General Awareness 19th January 2017 |Current Affairs 19th January 2017

Russia is the biggest threat to liberal world order, says Joe Biden

• S. Vice-President Joe Biden, in his last major speech before leaving office, described Russia on Wednesday as the biggest threat to the international liberal order and said Washington must work with Europe to stand up to Vladimir Putin.
• Biden was speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos two days before the inauguration of Donald Trump as U.S. President.
• Trump has sent conciliatory signals to Mr. Putin and seemed to encourage the disintegration of the European Union by praising Britain’s decision to leave the bloc and predicting that more countries could bolt.

India vs England: Virat Kohli and Co eye series win in Cuttack ODI

• There seems to be little that can stop the Virat Kohli-led Indian team from clinching the series 2-0 at Cuttack, unless the Englishmen shrug off the horrors of their tour so far, and orchestrate an effort that persists till the very last over of the match.
• Despite having won nearly every encounter against the visitors so far, since landing here in November, the path towards victory has certainly not been an easy one, as was evident in the opening ODI in Pune.

UN doing more harm than good, says Nikki Haley

• Nikki Haley, tapped by Donald Trump to be the UN Ambassador and the highest-ranking Indian-American to have been nominated in any presidential administration, believes that the world body is doing “more harm than good”.
• Haley was expected to rap the UN for its treatment of Israel and question whether the U.S.’s 22 per cent contribution to the world body’s annual budget is worth it, in her opening testimony at her Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

India’s first clinical trial to reduce hair loss in cancer patients

 

• The Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH) here has commenced the first ever clinical trial in India to address the problem of hair loss in cancer patients during chemotherapy.
•  Loss of hair adds to the trauma of the disease and many patients, especially women, suffer from lack of self-esteem and confidence due to sudden baldness. At present, four breast cancer patients have been placed on the trial.

TDP demands Bharat Ratna for NTR

• Blood donation camps and rallies organised by the Telugu Desam Party and NTR Trust marked the 21st death anniversary of TDP founder and former Chief Minister late N.T. Rama Rao on Wednesday.
• Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s wife Nara Bhuvaneswari and his daughter-in-law Nara Brahmani inaugurated the ‘legendary blood donation camp’ at the NTR Trust Bhavan.

India & Mauritius Sign MoU for Cooperation in the field of Cooperatives

• India and Mauritius signed a MoU for cooperation in the field of cooperatives and related areas.
• The MoU was signed between Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh, and the Indian Ocean island country’s Business, Enterprise and Cooperatives Minister Soomilduth Bholah.
• The MoU will enable the two countries to collaborate in this vital sector and can significantly benefit thousands of Mauritians. India offered to exchange its expertise and technology with Mauritius in agro industry, fisheries and dairy sector.

Top-20 finish not impossible: Santosh

• S. Santosh returns from the 2017 Dakar Rally a happy man, despite an early hiccup that cost him a lot of precious time.
• The Bengaluru rider finished a respectable 47th (among the motorbikes), completing the rally for the second time in his career.

Kolkata’s Sitalpati Gets place in UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has registered Sitalpati or cool mat from the Cooch Behar district, West Bengal as an  Sitlapati intangible cultural heritage.

Tajikistan’s Amonatov Wins Delhi International Chess Tournament

• Farrukh Amonatov of Tajikistan won the 15th edition of the Delhi International Chess tournament after settling for a draw with Grandmaster Diptayan Ghosh in the 10th and final round.
• Amonatov was awarded by Rs. 4 lakh, Diptayan received Rs. 3 lakh and Dzhumaev got Rs. 2 lakh prize money.

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