Current Affairs
Current Affairs January 2016
31 January 2016 Current Affairs- Tiny Marshall Islands-- a Pacific Ocean territory with 55,000 people, sue ‘biggies’ like India, Pak and UK over N-arms race for breaching Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
- 3 Female chauffeurs, sue Saudi prince Abdul-Rahman bin Abdul-Aziz, who wanted male drivers, win the case.
- China claims that US warship was seen near island in South China Sea.
- Google is testing its solar-powered 5G internet drones.
- Delhi government is getting ready to tackle Zika virus vaccination.
- Fin min Jaitley is preparing the "Budget", he will budget for all views on public spending.
- 31 January 1941 Second Lieutenant Premindra Singh Bhagat of Bombay Sappers received The Victoria Cross (VC) for an act of unparalleled bravery, he became the 1st Indian Commissioned Officer receipeant of The Victoria Cross (VC).
- 31 January 1949 Maharajas of Baroda and Kolhapur were decided to merge their states with Bombay.
- 31 January 1958 1st Earth Satellite "Explorer I" was launched from Cape Kennedy, US.
- 31 January 1963 "Peacock" was declared as the National Bird of India on this day.
- 31 January 1983 The 1st floating Dry Dock in India was launched at Howrah.
- 31 January 1992 The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) was given statutory power as an autonomous body on this day.
- Edufacts pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary. He died on January 30, 1948 in New Delhi.
- Amrita Sher-Gil, an eminent Indian painter, has her 103 birthday today.
- Goa govt put hold on release of Nathuram Godse book on Gandhi’s death anniversary.
- India has issued travel alert and screen incoming passengers from Zika-hit countries.
- A whale of around 40 feet length found dead at Juhu beach in Mumbai.
- DSMRU of Lucknow is starting an inclusive school for special needs students.
- Black money quota, MBBS of paid seats: 25,000 MBBS PG seats are amounting at Rs 12,000 crore annually.
- In MP, Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) will soon execute an advanced biometrics system in exams to avoid fraudulent activities in the examinations.
- 30 January 1844 - Richard Theodore Greener was the 1st African American to graduate from Harvard University.
- 30 January 1903 Lord Curzon inaugrated the Imperial Library in Metcalfe Hall in Calcutta.
- 30 January 1959 Uranium Metal Project was started production of Uranium at Trombay, Mumbai.
- 30 January 1996 Maharashtra govt. announced to make school education free up to 10th standard.
- 30 January 1999 Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar maestro, and noted freedom fighter of Assam, late Gopinath Bordoloi, were selected for Bharat Ratna on this day.
- From Feb 15, to curb touts, only 6 train e-tickets in a month can be booked on IRCTC.
- Gold Monetisation Scheme allow individuals to park a minimum of 30 grams gold with PSU banks and earn tax-free interests on that.
- Centre has to justify the imposition of President’s rule in Arunachal Pradesh.
- Zika virus, a deadly virus is ‘spreading explosively’, WHO chief says.
- Toyota is still the top global automaker. It has sold 10.15 million vehicle in 2015.
- 1st blind-friendly train today arrives Varanasi in UP.
- Govt has launched CRC to make company incorporation procedures easy.
- 29 January 1780 J A Hicky's Bengal Gazette, was the 1st news paper in India. It was published in English in Calcutta on this day.
- 29 January 1856 The Victoria Cross, Britain's highest military decoration, was founded by Queen Victoria on this day.
- 29 January 1886 The 1st successful petrol-driven motorcar, was built by Karl Benz in Germany, was patented.
- 29 January 1979 India's 1st Jumbo passenger train, "Tamil Nadu Expess", was flagged off from New Delhi Railway Station for Chennai(Madras).
- 29 January 1997 Supreme Court in India rules out that the water is a 'mineral'.
- The government is planning to build mega coastal economic zones to replicate China's success to boost exports particularly electronics and textiles.
- Inderjit Singh Reyat, the ‘silent’ killer’, who plotted and executed the Air India flight Kanishka’s bombing over the coast of Ireland on 23June 1985, released from prison in Canada.
- India prepares to fight with Zika virus, health ministry readies with testing kits.
- Taskforce found lapses in ‘made in India’ medicines.
- Schools in Agar-Malwa dist of MP is running without teachers.
- Textile industry can offer good job opportunities to beginners and mid levels.
- Soon, govt will train aspirants who want to go abroad to work.
- North East states are prone to Prez rule, Arunachal Pradesh is 30th instance.
- EU is planning major overhaul of car regulation after VW scandal came in limelight.
- 28 January 1807 Pall Mall of London became the 1st street lit by gaslight.
