Important Current Affairs 26th January 2018 with PDF

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1 Imprtant Current Affairs 26th January 2018 with PDF If yu are appearing fr any Gvernment Recruitment Exam, it is imprtant that yu are familiar with the happenings arund the wrld. Current Affairs is an imprtant part f yur syllabus apart frm English, Quantitative Aptitude r Lgical Reasning! Thus, we bring yu the Imprtant General Awareness in PDF. Nw, Banking, SSC and Insurance aspirants can read the update cntaining all the Imprtant Current Affairs 26th January Yu can als attempt imprtant current affairs quiz f yesterday: Current Affairs Quiz - 25th January 2018 Imprtant Current Affairs 26th January 2018 Actr Supriya Chudhury passes away Eminent actr f Bengali film and televisin, Supriya Chudhury passed away after prlnged illness. She was 83. Ms. Chudhury was ne f the mst prlific actrs f her time and was active till recently. She is ften remembered fr her perfrmance in fremst Bengali film maker Ritwik Ghatak s Meghe Dhaka Tara, n the impact f Partitin n lwer incme Bengali husehld. Rachel chsen fr Cinematgraphy Oscar Rachel Mrrisn, became the first wman t receive an Oscar nminatin fr cinematgraphy. She was nminated fr her wrk n Dee Rees Mudbund fr Netflix. 1 P a g e

2 This year, she s nminated fr the Academy Award in a cmpetitive field that als includes Rger Deakins fr Blade Runner 2049, Brun Delbnnel fr Darkest Hur, Hyte Van Hytema fr Dunkirk and Dan Laustsen fr The Shape f Water. Priyanka t be ambassadr f Harman Int. Harman Internatinal, a whlly-wned subsidiary f Samsung Electrnics C., annunced that actr Priyanka Chpra will be its glbal brand ambassadr. The cmpany, said that the actr will be the face f the cmpany fr JBL and Harman Kardn audi brands. Harman Internatinal deals with cnnected technlgies fr autmtive, cnsumer and enterprise markets. Secnd IIIT in Karnataka The Centre tday sanctined the setting up f a secnd Indian Institute f Infrmatin Technlgy (IIIT) in Karnataka at Raichur. It will be the secnd such institute in Karnataka, after the ne in Dharwad. The state has been asked t prvide alternative infrastructure t cmmence the academic year till it identifies the land fr the cnstructin f the prpsed IIIT. Bharat-ASEAN Maitri Park In Delhi External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj inaugurated the Bharat-ASEAN Maitri Park in the natinal capital. ASEAN Secretary General Le Lung Minh als attended the event, held at the Tughlaq Crescent, in the heart f Lutyens' Delhi. The tw-day summit is expected t give bst t India-ASEAN cperatin in key areas f cunter-terrrism, security and cnnectivity. India, Vietnam sign tw agreements India and Vietnam signed a MU t enhance cperatin in the field f infrmatin and bradcasting.

3 It is based n principles f equality and reciprcity pursuant t their natinal laws and regulatins. Anther implementatin arrangement between ISRO and Natinal Remte Sensing Department f Vietnam was als cncluded n the ccasin. Cnf. n Inclusin f PWD in Electin' Electin Cmmissin f India hsted a ne-day Internatinal Cnference n the subject Inclusin f Persns with Disabilities in the Electin Prcess in New Delhi. Delegates at the Cnference included Chairpersns f five EMBs viz. Australia, Bhutan, Guinea, Mldva & Zambia. ECI is cmmitted t the bjective that the Persns with Disabilities have the right t full electral participatin. MIS prtal fr Anganwadi Training Prg. Secretary, Ministry f Wmen and Child Develpment, Shri Rakesh Srivastava launched the Management Infrmatin System (MIS) prtal fr Anganwadi Services Training Prgramme in New Delhi. Ministry f Wmen and Child Develpment with NIC, has develped MIS. The first phase f the prtal will enable NGOs t submit prpsal t the respective States/UTs. The URL is Rajesh will be next Ambassadr t Niger Shri Rajesh Agarwal, presently Cunsellr, High Cmmissin f India, Prt Mresby has been appinted as the next Ambassadr f India t the Republic f Niger. He is expected t take up his assignment shrtly. Niger is a landlcked cuntry in Western Africa named after the Niger River. The capital city is Niamey. President - Mahamadu Issufu, Prime Minister - Brigi Rafini. 3 P a g e

