Current Affairs January 2017

Though, both countries have also exchanged the lists of nationals (including civil prisoners and fishermen) of each country lodged in their respective jails as per provisions of the Agreement on Consular Access.

Which player has announced his retirement from tennis - Somdev Devvarman Among Important Sports Current Affairs, on 1st January 2016 Counter-puncher Somdev Devvarman at the age of 31 announced his retirement from tennis.

He has represented India in the Davis Cup in 14 ties with 14 wins and 10 defeats in singles.

Also, Somdev reached a career-high rank of 62 in July 2011. He ended runner-up in ATP 250 events in Chennai (2009) and Johannesburg (2011) and those were his best results in his career apart from many wins on the Challenger circuit.

Journalist says Titanic tragedy caused by - Fire Among Important International Current Affairs, as we all know that the Titanic tragically sank more than 100 years ago, the world has believed it was because of a rogue iceberg — but according to a journalist, it has now emerged that the gigantic ocean liner could have been brought down by a fire.

This journalist has spent 30 years researching on the disaster, believes that it was fire, not the ice that sealed the liner’s fate.

Union Government launches mobile app for - Haj Pilgrimage Among Important National Current Affairs, The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs has finally launched the Mobile App for Haj Pilgrimage.

However, this app will provide information and facilitate e-payments for the pilgrimage.

Also, this is for the first time that digital push has been given to the Haj application process.

Without any doubt it is really a major initiative in the government’s ‘Digital India’ programme.

British-Indian Cambridge professor knighted by - Queen Elizabeth Among Important International Current Affairs, Shankar Balasubramanian who is an Indian-origin British professor of chemistry has received a Knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for his contribution to the field of science and medicine.

However, Balasubramanian, 50, Herchel Smith Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at Cambridge University, has been recognised for his work as a co-inventor of Next Generation DNA sequencing, and also described as the most transformational advance in biology and medicine for decades.

India successfully test-fires - Agni IV Missile Among Important National Current Affairs, India has successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable strategic ballistic missile named as ‘Agni-IV’ with a strike range of 4000 km as part of a user trial from a test range off Odisha coast.

However, supported by a mobile launcher the surface-to-surface missile was flight tested from launch complex-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Dr Abdul Kalam Island, which is formerly known as Wheeler Island, at about 11.55 hours, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

According to the sources, this was the 6th trial of the indigenously developed Agni-IV missile which met the mission objectives.

Also, the last trial conducted by the specially formed strategic force command (SFC) of Indian Army on 9th November, 2015 was also successful.

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