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Twenty-five children have been selected for the national
bravery awards 2016. These include 13 girls. Four of the
awards have been given posthumously. The coveted
Bharat award has been conferred on 8-year-old Late
Kumari Tarh Peju of Arunachal Pradesh, who sacrificed
her life while saving two of her friends from drowning.
India has signed a financing agreement with World Bank
for 48 million dollars for Nagaland Health Project.
The Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Pvt Ltd, a fully
controlled subsidiary of RBI has set records in currency
note printing. The RBI Note Mudran printing press in
Mysuru printing highest number of currency notes in
December 2016 breaking all its past record.
The Capital market regulator of India, Securities and
Exchange Board of India (SEBI) have tightened the
norms associated to Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) of
Indian companies.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut India's
growth forecast for the current fiscal by one percentage
point, citing demonetisation woes from 7.6% to 6.6%. It
sees India ceding the tag of the world's fastest growing
major economy to China in FY17.
In Tamil Nadu, the 170th Sadguru Sri Thyagaraja
Aaradhana festival at Tiruvaiyaru has been celebrated.
Government owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
(BHEL) has commissioned new 500 MW Thermal Unit in
West Bengal.
Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah
Naidu has launched a post graduate course in Urdu
journalism at the Indian Institute of Mass
Communication in New Delhi.
Kozhikode Corporation has declared as the first Elderly-
Friendly Corporation in Kerala. The Kozhikode
Corporation state government has planned to setup
Senior citizen’s club, Day care centres as a part of
Vayomitram project for the welfare of the elder people
in the state.
China has sold two naval ships to Pakistan to protect the
strategic Gwadar port and trade routes under the USD
46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
Future Group’s fashion and lifestyle departmental store
Central joined with SBI Card launched a second co-
branded credit card to offer benefits to consumers in the
premium lifestyle and fashion space.
Rajeev Singh, Member of Prasar Bharati Board will take
charge as interim CEO of the public broadcaster Prasar
Bharati in February, 2017. He will replace S C Panda.
Kiran Doshi has won The Hindu Prize 2016 at the 07th
edition of The Hindu Lit for Life festival 2017 held in
Chennai from January 14-16, 2017.
Deepak Roy, known for his movie "Limit to Freedom"
which won him a National award in 1996 under the
category of best investigative film, has passed away at
the age of 67 after suffering a cardiac arrest.
Valtteri Bottas has been confirmed as Lewis Hamilton's
new team-mate for the forthcoming Formula One season
after he was finally unveiled by Mercedes at their
headquarters.
The Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Shri
Vijay Goel has inaugurated the Khelo India National level
Competitions on various sports for Under-14 and Under-
17 children in New Delhi.
58th India International Garment Fair (IIGF) has began
in New Delhi.
A committee formed by the IIT Joint Admission Board
(JAB) has recently given its suggestion to create 20
percent reservation seats for the girl students in IITs out
of the total number of seats available. The committee
headed by professor Timothy Gonsalves recommended
the supernumerary seats to address the issue falling
number of female students entering the institute.
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India & Mauritius Sign MoU for Co-operation in the field
of Cooperatives. India and Mauritius signed a MoU for
cooperation in the field of cooperatives and related
areas.
India Ranks 60th in Inclusive Development Index 2017.
India has been ranked at 60th position among 79
developing economies with a score of only 3.38 in the
Inclusive Development Index (IDI) of the World
Economic Forum (WEF). The list has been topped by
Lithuania among the 79 developing countries.
Indian passport has been ranked a lowly 78 in a global
ranking of the world’s most powerful passports which
was topped by Germany.
Karang, a small lake island in Manipur, has become the
country’s first cashless island.
Petroleum Conservation Campaign ‘Saksham 2017’ has
Inaugurated in Nagaland. The Ministry of Petroleum and
Natural Gas (MOP & NG) has inaugurated one month
long oil and gas conservation campaign Saksham-2017
at a function in Unity College, Nagaland.
Kolkata’s Sitalpati Gets place in UNESCO’s Intangible
Cultural Heritage. The United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has
registered Sitalpati or cool mat from the Cooch Behar
district, West Bengal as an Sitlapati intangible cultural
heritage.
State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has
announced mobile TV service ‘Ditto TV’ and limited fixed
mobile telephony, an app that virtually turns mobiles
into cordless phone working in sync with landlines
within home premise.
The Karnataka government has allowed to the sale of
white kerosene in open market.
Private sector lender YES BANK in collaboration with T-
Hub, Anthill and Lets Talk Payments has launched a
unique business accelerator program YES FINTECH to
provide start-ups a platform for creating sustainable and
market ready products as well as provide innovative
banking solutions to the customers.
YES Bank has launched a first of its kind unique
Customizable Savings Account to enable the customers
to design an account as per their convenience.
The world’s ultralight high-performance mechanical
watch RM 50-03 has inaugurated on January 16, 2017 at
the 27th edition of the Salon International De La Haute
Horlogerie (SIHH) in Geneva, Switzerland.
Antonio Tajani of the EPP Christian Democrat group has
been elected president of the European Parliament.
Tata Motors which owns Jaguar LandRover Automotive
Plc, Ltd has finally appointed Natarajan Chandrasekaran,
the Tata Sons chairman designate and outgoing chief
executive of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), as
additional director and chairman of the board with
immediate effect.
Veteran actress Gita Sen who was the wife of renowned
filmmaker Mrinal Sen has passed away in Kolkata of
cerebral hemorrhage.
Senior Congress leader and former state minister of
Chhattisgarh, Tarun Prasad Chatterjee passed away in
Raipur.