- 28 January 1846 British separated Kashmir from Sikhs and sold it to Maharaja of Jammu for 1,000,000 pounds after the Battle of Allwal.
- 28 January 1935 Iceland became the 1st country to introduce abortion legalize.
- 28 January 1950 Supreme Court of India was started functioning from on this day.
- 28 January 1965 General Motors of US had reported the biggest profit of any U.S. company in history.
- The government is set to expand its Jan Aushadhi scheme and under this scheme Govt would sell 439 key drugs at low prices.
- President Mukherjee approves the central rule in Arunachal Pradesh.
- Andhra Pradesh is the 1st state to unveil the retail policy for the state.
- Services of ex-army men might be utilized in schools, HRD minister Irani says.
- Indian-origin scientist in US have discovered 10 new lupus genes.
- Since 1997, Oceans have absorbed heat equal to 2 bn times a Hiroshima bomb explosion.
- Nevada, The US state, will open a tourism office in New Delhi to promote its travel and tourism in India.
- 27 January 1880 Thomas Edison patented his 1st electric incandescent lamp on this day.
- 27 January 1888 The National Geographic Society was established in Washington, DC.
- 27 January 1948 Wire Recording Corporation of America made the 1st magnetic tape recorder.
- 27 January 1977 The Vatican confirmed of the Roman Catholic Church's ban on female priests.
- 27 January 1984 1st unit of Atomic Energy Production Centre or Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) started at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu.
- 27 January 1988 The 1st ever helicopter mail service in India was inaugurated at Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- French Army and dog squad first time in Republic Dat parade at Rajpath; Hollande is chief guest of RDay.
- Govt would likely to increase Rs 70,000-crore planned capital infusion in PSBs to increase liquidity.
- Rajinikanth and Sri Ravishankar gets Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan for Sania, Saina Nehwal.
- Swiss bank is ‘extremely keen’ to help India fight black money: says Fin Minister Arun Jaitley.
- Board exam for Class 12 results in Jammu and Kashmir, Girls better performed than boys.
- Wikimedia Foundation would keep away itself from Free Basics in India.
- Amazon's net loss increased to Rs 1,724 crore from India business.
- Coca-Cola plans to enter dairy drinks segment in the Indian market with Vio brand.
- 26 January 1500 Vicente Yáñez Pinzón was a Spanish navigator, discovered Brazil.
- 26 January 1788 Captain Arthur Phillip and 1st European settlers were landed in Sydney in Australia. This day is celebrated as Australia Day.
- 26 January 1876 Railway route established between Mumbai and Calcutta.
- 26 January 1882 Telephone line were started working between Calcutta and Mumbai.
- 26 January 1965 Hindi Language is accepted as National language of India on this day.
- 26 January 1997 Delhi becames the 1st Indian state to enforce a ban on smoking in all public places.
- 26 January 2001 Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, was awarded to Lata Mangeshkar and Ustad Bismillah Khan.
- ONGC has received confirmation to build KG basin infra project of Rs 53,000 crore.
- Hong Kong is badly hit by coldest temperatures, dropped to 3.3 Celsius in nearly 60 years, the previous record is 2.4 degrees in February of 1957,
- Andhra Pradesh govt is planning to set up Disaster Response Force in the state.
- Chandigarh man is selling water pumps online. he is praised by Google CEO.
- Wipro is joing hands with IIMB to empower their research initiatives.
- AIIMS Bhubaneswar would admit PG students from beginning of 2016.
- Owls are among 16 birds species to blame for maximum bird hits near airports.
- 25-January-1948 French India Peoples' Convention for Pondicherry passed a resolution for complete merger with the Dominion of India.
- 25 January 1950 The post of the Governor General of India was completely abolished on this day.
- 25 January 1957 Kashmir, with article 370, became Indian state.
- 25 January 1971 Himachal Pradesh becomes a full-fledged 18th Indian Union state on this day.
- 25 January 1983 Acharya Vinobha Bhave(1895-1982) was awarded Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, Posthumously, on this day.
- 25 January 1992 Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Ace Industrialist Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata (1904-1993).
- President Hollande of France says Rafale jet deal with India is on right track.
- US east coast is paralyzed due to monster snowstorm, 19 people died.
- Mumbai airport received 4 bomb threats in 24 hours including 3 hoaxes.
- 900 kg gold Govt started mobilising under Gold monetisation scheme.
- Fighter Plane 'Tejas', India's first Fighter plane is all set to mark debut at International Air show in Bahrain.
- India is justified about asking Pak to act against "Pathankot attackers":says France.
- New updated Skype would prevent online harassment by hiding users IP address.
- 40% women in India own or have share in joint property: a Survey report says.
