Launch Virtual Card
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33. PM Narendra
Modi released book titled The Z Factor writtenby Subhash Chandra.
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34. India Post
opens exclusive counters for eBay sellers
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35. Rahul
Thakkar won Scientific and Technical Achievement Award 2016
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36. Tripura,
Manipur and Meghalaya celebrated their Foundation days
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37. Bachchan
& Chopra – brand ambassadors for Incredible India campaign
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38. Indian
Mi-25 helicopters set to join Afghan Air Force
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39. FDI flows
into India nearly doubled in 2015
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40. Ratan Tata
invests in baby care platform FirstCry
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41. Girls First
initiative improved emotional & physical well-being of Bihar school
children
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42. Endangered
olive ridley turtles found dead on India coast
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43. Brazil Zika
outbreak: More babies born with birth defects
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44. Isis has
destroyed Iraq’s oldest Christian monastery
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45. Adele’s
Hello enters Guinness Book of World Records
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46. ‘Ninth
planet’ may exist in solar system: US scientists
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47. ICC, MRF
Tyres announce four-year partnership
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48. Cabinet
approves India’s stand on food security at WTO
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49. India is
home to 2.36 lakh millionaires: NWW
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50. RBI
Extended Deadlines To Exchange Pre 2005 Notes.
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51. NASA
formalised Planetary Defense Coordination Office to detect and track
Near-Earth Objects
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52. 2015 is
Earth’s warmest year since 1880: NOAA
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53. Uttar
Pradesh won 2014-2015 Syed Mushtaq Ah Trophy.
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54. RBL Bank
launches banking platform for startups.
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55. TranServ launches India’s first social
mobile wallet UDIO.
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56. Ravi
Chellam took charge as Executive Director of Greenpeace India
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57. Union
Government released results from Phase-1 of NFHS-4 Survey
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58. ICICI Bank
enters South Africa, opens branch inJohannesburg.
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59. Amitabh
Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra ar&Incredible India’brand Ambassadors.
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60. RBI allows
banks to sell gold coins made by Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation of
India
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61. DMRC inks
interim consultancy pact for light metro projectsin Kerala
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62. Union
Government signed $250 million credit agreement with World Bank for flood
affected areas in Kashmir
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63. Union
Cabinet approved amendments in Power Tariff Policy
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64. CCEA
approved six-laning of NH-2 in Bihar and Jharkhand
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65. World
Economic Forum meeting starts in Davos, Switzerland.
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