1. The Periyar Tiger Reserve spread over 925 sq.km in Kerala, bagged the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) biennial award.
2. Axis Bank to raise up to Rs. 15,000 cr via bonds .
3. Axis Bank reappoints Shikha Sharma as MD, CEO
4.Foreign lender DBS Bank has commenced the process with the Reserve Bank of India to become a wholly-owned subsidiary (WOS) in India.
5. Hindi novel Farishta was in news after its author Kapil Isapuri accused the makers of film PK of plagiarism. The book was published in 2013.The novelist Isapuri approached the Delhi High Court and claimed that certain portions of the film like characters, expression of ideas and sequences were stolen from his novel Farishta and was used in the film.
6. India set to overtake China next year: IMF
7. Twitter Acquires India-Based 'Missed Call' Startup ZipDial .
8. Germany eager to join ‘Make in India’ initiative .
9. The seven-month ban on Indianmangoes, imposed last year by the European Union, has been lifted well in advance of the deadline set for the ban, which was originally till December 2015.
10. The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Dr. Jitendra Singh has announced “Make in Northeast” initiative beginning with a comprehensive tourism plan for the region. He also announced the decision to appoint a Brand Ambassador who, he said, could personify the heritage and identity of Northeast and at the same time, inspire the rest of the countrymen to “look east” and “act east”.
11.Minister of Urban Development Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu reached out to all the 30,000 employees of the public sector construction major Central Public Works Department (CPWD), sharing his concerns over the functioning of the organization and urging them for a change over in the public perception about it. For the first time in the history of the 160 year old CPWD, Shri Naidu addressed all its employees at 33 locations in the country through video conferencing and live web streaming.
12. It was a historic moment in more ways than one as thousands took to the streets across Kerala to pledge their support to the 35th National Games and turned ‘Run Kerala Run’, the key promotional event ahead of the January 31-February 14 National Games.
13. State government of Sikkim inked"Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with governments of the Netherlands and Thailand for development of floriculture in the state. This deal will help the state to reach out to the international market.
14.India's Sania Mirza won her first title of the season and 23rd of her career when she and Bethanie Mattek-Sands shocked top-seeded Americans Abigail Spears and Raquel Kops-Jones in the summit clash of the Sydney International.
15.The eighth edition of the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival is all set to open on 21st January 2015. The event, which is now the world’s largest free literary festival, will see a galaxy of literary and musical stars come together for a vibrant celebration of creative expression.
16.It is good news for wildlife conservationists and tiger lovers. The population of tigers has increased in India from 1,706 in 2011 to 2,226 in 2014.
2. Axis Bank to raise up to Rs. 15,000 cr via bonds .
3. Axis Bank reappoints Shikha Sharma as MD, CEO
4.Foreign lender DBS Bank has commenced the process with the Reserve Bank of India to become a wholly-owned subsidiary (WOS) in India.
5. Hindi novel Farishta was in news after its author Kapil Isapuri accused the makers of film PK of plagiarism. The book was published in 2013.The novelist Isapuri approached the Delhi High Court and claimed that certain portions of the film like characters, expression of ideas and sequences were stolen from his novel Farishta and was used in the film.
6. India set to overtake China next year: IMF
7. Twitter Acquires India-Based 'Missed Call' Startup ZipDial .
8. Germany eager to join ‘Make in India’ initiative .
9. The seven-month ban on Indianmangoes, imposed last year by the European Union, has been lifted well in advance of the deadline set for the ban, which was originally till December 2015.
10. The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Dr. Jitendra Singh has announced “Make in Northeast” initiative beginning with a comprehensive tourism plan for the region. He also announced the decision to appoint a Brand Ambassador who, he said, could personify the heritage and identity of Northeast and at the same time, inspire the rest of the countrymen to “look east” and “act east”.
11.Minister of Urban Development Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu reached out to all the 30,000 employees of the public sector construction major Central Public Works Department (CPWD), sharing his concerns over the functioning of the organization and urging them for a change over in the public perception about it. For the first time in the history of the 160 year old CPWD, Shri Naidu addressed all its employees at 33 locations in the country through video conferencing and live web streaming.
12. It was a historic moment in more ways than one as thousands took to the streets across Kerala to pledge their support to the 35th National Games and turned ‘Run Kerala Run’, the key promotional event ahead of the January 31-February 14 National Games.
13. State government of Sikkim inked"Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with governments of the Netherlands and Thailand for development of floriculture in the state. This deal will help the state to reach out to the international market.
14.India's Sania Mirza won her first title of the season and 23rd of her career when she and Bethanie Mattek-Sands shocked top-seeded Americans Abigail Spears and Raquel Kops-Jones in the summit clash of the Sydney International.
15.The eighth edition of the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival is all set to open on 21st January 2015. The event, which is now the world’s largest free literary festival, will see a galaxy of literary and musical stars come together for a vibrant celebration of creative expression.
16.It is good news for wildlife conservationists and tiger lovers. The population of tigers has increased in India from 1,706 in 2011 to 2,226 in 2014.
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