Manish Tewari has been appointed as a distinguished Senior Fellow of Atlantic Ocean 

  • On 11th January 2017 Former Union Minister Manish Tewari has been appointed as a distinguished Senior Fellow at the South Asia Center of the Atlantic Council, a leading US think-tank on policy matters.
  • At the council, Tewari will work on developing programmes that are aimed at strengthening US-India ties.

Aakhiri Ahuti Free-of-cost service to ferry remains of NE people 

  • On 13th January 2017 Delhi Police in association with IndiGo has launched 'Aakhri Ahuti' service to ferry human remains of underprivileged North-Eastern people free of cost.
  • According to Delhi police - "Aakhri Ahuti is known to be a humanitarian initiative, which is taken by Delhi Police in co operation with IndiGo to transport/carry the remains of the deceased people from the North-east free of cost to the North- eastern destinations on IndiGo's network,"
  • Under the service, it is only on the recommendation from the office of Delhi Police's North-East unit, IndiGo will ferry the human remains on a case-to-case basis.

Barack Obama surprises Joe Biden with Presidential Medal of Freedom 

  •  On 12th January 2017 Barack Obama has surprised the vice-president, Joe Biden, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
  • A teary-eyed Biden accepted the medal, the highest civilian honor, at a ceremony at the White House.
  • Here, Obama He called the vice-president an “extraordinary man with an extraordinary career in public service”.

India successfully test-fired Guided - Pinaka Rocket

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  • On 12th January 2017 India successfully test-fired the Guided Pinaka rocket from Integrated Test Range (ITR) launch pad at Chandipur in Odisha.
  •  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman S. Christopher congratulated the scientists, industry and the armed forces for the successful flight test of the new rocket version.


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