Current Affairs 8-Feb-2016

• UN Security Council condemns launch of long range rocket by North Korea; says it will impose new sanctions soon.
• Prime Minister says Indian Ocean is a key area of country's foreign policy; calls upon nations to join hands to ensure maritime stability.
• Lashkar-e-Taiba operative David Headley deposes before a Mumbai court via video conferencing and confesses same terrorists made similar two attempts before 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
• TRAI rules against differential pricing for data services giving a big boost to Net Neutrality.
• Noted Urdu poet and lyricist Nida Fazli passes away in Mumbai.

Current Affairs 7-Feb-2016

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicates Paradip oil Refinery to the nation; Also inaugurates permanent campus of National Institute of Science Education and Research in Jatani near Bhubaneswar;
• In Punjab, BSF kills 4 smugglers in Khemkaran Sector on Indo-Pak Border.
• UN denounces North Korea's long-range rocket launch; Asks to halt their provocative actions.
• Prime Minister says, sea borne terror and piracy remain key challenges to maritime security; calls for co-operation and freedom of navigation to reap the benefits from oceans.
• Government aims to reduce country's oil imports by 10 per cent in next six years.
• All 39 Indians held hostages in Iraq are alive, says External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. 

Current Affairs 6-Feb-2016

• Environment Ministry defers decision on allowing commercial cultivation of genetically modified Mustard.
• Power Minister Piyush Goyal says electrification completed in nearly one-third of 18,452 un-electrified villages in the country.
• International Fleet Review of Indian Navy held in Vishakhapatnam; President and Prime Minister attend the function.
• Authorities in Brazil detect Zika virus in patients' saliva and urine.
• An earthquake of 6.4 magnitude rocks Taiwan pulling down several high rises.
• Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda launches Project Sunrise for prevention of ‪‎AIDS in North-Eastern States.
• India's first ‘Water Tourism Festival’ -‎Jal Mahotsav to begin in Madhya Pradesh's Hanuwantiya Island from February 12.

Current Affairs 5-Feb-2016

• Supreme Court asks BCCI to implement recommendations of Lodha Committee to restructure the cricket body.
• Apex Court rejects the plea that all decisions of the Governor are not open to judicial review.
• 10 Army Personnel missing in Avalanche in Siachen declared dead;.
• High Court stays Delhi government order scrapping Management quota in Nursery classes.
• Saudi Arabia agrees to join operations of the US-led coalition against IS in Syria.
• 12th South Asian Games kick starts in Guwahati today.
• Prime Minister says Centre is paying special attention to north-east region; Inaugurates Brahamputra Cracker and Polymer complex in Assam.
• World Health Organisation advises countries against accepting blood donations from visitors of Zika affected regions.

Current Affairs 4-Feb-2016

• Union Home Minister says government is reviewing its counter terrorism strategy after the Pathankot attack to prevent such incidents.
• Indian Air Force issues shoot at sight orders against intruders in frontline bases in the Western Sector.
• United Nations  suspends peace talks aimed at ending civil war in Syria
• 12 countries including United States and Japan sign Trans Pacific Partnership Trade agreement.
• Budget session of Parliament to begin from 23rd of this month; Rail Budget to be presented on the 25th and General Budget on the 29th.
• Government to amend the constitution in upcoming session to raise reservation for women in rural Panchayats and urban local bodies to 50 percent.
• In Siachen, ten Army personnel missing in Avalanche reportedly killed; Prime Minister condoles the death.
• UN panel rules, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is being arbitrarily detained.
• 12th South Asian Games begins in Guwahati tomorrow;

Current Affairs 3-Feb-2016

• Maharashtra announces Babasaheb Ambedkar Special Collective Incentive Scheme for economically backward Dalit entrepreneurs.
• Supreme Court  allows Maharashtra government to hold 'Make in India' event, at Girgaum Chowpatty beach in Mumbai starting from 13th of this month.
• Vice President Hamid Ansari arrives in Thailand; To hold talks with Thai Prime Minister.
• Former Lok Sabha Speaker Balram Jakhar passes away.
• Centre issues one rank one pension implementation table ; Recurring annual cost to be 7500 crore rupees.
• Government says, coal linkages for non-regulated sector to be allocated only through auction to ensure transparency.
• Punjab police constitutes SIT to investigate sexual harassment case against Indian Hockey Captain Sardar Singh.

Current Affairs 2-Feb-2016

• World Health Organization declares Zika virus as a global public health emergency; No case of virus reported in India.
• Supreme Court to hear a curative petition today, challenging its verdict criminalising homosexuality in the country.
• Reserve Bank keeps key policy rates unchanged; Reforms in budget to create space for rate cut, says RBI Governor.
• Actor Anupam Kher denied visa by Pakistan for Karachi Literature Festival.
• Prime Minister says, government fully committed to promote Ayurveda and traditional systems of medicines.
• Differently-abled persons to get a unique identity card to avail benefit of welfare schemes.
• Supreme Court refers curative plea on decriminalizing homosexuality to a five-judge constitutional bench.

