Daily Current Affairs of 29 January 2018

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Here is the Current Affairs of 29th 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.) Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh launched the release of benefits under β€˜Mahatma Gandhi Sarbat Vikas Yojana’. It is aimed at the inclusive growth of the distressed sections of the society.
2.) Vijay Keshav Gokhale assumed charge as the new foreign secretary for a two-year term.
3.) The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually in Melbourne Park, Australia.
  • Roger Federer from Switzerland won Men's Singles,
  • Caroline Wozniacki from Denmark won Women's Singles,
  • Oliver Marach from Austria and Mate Pavic from Croatia won Men's Doubles
  • Kristina Mladenovic from France and TΓ­mea Babos from Hungary won Women's Doubles,
  • Gabriela Dabrowski from Canada and Mate Pavic from Croatia won Mixed Doubles.
4.) Cartoon Network has announced the launch of a new colourful cruise ship liner named Cartoon Network Wave, which will sail from Singapore in late 2018.
5.) Indian digital payment startup Paytm has crossed $10 billion valuation for the first time after 200 current and former employees sold their shares worth $47.2 million.
6.) E-commerce major Amazon has invested about β‚Ή1,950 crore into its Indian subsidiary Amazon Seller Services, according to filings.
7.) Bruno Mars album 24K Magic won Grammy's Mars awards.



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