08-01-2017

08-01-2017 CURRENT AFFAIRS

	News headline	Detalis of the news	Trick
1	Budget session of Parliament to begin from January 31st, 2017	President Pranab Mukherjee has summoned the Rajya Sabha to meet on January 31, 2017. A similar notification is also expected from the Lok Sabha secretariat.	BUDGET SESSION 2017 -FROM JAN 31
2	Indian Roadways and Transport Ministry to launch new Road Safety Apps.Indian Roadways and Transport Ministry to launch new Road Safety Apps.	These apps are named as m-Parivahan and e-challan. m- Parivahan will not only provide virtual driving license and registration certificates but will also provide access to various transport related services. E-challan aims to help traffic police enforce transport laws.	M-PARIVAHAN,E-CHALLAN - APPS LAUNCHED
3	David Rudisha named as the International Event Ambassador of Mumbai Marathon.	David Rudisha is the reigning Olympic and World 800m champion. 14th edition of Mumbai Marathon will take place on 15th January 2017.	DAVID RUDISHA - MUMBAI MARATHON AMBASSADOR
4	China to build world's highest altitude telescopes in Tibet	Construction has started for the first telescope, code-named Ngari No 1, 30 km south of Shiquanhe Town in Ngari Prefecture, said Yao Yongqiang chief researcher with the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.	CHINA - HIGHEST ALTITUDE TELESCOPES
5	Freecharge ties up with Twenty Four Seven for cashless grocery payments.	Using Freecharge wallet, FreeCharge consumers can pay for more than 3500 products and services at every Twenty Four Seven store.	FREECHARGE & 247 TIEDUP
6	China forex reserves fall by USD 320 billion in 2016	Officials at the People's Bank of China said that foreign reserves stood at over three trillion dollars as of the end of December 2016. For the year as a whole, China's foreign exchange reserve fell nearly 320 billion dollars from a year earlier, following a drop of more than 512 billion dollars in 2015.	CHINA FOREX RESERVES FALLDOWN
7	Reliance Power appoints Suresh Nagarajan as the new Chief Financial Officer.	Suresh Nagarajan is a Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary and has been associated with Reliance Power since 2006.	RELIANCE POWER- SURESH NAGARAJAN-CHIEF FINACIAL OFFICER
8	Virat Kohli to take over as captain of Team India ODI and T20 Cricket formats.	The decision came after skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni stepped down as Indian captain from ODI and T20 cricket format. Under Kohli’s captaincy, Indian Team has already achieved an unbeaten streak of 18 test matches.	VIRAT KHOLI - CAPTAIN OF INDIA IN ALL FORMATS
9	Novak Djokovic wins Qatar Open Title.	He defeated World No. 1 Andy Murray and brought his 28-match winning streak to an end with his win	NOVAK DJOKOVIC -QUATAR OPEN WINNER
10	Sania wins Brisbane women's doubles title but loses No.1 rank	Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza picked up her first title of the season, combining with American Bethanie Mattek-Sands to lift the Brisbane International women's doubles title. The top-seeded Indo-American duo triumphed 6-2 6-3 against the second-seeded Russian team of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in the final.	SANIA MIRZA - WON BRSBANE WOMENS'S DOUBLES