DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS:
25 JAN 2016
(Daily News India)
1. JAN
DHAN ACCOUNTS DEPOSITS CROSSED RS. 30,000 CRORE
i. Deposits
in accounts opened under the financial inclusion programme Pradhan Mantri Jan
Dhan Yojana have crossed the Rs. 30,000 crore mark.
ii. Under
this programme 20.38 crore bank accounts were openedand these bank accounts had
deposits of Rs. 30,638.29 crore.
2. FIRST
MINISTERIAL MEETING OF ARAB AND INDIAN COOPERATION FORUM HELD MANAMA
i. The first
Ministerial Meeting of Arab and Indian Cooperation Forum was held Manama,
Bahrain.
ii. The
meeting was chaired by Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa
and from india it was attended by Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
iii. The
meeting was held to strengthen the economic, trade and financial cooperation.
3. PV
SINDHU GRABBED 2016 MALAYSIA MASTERS GRAND PRIX GOLD BADMINTON TITLE
i. Indian Shuttler Pusarla Venkata Sindhu has
won the 2016 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold Badminton title.
ii. She has
defeated Scotland’s Kirsty Gilmour by 21-15, 21-9 score.
4. AP
GOVERNMENT LAUNCHED GIRIPUTRIKA KALYANA PATHAKAM SCHEME FOR TRIBAL PEOPLE
i. Andhra
Pradesh Government launched Giriputrika Kalyana Pathakam Scheme to support the
tribal women in their quest for livelihood.
ii. The scheme
will reduce infant mortality and child marriages among tribal people.
iii. It will
provide a onetime financial assistance of 50000 rupees to each tribal woman who
gets married.
5.
INDIA’S LARGEST FLAG WITH TALLEST FLAGPOLE HOISTED AT RANCHI
i. Defence
Minister Manohar Parrikar hoisted the largest flag of the country in Ranchi,
Jharkhand.
ii. The flag
is 66 feet in height and 99 feet in width and hoisted on a 293 feet-tall pole.
iii. The
flag was unveiled to mark the National Defence Day.
6. INDIA
WON BLIND T20 ASIA CUP AFTER DEFEATING PAKISTAN
i. India won
the first T20 Asia cup cricket for Blind played at Jawaharlal Nehru stadium of
Kochi.
ii. In the
final match India defeated Pakistan by 44 runs.
Captain
of India’s Blind Cricket Team: Shekar Naik
