current news--

1.      A Amalraj won his maiden national title by defeating A Sharath Kamal in the final of the 73rd Senior National and Inter-State Table Tennis Championships.

2.      SEBI decided to enhance the minimum investment amount per client managed by portfolio managers to Rs.25 lakh from Rs.5 lakh.

3.      Pakistan's Supreme Court on 30 January 2012 granted two more months to the judicial commission probing the memo issue to complete its investigation.

4.      Novak Djokovic emerged victorious in the men’s single category while Victoria Azarenka lifted the trophy in the women category of the 2012 Australian Open.

5.      India and Pakistan agreed in New Delhi to transit fee formula for Tapi gas pipeline project. On the Transit Fee, both nations agreed that the negotiations would be conducted in a transparent manner.

6.      President conferred the Ashoka Chakra on Lt. Navdeep Singh (posthumous) on the occasion of the 63rd Republic Day Parade 2012.

7.      Environmental historian and political commentator Mahesh Rangarajan was selected and appointed as director of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library.

8.      Kerala governor and three-time Puducherry chief minister and MP, M O H Farook died in Chennai on 26 January 2012.

9.      HDFC Life, private life insurance company from India launched its first international operations with the opening of its representative office in Dubai.

10.  RBI cut the cash reserve ratio (CRR) by 50 basis points from 6 per cent to 5.5 per cent with effect from 28 January 2012.

11.  Sukumar Azhikode, award-winning Malayalam writer, scholar and one of  the most influential Gandhian intellectual in Kerala, died on 24 January 2012.

12.  CCEA gave final approval to Vedanta Resources's acquisition of a majority stake in Cairn India Ltd for $8.48 billion.

13.  The Union Cabinet of India on 24 January 2012 approved renaming of the Mana Airport at Raipur in Chattisgarh as the Swami Vivekanand Airport, Raipur.

14.  Singapore-based Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka was awarded the DSC Prize for South Asia Literature 2012, at the Jaipur Literature Festival.

15.  The Controller and Auditor General, CAG indicted the Uttar Pradesh Government of anomalies in spending around 5000 crore rupees under the National Rural Health Mission(NRHM).

16.  The home ministry of India launched the first batch of RICs (Resident Identity Cards) at Porthrapur village in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

17.  HUL appointed Hemant Bakshi, Executive Director of Sales and Customer Development as Executive Director-Home & Personal Care.

18.  ADB(Asian Development Bank) on 18 January 2012 signed an agreement with Union government of India to give a loan  of 24.3 million US dollars to boost investment in Maharashtra Agribusiness Infrastructure.

19.  Planning commission od India approved investment clearance for the scheme, Rudrasagar Drainage Development Scheme, Tripura.

20.  Harish Khare resigned as media advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after Pankaj Pachauri was appointed as Communication Advisor in the PMO.

21.  US beverage maker Coca Cola retained its top position in Interbrand's list of the top 100 global brands in 2011.

22.  N. Ram stepped down as Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of The Hindu , Business Line , Frontline , and Sportstar.

23.  Union Ministry for Human Resource Development announced that there would be a Grievance Redressal mechanisms in higher educational institutions.