Daily Current Affairs 27 Jan. 2016 (Free GK Updates)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 27 JAN 2016

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1. INDIA CELEBRATES 67^TH REPUBLIC DAY

i. India celebrated 67^th Republic day on 26^th January 2016 by displaying its cultural diversity, economic progress and military might were on display at Rajpath, New Delhi.

ii. French President Francois Hollande was chief guest on Republic Day function.

iii. He became 5^th highest dignitary from France to be Chief Guest of Indian Republic Day parade.

iii. The Parade was led by Lieutenant General Rajan Ravindran.

2. UNION GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES SAHAJ SCHEME FOR ONLINE BOOKING OF LPG CYLINDERS

i. Union Government has launched Sahaj Scheme for online booking of LPG cylinders.

ii. India is celebrating 2016-Year as year of LPG Consumers.

iii. Sahaj will help Consumers to book LPG cylinders online through the web portal www.mylpg.in which is available in 13 languages

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas: Dharmendra Pradhan

3. PRESIDENT RULE IMPOSED IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH

i. President rule is imposed by the president on the recommendation of the government.

ii. The Union Cabinet approved the imposition of President Rule on the state after expiration of six month deadline under which the Assembly was supposed to meet.

iii. The President rule is imposed under Article 356 of the Constitution of India.

4.  KERALA DENTIST SAJEEV KOSHY HONOURED WITH ORDER OF AUSTRALIA

i. A Kerala dentist Sajeev Koshy was honoured with the highest civilian honour, the Order of Australia.

ii. The award is given for his contributions to dentistry in Australia.

iii. The Order of Australia is awarded to recognise Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or meritorious service.

5. INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMS DAY OBSERVED ON 26^TH JANUARY

i. The International Customs Day was observed on 26^th January 2016.

ii. The day is organised in commemoration of formation of World Customs Organisation on 26 January 1953.

iii. World Customs Organisation is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

6. IZUMO TAKUTO AND ZHU CHENGZHU WON ITTF WORLD JUNIOR CIRCUIT FINALS

i. Japan's Izumo Takuto and Hong Kong's Zhu Chengzhu became champions in the boys' and girls' categorie in the ITTF World Junior Circuit Finals in Madhya Pradesh.

ii. International Table Tennis Federation  is the governing body for all international table tennis associations.

iii. The main aim of ITTF is to oversee rules and regulations and technological improvement in table tennis.

7. 6TH NATIONAL VOTERS’ DAY OBSERVED ON 25^TH JANUARY

i. 6^th National Voters’ Day was observed on 25^th January 2016 by the Election Commission of India.

ii. The theme of the day is ‘Inclusive and Qualitative Participation’.

iii. The day is observed with an aim to increase enrolment of voters, especially of the newly eligible ones.

Chief Election Commissioner: Dr. Nasim Zaidi

8. 9TH NATIONAL GIRL CHILD DAY OBSERVED ON 24^TH JANUARY

i. National Girl Child Day is observed on 24^th January.

ii. The day is celebrated to spread awareness about the inequalities faced by the girl child in the country.

iii. International Day of the Girl Child is observed on 11^th  October.