The commander of Apollo 17 and the last man who walk
on the moon, Astronaut Eugene Cernan, the Last Human
on the Moon Passed Away at 82 in Washington D.C, USA.
Farrukh Amonatov of Tajikistan has won the 15th
edition of the Delhi International Chess tournament after
settling for a draw with Grandmaster Diptayan Ghosh in
the 10th and final round.
Over three lakh 80 thousand consumers and twenty-one
thousand merchants have won prize money worth
around 61 crore rupees at 24 Digi-Dhan Melas across the
country.
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Serbia for
cooperation in the field of Information Technology and
Electronics.
Cabinet approves India’s Membership in the
International Vaccine Institute (IVI), South Korea.
Cabinet approves MoU on cooperation on Youth matters
between India and Russia.
Cabinet apprised of the MoU between the Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Japanese
Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for cooperation in
the field of outer space.
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Vietnam In
the field of cyber security.
Cabinet approves Trade Agreement negotiations with
Peru.
Cabinet gives approval to the package for supporting
Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) – Augmentation of
Corpus of Credit.
Guarantee Trust Fund for Micro and Small Enterprises
(CGTMSE).
Cabinet approves the Establishment of Indian
Agricultural Research Institute, Jharkhand.
Cabinet approves MOU between India and the United
Arab Emirates for cooperation in the field of Small and
Medium Enterprises and Innovation.
Cabinet approves MOU between India and the United
Arab Emirates for cooperation in the field of agriculture
and allied sectors.
Cabinet approves amendment in Modified Special
Incentive Package Scheme.
Cabinet approves MoU between India and the United
Arab Emirates on Institutional Cooperation in Maritime
Transport.
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Cabinet approves MoU between India and the United
Arab Emirates on the Mutual Recognition of Certificates
of Competency as per the provisions of the Standards of
Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW, 78)
and amendments there of.
Cabinet approves the exclusion of States from the
investments of National Small Savings Fund.
Cabinet approves MoU between India and the United
Arab Emirates on Bilateral Cooperation in the Road
Transport and Highways sector.
Cabinet approves the introduction of the Repealing and
Amending Bill, 2017 to repeal 105 Acts.
India’s IT Hub, Bengaluru has been ranked at the top
position, the 2017 Dynamic City in the World in WEF
Report.
The government has cleared six foreign direct
investment (FDI) proposals totalling Rs 1186.5 crore.
These include four from pharmaceutical companies
including Sanofi-Synthelabo and Boehringer Ingelheim.
Undisclosed income in assets such as jewellery, stock or
immovable property or in foreign bank accounts will not
be accepted under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan
Yojana (PMGKY).
The Cabinet has given its in-principle nod for listing of
all the five general insurance companies. The five
general insurance companies are the New India
Assurance Company Ltd, United India Insurance
Company Ltd, Oriental Insurance Company Ltd, National
Insurance Company Ltd and General Insurance Company
Ltd.
President Pranab Mukherjee has been inaugurated the
28th Dantan Gramin Mela at West Midnapore district in
West Bengal.
Madhya Pradesh government lead by Shivraj Singh
Chouhan has launched Aanandam programme of the
newly-formed Aanand Department.
Mawlynnong village in Meghalaya has become a role
model for other states in maintaining cleanliness known
as Asia’s cleanest village.
The West Bengal State Department of Fisheries has
announced to protect the endangered Hisla Fish from
getting extinct and thus has proposed to introduce law
to arrest anyone found in illegal catching, buying or
selling of Hilsa fish weighing less than 500 grams.
Punjab National Bank and India Post Payments Bank
have signed a memorandum of understanding, whereby
PNB will provide technology platform for pilot launch of
IPPB on receipt of regulatory nod from the Reserve Bank
of India.
Scientists have named three relatively little-known
diseases they think could cause the next global health
emergency. A coalition of governments and charities has
committed 460 million dollars to speed up vaccine
development for Mers, Lassa fever and Nipah virus.
The Foreign Ministry spokesperson of China, Hua
Chunying stated that thirty more countries have applied
for joining the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank
(AIIB) besides 57 founding members.
Bharti AXA General Insurance has appointed Sanjeev
Srinivasan as CEO and Managing Director. Srinivasan
joined Bharti AXA General Insurance in August 2016 as
Chief Commercial and Principal Officer and now takes
over the role of CEO and MD.
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has acquired 8.41 per
cent stake in Fino Paytech Ltd (FPL) for a total
consideration of Rs 100 crore.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) has given its approval to explore an iron-rich
asteroid 16 Psyche as a part of its mission to learn more
about the history and composition of the celestial body.
The world witnessed the hottest year on record in 2016,
surpassing the exceptionally high temperatures of 2015,
the UN weather agency stated.
Veteran Indian Scientist CV Vishveshwara and pioneer in
the discovery of black hole in India died of prolonged
illness. He was 78.
Cricket icon Kapil Dev has inducted into Legends Club
‘Hall of Fame’ at the Cricket Club of India. Former India
player and Legends Club president Madhav Apte
presented Kapil with a citation.
Stranded at the airport for nearly 24 hours and without
their luggage for a good part of the competition, Indian
women boxers had to deal with more than just
opponents at the Nation’s Cup in Serbia but showed
tremendous fortitude to return with half a dozen medals.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on cleared
that income declared under Pradhan Mantri Garib
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Kalyan Yojna (PMGKY) would not be entitled to get any
credit by way of advance tax paid or the tax deducted at
source (TDS) or tax collected at source (TCS).
The Union Human Resource Development Minister
Prakash Javadekar has launched a dedicated web portal
‘ShaGun’ on for continuous monitoring of the
elementary education scheme Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
(SSA) and promote the development of education sector
of India.
