1)23rd January is the Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
Some of His Works:
--Forward Block (1939)
--Set up National Planning Committee (1938)
--Indian National Army
2)Commerce & Industry Ministry launched Rubber Soil Information System (RubSIS), an online system for recommending application of appropriate mix of fertilizers to the specific plantations of rubber growers depending upon their soil nature.
Kottayam (Kerela), the largest rubber growing district of India
3)The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Committee headed by Shri N.K. Singh,presented its Report to the Union Finance Minister.
The key recommendations are likely to be announced in the budget, while the full report will be released later
Read Key Facts of the N.K Singh Panel Report
4)National Girl Child Day :-24th January
5)IIMs would be declared as Institutions of National Importance which will enable them to grant degrees to their students.
Why this is important??:-All IIMs are separate autonomous bodies registered under the Societies Act.
Being societies, IIMs are not authorized to award degrees and, hence, they have been awarding Post Graduate Diploma and Fellow Programme in Management.
6)The “Bharat Parv” event is being organized by the Government of India at the Red Fort, Delhi from 26th to 31st January 2017.
Objective:- The prime objective of organizing the event is to generate a patriotic mood, promote the rich cultural diversity of the country, to ensure wider participation of the general public and to popularise the idea of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.
7)US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to formally pull US out of the negotiating process of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a mega trade deal of 12 Pacific Rim countries.
Read Everything About TPP Here
8)According to Status of Education Report (ASER) 2016, students of Himachal Pradesh stand ahead of Kerala and all other states in terms of learning outcomes.
MAINS QUESTION :
1) Critically Analyse whether NITI AAYOG is a Superior Version of Planning Commission or Not ? Give Reasons to Support your Answer.
2)How Should India Take the decision of Donald Trump to Pull USA out of TPP? Implications of the decision on India ?
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