Events of Jan first Week (Jan 01-08, 2015)

Jan 2015 Events (first week – Jan 01-08, 2015)
Jan 01	UN celebrates 2015 as year of International Year of Light & Light based technologies; FAO celebrates 2015 as International Year of Soils
	Union Government set up the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog. NITI Aayog that replaced the 65 year old Planning Commission will be headed by Prime Minister
	President signed National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014 (Signed on Dec 31, 2014)
	IRDA renamed to Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
	Union Government constituted a Committee to look into NATGRID
	Beji Caid Essebsi was sworn in as the President of Tunisia (Dec 31, 2014). He became the first freely elected leader of Tunisia since it gained independence from France in 1956.
	UNSC rejected resolution demanding end to Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories by 2017
	The Department of Financial Services (DFS) under the Union Ministry of Finance appointed the Managing Directors (MD) and Chief Executive Officers (CEO) of four Nationalised Banks
	Telecom regulator Authority of India (TRAI) recommended base price of Rs.2,720 crore per Mhz for pan India 3G spectrum, about 19 per cent lower than the previous auction—determined price.
	After several hitches, the much awaited commercial operations of the 1,000 mw Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant’s (KNPP) Unit I commenced
Jan 02	Union Sports Ministry recognised Boxing India as national federation for representing Boxing
	Kiran Bhai Vadodaria elected as INS president
	ICICI Bank launched Digital Village Project in Akodara Village of Gujarat
	Union Government accepted Bezbaruah panel report on safety of North East people
	Former ISRO Chairman V R Gowarikar died in Pune
	Jaffna-Kankasanthurai rail track restored by IRCON in North Sri Lanka inaugurated
	Sangita Kalanidhi Award 2014 conferred on T V Gopalakrishnan
	Renowned UK-based economist and politician of Gujarati origin, Lord Meghnad Desai, has been selected by the Vishwa Gujarat Samaj (VGS) for being conferred with the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Vishwa Pratibha Award, for his contribution to society as a Gujarati.
	Himmat, a mobile application of Delhi Police for women safety was launched
Jan 03	Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara became fastest to score 12000 Test runs
	Australia to return Buddha Statue
	China's deep sea manned submersible Jiaolong started exploration for the first time in the southwestern Indian Ocean. The submersible will search for active hydrothermal vent.
	O T Anilkumar won 7th Chennai Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament (Category B)
	“Retreat for Banks and Financial Institutions” called “Gyan Sangam” was held at National Institute of Banking Management (NIBM), Pune, Maharashtra
	102nd edition of the Indian Science Congress held at Mumbai with the theme “Science and Technology for Human Development”
Jan 04	Transgender Madhu Kinnar won Mayoral election from Raigarh Municipal Corporation
	New Jersey to host International Hindi Conference in April 2015
	Andy Murray won ATP World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi
	Indian Railways Runs Additional Trip of ‘Maitree’ Express Between Kolkata and Dhaka
	Dr A.P.J.Abdul Kalaam Inagurates Children Science Congress Exhorts Young Buds to Opt for 'A Career in Science'
Jan 05	Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a National Programme for LED-based Home and Street Lighting in New Delhi to reduce energy consumption.
	Union Cabinet approved 2G telecom spectrum auction targeted to fetch 64840 crore rupees
	Prime Minister appointed economist Arvind Panagariya as the vice-chairman of NITI Aayog
	Union Cabinet approved to set up India-based Neutrino Observatory in TN
	Union Petroleum ministry launched the sale of subsidised 5 kg cooking gas cylinders under Free Trade LPG (FTL) schemes for benefitting BPL families
	Union Government nominated 17 Telugu personalities as brand ambassadors of Swachh Bharat campaign
	Tamil Nadu Government launched the Amma Cement in Tiruchi
Jan 06	Two Polish teams will search this year for the Polish submarine ORP Orzel, which disappeared in the North Sea in May 1940 during a mission with the Allies in World War II.
	Bihar Government increased maternity leave period to 180 days from 135 days
	Larry Page was named Business Person of the Year 2014 by Fortune Magazine
	Chinese Internet giant Tencent Holdings Limited launched China's first online bank named WeBank to boost small businesses.
	India won a total of 14 medals including 6 Golds in 22nd Junior Women and 29th Junior Men Asian Weightlifting Championships 2015 at Doha, Qatar
	The President of India has promulgated the Citizenship (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 with immediate effect
	Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a commemorative coin in honour of Jamsetji Tata, popularly known as father of modern Indian industry, on his 175th birth anniversary
	Polish motorcyclist Michal Hernik died during the Dakar Rally 2015
	Board of Control for Cricket in India announced the 15-man squad for the Cricket World Cup 2015.
Jan 07	External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj inaugurated the Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Gandhinagar
	11 People Shot Dead at Satirical Newspaper's Office in Paris
	Bengaluru: 8 year old molested in School. Protest erupts
	Hindu Women Must Have At Least 4 Children, Says BJP's Sakshi Maharaj
	Delhi-Lahore Bus Service Restricted to Wagah Border After Terror Attack Warnings
	Coal strike: Over 75 per cent output hit; Piyush Goyal meets union workers to find solution
	Married couple in jail can have sex: Punjab and Haryana High Court
	Defending champion Rafael Nadal was ousted in the first round of the Qatar Open, losing to German qualifier Michael Berrer
	Centre to organise essay contest on Tiruvalluvar
	President Pranab Mukherjee signed an ordinance to amend the Motor Vehicles Act, 2014. The ordinance paves the way for plying of e-rickshaws on roads of the National Capital Region (NCT).
	Gunmen attack Paris magazine (Charlie Hebdo); Editor & 11 others killed
	Atul Khare of India is appointed as UN Under Secretary-General
	Nothing wrong in the Hindi film "PK" - Delhi HC
Jan 08	Actor Amitabh Bachchan named as the Brand Ambassador of Andhra Pradesh health sector
	Popov Ivan of Russia won 7th Chennai International Open Grandmaster Chess title
	Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree to enable foreign soldiers to serve in Russian Military for at least five years.  The foreigners can serve in Russian Military only if they can speak Russian.
	Sri Lankan Presidential Election
	High-level committee (HLC) headed by former Cabinet Secretary T S R Subramanium submitted its report to Union Government. In its recommendation, the committee suggested single window clearance mechanism for green nods.
	Maharashtra’s first Indian Institute of Management (IIM) to be set up in Nagpur was cleared by the union (human resource development) HRD ministry
	PM inaugurated the Parvasi Bharatiya Divas at Gandhinagar; NRIs can energise India – Modi tells in PBD Meet
	India will host the 42nd World Bridge Championships that will be held in Chennai from 26 September 2015 to 10 October 2015
	National Youth festival 2015 begins at Guwahati, Asom (Jan 08-12, 2015)
	The IT case pending for 18 years comes to an end for Jaya, as she paid Rs. 2 crore
	Boko Haram kills at least 100 people, destroys 16 villages in Nigeria
	Kailash Satyarthi presented his Nobel Prize to India; it will be kept in Rashtrapathi Bhavan

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