The first flight is likely to take off next month under the
government's ambitious regional connectivity scheme
UDAN with the AAI receiving 43 initial proposals from
11 bidders for 190 routes under the regional air
connectivity scheme UDAN. The scheme UDAN (Ude
Desh Ke Aam Naagrik), seeks to boost regional air
connectivity and provides various incentives to airlines.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has inaugurated the
second edition of Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi.
The government has signed an agreement with the
National Yuva Cooperative Society to set up 1,000
Janaushadhi Kendras across the country and targets to
open such medical stores in every block and gram
panchayat to provide quality medicines at an affordable
price.
Centre has released Rs 2,207cr to J&K as special
assistance during current financial year.
The 10th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF)
has inaugurated Jaipur Literature Festival at the historic
Diggi Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan jointly by Chief Minister
Vasundhara Raje, veteran lyricist Gulzar, American poet
Anne Waldman and spiritual writer Sadhguru Jaggi
Vasudev.
Mizoram Chief Secretary Lalmalsawma has inaugurated
the Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (EDS) under
the New Economic Development Policy (NEDP).
Indian railways Minister Suresh Prabhu has unveiled
Mission 41k, a plan that would save Rs 41,000 crore over
10 years through an integrated energy management
system, reported Livemint.
RBI Governor Urjit Patel has appeared before the
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance and
briefed the panel about government's recent decision to
demonetise high value currency.
Washington based World Bank has sanctioned Rs 1,376
crore for upgradations and improvement of the Tripura
power system network on This was announced by
Tripura’s power minister Manik Dey.
London’s insurance giant Lloyd has received the final
approval from the Insurance Regulatory and
Development Authority (IRDA) on to set up its first
branch in India.
A 3-member committee headed by PM Modi selected
Alok Kumar Verma as next CBI chief for a period of 2
years. Verma, a 1979-batch IPS officer, has been Delhi
Police chief for the last 11 months.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Chinese
e-commerce firm Alibaba Group has entered into a long-
term partnership through 2028 at the World Economic
Forum in Davos, Switzerland. This makes Alibaba the
worldwide sponsor of Olympic Games through 2028.
Punjab Royals have bagged the Pro Wrestling League
Season 2 title. In the summit clash in New Delhi, the
Punjab team beat Haryana Hammers 5-4.
Mr Donald Trump has taken over as the 45th President
of the United States, he took over the reins from Barack
Obama on 20th January 2017. Mr Trump, 70, took the
oath of office in front of about 8 lakh people who braved
chilly weather to gather on the National Mall in the
center of the capital to celebrate the occasion.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has addresses the
Combined Commanders Conference (CCC) at Dehradun
in Uttarakhand.
The largest warship of the Indian Navy, INS Vikramditya,
will be equipped with its own dedicated ATM. It will
cater to over two thousand naval personnel deployed on
the aircraft carrier.
Bihar government has launched a Nasha Mukt campaign
to make the state addidction-free. Over two crore people
are likely to participate in human chains formed across
the state on the occasion.
Government has clarified that Co-operative Banks are
not authorised to accept deposits under the Pradhan
Mantri Garib Kalyan Deposit Scheme (PMGKDS).
Aimed at propagating financial literacy among school
children, Kerala Gramin Bank has conceived a novel
programme called FI@School.
Union Minister of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises
(MSME), Shri Kalraj Mishra has inaugurated a Workshop
on MSME Cooperation amongst Indian Ocean Rim
Association (IORA) Member countries in New Delhi.
According to a statement by NITI Aayog, till date over
3.81 lakh consumers and 21,000 merchants have been
declared as the winner of the NITI Aayog’s lucky draw
schemes namely Lucky Grahak Yojana (LGY) for
consumers and Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana (DVY) for
merchants.
Dharamsala declared the second capital of Himachal
Pradesh. Dharamsala town in Kangra district of
Himachal Pradesh has been declared as the second
capital city of the state by the Himachal Pradesh Chief
Minister Virbhadra Singh.
The World Economic Forum and the UCSB's Marine
Science Institute have announced a partnership to
improve health of world's oceans and maritime
resources.
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India’s central banking institution, Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 75 lakhs on Bombay
Mercantile Co-operative Bank for violations of norms
related to KYC and anti-money laundering.
ISKCON’s Govardhan eco village in Thane district has
been conferred with the UNWTO Award for Innovation
in the category of Non-Governmental
Organisations(NGO) at he annual United Nations World
Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Awards for Excellence
and Innovation in Tourism at Madrid in Spain.
Nation pays homage to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on
his 120th birth anniversary on 23rd January 2017. It was
on this day in 1897, Netaji was born in Cuttack, Odisha.
Assam State Governor Banwarilal Purohit has
inaugurated the Arogya Mitra conference on 21st
January 2017 till 23 January 2017 at Silchar.
Hong Kong has withdrawn the visa-on arrival facility for
Indians travelling to Hong Kong effective from January
23rd, 2017.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has inaugurated
the 4 lakh square feet latest IT building, ‘Jyothirmaya’ at
the Infopark. Dedicating the 9-storeyed building,
constructed over six acres of land 80,000 job
opportunities will be created when the buildings
constructed during second phase of development at
Infopark become fully operational.
Andhra Pradesh government has announced a
compensation of 5 lakh rupees for the families of those
who lost lives in the Hirakhand Express accident and
belonging to the state.
Mumbai based dairy firm Kwality Ltd has signed an MoU
with Bank of Baroda to provide Rs. 4000 crore loans to
one lakh farmers out of the established networks from
whom the company procures milk.
Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Sadhvi
Niranjan Jyoti has stated 100% Foreign Direct
Investment in food processing sector is being actively
considered by the Union Government. Addressing a
conclave organized by the ASSOCHAM in Chennai on the
sunrise sector.
