1.The Union Cabinet has approved Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, a new crop insurance scheme to boost farming sector in the country.
2.Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched the high speed 4G (Fourth Generation) telecom services at Chandigarh in Punjab circle .
3.Reliance Defence Ltd (RDL) has inked Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Andhra Pradesh Government to set up a world class naval facility in the state.
4.One of the most noteworthy battles of the 18th century, The Third Battle of Panipat, was fought on this day in the year 1761 between Marathas and the army of the Afghan ruler, Ahmad Shah Abdali. It is also one of the wars that had its influence on the following era.
5.Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana: Crop insurance plan to entail Rs 8.8K cr outgo.
6.The Union Cabinet, presided by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its ex- post facto approval for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Maldives on co-operation in the field of health.
7.Sikkim has become India's first fully organic state by converting around 75,000hectares of agricultural land into sustainable cultivation.
8.The World Health Organisation has declared Liberia ebola-free, marking the end of the world’s worst outbreak.
9.Bengaluru-based activist
Subhashini Vasanth was honored with Neerja Bhanot Award.
10.WWE has announced the appointment of Joji George as Vice-President and General Manager, WWE India.
11.Frenchman Valcke was provisionally suspended from football for his alleged involvement in a scheme to profit from the sale of World Cup tickets.
12.Lt Gen JFR Jacob (retd) , who played a key role in the 1971 war which broke up Pakistan and created Bangladesh, died in New Delhi.
13.Acclaimed stage actor Brian Bedford passed away due to cancer on 13 January 2016 in Santa Barbara, California, the USA.
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