- 24 January 1826 Gnanendra Mohan Tagore, the 1st Indian barrister, was born in Calcutta on this day.
- 24 January 1857 Calcutta University was established. James William Colvile (1857–1859) was the first Vice chancellor of the University.
- 24 January 1950 Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the 1st President of India on this day.
- 24 January 1957 Kagaz Ke Phool, was the1st Indian cinemascope film in black and white, was released.
- 24 January 1966 Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister of India.
- 24 January 1966 Dr. Homi Jahangir Bhabha, chairmain of Atomic Research Institute, passed away in Air India Boeing 707 crash near Geneva, in Switzerland.
- Modi remembers Netaji on his Birth anniversary, to release digital e-copies of 100 files related to Bose.
- Billionaire Wang Jianlin's Dalian Wanda Group plans to spearhead a $10-billion industrial park project in India.
- India is on alert for Republic Day: another strike!!, is it likely to occur again???
- Maruti will open 100th Nexa store country wide, targets 250 by 2017
- France is planning to prolong the state of emergency over terror threat.
- 23 January 1897 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was born in Cuttack. In the I.C.S. Examination in London, at the age of 23 he was ranked 4th.
- 23 January 1909 7,000-mile telegraphic link, as a great achievement between India and London was established.
- 23 January 1920 Air transportation started in India by 2 Royal Air Force planes between Karachi and Bombay and also Air Mail service was started.
- 23 January 1965 Indian 1st alloy and steel plant in the public sector was started in Durgapur, West Bengal.
- 23 January 1976 Kapilavastu, lost city of Gautam Buddha of was found in an excavation.
- 23 January 1997 50,000 miners in Orissa losed their jobs when 57 mines were closed down.
- Prof M Jagadesh Kumar of IIT Delhi is now the new Vice-chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU).
- Delhi govt has spent Rs 20 crore for odd-even plan and Rs 4 crore on ads of the plan.
- Intolerance row: Nayantara Sahgal now agrees to accept back the awards she has returned.
- Amitabh Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra has replaced Brand Ambessador Aamir Khan in ‘Incredible India’.
- Carcasses of over 150 Olive Ridley turtles were found on the coast of Puri in Odisha.
- Archaeologists in India have found dinosaur fossils in Gujarat.
- A sanctuary for cows first time in India has to come up in Bikaner district in Rajasthan.
- 22 January 1666 Shah Jahan, whose ancestors were Genghis Khan and Timur Lang, died at the age of 74 in Agra on this day.
- 22 January 1901 Queen Victoria died after longest reigning in history of England for nearly 64 years. King Edward VII, her son, succeeded her.
- 22-January-1963 The National Library for the Blind, the 1st national institute in India of its kind, was set up in Dehradun.
- 22-January-1965 Plutonium Project (Sanyantra) was started at Trombay, Mumbai. Later on 22Jan1967 it was renamed 'Bhabha Atomic Research Centre' in the honour of Homi Jahangir Bhabha.
- 22 January 1992 Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award in India was awrded to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
21 January 2016 Current Affairs
- The 56-year-old aircraft carrier and 28,000-tonne INS Viraat, India's oldest warhorse, sets off on last tour of duty today from Goa.
- ISIS comes to India: ISIS has Plan to attack Delhi-NCR malls and Kumbh mela.
- 2015 was the hottest year in recorded history, year 2016 likely to be warmer. In Arunachal Pradesh, Unique birdsong leads scientists to discover new species of Birds.
- 92% of India’s adult population (above 18 years) have Aadhaar card, a survey report says.
- Mumbai high-rise towers are among top 100 towers of 2015. The 54-storey Ahuja Towers (249m) in Worli came in at 36 on the list of tallest buildings built last year.
- 71 high-rise buildings near Rajpath would be shut for Republic Day celebrations due to safety reasons.
- 21 January 1865 An oil well for the 1st time was drilled by torpedoes on this day.
- 21 January 1941 "Daily Worker", British communist dailypaper, was banned during IInd world war due to wartime restrictions.
- 21 January 1952 Indian National Congress party won the 1st General Election of India, Jawaharlal Nehru became 1st PM.
- 21 January 1969 India built its 1st electronic digital computer on this day.
- 21 January 1970 The Boeing 747 made its 1st commercial flight between New York and London for Pan American airline on this day.
- New tough visa restrictions of UK to effect Indian IT professionals.
- No progress is made in Pakistani probe against terrorists into Pathankot airbase attack’
- Nasa astronaut from International Space Station (IIS) tweets photo of 1st A bright orange zinnia has blossomed aboard.
- Warning of Stephen Hawking: Humanity is going to wipe itself out from Earth due to Nuclear war, global warming and genetically-engineered viruses.
