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Current affairs update - 24 -01 -18.


National
-The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reported, India is projected to grow in 2018 at - 7.4 per cent
-The first International Dam Safety Conference has begun in Thiruvananthapuram
-The Nation paid homage to India's great freedom fighter on his 121st birth anniversary yesterday - Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
-Assam hosted the 8th edition of the International Conference on Wild Silk Moths .

International
-48th World Economic Forum has commenced on 22 January 2018 – Davos.
-World Bank has signed agreement for $120 Million with India.

Person in News
-The actress -Vidya Balan has won her career's sixth Filmfare award, at Jio filmfare awards 2018 .
-The actor honoured with WEF's 24th Crystal Award – Shah Rukh Khan.
-He has sworn in as the Liberian President – George Weah.

Sports
-The shuttler has won the Swedish Open Junior title - Siddharth Singh.
-The country will host the 2018 Women’s World T20 – West indies.

General Knowledge
-Globally, India ranks third after China and the US in terms of the number of large dams .
The All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) is located in - Mysore.

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