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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Current affairs - 22 - 01 - 18.

National -Centre has signed agreement for strategic sale of 51.11% equity with – ONGC (oil and natural gas corp.) -The fourth edition of the India International Science Festival will be held in Lucknow. -Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched Bharat Ke Veer anthem and a short film on India’s bravehearts in New delhi. -Maharashtra state govt. has launched `Balasaheb Thackeray Shaheed Sanmaan' scheme . International -US govt. officially shutdowns for first time in 5 years . -Magnitude 6.3 quake jolts - Northern Chile. Person In News -Ajay Seth has led Indian delegation at the 2018 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) military cooperation meeting. -Iconic Cartoonist ,Chandi Lahiri has passed Away at the age of 86 . Sports -India has won the, Blind World Cup 2018. -Leander Paes and Purav Raja ,have lost to Colombian pair of Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah Men's Doubles pre-quarterfinal match of the Australian Open. General Knowledge The term used to describ

Current affairs - 25 - 01 -18.

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Current affairs - 13 - 01 - 18

1. India successfully launched weather observation satellite Cartosat 2 Series and 29 other spacecraft. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully placed these satellites in the orbit with the PSLV C-40 launch vehicle. भारत ने मौसम की निगरानी करने वाले कार्टोसैट-2 उपग्रह का सफल प्रक्षेपण किया। इसके साथ 29 अन्य उपग्रहों को भी छोड़ा गया है। भारतीय अंतरिक्ष अनुसंधान संगठन (इसरो) ने पीएसएलवी सी-40 प्रक्षेपण यान से इन उपग्रहों को सफलतापूर्वक कक्षा में स्थापित किया। 2. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been honoured with a Doctorate of Literature (D.Litt.) degree by the Calcutta University for her social service. कलकत्ता विश्वविद्यालय ने पश्चिम बंगाल की मुख्यमंत्री ममता बनर्जी को उनकी द्वारा की गयी सामाजिक सेवा के लिए डॉक्टरेट ऑफ लिटरेचर (डी लिट) की मानद उपाधि से सम्मानित किया। 3. Hyderabad will host the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) 2018 from 19 to 21 February, 2018. हैदराबाद, 19 से 21 फरवरी, 2018 तक वर्ल्ड कांग्रेस ऑन इनफार्मेशन टेक्नोलॉजी (

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