- India needs certified talents to be emplyoed, say finance corporates.
- Govt is going to launch soon 4 mobile health services in India.
- One can soon apply for and receive cash loans from Bank ATMs.
- 20 January 1265 The 1st English parliament, after Magna Carta in June 1215, met in Westminster Hall.
- 20 January 1841 The island of Hong Kong was ceded to Great Britain. Later it was returned to Chinese rule in July 1997.
- 20 January 1944 The British RAF during 2nd world war dropped 2,300 tons of bombs on Berlin.
- 20 January 1986 Britain & France declared their plans to build the Channel Tunnel under the Sea.
- 20 January 1995 84 industries received closure order from Supreme Court around Taj Mahal in UP for creating pollution.
- Iran will continue developing the missiles and denounces US move on Ballistic Missile programme.
- Flipkart, Snapdeal and Jabong and 21 more online firms are under ED scanner.
- Afghan Taliban has demanded ‘protection tax’ from telecom companies.
- China’s rate of growth in stock market has fallen to its worst since 2009.
- Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM) is not entitled to award any UG or PG degrees: UGC says.
- Rich and Wealthy should be taxed more in India: MIT prof Abhijit Banerjee.
- Tata Motors names Guenter Butschek former Airbus COO as new CEO.
- Azhar Masood is not yet detained by Pakistan, no action is taken against Jaish till now: Indian intelligence report.
- 19 January 1825 Ezra Daggett and Thomas Kensett had patented a canning process to preserve salmon, oysters and lobsters in New York on this day.
- 19 January 1883 Thomas Edison's 1st village electric lighting system using overhead wires started operation in Roselle, US on this day.
- 19 January 1907 The very 1st film reviews appeared in "Variety" magazine.
- 19 January 1966 Indira Gandhi was elected Congress party leader to succeed the late Lal Bahadur Shastri and became PM of India.
- 19 January 1977 World's largest crowd--12.7 million--people were gathered for Indian religious festival 'Kumbh Mela'.
- 62 of world's richest people have as much wealth as poorest half own: Oxfam report says.
- India is the 2nd largest fruit and vegetable producer in the world.
- 3 private power Distribution Companies (discoms) have used Rs 5,000cr of Delhi govt funds: CAG says.
- US recently imposes new sanctions on Iran for ballistic missile programme.
- The Indo-Tibet Border Police (ITBP) will post 1st 500-strong female squad on India-China border.
- Yog Guru Ramdev's company Patanjali's growth has become a threat to MNCs.
- An online portal claims that Air pollution became worse during the odd-even trial days.
- At least 25 lakh vehicles in country are expected to go off roads as soon as the announcement of govt's Vehicle scrapping policy.
- 18 January 1778 - Captain James Cook, an English navigator has discovered the Hawaiian Islands, he called them "Sandwich Islands."
- 18 January 1936 Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), an English writer and author, died in Burwash, England on this day. He was Nobel Prize recepient for Literature in 1907.
- 18 January 1992 Ordinance cuts the minimum poll campaign duration in India to 14 days from 20 days.
- 18 January 1997 India's 1st electric car 'Reva' was launched in Bangalore on this day.
- 18 January 1999 Prof. Amartya Sen, Nobel Prize winner for physic, was nominated for Bharat Ratna.
- US and EU lifted economic sanctions against Iran for nuke deal compliance including prisoners are freed.
- Taiwan will get first female president Tsai Ing-wen, as KMT concedes defeat.
- Goals for 2016: world would like to eradicate polio this year.
- India may get millions in infra projects through China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
- Female birth rate is growing in Haryana, sex ratio crosses 900 mark after 10yrs.
- Gujarat will celebrate Republic Day by honouring daughters.
- 17 January 1773 - "Resolution", Captain Cook's Ship became the 1st ship to cross the Antarctic Circle.
- 17 January 1905 Dattaraya Ramchandra Kaprekar, discovered the shortest possible ways to solve mathematical problems, was born in Dahanu.
- 17 January 1981 Central Government granted full statehood to Mizoram.
- 17 January 1997 In the Roman Catholic country's history a court in Ireland had granted the 1st divorce .
- 17 January 2000 British 2 pharmaceutical companies Glaxo Wellcome PLC and SmithKline Beecham PLC were merged to create the world's largest drug company on this day.
- Hafiz Saeed says Pak govt is taking action against Jaish to please India.
- PM Modi to unveil Start Up India today, with 4,200 enterprises for startup India already ranks 3rd in the world.
- India would seek help from US to find out if Pakistan equipped Pathankot attackers.
