| No | News headline | Detalis of the news | Trick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | President appoints Banwarilal Purohit as Governor of Meghalaya | President also gave Governor of Nagaland PB Acharya additional charge of Arunachal Pradesh. These appointments come after President accepted the resignation of V. Shanmuganathan, as Governor of Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh. | Banwarilal purohit - Governor of Meghalaya |
| 2 | Scientists creates world’s first stable semi-synthetic organism | Researchers from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), US have created world’s first stable semi-synthetic organism, a single-celled bacterium with an expanded genetic code The semi-synthetic organism is the modified E.coli bacteria created by introducing DNA molecules that are not found in nature in a common bacterium. | World's first stable semin -synthetic organism - TSRI researchers |
| 3 | IndiaPost has become the third entity to receive a final license from RBI to start its payment bank operations. | Country’s largest telecom service provider Bharti Airtel and digital payments firm Paytm are the other two to have received the license while only Airtel has started operations so far. | IndiaPost - 3rd entity - payment banks |
| 4 | Denmark to appoint world’s first ‘digital ambassador’ | Denmark has announced it will appoint a 'digital ambassador' to manage its relationship with technology giants like Google and Apple, becoming the first country to do so. "Such companies have become a type of new nations and we need to confront that," said Denmark's Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen. | Denmark - first digital ambassador |
| 5 | National Immunization Day: 29th January 2017 | President Pranab Mukherjee has launched the countrywide programme for 2017 by administering polio drops to children aged below five years at a function in Rashtrapati Bhavan. | Immunization/polio day - 29th jan |
| 6 | Sri Venkateswara College wins Great Britain debate in Delhi | The Delhi edition of the Great Britain Debate organised by the British High Commission and hosted by the Lady Sri Ram College was won by Anmol Sharma and Sidaq Batra of Sri Venkateswara College. The runners up were Pratyaksha Jha and Aritro Bose of Ashoka University. | SVC -great britain debate winner |
| 7 | Surya Namaskar Yajna Recognised in US Congress | The annual “Surya Namaskar Yajna” or “Health for Humanity Yogathon” has been recognized in the US House of Representative on the occasion of its 10th anniversary. Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh has organized the “Yoga for Health, Health for Humanity Yogathon” from January 14 to January 29,2017 to mark Makar Sankranti | Surya namaskar yajna - un congress |
| 8 | 2017 Australian Open: Roger Federer wins men's title | For the first time since 2010, Roger Federer has won the Australian Open, besting long-time rival Rafael Nadal in the finals in Melbourne, Australia on 29th January 2017. | Federer - Austrilan men's title winner |
| 9 | Australian Open 2017: Serena beats sister Venus for record 23rd slam title | In Australian Open 2017 tennis, Serena Williams beat her sister Venus Williams in the final today to win her 23rd Grand Slam singles title. | Serana - Australian women's title winner |
| 10 | Alibaba’s financial arm acquires MoneyGram | Ant Financial, e-commerce giant Alibaba’s financial arm, has reached an agreement to acquire American money-transfer major MoneyGram for $880 million, in a deal that will expand the firm’s business in the US after India and Thailand. | Alibaba & moneygram - wiil be one |
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