Tuesday 28 January 2014

Current Affairs 28-jan-2014

Uttar Pradesh government launched Samajwadi pension scheme on 28 January 2014.

Salman Khurshid held a bilateral meeting with John Kerry US Secretary on the sidelines of Geneva II meet on Syria in Montreux.

EGoM has approved a SUC of 5 percent of the annual gross revenue on all new airwaves that will be acquired in auction.

India Inclusive Innovation Fund (IIIF) launched by National Innovation Council and the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.

AK Singh constituted a high level committee to review safety standards of tourist vessels operational at different tourist spots on Andaman Island.

India is set to become the first country since World War Two to buy a military aircraft from Japan, helping Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dismantle a ban on weapons exports that has kept his country's defence contractors out of foreign.

Tunisian Assembly passed the new Constitution laying the foundations for a new democracy.

Union Government banned cosmetic companies from testing on animals.

The Recording Academy announced 56th Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Google purchased the British artificial intelligence company DeepMind Technologies.

Google and Samsung Electronics signed an agreement to cross-licence global patents to reduce risk of costly legal disputes on intellectual property.

Google is offering $2.7 million to security experts who can pwn its Chrome OS operating system at this year's "Pwnium 4" hacking contest.

Raymond Weil the founder of the watch brand of his name died at the age of 87. He is considered the great innovators of the Swiss watch industry.

India Post announced to install as many as 3000 Automated Teller Machine (ATM) and 1.35 lakh micro-ATMs by September 2015 on 27 January 2014.

New Zealand clinch seven-wicket win over India in the 4th ODI to take the series 3-0
 
India has won the basketball gold in the men’s section at the Lusofonia Games by defeating Angola 77-70 in Goa.

Former Indian cricket captain Rahul Dravid on Monday announced his association with GoSports Foundation with an aim to contribute towards the development and mentorship of Indian junior Olympic and Paralympic athletes.



 

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