- After 400 years, in famous Parsuram temple in Garhwal's Jaunsar Bawar region temple allowed entry to Dalits and women.
- AIIMS has given the final opinion: Sunanda’s death is caused by poisoning.
- Alarming pollution level: One in three resident in Delhi tested has bad lungs.
- Mumbai has given 1st time permission to women to drive autorickshaws.
- 16 January 1759 - The very 1st British Museum was opened on this day.
- 16 January 1681 Sambhaji the successor of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was crowned at Raigad Fort.
- 16 January 1858 Baithi, Laikha, Ratna, Maani and few other women who were taken part in Mairath Kranti at Gudgaon, all were hanged.
- 16 January 1883 The United States "Civil Service Commission" was established as the Pendleton Act came into effect on this day.
- 16 January 1995 Missile carrier vessel 'Vidhrut' was joined Indian Navy and dedicated to nation on this day.
- NDDTC at AIIMS survey found that Punjab is hooked onto Pak heroin worth Rs 6,500cr/yr.
- E-visas a hit, online Visa issuances is increased up to 1,040%.
- Jaish operative tells HT that Pak militants have attacked Pathankot airbase.
- Delhi odd-even scheme will end today, decision on second phase will come soon.
- Top court Supreme Court asks if Manipur to have AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act) forever.
- Gulf money would quit US if Donald Trump wins the presidency: UAE businessman says.
- From today applicable: 7-year jail and Rs 1 lakh fine for selling cigarettes to minors.
- Google’s ‘free WiFi’ at Indian railway stations are not completely free.
- 15 January 1784 Sir William Jones and Sir Warren Hastings established the Asiatic Society of Bengal at Calcutta. This was the 1st scholastic institution.
- 15 January 1934 Nearly 20,000 were died in a tremendous earthquake measured 8.4 in Bihar and Nepal. Munger City was completely destroyed.
- 15 January 1936 The 1st, all glass, window less building was built in Toledo, US.
- 15 January 1949 General K. N. Kariappa became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief. Later he was designated as Chief of the Army Staff - General, and then Field Marshal.
- 15 January 2001 Wikipedia was launched on this day.
- Pathankot attack: Pak arrests many of Jaish members and likely to send probe team to India.
- Pathankot attack: Pakistan's 'action' on terror attack comes as a relief for PM Modi.
- Delhi will get 1,000 mohalla clinics, govt will built these clinics by year-end.
- India prepares list of Pak-based terror outfits for UN to ban them.
- Putin claims that Russia has developed Ebola vaccine.
- Al Jazeera America cable news network will shut down by April 30.
- Unitech, mega real estate company case is a wake-up call for real estate in India.
- Odd-even traffic trial: South Delhi records the most violations, 2,685 cases were fined till Jan 12.
- 14 January 1851 Peshwa Bajirao Raghunath, the last Peshwa of Marathas, was passed away at Brahmawart.
- 14 January 1878 Alexander Graham Bell had demonstrated the telephone for Britain's Queen Victoria on this day.
- 14 January 1943 U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt was the 1st U.S. President to fly in an airplane while in office.
- 14 January 1948 1st issue of Marathi daily newspaper 'Loksatta' was published on this day.
- 14 January 1969 Madras State was renamed as "Tamil Nadu".
- Afghan police confirms that the Pak military officers behind the Indian consulate attack.
- Pakistan may become one of the safe haven for new terrorist networks, US President Obama says.
- Kerala is the first state to achieve 100% primary education.
- Jallikattu supporters demands to Ban horse racing and dog shows as well.
- Mumbai Police identify in city 16 no-selfie zones after Bandra drowning case.
- Burning garbage now can attract Rs 1 lakh fine in Swacch Bharat.
- Over 8.58 lakh migratory birds landed in Chilika lake of Odisha this year.
- 13 January 1709 Marathas defeated Britisher army in battle of Vadgaon on this day.
- 13 January 1928 Ernst F. W. Alexanderson demonstrated the Television in the public for the first time.
- 13 January 1932 The world's largest irrigation project The Lloyd Barrage or Sukkur Dam was opened today.
- 13 January 1949 Rakesh Sharma, the 1st Indian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-11) to go in space, was born.
- 13 January 1995 The 14th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica, with 63 members in the leadership of Dr. S.D.Sharma reached Antarctica.
- Supreme Court wants harsher punishment for 'atrocious' child rapes in the country.
- Delhi HC won’t interfere with odd-even traffic trial ; scheme to continue untill Jan 15.
- Pak-China have economic corridor problems due to disputed Kashmir region.
- China economy slowdown: India must focus on mitigating impact to avoid the effect.
- 16 boys and one girl have achieved a perfect 100 in CAT 2015 exam.
