DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 31 JAN 2016
(Daily News India)
1. KK JALAN IS APPOINTED AS SECRETARY IN MSME
i. The government has appointed KK
Jalan as Secretary to Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
ii. Kk Jalan will replace Anup K Pujari
due to his retirement.
iii. The Ministry of Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises is a branch of the Government of India for the formulation
and administration of rules, regulations and laws relating to micro, small and
medium enterprises in India.
Minister of Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises: Kalraj Mishra
2. ANGELIQUE KERBER WON
AUSTRALIAN OPEN WOMEN’S SINGLE TENNIS
i. Angelique Kerber became the first
German to win the Australian Open women’s
singles tennis title in Melbourne,
Australia.
ii. She has defeated the world number 1
player Serena Williams of the USA.
iii. In 2015 the event was won by
Serena William.
3. INDIA EXPORTED SIX
METRO TRAIN COACHES TO AUSTRALIA
i. Union Ministry of Shipping exported six
metro coaches to Australia from Mumbai.
ii. The shipment was done under the
deal with Australian government to export 450 made-in-India coaches in two and
a half year period.
Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways: Nitin Gadkari
4. NOVAK DJOKOVIC WON
THE 2016 AUSTRALIAN OPEN MEN'S SINGLES TITLE
i. World Number 1 player Novak Djokovic
won the Australian Open Men’s Singles
title.
ii. Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray
of Britain in the Australian open men’s single Title.
5. INDIA WON
THREE-MATCH T-20 SERIES AGAINST AUSTRALIA BY 3-0
i. India won the three-match T-20
series against Australia after defeating by 3-0 in Sydney.
ii. Shane Watson was declared the Man of the Match.
iii. Virat Kohli of India was declared
as the player of the series.
iv. Indian men's team became the number
one in the ICC T20 rankings.
6. BOOK TITLED
NATHURAM GODSE - THE STORY OF AN ASSASSIN RELEASED
i. Nathuram Godse The Story of an Assassin: Anup Ashok Sardesai
authored by Anup Ashok Sardesai was released.
ii. The book narrates the story of
Nathuram Vinayakrao Godse who died an untimely death and his brother suffered a
life of immense mental torture.
iii. The book was released on the death
anniversary of the Father of the Nation.
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