Daily Current Affairs of 16 and 17 January 2018

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Here is the Current Affairs of 16th and 17th January 2018. Current Affairs is the very important section to score high in the mains exams of the various government exams like BANK, SSC, INSURANCE, RAILWAY, UPSC, GPSC and many more. So read daily current affairs and score high in the examination and increase your chance to be selected.





1.) The ‘I4Fund Call for Proposal’ was announced with the joint launch of the website and the unveiling of the brochure by the two PMs (Narendra Modi and Benjamin Netanyahu).

2.) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the project commencement of the Rajasthan Refinery at Pachpadra in Barmer district. This is the first oil refinery in the state.

3.) Indian Oil Corporation has signed Letters of Intent (LoI) with Phinergy, an Israeli start-up company, and YEDA, a technology spin-off company from Weizmann Research Institute, Israel.

4.) Ajendra Bahadur Singh: Chief of Western Naval Command.

5.) Goldberg, WWE fame, WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) announced that Goldberg will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class at a ceremony in 6th April 2018, in New Orleans.

6.) Bangladesh, India and Nepal have given nod to operating procedures for movement of passenger vehicles in the sub-region under BBIN motor vehicles agreement.
7.) Jammu and Kashmir government signed a MoU to create normalcy in Jammu & Kashmir by means of education reforms.

8.) Odisha State Government announced ‘Mukshyamantri Kalakar Sahayata Jojana’ (MMKSJ), under which artists from across the state will get a monthly assistance of Rs 1200.

9.) The Haryana government paved the way for setting up of a State Administrative Tribunal. The establishment of the SAT will prove advantageous and essential in view of the increasing number of court cases.

10.) The Supreme Court said “any adult” has the “right to marry anyone”, and nobody, including parents, khap panchayats or society, can question their choice of spouse. The decision was given by a Bench headed by CJI Dipak Misra.

11.) Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM), under the department of industrial policy and promotion, has launched a competition for college and university students.

12.) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inaugurated the 3rd edition of the geo-political conference, 'Raisina Dialogue'.

13.) The Punjab government signed an MoU with the Indian Oil Corporation to set up bio-gas and bio-CNG plants in the state.
14.) Saksham (Sanrakshan Kshamta Mahotsav) is an annual flagship event of Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Govt. of India.

15.) The two-day International Workshop on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (IWDRI) successfully concluded in New Delhi.

16.) Sanjay Manjrekar launched his autobiography named ‘Imperfect’, in Mumbai.

17.) The Centre has sanctioned projects over 10,000 crore rupees in the North East for better network connectivity.

18.) Market regulator SEBI has approved the appointment of Vijay Kumar as Managing Director and CEO of the country’s largest agri-commodity bourse NCDEX.




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