January:-Current affairs

  • Supreme Court rejected Sahara Petition on Refund of 24000 crore Rupees.
  •  Kevin Pietersen on 9 January 2013 signed the full-central agreement with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
  • Arunachal Pradesh Collaborated with NSDL for Adoption of National Pension Scheme
  • Usain Bolt and Fraser-Pryce Won Athlete of the Year Award At JAAA Golden Cleats Awards Ceremony.
  • Allahabad bank signed a MoU with Chamber of Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (CIMSME) in Kolkata on 4 Jan 2013 to support priority sector lending.
  • Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) on 8 January 2013 launched the first fast patrol vessel (FPV), built for the Indian Coast Guard.
  • Life of Pi Nominated For BAFTA 2013 with Nine Nominations, Lincoln Leads Way with 10 Nods.
  • Rajiv Takru , the Senior IAS officer on 9 January 2013 promoted and appointed as Secretary of Financial Services in the Finance Ministry.
  • Rating Agency Fitch rated India’s Sovereign Rating in its negative status.
  • Aadhaar card to be accepted as proof to get passport: Ministry of external Affairs .
  • Chief Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi inaugurated 6th Vibrant Gujarat summit.
  • Akbaruddin Owaisi, the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) MLA who was indicted of making hate speech was arrested on 8 January 2013.
  • Chief Minister of Jharkhand Arjun Munda Resigned and Recommended dissolution of State Assembly.
  • MS Dhoni placed at 4th position in the latest ICC ODI Players Ranking released. Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers share first and second position, respectively.
  • JMM announced withdrawal of support from the BJP led coalition Government in Jharkhand bringing it to minority.
  • A Medium Lift Helicopter Complex was inaugurated at Phalodi by N.A.K. Browne, the Chief of the Air Staff.
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