General Awareness 13th January 2017 | Current Affairs 13th January 2017.

Khanderi, second indigenous Scorpene submarine, launched

It has superior stealth and ability to launch a crippling attack on the enemy

INS Khanderi, the second indigenously built Scorpene submarine, was launched at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in Mumbai

Admiral Sunil Lanba

Chief of the Naval Staff.

Amla completes his ‘ton’

Eighth South African to appear in 100 Test matches.

South African batsman Hashim Amla completed his ‘century’ of Tests when he took guard against Sri Lanka in the third Test at Johannesburg.

Amla is the eighth South African to appear in 100 Test matches.

Amla

In 99 matches, he has scored 7665 runs at an average of 49.45 with 311.

Amazon withdraws doormats bearing Tricolour after Sushma’s visa threat

Latest controversy to hit Amazon on India-linked items.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed that global e-tailer giant Amazon has withdrawn the doormats bearing the Indian national flag.

Sushma Swaraj

External Affairs Minister.

Scientists hear voice of ancient humans in baboon calls

Guinea baboons reveal distinct human-like vowel sounds

Baboon grunts and mating calls may hold secrets about human speech, according to a new study suggesting that the origins of human language could reach back as much as 25 million years.

Dr. Louis-Jean Boe

Studied the acoustics of 1,335 baboon sounds and the animals’ tongue anatomy.

SC refuses to pass orders on jallikattu before Pongal

The Bench terms the plea as “simply unfair”.

The Supreme Court refused to be hurried into pronouncing its verdict on a government notification allowing jallikattu before Pongal.

Jallikattu ban

Performing animals’ under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act of 1960.

Kerala Education Minister meets Jishnu’s parents

To take stern action against the culprits

Education Minister C. Raveendranath visited the parents of deceased Jishnu Pranoy at their residence at Valayam in Kozhikode district. He promised that the State would take stern action against the culprits after getting the report from the university.

C. Raveendranath

Education Minister of kerala.

BJP releases first list for Punjab, Goa Assembly polls

Party announces candidate for the Amritsar Lok Sabha bypoll.

The BJP announced 17 candidates for Punjab and 29 candidates for Goa — the two States that go to the Assembly polls in single-phase on February 4, 2017.

Rajendra Mohan Chhina

BJP candidate for the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat.

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