Ex-BCCI president Anurag Thakur unanimously elected
head of the Himachal Pradesh Olympic Association
(HPOA) for a four-year term.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has
approved the proposed merger of online travel firm
MakeMyTrip’s Indian travel business with rival Ibibo
Group.
A Bengaluru start-up TeamIndus proposes nameplate on
the Moon for Rs.500. Indians are being offered the
opportunity to leave their name on the moon, for a price.
Priya Entertainments Pvt Ltd has set up an ecotourism
project at Khairabera, foothills of Baghmundi, in Purulia
district of West Bengal.
Renowned Urdu poet Naqsh Lyallpuri has passed away
at his residence.
Dhruv Sunish has finally got the taste of ITF Juniors title
when he won the boys singles crown downing
Kazakhstan's Dostanbek Tashbulatov at the Dakshin
Kalikata Sansad clay courts.
National Girl Child Day has been celebrated at a special
function in New Delhi on 24th January in view of
exemplary achievements by nation's daughters during
last year.
In a bid to encourage banks to provide loans for
education, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has declared
that rescheduling the period of payment of education
loans due to the inability of the borrower because of
unemployment will not be treated as restructured
accounts for computing NPAs.
T-Hub, the start-up engine catalysing innovation has
announced the launch of ‘GIS Innovation Hub’ (GIH) for
start-ups.
The Chief Minister of Jharkhand Raghubar Das has
presented the state’s annual budget for 2017-18 on
January 23, 2017. Under the theme of Garib Kalyan
Varsh The main focus of the budget is on agriculture,
education and skill development, rural development and
eliminating poverty.
The Indian postal department has released a special
stamp cover titled Golden girls of India – Pride of Nation
on January 21st, 2017 during a district-level philatelic
exhibition in Agartala to honor the sporting personalities
in the country.
Tamil Nadu assembly under the chairmanship of Chief
Minister O Panneerselvam has unanimously passed the
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Jallikattu Bill on January 23, 2017 to replace the
ordinance issued on January 21, 2017 to allow the states
traditional sport.
Transportation app Uber will soon launch its on-demand
food delivery app ‘UberEATS’ in the Indian market.
The guided Pinaka rocket was successfully test—fired
for the second time from launch complex—III of the
Integrated Test Range (ITR) launch pad at Chandipur.
The test was conducted Pinaka rocket mark-II, equipped
with navigation, guidance and control kit, was
transformed into a “guided Pinaka".
The Centre gave its nod to ratify the second commitment
period of the Kyoto Protocol that commits countries to
contain the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs).
Vodafone India signed an MoU with the West Bengal
government to invest Rs 3,000 crore for capacity
augmentation and new business initiatives over next
three years.
Moving towards the Make in India initiative, the Steel
Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh has inaugurated the
new Universal Rail Mill at Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) of
Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) and flagged off the
mills first and world’s longest single rail of 130 meters
from the new Universal Rail Mill(URM).
The Delhi International Airport (Private) Limited (DIAL)
has won the ‘Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) in the transportation sector under
the Aviation category for the year 2016.
Birender Singh Yadav, 1997 batch IFS officer, presently
High Commissioner of lndia to Ghana, has been
concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of lndia to
the Republic of Burkina Faso, with residence in Accra.
Ashok Warrier, presently Ambassador of lndia to the
Democratic Republic of Congo, has been concurrently
accredited as the Ambassador of lndia to the Republic of
Congo.
Wholesale reinsurance provider Swiss Re has received
approval from the Insurance Regulatory and
Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to open a
branch in India.
Varanasi-based Utkarsh Micro Finance has started
operating its banking business as Utkarsh Small Finance
Bank on January 23, 2017 to cater to the needs of the
poor mainly in the northern belt. UK’s Commonwealth
Development Corporation (CDC) has infused Rs. 150
crore in the tier II capital in the company.
In a move to decrease dependence on vegetable imports
from India, the Nepal Government has launched a 10-
year plan to boost domestic production.
The parliament of Turkey approved a constitutional
reform on January 21st, 2017 to strengthen the powers
of the presidency by introducing presidential rule in the
country and has led the way for a referendum on the
issue by the public.
The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, Syed
Nasim Zaidi has informed that the state government of
Goa has opted for an initiative involving electronic
transmission of postal ballot to service voters in the
upcoming assembly polls.
Transportation app Ola has appointed former PepsiCo
executive Vishal Kaul as its Chief Operating Officer.
Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar, whose tenure was to end
got a one-year extension. The nod for the extension of
his tenure till January 28, 2018 was given by the
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
Siddhartha Murarka has been appointed as the
Chairman of the Eastern India Regional Council of The
Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI).
Virat Kohli became the fastest batsman in the world to
score 1,000 runs as captain in One-Day Internationals
(ODIs) on January 22, 2017 in the third ODI against
England at the Eden Gardens.
The Election Commission of India has celebrated the
07th National Voters’ Day across the country on 25th
January 2017 for enhanced participation of citizens in
the electoral process. 25th January is also the foundation
day of the Election Commission, which came into being
on this day in 1950.
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri
Narendra Modi has approved the Indian Institute of
Management (IIM) Bill, 2017 on January 24th, 2017 that
aims to declare IIMs as Institutions of National
Importance.
The Supreme Court has gave the government nine
months to replace the thrice-a-week dosage norm of
tuberculosis drugs with a daily dosage regimen recently
approved by the World Health Organisation to curb
relapse and deaths during treatment.
