Hi Aspirants..Here is the Daily Current
Affairs Updates for 20 January 2016.
1) PSLV-C31 launched fifth
satellite in IRNSS series from Sriharikota:
--> PSLV-C31 successfully put into orbit
IRNSS-1E, the fifth satellite of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite
System (IRNSS) after its succesful launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre
(SDSC), SHAR, Sriharikota, on 20 January 2016.
--> PSLV-C31 for the eleventh time used
‘XL’ version of PSLV.
--> IRNSS-1E, with a liftoff mass of
1425 kg, carried navigation payload and ranging payload, according to an ISRO
release.
--> IRNSS-1E has configuration similar
to that of its predecessors IRNSS-1A, 1B, 1C and 1D in which ISRO used the XL
version of the rocket.
--> The constellation of seven
satellites is planned by ISRO to constitute IRNSS, which would be at par with
US-based GPS once the full complement of spacecrafts are launched.
2) Bihar Cabinet approved 35
percent reservation for women in government jobs:
--> Bihar Cabinet on 19 January 2016
formally approved 35 percent reservation for women in all government jobs in
the state.
--> The decision was taken in the
cabinet meeting presided by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
3) Virat Kohli becomes
fastest to 24th ODI ton, 7000 ODI runs:
--> Virat Kohli became the fastest to
7000 ODI runs during the third ODI against Australia at the MCG. Kohli, in 161
innings, broke AB de Villiers record of
reaching there in 166 innings.
--> Before AB and Kohli, Sourav Ganguly
was the fastest with 174 innings.
--> Kohli also completed his 24th ODI
ton, becoming the fastest to the milestone.
4) LCA Tejas makes history at
Bahrain:
--> History has been created when Light
Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, indigenously designed and developed by Defence
Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), touched the foreign soil at
Sakhir Airbase, Bahrain.
--> For the first time LCA Tejas flown
in foreign airspace to participate in the Bahrain International Airshow-2016
during 21 to 23 January 2016.
5) New category in film
awards:
--> The Information & Broadcasting
Ministry has instituted a new category – Most Film Friendly State – in the
National Film Awards.
--> This award will be conferred in the
63rd National Film Awards in May, Sunil Arora, Secretary I&B, said.
6) Mamta Binani elected
President of ICSI:
--> Mamta Binani has been elected
President of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) for 2016.
--> She took charge on January 19.
7) MRF becomes global partner
for ICC:
--> MRF Ltd has become a global partner
for International Cricket Council (ICC) by signing a four-deal with the council
that includes this year’s ICC World Twenty 20 in India, next year’s ICC
Champions Trophy and ICC Cricket World Cup in 2019.
--> As a global partner, MRF will have
multiple branding opportunities at all match venues during the ICC World Twenty
20 and future ICC events.
Also check Current Affairs Quiz January 2016
