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Current affairs - 20 -01- 18.

National-

-Long Range Surface-to-Surface Ballistic Missile, Agni-5, was successfully flight tested for its full range on from Dr. Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha.
-Maharashtra state govt. approved Rs 4,000-crore project, which is aimed at promoting climate-resilient agriculture .
-Rudra ( attack helicopter ) will make its maiden appearance in the Republic Day parade on Rajpath here on January 26, 2018.
-Tamilnadu to host first ever Defence Expo in April 2018 .

International-
-Germany is hosting the 10th Global Forum for Food & Agriculture (GFFA-2018).
-State of emergency extended for another 6 months in Turkey.

Person In News-
-Angelina jolie (actress) has been honoured by the American Society of Cinematographers with ASC Board of Governors Award .
-Vijay kumar , has been appointed as the new MD & CEO of National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX).
-Virat kohli , has been named as the Named Captain of ICC’s Test and ODI Teams of the Year 2018 .

Sports-
-The new rank of India as per the first FIFA rankings of the year 2018 is 102nd.
-Virat kohli has been named as the ICC world cricketer of the year .

General Knowledge-
-The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the UN system's authoritative voice on the state and behavior of the Earth's atmosphere, its interaction with the oceans was established in - 1950
-The Somasila Dam is located in – Andhra Pradesh

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