In a bid to promote digital transaction in Assam, the
Chief Minister of Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal has
announced the launch of ‘Chief Minister’s Award’ while
inaugurating the Digi Dhan Mela in the state. The Chief
Minister’s Award would be given to the best performing
district of the state that adopts digital payment methods
and also educate larger section of the society about the
cashless transaction. The winning district’s Deputy
Commissioner would be presented a prize of Rs 50,000
at the end of financial year 2016-2017 after March 31,
2017.
India and the UAE has inked 14 agreements in various
areas including in defence, maritime transport,
comprehensive strategic partnership, shipping,
agriculture and allied sector, trade, oil storage and
management, energy efficiency, road transport and
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highways and prevention and combating human
trafficking.
Derk Segaar has been appointed Director of the New
Delhi based United Nations Information Centre (UNIC)
covering India and the Kingdom of Bhutan by the UN
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
The Minister of Commerce & Industry, Smt Nirmala
Sitharaman has launched Rubber Soil Information
System (RubSIS) in New Delhi to provide the detail
RubSISabout the soil quality to the rubber growers to
enhance productivity besides reducing the cost of
production.
The Multiplex chain operator PVR has launched a theatre
on demand service ‘VKAAO’ on J. Vkaao is an online
platform that will enable consumers to watch any movie
of their PVRchoice at a theatre of their choice. It would
empower the viewers to choose what they want to
watch, when and where.
India has partnered with the British experts over a
project that aims to study the air pollution level in Delhi
and health problems associated it.
In United States, the Senate has confirmed Nikki Haley as
the next Ambassador to the United Nations, making her
the first Indian-American to serve on a Cabinet rank
position in any presidential administration.
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive
order to advance controversial Keystone XL and Dakota
Access pipelines. His latest actions to overturn the
policies of former President Barack Obama, the nation's
chief executive he replaced recently.
BookMyShow has acquired MastiTickets, an online ticket
booking firm, for an undisclosed amount. The two-year-
old Hyderabad start-up has presence in Andhra Pradesh
and Telangana. The Hyderabad firm has eight
employees, while BookMyShow has over 1,000
employees.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has awarded the
first ever Hugo Chavez Prize for Peace and Sovereignty
to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Revv, the Delhi NCR-based shared mobility platform, is
launching its car sharing services in three new cities
Mumbai, Chennai and Jaipur taking its national footprint
to seven cities.
In an effort to become the super powerful occupier of
green energy, China has built the world’s biggest solar
park, Longyangxia Dam Solar Park, in the western
province of Qinghai.
Former Australian cricketers Matthew Hayden and
David Boon have been inducted into the Australian
Cricket Hall of Fame.
Retired all-rounder Shane Watson has been adjudged
Cricket Australia's T20 International Player of the Year.
The draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals hosted by
Russia will take place in the Kremlin the country’s
Football Union (RFU) chief Vitaly Mutko stated.
Kings XI Punjab have appointed Virender Sehwag as
their head of cricket operations and strategy, and brand
ambassador too for the upcoming season of the Indian
Premier League (IPL).
Havildar Hangpan Dada, who killed four terrorists
before laying down his life in Kupwara on May 26 last
year, has been awarded Ashok Chakra, the highest peace
time gallantry award.
India is ranked at the sixth spot, behind China and Japan,
in a list of eight great powers for the year 2017 by a
leading American foreign policy magazine which is
topped by the US.
The President of India has approved the conferment of
Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards 2016 on 36
persons which includes Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak
to 05 persons, Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak to 08 persons
and Jeevan Raksha Padk to 23 persons, 07 awards are
posthumous. Jeevan Raksha Padak series of awards are
given to a person for meritorious act of humane nature
in saving the life of a person.
Telangana ranked second in the 'Cashless India
Scorecard’ prepared by Walnut app to track the growth
of digital payments in the country.
The Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan has
launched the IT Project, e-Health Kerala which is named
Jeevan Rekha , at Peroorkada Model Government
Hospital.
The Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Ananth
Kumar has inaugurated India’s first Post Office Passport
Seva Kendras (POPSK) at Metagalli post office in Mysuru,
Karnataka.
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Arunachal Pradesh has launched ‘Dulari Kanya’, a special
scheme to check infant mortality in the state.
The Reserve Bank of India has prohibited the Indian
entities from making direct overseas investments in any
entity that is located in ‘non co-operative countries and
territories’, as identified by the inter-governmental body
Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
Karnataka Bank Ltd has signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) with the Rajkot-based Tirth Agro
Technology Pvt Ltd (manufacturer of agricultural
equipment and implements) for financing agricultural
mechanisation.
Meghalaya Governor V Shanmuganathan has resigned
after a controversy was triggered by reports in local
media, which accused him of sexual misconduct.
3 personnel from the Rashtriya Rifles unit of the Indian
Army have been awarded the Sena Medal for killing
Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani. Major
Sandeep Kumar, Captain Manik Sharma and Naik Arvind
Singh Chauhan led the operation on July 08th, 2016.
Indian Super League side Delhi Dynamos has announced
that they have appointed Ashish Shah as their new CEO.
A Keshav Krishna, a scientist at the National Geophysical
Research Institute (NGRI) has been selected for the
National Geoscience Award for 2016.
The annual cultural extravaganza of the Indian Institute
of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A), Chaos-2017, kicked
off , with the theme of wanderlust.
US President Donald Trump has appointed prominent
Indian-American attorney Uttam Dhillon to a key White
House position. Dhillon, who served as chief oversight
counsel for the House of Representatives Financial
Services Committee.
The U.S. healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson buys
Switzerland based bio-pharmaceutical firm, Actelion, for
$30billion (27.9 billion euros).
Russian Ambassador Alexander Kadakin, a fluent Hindi-
speaking career diplomat considered a great friend of
India, passed away at a hospital after a brief illness.
