•‘Swachh Swasth Sarvatra’, an inter-ministerial joint
program between the-•Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation and•Ministry of Health and Family Welfare was
launched in New Delhi on Good Governance Day
2016 (25 Dec. 2016).
The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Leaders’
Summit was held in Jakarta.•India became an Associate member of European
Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)•CERN is based in Geneva on the French-Swiss border•US Senate approves Montenegro as NATO’s 29thmember.•NATO’s headquarters is located in Brussels, Belgium.
• Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) is celebrated on 9th January.• The 14th PBD- program was organized in Bengaluru,
Karnataka- from 7 to 9 January 2017.• Theme “Redefining Engagement with the Indian
Diaspora”
• Andhra Pradesh will have India’s first Hyperlooptransportation project.• It will connect Vijayawada and Amaravati cities of Andhra
Pradesh.• ISRO termed launch of navigation satellite IRNSS-1Hunsuccessful.
•Union Cabinet clears Election Commission’s proposal
to buy VVPAT machines.•IISc ranked India’s top university in 2017 NIRF Survey.•NITI Aayog launched SATH program✓SATH stands for ‘Sustainable Action for
Transforming Human capital
•Shekatkar Committee- Chairman- Lt. Gen (Retd.) D.
B. Shekatkar- To provide reforms in Armed ForcesHead- Prime Minister.•UNESCO designated Ahmedabad as India’s firstWorld Heritage City.•Indian scientists discover supercluster of
galaxies named Saraswati.
program between the-•Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation and•Ministry of Health and Family Welfare was
launched in New Delhi on Good Governance Day
2016 (25 Dec. 2016).
The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Leaders’
Summit was held in Jakarta.•India became an Associate member of European
Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)•CERN is based in Geneva on the French-Swiss border•US Senate approves Montenegro as NATO’s 29thmember.•NATO’s headquarters is located in Brussels, Belgium.
• Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) is celebrated on 9th January.• The 14th PBD- program was organized in Bengaluru,
Karnataka- from 7 to 9 January 2017.• Theme “Redefining Engagement with the Indian
Diaspora”
• Andhra Pradesh will have India’s first Hyperlooptransportation project.• It will connect Vijayawada and Amaravati cities of Andhra
Pradesh.• ISRO termed launch of navigation satellite IRNSS-1Hunsuccessful.
•Union Cabinet clears Election Commission’s proposal
to buy VVPAT machines.•IISc ranked India’s top university in 2017 NIRF Survey.•NITI Aayog launched SATH program✓SATH stands for ‘Sustainable Action for
Transforming Human capital
•Shekatkar Committee- Chairman- Lt. Gen (Retd.) D.
B. Shekatkar- To provide reforms in Armed ForcesHead- Prime Minister.•UNESCO designated Ahmedabad as India’s firstWorld Heritage City.•Indian scientists discover supercluster of
galaxies named Saraswati.