Latest GK : Important Countries in News (December & January)

February 2, 2017    

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Hi friends i am Sarath Chandra Reddy. Today I am sharing December and January countries in news for IDBI MANIPAL EXAM. Happy Reading :)

China

  • World's highest altitude Gravitational Wave telescopes in Tibet
  • China builds world's biggest solar Park( Longyangxia Dam Solar Park )
  • ICCR distinguished ideologist award to Prof. Yu Long Yu of china
  • Cheng Wei Forbes Asia's 2016 Businessman of the Year
  • China launched ‘space junk‘ collector.
  • Weather Fengyun-4 satellite
  • Pratikar-1 is the joint military exercise between China and Nepal
  • Long March-2D rocket
  • Solid fuel rocket named Epsilon-2
  • FC-31 Gyrfalcon, a 5th-generation fighter jet, was recently tested by China
  • Satellites SuperView-1 01/02 are launched by China
  • The world’s highest bridge has opened to traffic in China
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abolishes 'kafala' labour system
Capital: Doha
Currency: Qatari riyal
Prime minister: Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani
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India-Arab partnership conference held
Capital: Muscat
Currency: Omani rial
Sultan: Qaboos bin Said al Said
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1)India-Nepal Folk Crafts Festival at Kathmandu
2)Nepal launches 10-yr-plan to cut vegetable imports from India
2)additional 80 MW power to Nepal from Jan 1
Capital: Kathmandu
Currency: Nepalese rupee
Prime minister: Pushpa Kamal Dahal
President: Bidhya Devi Bhandar
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India to establish center of excellence at Al-Azhar University
Capital: Cairo
Currency: Egyptian pound
President: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
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India, Vietnam sign civil nuclear cooperation pact in a boost to bilateral ties
Capital: Hanoi
Currency: Vietnamese dong
President: Trần Đại Quang
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Venezuela banned its biggest banknote
Capital: Caracas
Currency: Venezuelan bolívar
President: Nicolás Maduro
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South Korea

South Korea's parliament votes to impeach President Park Geun-hye
Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn will be acting President
Capital: Seoul
Currency: South Korean won
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EKUVERIN Held in Maldives.
Capital: Malé
Currency: Maldivian rufiyaa
President: Abdulla Yameen
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Naval Exercise: Indra Navy – 2016
Capital: Moscow
Currency: Ruble
President: Vladimir Putin
Prime Minister: Dmitry Medvedev
Vladimir Putin most powerful in world
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First element discovered in Asia named 'nihonium'--113
Capital: Tokyo
Currency: Japanese yen
Prime minister: Shinzō Abe
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Qatar--- India

Five pacts on visas, cyberspace,investments
Capital: Doha
Currency: Qatari riyal
Prime minister: Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani
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World's first solar road opens
Capital: Paris
President: François Hollande
Prime minister: Bernard Cazeneuve(New)
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New Zealand

Prime Minister John Key announces resignation
Capital: Wellington
Currency: New Zealand dollar
Prime minister: Bill English(New)
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Italy's Renzi quits after crushing referendum defeat
Capital: Rome
Currency: Euro
Prime minister: Paolo Gentiloni(New)
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US designates India as Major Defence Partner
Obama lifts 20-year sanctions on Sudan
US President Obama signs $618 billion defence bill
Capital: Washington, D.C.
President: Donald Trump(45 TH)
Currency: United States Dollar
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Pakistan to renovate Katas Raj Hindu temple
Capital: Islamabad
Currency: Pakistani rupee
President: Mamnoon Hussain
Prime minister: Nawaz Sharif
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Appoint world’s first ‘digital ambassador’
Capital: Copenhagen
Currency: Danish krone
Prime Minister---Lars Løkke Rasmussen
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Festival of India to be Organised in Ghana
Capital: Accra
Currency: Ghanaian cedi
President: Nana Akufo-Addo(New)
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AbuDhabi sets up Personal Status and Inheritance Court for non Muslims
Capital---Abu Dhabi
Currency----dirham
President------    Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan(Republic Day Chief Guest)
PM----    Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
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First Country to Switch Off FM Radio Network
Capital----Oslo
Currency-----Krone
Prime Ministr---Erna Solberg
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Miscellaneous

  • India pledges $1.25 mn to UN relief for Palestinian refugees
  • India to contribute $500,000 to UN emergency response fund
  • UAE’s Khalifa Foundation Donates US$2 Million Medical Equipment to AMU
  • Hong Kong withdraws visa-free facility for Indians
  • Irland the world's first country to stop investing in fossil fuels
  • 2016 declared Earth's hottest year on record
  • Rio de Janeiro(Marvelous City) ---world heritage status
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India's Rank in various Indexes

  • India tops Asia in innovation chart
  • Global Wind Power----4 (1 st China)
  • Terror----7(worst--iraq)
  • Global talent competitiveness---92
  • Corruption Perception Index ---79
  • Inclusive development index----60
  • Global passport index---78(germany top)
  • World Power Language Index---HINDI--10 (1st English)
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