Current affairs for an important part of discussion at SSB during the Interview and can help the aspirants during GD and Lecturette. Also it evolves ideas in psychology round as well.Lets have a look in the current affairs for this near January month.
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Former Army Chief General
Kotikalapudi Venkata Krishna Rao died: He was a founder Instructor of the Pune based
National Defence Academy (NDA) during 1949-51. He played a key role in the 1971
Bangladesh Liberation War. He was
awarded with the Param Vishist Seva Medal for displaying outstanding
leadership, determination, courage and drive during Jammu and Kashmir war.
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Nathuram Godse - The Story of an Assassin - Anup Ashok Sardesai -The book titled
Nathuram Godse - The Story of an Assassin authored by Anup Ashok Sardesai was
released on 30 January 2016.
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Japan on 28 January
2016 unveiled country’s first stealth fighter aircraft X-2. The
domestically-built fighter aircraft seeks to augment defence capabilities of
the country that is surrounded by China
and Russia that already
have radar-evading aircraft technology. X-2 is expected to undergo its first
test-flight in February 2016.
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China and Iran on 23 January 2016
signed 17 documents & letters of intents to broaden bilateral cooperation. The agreements were signed in
Tehran during the Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Iran.In early January
2016, the USA, European nations and Japan lifted oil and financial sanctions
under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPA) or Vienna agreement.
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Iran and Airbus on 28 January
2016 signed two agreements covering new aircraft orders and a comprehensive
civil aviation co-operation package. The
agreement includes purchase of 118 new Airbus aircrafts.
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31 countries on 27 January 2016
signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) to boost transparency in the
functioning of multinational enterprises (MNEs) by allowing automatic exchange
of Country-by-Country reports by tax administrators.
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Human Rights up Front: An initiative to strengthen United
Nations preventive work:
The term Human Rights up Front
initiative was in news on 28 January 2016 as Deputy Secretary general in his
address to UN General Assembly called the Member states, the Security Council
along with ECOSOaC (UN Economic and Social Council) to play important role in
promoting the approaches and changes, which the initiative seeks to achieve.
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India and France on 24 January
2016 inked 16 agreements at the India-France Business Summit in Chandigarh. The Memorandum of
Understanding (MoUs) covered a wide range of sectors like urban development,
urban transport, water and waste treatment and solar energy.
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India on 28 January
2016 test fired its indigenously-built surface-to-air Akash missile from complex-3 of the
Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipuri in Odisha. It was as part of a user
trial mission.Three rounds of test were carried out by Indian Air Force (IAF)
personnel aiming at para-barrel targets.
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Kerala became the
first state in the country to achieve 100 percent primary education. To this
effect, a declaration was made by the Vice President of India Hamid Ansari on
12 January 2016 at a special ceremony organised at Thiruvananthapuram in
Kerala.The announcement was made by Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary
Yoshihide Suga. The sanctions were lifted after the United Nations atomic
energy agency confirmed on 16 January 2016 that Tehran has fully taken steps to
curb its disputed nuclear programme.
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The Indian Space Research
Organization (ISRO) and Kuwait Institute of Scientific Research (KISR) on 20 January 2016 signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the exploration and use of
outer space for peaceful purposes.
There is lot more to add on. Keep reading to get the latest updates.
There is lot more to add on. Keep reading to get the latest updates.
Click here to read : SSB Current Affair Series: January 2016 - Part 2
About the Author:
Ramandeep Singh gill from Delhi completed BSC in Hospitality and Hotel administration from IHM, PUSA. He loves to be surrounded by nature. Playing badminton is a stress buster for him. Great pet lover and interested in reading newspaper. Running and cycling always makes him feel energetic. Currently working as administration assistant cum IELTS Lecturer, he is a die heart defense aspirant.
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