- Kejriwal promises free medicines at hospitals also assures of no shortage.
- Newly launched New Cambridge app will detect the accent.
- 12 January 1863 Swami Vivekananda (Narendra Vishwanath Dutta)(1863-1902), catalyst of Hindu revival in India and social reformer, was born in Calcutta.
- 12 January 1908 A wireless message was sent long-distance for the 1st time from the Eiffel Tower in Paris on this day.
- 12 January 1946 De-monetisation of currency notes above the value of Rs. 500.
- 12 January 1990 Upper age limit for Civil Services Examination increased from 26 to 28 years.
- 12 January 1998 19 European countries agreed to prohibit human cloning.
- India will soon launch "crop insurance scheme" in 2016-17: Agriculture Minister says.
- Delhi government says to the court that 15 days not enough for odd-even traffic trial.
- China’s country code domain ‘.cn’ is now the world’s largest in no of websites.
- North Korea N Test: US flies B-52 over S Korea after North tests nuke.
- 11k acres land leased in Karnataka for solar power park has contaminated water: A Report says.
- Young Kashmiris are returning home in Kashmir for a fresh start-up.
- US Congress ‘stalls’ sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan in a recent news says.
- Odd-even trial in Capital: Fines collected up Rs 1.17cr, will be used to promote cycling.
- 11 January 1569 England's 1st state lottery was held on this day.
- 11 January 1878 Alexander Campbell in New York, had delivered milk in glass bottles for the 1st time.
- 11 January 1922 In General Hospital at Toronto, Canada, Leonard Thompson became the 1st person to be successfully treated with insulin.
- 11 January 1935 Amelia Earhart Putnam was the 1st woman to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
- 11 January 1980 Nigel Short, age of 14, from Bolton in Britain, became the youngest International Master in the history of chess.
- VK Singh, Union Minister, rubbishes Manish Tewari's troop movement and calls him 'jobless'
- Techies turn 3 villages of Madhya Pradesh's Rajgarh district into free Wi-Fi zone without government funding.
- Pak ‘will bring out the truth’ about Pathankot attack, Nawaz tells US secretary of state John Kerry.
- The 'Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 2015' ensures family life for transgender children.
- After Jallikattu in TN legalisation, call to allow Andhra Pradesh Kodipandelu or cockfights intensifies.
- 10-January 1616 Sir Thomas Row, 1st English Ambassador, submitted his identification to Mugal Emperor Jahangir at Ajmer.
- 10-January 1839 Tea from India very first time transported to UK.
- 10 January 1863 British Prime Minister Gladstone opened the 1st section of the London Underground Railway system (Tube rail), from Paddington to Farringdon Street.
- 10-January 1920 1920 The League of Nations had its 1st meeting in Geneva on this day. India became the member of League of Nations.
- 10-January 1959 Martin Luther King, the US Black leader, visited in New Delhi.
- To get a clean Ganga, Centre goes back to 100-year-old documents on Ganga.
- Pearls Ponzi scam of Rs 45,000-cr : CBI arrests chairman along with 3 others.
- US security expert Riedel finds out that ISI is behind Pathankot terror operation.
- China demolishes China’s Communist Party founder Chairman Mao Zedong’s giant 120 ft gold statue.
- Police of Nagpur arrested BSF jawan for helping Pak-linked drug smugglers.
- Al Qaeda-linked Bengaluru madrasa cleric had earlier worked with LeT.
- Jaish-e-Mohammad of Pak mocks Indian defence agencies, says they could not handle 6 jihadis.
- Lord Vishnu cover photo on April 2013 of Business Today row: Its a Non-bailable warrant against MS Dhoni.
- 09 January 1922 Scientist of Biology, Dr. Har Gobind Khurana was born in India. He produced a chemical called "Coenzymea", for this he was awarded Nobel Prize for medicine in 1968.
- 09 January 1972 In 1971, India was in top position in film production in the world.
- 09 January 1976 President suspends 7 freedoms guaranteed by Article 19 of the Constitution.
- 09 January 1982 21 Indian Scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim started for the 1st ever Indian Antarctica expedition on December 1981 - Jan 1982.
- Odd-even plan is working fine so don't cut it short: AAP party to tell court today.
- China must end its 'business as usual' relations with North Korea: US says
- Sensex up above 25,000-mark after gaining the over 200 points today.
- Bengaluru:A Madrasa teacher is arrested for al Qaeda links in the city.
- Delhi airport customs will get soon trained Labradors (Dogs) to fight drug smuggling.
- Despite constant terror attacks, US continues to pamper Pak military.
- After Pathankot strike, Punjab is once again emerging as a favourite destination of terror.