Japan based sumo wrestler Kisenosato has promoted to
the highest rank of the wresting, Yokozuna after winning
his first title at the New Year Grand Sumo Japan
WrestlerTournament with a 14-1 record.
Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt had to hand back one of his
nine Olympic gold medals won in the 4x100m relay
event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics due to his Jamaican
team-mate Nesta Carter who was tested positive for a
banned substance.
The Union Finance Ministry has announced that the
General Anti Avoidance Rule (GAAR) will be effective
from the 1 April, 2017. In this regard Income Tax (IT)
department has issued a slew of clarifications on
implementation of GAAR, seeking to address concerns of
foreign investors over implementation of the anti-
evasion measure.
India has been ranked at 79th spot out of 176 countries
in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for the year
2016 released by the Berlin-based corruption watchdog
Transparency International (TI). New Zealand and
Denmark jointly shared the first position as the least
corrupt nations while Somalia was rated as the most
corrupt country in the list.
The Telangana government has signed a memorandum
of agreement with French firm Aerocampus Aquitaine,
known for aircraft maintenance skill training, to create a
world-class aero skill academy.
The Andhra Pradesh under Chief Minister Chandrababu
Naidu has announced Rs 100-crore fund of funds to
invest in Fintech startups.
The government stated that 119 banks are connected
with the Aadhaar-enabled payment system and 33.87
crore transactions have taken place through Aadhaar-
enabled payment systems.
The State Bank of India has launched a new wealth
management product named 'SBI Exclusif' in Kochi,
Kerala. Later it will be rolled out in other cities of the
state during the course of the year.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has
successfully ground tested the Cryogenic Upper Stage
engine meant for the rocket GSLV-Mark-III.
Gullapalli N. Rao, a noted Indian eye doctor, has been
selected to the 2017 Ophthalmology Hall of Fame
instituted by the American Society of Cataract and
Refractive Surgery.
Fed up with waiting endlessly after ordering food in a
canteen Some students of National Institute of
Technology Karnataka (NITK) at Surathkal in Mangaluru
taluk have found a solution for it with an app to pre-
order food in canteens within their campus.
Tata group hospitality firm Indian Hotels Co has
announced the appointment of Tata Sons Chairman-
designate N Chandrasekaran as non-executive
Additional Director.
The Theatre Readiness Operational Exercise (TROPEX),
an annual Indian Navy exercise kicked started off the
Western Seaboard.
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.
The Delhi edition of the Great Britain Debate has
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.
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President Pranab Mukherjee has given Governor of
Assam Banwarilal Purohit additional charge of
Meghalaya.
President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Dr Vijay
Bhatkar, architect of India’s first supercomputer the
Param series, as the chancellor of Nalanda University.
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.
In order to woo the young audiences at the 2020
Olympics, the organisers of the Tokyo Games have
unveiled Japan's cult anime character Son Goku as its
ambassador.
The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has
reconstituted TOP committee with objective of
identifying and supporting potential medal prospects for
2020 and 2024 Olympic Games under Target Olympic
Podium (TOP) scheme.
IndiaPost has become the third entity to receive a final
license last week from the Central Bank 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.
29th January 2017 has celebrated as National
Immunization Day. 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.
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.
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.
For the first time since 2010, Roger Federer has won the
Australian Open, beating long-time rival Rafael Nadal in
the finals in Melbourne, Australia on 29th January 2017.
Federer won a closely contested five-set showdown, 6-4,
3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.
In Australian Open tennis, Serena Williams beat her
sister Venus Williams in the final to win her 23rd Grand
Slam singles title.
The nation pays homage to Father of the Nation
Mahatma Gandhi on his 69th death anniversary on 30th
January 2017.
In a first, India's Fanatic Sports Museum opened to the
public in Kolkata.
Indian-American entrepreneur, philanthropist and
venture capitalist Gururaj Deshpande has decided to
launch India’s largest startup incubation centre at
Hubballi (earlier Hubli) in Karnataka.
INSAT-3DR works in tandem with INSAT-3D,
operational since 2014, in sending raw data and high-
resolution images, zoomed up to 1 kilometre near the
earth's surface, every 15 minutes.
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has floated by the
postal department, has received Reserve Bank of India’s
final nod to commence commercial operations.
Former HC judge Justice P Vishwanath Shetty was
administered the oath of Karnataka Lokayukta office by
Governor Vajubhai R Vala.
Gokaldas Exports has entered in to a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) with the Andhra Pradesh
Government for setting up four apparel manufacturing
units in Chittoor district over next three years.
Miss France Iris Mittenaere was crowned Miss Universe
2016 at the Mall of Asia Arena. Miss Colombia Andrea
Tovar has won second runner-up.
The Supreme Court (SC) has appointed former
Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) chief Vinod Rai
as BCCI chief.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has decided
to set up weather stations in 660 districts of the country
for better and prompt weather forecasting with major
focus on rain-fed and non-rain-fed areas to give crop
specific advisories.
The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways
and Shipping, Nitin Jairam Gadkari has inaugurated a 3-
lane Brahmaputra Bridge at Saraighat in Guwahati.
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential
Affairs and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Judicial Department,
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has issued a
resolution to set up a Personal Status and Inheritance
Court for non Muslims in Abu Dhabi.
The Reserve Bank of India has informed that the Foreign
Exchange Reserves of India rose by 932.4 million dollars
to 360.775 billion dollars for the second consecutive
week ended January 20th, 2017.
Siliguri lad Abul Hossain has won the Kolkata Marathon
as amateur runners from north Bengal and Northeast
India dominated the first edition of the meet.
