16th January 2017 Current Affairs with Explanation

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The United Arab Emirates taking part in India’s Republic Day Parade 2017

United Arab Emirates (UAE) will ready to create a history in the Indian history. The UAE will be by taking part in India’s Republic Day Parade 2017. Thus, UAE will become the first-ever contingent of Arab soldiers to take part in this iconic event. UAE’s crown prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will be the Chief Guest of this parade.

Natya Kala Acharya Award Winner

Famous Bharatanatyam dancer Malavika Sarukkai has recently won the title of ‘Natya Kala Acharya’. She has received this award at the inauguration of the Music Academy’s 11th dance festival. Deputy Consular General, Consulate General of United States of America in Chennai, Susan Tuller has given this award.

Expert Group on SECC submits report to Ministry of Rural Development

Under the Chairmanship of former Finance Secretary Shri Sumit Bose, An Expert Group Committee has presented its report on the Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC). It had submitted the report to the Minister of Rural Development, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar for better planning and identification of beneficiaries.

Annual Two-day Camel Festival Held in Bikaner

The annual camel festival was held in Bikaner, Rajasthan n the presence of foreign tourists across the world. this camel festival was held from January 14-January 15. Rajasthan Tourism Department and the Bikaner district administration has inaugurated this two-day festival.

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Madhya Pradesh Launches Digital Dakiya Scheme For Digital Literacy

Madhya Pradesh state govt has inaugurated a first of its kind scheme of the country. The name of the scheme is “Digital Dakiya”. Under this scheme, a Digital Postman referred as Digital Dakiya would visit door to door in both urban and rural areas. This scheme mainly aims to train households especially women and elderly people about digitized transactions.

“BSF launches operation ‘Sard Hawa’ at Rajasthan border”

The Border Security Force (BSF) has launched the 14 day operation Sard Hawa. This Sard Hawa was held at the western international border of Rajasthan to check the instances infiltration due to the dense fog in the area.

2017 National conference “Jal Manthan-III” held in New Delhi

Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti has inaugurated the 3rd National conference “Jal Manthan-III”.

First Edition of ABU International Television Dance Festival 

Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) has organized the first edition of the ABU International Television Dance Festival (AIDF) in Hyderabad from January 13 to January 15, 2017. The main objective of this edition is to create a bridge between young people from different parts of the world.

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US Ends Two-Decade Economic Sanction on Sudan

The US President Barack Obama has recently announced to end his 20-year economic embargo on Sudan.  Based on the efforts by the Government of Sudan to improve the security in the region, this announcement was made.

“BSNL Launches Aadhar Based e-KYC Project”

BSNL has launched its Customer Acquisition and Customer Communication Management (CACMS) project. This project mainly aims to digitalize business process to provide secure and faster service and customer satisfaction. “The project provides an Aadhar based e-KYC (Know Your Customer) service for immediate activation of new mobile connections across the country”.

62nd Filmfare award 2017 Winners List

The 62nd Filmfare Awards ceremony has recently held in Mumbai. Kapil Sharma, Karan Johar and Shahrukh Khan. co-hosted this event. on this occasion, Shatrughan Sinha received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Sonakshi Sinha.

• Best film: Dangal.
• Nitesh Tiwari for Dangal – Best Director.
• Aamir khan – Best Actor (Male).
• Best Actor (Female): Alia Bhatt.

App named ‘SEZ India’ launched by Commerce Ministry

The Commerce Secretary has launched a mobile app named ‘SEZ India‘ for Special Economic Zones (SEZs). This SEZ India app will be used for SEZ Developers & Units transactions and track the status. This SEZ application is available on Android Platform. These are the 16th Jan Current Affairs. Based on these 16th Jan 2017 Current Affairs, practice the current Affairs quiz.