- CBSE priority on Students health says: Inspect lunch boxes to ensure students don’t eat junk food.
- 08 January 1025 Sultan Mehmood, Mahmud of Ghazni, completely destroyed the Shiva Temple of Somnath on this day.
- 08 January 1906 Howrah Railway Station in Calcutta was inaugurated.
- 08 January 1925 Sir William Marries, Governor UP had inaugurated The 1st All India Art & Craft Exhibition at Kaisar Baug, Lucknow.
- 08 January 1927 The 1st scheduled London-Delhi flight arrived Delhi after 63 hrs. Air Minister Sir Samuel Hoare is on board.
- 08 January 1965 Star of India', world's largest sapphire, was returned to American Museum of Natural History. Jack ""Murph the Surf"" Murphy, 27 had stolen the precious gem.
- Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, CM of Jammu and Kashmir, passed away in Delhi.
- In India illegal betting thrives with $200 million on every ODI Cricket match.
- AAP govt in Delhi, scraps management quota in nursery admissions.
- Mehbooba Mufti, daughter of M M Sayeed, is all set to take over as next CM of Jammu and Kashmir, She would be the 1st woman CM of JK.
- Anti-cancer drugs are sold up to 1900% over MRP in Bihar.
- Rs 500 crore needed to keep Delhi out of pollution and in good health.
- Govt decides to shut down 3 HMT units and would offer VRS to employees.
- WHO report says: 1 in 7 Indians is at risk of malaria.
- 07 January 1610 Galileo Galilei, had sighted 4 of Jupiter's moons. He named them as Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
- 07 January 1761 In 3rd Battle of Panipat Ahmed Shah Abdali, the ruler of Afghanistan, had defeated the Marathas.
- 07 January 1782 'The Bank of North America' opened in Philadelphia on this day. It was the 1st commercial bank in the United States.
- 07 January 1789 - Americans voted for the electors so that they have choosen George Washington to be the 1st U.S. president.
- 07 January 1887 Thomas Stevens completed the 1st worldwide bicycle trip in almost three years time and he traveled 13,500 miles in his bike on this day.
- 07 January 1994 Malhotra Committee recommended the privatisation and foreign participation in LIC and GIC.
- North Korea 'successfully' exploded its 1st hydrogen bomb and conducted its 4th nuclear test.
- North Korea after nuclear test says it will continue to strengthen its nuclear programme.
- Govt will import 5,000 tonnes of Tur Daal to boost supply of commodity, the shortage of the daal triggered few months back.
- Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook unveils 2016 plans for Artificially Intelligent Butler.
- Ajmer airport in Rajasthan soon will run on solar energy after Kochi in Kerala, which runs completely on Solar power.
- UP is the highest producer of ethanol(by product of Sugar Industry), beats Maharashtra.
- #beyond140: Twitter is considering 10,000 character (at the moment it is 140) limit for tweets.
- 06 January 1838 Samuel Morse had publicly demonstrated his invention the telegraph for the 1st time on this day.
- 06 January 1942 Pan American Airlines was the company was the first airline which made 1st commercial around-the-world airline flight on this day.
- 06 January 1947 All India Congress Commitee had accepted the division of country before the Independence to make India and Pakistan.
- 06 January 1979 Rohini-200, 1st monsoon experimental rocket, was launched from Thumba(Kerala).
- 06 January 1993 India and Bhutan signed an agreement on the giant "Sankosh" hydro-electric project.
- Clues missed (hijacked police officer vehicle), security lax is the main loop hole of the Pathankot airbase terror attack.
- Pathankot terror attack: 'Fidayeen terrorists came in batches and hid in grass'
- After Pathankot attack Haridwar in Uttranchal turns into fortress for Kumbhmela.
- Asian shares and currencies witnessed the fall down on the first day of trading in 2016, largely because of the weakening of the Yuan, while oil prices had 3% rise.
- Black rice is considered the superfood. It is the only rice which has antioxidant known as anthocyanins.
- Indian Banks are increasing interest rates for NRI deposits.
- 200 challans were issued in 1st real test of odd-even plan in Delhi.
- 5 January 1914 Ford Motor Company in US announced about the new daily minimum wage of $5 and an eight-hour workday for employees on this day.
- 5 January 1933 In California, construction of the "Golden Gate Bridge" started.
- 5 January 1944 The London "Daily Mail" was the 1st transoceanic newspaper was published on this day.
- 5 January 1968 Government of India accepted the administrative reforms commission's recommendation to appoint a LokPal.
- 5 January 1988 India's 1st indigenously built 'Braille' script on short hand machine for the blind was released.
