Important Weekly Current Affairs PDF Download (8th to 14th January 2018)

Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs 2nd Week January 2018. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming IBPS Clerk 2018 and other competitive exams can make use of it.

Important Weekly Current Affairs 2nd Week January 2018

1). To assist small industries in manufacturing components for the defence sector Defence Minister Nirmala Seetharaman stated that a Defence Innovation Centre will be set up in. Coimbatore

2). Saudi Arabia has given green signal to India’s proposal to revive option of Haj pilgrimage through sea route.

3). Ambassador to promote cleanliness in Mumbai as part of the Swachh Survekshan 2018 is Akshay Kumar

4). Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) observed annually on 9 January, theme of the day is – Ancient Route, New Journey

5). Government has extended the deadline for linking of biometric identification Aadhaar to small savings schemes like post office deposits, Kisan Vikas Patra by three months to – March 31, 2018.

6). India’s fastest supercomputer established at Pune’s IITM is – ‘Pratyush’.

7). The Kerala government is procuring 50 robots which are developed to clean sewer holes the name of the Robot is –  Bandicoot

8). According to the report by the Commerce Ministry Logistics Ease Across Different States, LEADS , Logistic Performance index is topped by Gujarat.

9). The state government that will install speed-limiting devices in all commercial vehicles registered in the state to check accidents and to ensure that they maintain stipulated speed limits while moving through the national and state highways is –West Bengal.

10). The Cryptocurrency which replaces Ripple as second largest Cryptocurrency –Ethereum

11). To provide financial assistance for economic empowerment of persons belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) families living below Double Poverty Line (DPL) Punjab National Bank (PNB) tie-up with National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC) 

12). New CEO and MD of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is Dilip Asbe

13) Music composer A R Rahman is appointed as the the brand ambassador of Sikkim

14). The state Government which has banned electronic cigarettes in the state, E-cigarette is a battery run electronic device that tries to create the feeling of tobacco smoking – Bihar

15). Indian all rounder who has been suspended by the Board of Control for India in Cricket (BCCI) for five months on the grounds of a doping violation – Yusuf Pathan

16). Cabinet approves number of amendments in FDI Policy

17).  The railway station in Madhya Pradesh has become India’s first railway station to have a sanitary napkin vending machine is – Bhopal

18). Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval to continuation of Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme, MPLADS, till the term of the 14th Finance Commission which is – 31st March 2020.

19). The World Bank has projected India’s GDP growth rate at 7.3% for 2018 and 7.5% for the next two years.

20). New president  of JK Tyre & Industries of India Operations is- Rajiv Prasad

21).  World’s most oppressive leader towards press freedom according to New York-based non-profit organization Committee to Protect Journalists is – Donald Trump.

22). The Central Railway of Mumbai division which has figured in the Limca Book of Records 2018 for having an all-woman staff – The Matunga.

 23). Aanchal Thakur created history by becoming the first Indian to win an international medal in skiing.

24). The first-ever ‘Baby Olympics’ where two to four-year-olds will take part in the games in April is going to hosted by – Bahrain

25). The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the corruption case involving three hydel power projects in the state.

26). The US has issued a new travel advisory in such statement India has been ranked – Level 2 (exercise increased caution).

27). The government which said that it would allow women over the age of 18 to buy alcohol legally for the first time in more than 60 years- Srilanka

28). With the help of Wenn Digital Kotak mint its own Cryptocurrency called – KodakCoin

29). Leading Car manufactures The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance said it is setting up a venture capital fund that plans to invest  – $1 billion over next five years.

30). 9th chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) who going to replace Kiran Kumar is – K Sivan.

31). Indian-origin businessman who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Geneva-based World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) – Sunny Verghese

33). For cooperation in the field of Science & Technology India has signed the agreement with – Canada

34).  For the development of industries in Gujarat, the state government was signed a MoU with – South Korea.

35). The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) appointed Harjinder Singh as the ‘Chef De Mission’ for the 23rd Winter Olympic Games which is going to held at – Pyeongchang, South Korea in February 2018.

36). According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index the richest man in the history to overtaking Bill Gates is – CEO of Amazon Jeff Bezos

37). National Youth Day (Yuva Diwas or Swami Vivekananda Birthday) is celebrated in India every year on –  12th of January

38). Railway board Chairperson Ashwani Lohani has directed for reduction in the service charge for booking tour packages with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) by – 10%.

39). India successfully launched weather observation satellite Cartosat 2 Series and 28 other spacecraft by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV C-40

40). The world’s largest solar-thermal power plant has been given development approval by – South Australian government.

41). Golden Jubilee of the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between India and Bhutan is being celebrated by releasing- Special Logo.

 42). The state government which has announced all future public and private bus acquisitions in the state would have to be done keeping in mind that they are easily accessible to the visually impaired – Haryana

43). The state which has launched a water ATM project to provide bacteria-free drinking water in schools – West Bengal.

44). Gallup International in its annual survey the opinion of Global Leaders conducted across 50 nations has rated PM Modi among world’s top three leaders.

45). New Chairman of the Finance Commission of the Indian Olympic Association is – Anil Khanna

46). America and Japan military forces have launched joint exercise named – Iron Fist.

47). Agriculture ministers of ASEAN countries met for the fourth sitting in New Delhi. The topic of discussion was based on food and agricultural future developments

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