Headlines – events of January 2017
03.01.2017
1. India successfully conducted the final test of the nuclear-capable Agni-IV missile from a road-mobile
launcher on Odisha’s Abdul Kalam Island.
2. The Supreme Court removed BJP MP Anurag Thakur from the post of BCCI President.
3. India’s star singles player Somdev Devvarman announced his retirement from professional tennis.
4. An Indian-origin Saudi-based entrepreneur, Shaikh Rafik Mohammed has been appointed Major General of Kyrgyzstan.
5. India’s largest LNG importer Petronet has signed an agreement to set up a $950 million liquefied natural gas import project in Bangladesh.
1st January:
1. Sikkim emerges as the India’s first fully organic state.
2. Anil Baijal becomes the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.
3. Sorin Grindeanu selected as the new prime minister of Romania.
4. BHIM – Bharat Interface for Money, an app to facilitate digital cash transactions with only a thumb print after the bank account is linked with Aadhaar gateway.
