DAILY
CURRENT AFFAIRS: 27 JAN 2016
(Daily News India)
1. INDIA
CELEBRATES 67TH REPUBLIC DAY
i. India celebrated
67th Republic day on 26th January 2016 by displaying its
cultural diversity, economic progress and military might were on display at
Rajpath, New Delhi.
ii. French
President Francois Hollande was chief guest on Republic Day function.
iii. He became 5th
highest dignitary from France to be Chief Guest of Indian Republic Day parade.
iii. The Parade was
led by Lieutenant General Rajan Ravindran.
2. UNION
GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES SAHAJ SCHEME FOR ONLINE BOOKING OF LPG CYLINDERS
i. Union Government
has launched Sahaj Scheme for online booking of LPG cylinders.
ii. India is
celebrating 2016-Year as year of LPG Consumers.
iii. Sahaj will
help Consumers to book LPG cylinders online through the web portal www.mylpg.in
which is available in 13 languages
Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas: Dharmendra Pradhan
3.
PRESIDENT RULE IMPOSED IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH
i. President rule
is imposed by the president on the recommendation of the government.
ii. The Union
Cabinet approved the imposition of President Rule on the state after expiration
of six month deadline under which the Assembly was supposed to meet.
iii. The President
rule is imposed under Article 356 of the Constitution of India.
4. KERALA DENTIST SAJEEV KOSHY HONOURED WITH
ORDER OF AUSTRALIA
i. A Kerala dentist
Sajeev Koshy was honoured with the highest civilian honour, the Order of
Australia.
ii. The award is
given for his contributions to dentistry in Australia.
iii. The Order of
Australia is awarded to recognise Australian citizens and other persons for
achievement or meritorious service.
5.
INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMS DAY OBSERVED ON 26TH JANUARY
i. The
International Customs Day was observed on 26th January 2016.
ii. The day is
organised in commemoration of formation of World Customs Organisation on 26
January 1953.
iii. World Customs
Organisation is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels,
Belgium.
6. IZUMO
TAKUTO AND ZHU CHENGZHU WON ITTF WORLD JUNIOR CIRCUIT FINALS
i. Japan's Izumo
Takuto and Hong Kong's Zhu Chengzhu became champions in the boys' and girls'
categorie in the ITTF World Junior Circuit Finals in Madhya Pradesh.
ii. International
Table Tennis Federation is the governing
body for all international table tennis associations.
iii. The main aim
of ITTF is to oversee rules and regulations and technological improvement in
table tennis.
7. 6TH
NATIONAL VOTERS’ DAY OBSERVED ON 25TH JANUARY
i. 6th National
Voters’ Day was observed on 25th January 2016 by the Election
Commission of India.
ii. The theme of
the day is ‘Inclusive and Qualitative Participation’.
iii. The day is
observed with an aim to increase enrolment of voters, especially of the newly
eligible ones.
Chief Election Commissioner: Dr. Nasim Zaidi
8. 9TH
NATIONAL GIRL CHILD DAY OBSERVED ON 24TH JANUARY
i. National Girl
Child Day is observed on 24th January.
ii. The day is
celebrated to spread awareness about the inequalities faced by the girl child
in the country.
iii. International
Day of the Girl Child is observed on 11th October.