- 3 dead and 100 injured when 6.7 magnitude earthquake hits Manipur the northeast India area.
- CBSE approval is mandatory for students who are willing to change name.
- Maharashtra would waive off road tax for electric vehicles in the state.
- Raje, CM of Rajasthan, calls for curbing the use of polythene and plastics bags in Rajasthan.
- Telangana is starting soon e-Motor Insurance policies.
- Dabur, Indian producer of Ayurvedic herbal products company, is planning to counter Patanjali by Yoga guru baba Ramdev.
- State Education Department of Rajasthan will introduce the 'Inclusive Schools' system by merging primary schools, secondary and senior secondary in almost 1,700 schools soon.
- 04 January 1881 Lokmanya Tilak started the Publication of newspaper 'Kesri' on this day.
- 04 January 1948 Burma received independence from Great Britain on this day. But in 1989, it became Myanmar from Burma to reflect the multi-ethnic composition of the country.
- 04 January 1964 The 1st Diesel Engine (Diesel Locomotive) WDM-2 came out of the Varanasi Diesel Engine Carshed.
- 04 January 1967 Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) began delivery of the MIG aircraft for the IAF.
- 04 January 1972 - Rose Heilbron became the 1st woman judge in Britain at the Old Bailey, London.
- Pathankot attack: India will put JeM rider issue on upcoming talks with Pak.
- Excise duty is increased on petrol by 37 paise and on diesel by Rs 2 per litre.
- CBSE exam schedules: Class 10th and 12th exams to start from March 1st.
- Toxic air and pollutants hurts kids the most, this can even cause severe deficits.
- Flippy, is the World’s 1st reversible micro-USB cable to make our life easy.
- US have deported fresh batch of 15 Hyderabad students, with valid respective visas.
- Jaffer Kapasi, 65, Leicester-based, was once expelled from Uganda in 1972, is now the consul-general of Uganda in UK.
- 3 January 1496 References from Leonardo da Vinci notebooks suggested that he had tested his flying machine on this day.
- 3 January 1825 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, The 1st engineering college, Rensselaer School, opened in Troy, in the U.S.
- 3 January 1880 'Illustrated Weekly of India', the weekly magazine, Publication was started on this day.
- 3 January 1952 India adopted the birth control program with aid of U.N. World Health Organization (WHO).
- 3 January 2004 'Spirit rover' of NASA landed on the Mars. The craft was able to send back black and white images 3 hours after landing.
- Pathankot base terror encounter ends, 2 IAF men and 4 terrorists were killed.
- UGC is planning to start BSc and MSc courses in Yoga for public-funded universities.
- Survey says: Success of odd-even rule for traffic in Delhi depends on viable public transport.
- OMG new APPs: A newly developed app would tell you what your crying baby wants.
- US health regulator is likely to increase inspectors in India in Pharma sector.
- China restructuring its military as PM Xi eyes 'strong army'.
- Andhra govt, for its new upcoming Capital, would woo professionals with housing promise.
- 2 January 1929 - The United States and Canada were reached an agreement on joint action to preserve Niagara Falls on this day.
- 2 January 1953 Government set up a Board of Editors under Dr. Syed Mahmood to prepare a "History of Freedom Movement" in India.
- 2 January 1991 Thiruvananthapuram airport in Kerala was declared India's 5th International Airport.
- 2 January 2000 Sarat Chandra Chatterjee, author of timeless classics 'Charitraheen' and 'Grihadaha', from Bengal was chosen novelist of the century in an online poll.
- 2 January 2008 - The price of oil touched $100 per barrell for the1st time.
- Starting today: PAN will be mandatory for transactions above Rs 2 lakh.
- IIT faculty feels Free Basics is just a marketing gimmick by big social media company.
- Odd-even plan success: Overwhelmed by response, CM Kejriwal says Delhi will show the way.
- Fuel cost becoming cheaper brings down airfares to a new low.
- Threat of a ‘terror attack’ by IS has put German city Munich on high alert.
- Pak singer Adnan Sami has received an Indian citizen.
- Sensex beginning year 2016 at a lower note, stumble down 51 points.
- Teen in TN orders laptop for Rs 14,000 online, he gets brick instead of Laptop.
- In fresh face-off, Centre says suspension of 2 officers by Kejriwal is illegal.
- 1 January 0404 - The last gladiator competition took place in Rome on this day.
- 1 January 1622 - The Papal Chancery adopted 1st January as the beginning of the New Year (instead of March 25th).
- 1 January 1874 The 1st women magazine "Bola Bodhini" was published on this day.
- 1 January 1880 Money order system in India was introduced on this day.
- 1-January-1985 Doordarshan starts its Malayalam telecast from Trivandrum.
