Important Notes - 2 (Jan Moth Current Affairs)

1) Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami posthumously awarded Ashoka Chakra

2) ‪‎West‬ ‪Bengal‬ Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee has inaugurated of the 40th International ‪Kolkata‬ ‪Book‬ ‪Fair‬ -the world’s largest non-trade fair.

3) Indian President Shri Pranab Mukherjee has formally inaugurated the‪ ‎Shiv‬ ‪‎Nadar‬ ‪‎University‬ and dedicated it to the nation at Dadri, Gautam Buddha Nagar (Uttar Pradesh).

4) Arundhati Bhattacharya appointed chairperson of IIM Sambalpur ( For next 5 years)

5) India, France signs 16 agreements ( including : Airbus Group and Mahindra for the manufacture of ‪helicopters‬ and also signed three MoUs under the ‪‎SmartCity‬ theme )

6) India, World Bank signs Financing Agreement for ‪‎Bihar‬ ‪‎Kosi‬ ‪‎Basin‬ Development Project for US$ 250 million

7) ICCW announces National Bravery Awards for 2015 : 25 children including 3 girls and 22 boys have been selected.

8) ‪World‬ Bank to fund zoo in ‪Andhra‬ Pradesh ( ‪Hudhud‬ Disaster Recovery Project)

9) ‪‎Nandi‬ ‪Natakotsavam‬, prestigious state-organised theater ‪‎festival‬ begins in #Andhra ‪Pradesh‬

10) Pradhan Mantri Sinchai Yojna to be implemented in all 51 districts of Madhya Pradesh. (Centre has given over 60 crore rupees)

11) Former Governor of Sikkim and a long-standing leader of the BJP, ‪V‬‪ Rama‬ ‪Rao‬ passes away in Hyderabad

12) DoP( Department of Posts) plans to open 1000 ATMs under core banking system by March 2016

13) Pranab Mukherjee launches Pulse Polio programme for 2016

14) Indian writer Anuradha Roy has won the prestigious DSC Prize for South Asian Literature :- for her novel 'Sleeping on Jupiter' at the Galle Literary Festival in Sri Lankdistrict.

15) International Finance Corporation (IFC) tie up with Madhya Pradesh, one of the world's largest ultra-mega solar power plants is being set up at Gurh in Rewa district.