Indian shuttler PV Sindhu has won the Syed Modi
International Grand Prix Gold after beating Indonesia's
Gregoria Mariska in the final.
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Switzerland's Roger Federer has become the second
player in tennis history after Novak Djokovic to crossing
$100 million (over Rs680 crore) in tournament earnings
after winning the Australian Open.
Sir John Hurt, the British actor who starred in The
Elephant Man and Harry Potter has passed away at the
age of 77.
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) kicked off its
operations by rolling out pilot services in Raipur and
Ranchi.
The bank will offer an interest rate of 4.5% on deposits
up to Rs 25,000; 5% on deposits of Rs.25,000-50,000
and 5.5% on Rs. 50,000-1,00,000.
In a big relief to people, RBI has announced lifting of
restrictions on daily withdrawal of money from ATMs
with effect from 01st February 2017 and has also
withdrawn all limits on Current Accounts and overdraft
accounts with immediate effect.
Cab-hailing firm Uber has launched two-wheeler
aggregation service UberMOTO in Hyderabad.
Dushyant Chautala has been appointed as the president
of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI).
Indian actress Priyanka Chopra has made it to the list of
Harper's Bazaar's 150 most fashionable women. The 34-
year-old "Quantico" star features on the list under the
section of New Guard. Priyanka took to Twitter to share
the news with her fans and followers.
The first edition of the North East Investors Summit has
inaugurated by the Union Textiles Minister, Smt. Smriti
Zubin Irani in Shillong, Meghalaya.
The Karnataka state cabinet has approved amending
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Bill, 1960 Act to
legalize the Kambala and Bullock Cart Race which is a
traditional festival held annually in Karnataka.
The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has
launched climate change programme to assess the
status, distribution and conservation of pheasants and
finches in the Central Himalayas.
American President Donald Trump has signed an
executive order to temporarily ban visas for refugees
belonging to seven Muslim-majority countries namely
Trump Bans 7 nations from Entering US on Security
IssuesIraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.
Future Generali India Insurance Company (FGII) has
announced an agency tie-up with Pune based Bank of
Maharashtra. To immensely benefit our customers by
providing them an ease of access while choosing from a
diverse range of non-life insurance products, all under
one roofBank-of-Maharashtra.
Reliance Defence and Engineering Ltd (RDEL), a wholly
owned arm of Reliance Infrastructure Ltd (RInfra), has
signed a contract worth Rs. 916 crore with the Ministry
of Defence to design and construct 14 Fast Patrol Vessels
for the Indian Coast Guard.
Economic Survey 2017 tabled in Parliament: Key
highlights
Union finance minister Arun Jaitley on 31 January
2017 has tabled the Economic Survey 2016-17 in
Parliament budget session. The survey projects the
economy to grow in the range of 6.75% to 7.25% in the
next fiscal year 2017-18 in the post-demonetisation
year.The survey prepared by chief economic adviser in
the finance ministry Arvind Subramanian stated the
adverse impact of demonetisation on GDP growth will be
transitional. The Economic Survey 2016-17 advocates
the concept of Universal Basic Income (UBI) as an
alternative to the various social welfare schemes in an
effort to reduce poverty.
Here are the major highlights from the Economic Survey
2016-17:-
Gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2016-17 to dip
to 6.5%, down from 7.6% in last fiscal.
Economic growth to rebound to 6.75 to 7.5% in 2017-18.
Economic Survey sees fiscal windfall from Pradhan
Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, low oil prices.
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Farm sector to grow at 4.1% in the current fiscal, up
from 1.2% in 2015-16.
Fiscal gains from Goods and Services Tax (GST) will take
time to realise.
Growth rate of industrial sector estimated to moderate
to 5.2% in 2016-17 from 7.4% last fiscal.
The survey prepared by Chief Economic Adviser in the
finance ministry Arvind Subramanian said the adverse
impact of demonetisation on GDP growth will be
transitional.
The Economic Survey 2016-17 has advocated the
concept of Universal Basic Income (UBI) as an
alternative to the various social welfare schemes in an
effort to reduce poverty.
Padma Awards 2017 announced
Padma Awards - one of the highest civilian Awards of the
country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma
Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The Awards are
given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz.- art,
social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade
and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil
service, etc. ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional
and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for
distinguished service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ for
distinguished service in any field. The awards are announced
on the occasion of Republic Day every year.
These awards are conferred by the President of India at
ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan
usually around March/ April every year. This year the
President of India has approved conferment of Padma
Awards to 89 persons as per the list below. The list
comprises of 7 Padma Vibhushan, 7 Padma Bhushan and 75
Padma Shri Awardees. 19 of the awardees are women and
the list also includes 5 persons from the category of
foreigners, NRIs, PIOs and 6 Posthumous awardees.
