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Current affairs - 25 - 01 -18.

National

  • The foundation stone for Central Research Institute (CRI) has been laid recently in – Jaipur
  • State government to allocate Rs 100 crore per annum to generate the employment opportunities for the minorities – Bihar
  • As per the PwC survey India will rank at, to be the most attractive market for global industries in 2018 – Fifth

International

  • Eight jurisdictions removed, including much-criticised Panama, from the bloc’s blacklist of tax havens by - European Union
  • Country to build the intelligent 'super expressway' by 2022 - China
  • As per a CEO Optimism survey conducted by international consultancy PwC the country will be the fifth most attractive market for global industries in 2018 – India
  • The country to host the ministerial meeting of International Energy Forum (IEF-2018) – India

Person In news

  • The first major international project Victoria & Abdul of this actor has been nominated for Oscars – Ali Fazal
  • The award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer passed away recently at the age of 88 - Ursula K. Le Guin
  • He has taken charge as the new Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) - S Somanath

Sports

  • The lifter created a new national record in clean and jerk en route to a gold medal in the 63kg women's category in the 33rd Women Senior National Weightlifting Championships – Rakhi Halder
  • India South Africa third test match commenced on 24 January 24, 2018 at - Johannesburg

General Knowledge

  • National Voters day is observed every year in India on – 25 January
  • The very first Latin American country to adopt the U.S. dollar as its official currency - Panama
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