Current Affairs 1-Feb-2016

• Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu assures  reservation to Kapu community;
• Vice president Mohd. Hamid Ansari leaves on a five day visit to Brunei and Thailand today.
• World Health Organization to hold emergency meeting  to decide the whether Zika virus threat is a global health crisis.
• Assam government proposes 50 per cent reservation for women in Government jobs.
• India and Afghanistan sign an agreement for diplomats to visit each other's country without obtaining visa.
• In Myanmar, a parliamentary session of the first democratically elected government, in more than 50 years, begins.
• Supreme Court recalls its notice issued to Arunachal Pradesh Governor in connection with the imposition of President's Rule in the State.
• In Maharashtra, at least 13 students on picnic drown in Raigarh district.
• Country's eight core sector industries growth slows to 0.9 per cent in December 2015.
• Ace Indian shuttler K Shrikanth wins the men's single title in the Syed Modi International Championships.

Current Affairs 31-Jan-2016

• Centre to implement a programme to make 1600 villages along Ganga filth free by October.
• Prime minister says, Start Up India not limited to initiatives in the IT sector alone but to give countless other opportunities to young people.
• Mr Modi, in his "Mann Ki Baat" programme on AIR, asks for peoples participation to promote recently launched crop insurance scheme Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana; Says, Khadi likely to generate additional 18 lakh man days of employment.
• Sri Lankan Navy arrests Nine Indian fishermen for allegedly violating international maritime boundary.
• Turkey accuses Russia of fresh airspace violation; Warns it of consequences if infringements continue.
• In Andhra Pradesh, Kapu agitation turns violent in East Godavari district; Four bogies of Ratnachal express torched.
• Delhi government directs schools to file safety report within a month after the death of a first standard student.
• In Syria, more that 60 people killed in twin blasts near a shrine in suburbs of capital Damascus.
• World Number One Novak Djokovic retains Australian Open tennis Men's Singles Title.  

Current Affairs 30-Jan-2016

• Finance Minister says, the coming Union Budget will focus on growth and not populism.
• Three convicts sentenced to death and three more get life term in Kamduni gang-rape case in West Bengal.
• Pakistan Prime Minister admits slowdown of talks with India after the Pathankot attack.
• PM calls for targeted subsidies; questions tax incentives for corporate.
• Peace talks to end the civil war in Syria open in Geneva.
• Nation pays homage to Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi on Martyrdom day.
• General KV Krishna Rao, the 14th Chief of the Army Staff of Indian Army passed away.

Current Affairs 29-Jan-2016

• President Pranab Mukherjee seeks additional information on Gujarat anti-terror Bill.
• BJP projects Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal as its Chief Ministerial candidate for upcoming Assam assembly polls.
• Supreme Court asks Centre to set up an expert panel within 4 weeks to look into service conditions of nurses employed in private hospitals.
• Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis win Women's Doubles Australian Open title.
• Kerala High Court stays Thrissur Vigilance Court order to register FIR against Chief Minister Ommen Chandy in connection with solar scam.
• NIA arrests prime accused Mohd. Rafeeq in 2014 Bengaluru Church Street blast case.
• World Health Organization predicts three to four million people infected with Zika virus in American continent this year.
• Centre forms Expert Group to monitor spread of Zika Virus and suggest measures to deal with it.
• Bank of Japan plans to introduce negative interest rate policy.

Current Affairs 28-Jan-2016

• Seven police personnel killed in landmine blast by Maoists in Palamau district of Jharkhand.
• Lone convict of 1985 Air India Kanishka bombing, Inderjit Singh Reyat, released from Canadian prison after two decades behind bars.
• India overtakes Thailand as world's largest rice exporter in 2015.
• A Vigilance court orders FIR against Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in Solar scam case.
• Supreme Court appoints Justice Sanjay Mishra as Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta; recalls its earlier order appointing Justice Virendra Singh to the post.
• Sweden to expel up to 80 thousand migrants after rejection of asylum applications.
• Centre announces names of first 20 cities for its smart cities project; Bhubaneswar tops the rank in  Smart City Challenge Competition.
• Defence Ministry gives its nod for CBI inquiry against two serving Major Generals of Indian Army in Disproportionate Assets case.

Current Affairs 27-Jan-2016

·        In Tamilnadu, fishermen in six district go on strike demanding return of captured boats by Sri Lanka.

·        Cabinet approves raising of 17 more India reserve battalions for Jammu and Kashmir and Naxal-affected states.

·        Supreme Court asks Centre to reply by Friday on the imposition of President's Rule in Arunachal Pradesh.

·        Heena Sidhu claims gold in women's 10-meter air pistol event at the Asia Olympic Qualifiers, secures Olympic quota.

Current Affairs 26-Jan-2016

·        Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami of Rashtriya Rifles posthumously awarded Ashok Chakra.

·        Nation celebrates 67th Republic Day.

·        French President, Francois Hollande attended the function as Chief Guest.

·        A 76 member French Army contingent took part at the Parade for the first time.

·        All central ministries and PSUs have to float e-tenders for procuring goods and services above 2 lakh rupees from 1 April.

·        President rule imposed in Arunachal Pradesh.