General Awareness Series: Updated News Jan Week 1 - Part 2

The news is changing every second and this series of SSB Vision helps in updating the aspirants with the latest trends. The new year began with the analysis of the demonetization rule and the benefit it got to the country while the week ended with politics of Uttar pradesh. Lets see the trends in our country and around the world.  

Click here to read: General Awareness Series: Updated News Jan Week 1 - Part 1
Also read: All you need to know about Demonetization

1. PICHAI SAYS SOFTWARE GAINTS EMERGE FROM INDIA IN 5 YEARS

·         In five to ten years frame, we will see big global software companies coming out of India.

2. QUEEN ELIZABETH || WAS NEARLY SHOT BY GUARD

·         She was shot by a former guard man when she went for a late night guard in the palace grounds.

·         Prince George stands in the succession to the UK throne.

3. CHINA LAUNCHES HIGH SPEED TRAIN

·         The train named “SHANGRI-LA OF THE WORLD” left Kunming at 11.05 am on a2760km trip to Beijing, which takes about 13hrs.

4 MACAY’S CUTTING 10000 JOBS

·         America’s largest departmental store has shut down 68 stores and 10000jobs because the store sales dipped 2.1% in last quarter.

5. US ARMY ALLOWS SIKHS TO SPORT TUURBANS, BEARDS

·         US army allows all religious minorities in America including the Sikhs to freely serve without exception.

6. INDIA’S AGNI LONG-RANGE MISSILES BROKE UN LIMITS

·         Agni-5 a 5000km range intercontinental ballistic missile is widely regarded as a strategic missile targeted as china as it can reach almost all parties of Chinese mainland.

7. ARMY CHIEF MADE MADIEN VISIT TO J&K

·         New army chief Bipin rawat will visit siachen glacier and other forward areas

8.DELHI’S HEART CONNAUGHT PLACE TO GO VEHICLE FREE FOR 3 MONTHS

·         Middle and inner circular roads of Connaught place in the heart of national capital will be vehicle free from February for next three months.

9. BCCI CEO RAHUL JOHRI TO LOOK AFTER BOARD UNTIL APPOINTMENT OF NEW OFFICIALS

·         Johri will also convene the senior selection committee meeting to pick the ODI and T-20 for the upcoming series against England later this month.

10. LEANDER PEAS RULES OUT RETIREMENT

·         Peas has ruled out immediate retirement for competitive tennis

·         Peas has six Chennai open trophies in his overflowing cupboard,5 with Mahesh bhupati,5 and  with Serbian jenko tipsarevic

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Also read: All you need to know about Yemen crisis

 IMPACT OF DEMONITISATION

When Modi announced that Rs with the denomination of 500/- and 1000/- would cease to be the legal tender from 9th of Nov, the whole country was stunned. This decision caused sensation in the whole country. Social Media was flooded with messages and information. People started counting the trash they had accumulated for years legally or illegally.

Rumours became rife. Some tried to invest their dying currency in gold. Some contacted their near and dear ones in this miserable hour. People could get only Rs 4000/ of old denomination exchanged with the new one. Big lines became the order of the day.

Instead of getting shorter, these queues were getting longer with every passing day. The last date for the whole process was 30th of December. The persons could deposit the old cash worth Rs 2.5 lac till the said date.

The main objective of this move was to curb the black money, corruption and fake money menace. All the people but those who were indulged in malpractices welcomed the move. The whole opposition shook hand against this move under one pretence or the other. They called this decision a draconian law and wanted the govt to roll back it. Tirades were made to target the decision. Govt also carried out counter attacks.

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About the Author: Dinesh is from Vizianagaram and  am pursuing Btech in Mvgr college of engineering in the stream of electrical engineering. He is passionate towards the armed forces and want to become an officer in forces. He is interested in playing games and also wants to spend some time in social work. He believes in NO PAIN NO GAIN and wants to see himself in respectable position.