PADMA VIBHUSHAN
Sl. No Name Field State
1. Shri K J Yesudas Art-Music Kerala
2. SadhguruJaggiVasudev Others-Spiritualism Tamil Nadu
3. ShriSharadPawar Public Affairs Maharashtra
4. ShriMurliManohar Joshi Public Affairs Uttar Pradesh
5. Prof. UdipiRamachandraRao Science & Engineering Karnataka
6. Late Shri Sunder LalPatwa (Posthumous) Public Affairs Madhya Pradesh
7. Late Shri PA Sangma (Posthumous) Public Affairs Meghalaya
PADMA BHUSHAN
Sl. No. Name Field State
8. ShriVishwa Mohan Bhatt Art-Music Rajasthan
9. Prof. (Dr.) Devi Prasad Dwivedi Literature & Education Uttar Pradesh
10. ShriTehemtonUdwadia Medicine Maharashtra
11. ShriRatnaSundarMaharaj Others-Spiritualism Gujarat
12. Swami Niranjana Nanda Saraswati Others-Yoga Bihar
13. H.R.H. Princess
MahaChakriSirindhorn (Foreigner)
Literature & Education Thailand
14. Late Shri Cho
Ramaswamy (Posthumous)
Literature & Education –Journalism Tamil Nadu
PADMA SHRI
Sl. No Name Field State
15. Smt. BasantiBisht Art-Music Uttarakhand
16. ShriChemancheryKunhiraman Nair Art-Dance Kerala
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17. Smt. ArunaMohanty Art-Dance Odisha
18. Smt. BharathiVishnuvardhan Art-Cinema Karnataka
19. Shri Sadhu Meher Art-Cinema Odisha
20. Shri T K Murthy Art-Music Tamil Nadu
21. ShriLaishramBirendrakumar Singh Art-Music Manipur
22. Shri Krishna Ram Chaudhary Art-Music Uttar Pradesh
23. Smt. Baoa Devi Art-Painting Bihar
24. ShriTilakGitai Art-Painting Rajasthan
25. Dr. Prof. AekkaYadagiriRao Art-Sculpture Telangana
26. ShriJitendraHaripal Art-Music Odisha
27. ShriKailashKher Art-Music Maharashtra
28. Smt. Parassala B Ponnammal Art-Music Kerala
29. Smt. SukriBommagowda Art-Music Karnataka
30. ShriMukundNayak Art-Music Jharkhand
31. ShriPurushottamUpadhyay Art-Music Gujarat
32. Smt. AnuradhaPaudwal Art-Music Maharashtra
33. ShriWareppaNaba Nil Art-Theatre Manipur
34. ShriTripuraneni Hanuman Chowdary Civil Service Telangana
35. Shri T.K. Viswanathan Civil Service Haryana
36. ShriKanwalSibal Civil Service Delhi
37. ShriBirkhaBahadurLimbooMuringla Literature & Education Sikkim
38. Smt. Eli Ahmed Literature & Education Assam
39. Dr.NarendraKohli Literature & Education Delhi
40. Prof. G. Venkatasubbiah Literature & Education Karnataka
41. ShriAkkithamAchyuthanNamboothiri Literature & Education Kerala
42. ShriKashiNathPandita Literature & Education Jammu & Kashmir
43. ShriChamu Krishna Shastry Literature & Education Delhi
44. ShriHariharKripaluTripathi Literature & Education Uttar Pradesh
45. Shri Michel Danino Literature & Education Tamil Nadu
46. ShriPunamSuri Literature & Education Delhi
47. Shri VG Patel Literature & Education Gujarat
48. Smt. V Koteswaramma Literature & Education Andhra Pradesh
49. ShriBalbirDutt Literature & Education-Journalism Jharkhand
50. Smt. BhawanaSomaaya Literature & Education-Journalism Maharashtra
51. Shri Vishnu Pandya Literature & Education-Journalism Gujarat
52. Dr. Subroto Das Medicine Gujarat
53. Dr. (Smt.) Bhakti Yadav Medicine Madhya Pradesh
54. Dr. Mohammed Abdul Waheed Medicine Telangana
55. Dr.MadanMadhavGodbole Medicine Uttar Pradesh
56. Dr.DevendraDayabhai Patel Medicine Gujarat
57. Prof. Harkishan Singh Medicine Chandigarh
58. Dr.MukutMinz Medicine Chandigarh
59. ShriArun Kumar Sharma Others-Archaeology Chhattisgarh
60. ShriSanjeevKapoor Others-Culinary Maharashtra
61. Smt. MeenakshiAmma Others-Martial Art Kerala
62. ShriGenabhaiDargabhai Patel Others-Agriculture Gujarat
63. ShriChandrakantPithawa Science & Engineering Telangana
64. Prof. Ajoy Kumar Ray Science & Engineering West Bengal
65. ShriChintakindiMallesham Science & Engineering Andhra Pradesh
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66. ShriJitendraNathGoswami Science & Engineering Assam
67. ShriDaripalliRamaiah Social Work Telangana
68. ShriGirishBhardwaj Social Work Karnataka
69. ShriKarimulHak Social Work West Bengal
70. ShriBipinGanatra Social Work West Bengal
71. Smt. NiveditaRaghunathBhide Social work Tamil Nadu
72. ShriAppasahebDharmadhikari Social Work Maharashtra
73. Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal Social Work Punjab
74. ShriViratKohli Sports-Cricket Delhi
75. ShriShekarNaik Sports-Cricket Karnataka
76. ShriVikasaGowda Sports-Discus Throw Karnataka
77. Smt. Deepa Malik Sports-Athletics Haryana
78. ShriMariyappanThangavelu Sports-Athletics Tamil Nadu
79. Smt. DipaKarmakar Sports-Gymnastics Tripura
80. Shri P R Shreejesh Sports-Hockey Kerala
81. Smt. Sakshi Malik Sports-Wrestling Haryana
82. Shri Mohan Reddy VenkatramaBodanapu Trade & Industry Telangana
83. ShriImrat Khan (NRI/PIO) Art-Music USA
84. ShriAnantAgarwal (NRI/PIO) Literature & Education USA
85. Shri H.R. Shah (NRI/PIO) Literature & Education-Journalism USA
86. Late (Smt.) Suniti Solomon (Posthumous) Medicine Tamil Nadu
87. ShriAsoke Kumar Bhattacharyya
(Posthumous)
Others-Archaeology West Bengal
88. Dr. Mapuskar (Posthumous) Social Work Maharashtra
89. Smt. AnuradhaKoirala (Foreigner) Social Work Nepal