4 ONGC brrws Rs 4K crre frm ICICI Bank State-wned Oil and Natural Gas Crp (ONGC) has brrwed Rs 4,000 crre frm ICICI Bank. ONGC has already brrwed ver Rs 18,000 crre frm three ther banks t part finance its Rs 36,915 crre acquisitin f HPCL. ICICI Bank has extended ne-year lan t ONGC t fund the acquisitin f gvernment's percent stake in Hindustan Petrleum Crp Ltd (HPCL). Japan cmmits lan t Bengaluru Japan has cmmitted JICA Official Develpment Assistance lan fr an amunt f 45 billin yen (abut Rs 2,587 crre) fr Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Prject (Phase 3). Japan Internatinal Cperatin Agency (JICA) prvides varius frms f aid fr prmting ecnmic and scial develpment in develping cuntries. Shinzō Abe is Prime Minister f Japan, with its capital as Tky. Chief Guests f 69th Republic Day Heads f ten ASEAN cuntries are chief guests. Hassanal Blkiah-Sultan f Brunei, Hun Sen- PM f Cambdia, Rdrig- Pres. f Philippines, Jk Widd- Pres. f Indnesia, Najib Razak- PM f Malaysia, Nguyen Xuan- PM f Vietnam, Halima Yacb- Pres. f Singapre, Htin Kyaw- Pres. f Myanmar, Suu Kyi- state cunsellr f Myanmar, Prayuth Chan- PM f Thailand & Thnglun Sisulith- PM f Las. Padma Awards The President has apprved the awards fr 85 individuals, which includes 3 Padma Vibhushan, 9 Padma Bhushan and 73 Padma Shri. Furteen f the awardees are wmen and 3 persns have been awarded psthumusly.

5 The awards are annunced n the eve f the Republic Day every year. Padma Awards The 2017 Wrld Weightlifting Champin Saikhm Mirabai Chanu and frmer Asian Games gld medallist tennis player Smdev Devvarman have been cnferred with the Padma Shri. Ilayaraja, Ghulam Mustafa Khan (Art) and Parameswaran Parameswaran (Literature & Educatin) were awarded with Padma Vibhushan. Mahendra Singh Dhni and Pankaj Advani are amng thers awarded with Padma Bhushan. Natin Celebrates 69th Republic Day The Cuntry celebrates its 69th Republic Day n 26th January. The family members f Crpral Jyti Prakash Nirala (Psthumus) f the Indian Air Frce (IAF), wh died fighting militants in Kashmir valley, received India s highest peacetime gallantry award, Ashk Chakra. This is the third Ashk Chakra fr the IAF and its first fr grund cmbat. 'ne district, ne prduct' scheme in UP The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has apprved 'ne district, ne prduct' scheme t prmte prducts indigenus t every district. Implementatin f the One District, One Prduct will bst ecnmic develpment f the state, and als help in generatin f five lakh new jbs annually. Under this, ne prduct indigenus t every district wuld be shwcased at the three-day UP Diwas event. Prdigee Finance granted NBFC-ND license Prdigee Finance received their NBFC license frm RBI, making it pssible fr the firm t prvide SME lans as part f their services. Enterslice is a legal technlgy cmpany that specialises in helping entrepreneurs in starting successful businesses. 5 P a g e

6 The gal at Prdigee is t prvide SMEs lans that they likely therwise wuld nt have had available. Min. f Rad Transprt signs MU An MU was signed between NHIDCL and M/S IL&FS Transprtatin Netwrks Ltd. It is fr cnstructin f the m lng, 2-lane bi-directinal Zjila Tunnel in Jammu & Kashmir. This wuld be India s lngest rad tunnel and the lngest bi-directinal tunnel in Asia. The cnstructin f this tunnel will prvide all-weather cnnectivity between Srinagar, Kargil and Leh. NSIC Inks Pact With Malaysia Natinal Small Industries Crpratin signed an MU with SME Crpratin Malaysia fr exchange f infrmatin and cperatin. MU was signed in areas such as plicies t aid develpment f small and medium businesses in the tw cuntries. Besides, three ther agreements were als signed between Indian and Malaysian entities. Bilateral trade was registered at $12.02 billin in Vdafne, Flipkart Tie Up Vdafne India has partnered with e-cmmerce marketplace Flipkart t prvide a range f entry-level smartphnes at an effective price f Rs999. Vdafne has rlled ut cash-back ffers n select range f entry-level 4G smartphne mdels available under Flipkart s #MyFirst4GSmartphne campaign. Fr the ffer, custmers have t a recharge least Rs150 per mnth fr 36 mnths. Attempt Daily Current Affairs Quiz