DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 26TH JAN 2017
(Daily News India)
1.
NATION CELEBRATES ITS 68TH REPUBLIC DAY
i. India celebrates its
68th Republic Day on 26th January 2017. On January 26, 1950, the Constitution
of India came into force. President Pranab Mukherjee has started the ceremony
by hoisting the Indian flag, following which the Republic Day Parade from Rajpath.
ii. The Theme of 2017
Republic Day is: Skill India and Beti Bachao Beti Padhao.
iii. The Crown Prince of
Abu Dhabi and the Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of United Arab
Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was the Chief Guest at the
ceremony.
iv. PM Narendra Modi, who
personally received the Prince at the airport, stated that United Arab
Emirates is India's valued partner and
close ties between the two countries are important for the entire region.
v. President Pranab
Mukherjee conferred 3 Gallantry awards on the Indian Navy, also approved 398
Gallantry awards and other Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel and
others.
2.
LIST OF PADMA AWARDEES 2017
i. The Padma awards
announced every year on India's Republic Day. This Year both Padma Vibhushan
and Padma Shri awards given are as follows:
i. Padma Vibhushan
awardees: Murli Manohar Joshi, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Sharad Pawar,
K.J.Yesudas, P.A. Sangma, Sunder Lal Patwah, Vishwa Mohan Bhat.
ii. Padma Shri awardees:
Basanti Visht, T. K. Murthy, Emrat Khan, L. Birender Kumar Singh, Baoa Devi,
Kailash Kher, Mukund Naik, Anuradha Podwal, T. K. Vishwanathanan, Kanwal Sibal,
G. Venkata Subbaiah, Birkha Bahadur Limboo Muringla, Eli Ahmed, Bhavna Somaya,
Kashinath Pandit,Harkishan Singh, Sanjeev Kapoor, Ashok Kumar Bhattacharya, H.
R. Shah,Dr Mapuskar, Virat Kohli, Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar, M. Thanghavelu.
3.
NATIONAL VOTERS’ DAY BEING OBSERVED 25 JANUARY 2017
i.
The Election Commission of India will celebrate the 7th National Voters’ Day
across the country on 25 January for enhanced participation of citizens in the
electoral process.
ii.
President Pranab Mukherjee will give awards for best electoral practices to
Superintendents of Police, District Collectors and other functionaries involved
in election management.
iii.
The Day is also utilized to spread awareness among voters regarding effective
participation in the electoral process.
4.
UN APPOINTS DIRECTOR OF UNIC IN NEW DELHI
i.
Derk Segaar has been appointed as the Director of the New Delhi based United
Nations Information Centre covering the Kingdom of Bhutan and India by the UN
Secretary-General António Guterres.
ii.
He was the Head of Communications of the United Nations Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in New York.
5.
RUBBER SOIL INFORMATION SYSTEM LAUNCHED BY THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE &
INDUSTRY FOR RUBBER GROWERS
i.
The Minister of Commerce & Industry, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman launched Rubber
Soil Information System in New Delhi to provide the detail about the soil
quality to the rubber growers to enhance productivity besides reducing the cost
of production.
ii.
RubSIS is an online platform developed to recommend application of appropriate
mix of fertilizers to the specific plantations of rubber growers depending upon
their soil nature.