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Current affairs - 21 -01 -18

National
-National CSR Data Portal & Corporate Data Portal launched by – Arun Jaitley
Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) Crossed - One Crore Mark.
-To strengthen the cyber security ecosystem in India, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), launched - Cyber Surakshit Bharat.
-Silvassa (City) has topped the Round 4 of National Smart Cities Challenge .

International
-India has joined the 42-member Australian Group .
-Britain has announced world's first public register against money laundering .
Person In News
-Gujarat's first woman Chief Minister - Anandiben patel ,has been appointed as Governor of Madhya Pradesh .
- S Selvakumar has  been appointed as new CMD of Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd .
-The renowned Sarod maestro, Buddhadev Dasgupta ,passed away recently in Kolkata .

Sports
- Manav Thakkar has been ranked to World Number 2 in the boys' under-18 category in the International Table Tennis Federation rankings .
- Diya Chitale has been ranked to World Number 2 in the girls' under-18 category in the International Table Tennis Federation rankings .

General Knowledge
-PMSMA programme to fulfill his vision and ensure comprehensive and quality antenatal checkups to pregnant women across India was launched in – 2016
-The Central Institute of Road Transport (CIRT) is located in - Pune

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