Important note : 5 ( Jan Month Current Affairs)

1) Indian Government to get Rs. 726 crore via 2nd tranche of gold bond scheme

Important info :- The scheme is aimed at reducing demand for gold in physical form by encouraging people to buy the commodity in demat or the paper form

2) Sobhagya Advertising Service has been selected the Best public relations Agency of the year 2016.

3) Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis have won the Australian Open women's doubles champions

4) Puducherry Governor AK Singh launches MITRA app

About MITRA app :-

• i) The Android based application can send emergency SOS messages when in danger or emergency.
• ii) It is an initiative of the Puducherry Police, the App can be used with ease and without anyone noticing it. Though this can be used by anyone, Police expects that it will be more useful to women, children and the aged.
• iii) The person in danger needs only press the power button of his/her mobile three times to launch the applicatSecretary

5) J.S. Deepak appointed as new Telecom Secretary

6) India, ADB sign $80 million Loan Agreement to Improve Urban Services in Agartala and Aizawl

Note:- The previous programs tranches have provided assistance to five other cities in the Northeast—Shillong (Meghalaya), Aizawl (Mizoram), Kohima (Nagaland), Gangtok (Sikkim) and Agartala (Tripura).

7) ISA ( International solar alliance) - the First International and Inter-Governmental Organisation have Headquartered in India

Important Points:-

• (I) For making solar energy a valuable source of affordable and reliable green and clean energy in 121 member countries.
• (ii) Headquarter :- National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), Gwalpahari, Gurgaon
• (iii) Indian Government has dedicated 5-acre land in NISE campus for the ISA Headquarters and also has contributed Rs 175 crore for ISA corpus fund and also for meeting expenditure for initial five years.