Current Affairs Update – 9th January, 2016

• Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Limited (BAPL) signed two pacts
  for air services and bus manufacturing on the last day of Bengal Global
  Business Summit here today.
• The first MoU was signed with Bhutan’s Druk Air for
  operating flights from Andal to Durgapur, Bagdogra, Bhutan and onwards to
  Singapore.
• The second MoU is for bus manufacturing at Andal in Burdwan
  district with China’s Zhongtong Bus Holding Company.
• The project would entail an investment of Rs 1,500 crore.

• The French soldiers will march down the Rajpath on Republic
  Day along with Indian troops in the presence of President Francois Hollande.
• Hollande is the Chief Guest for 26 January 2016
  celebrations.
• This is the first time that a foreign army will participate
  in the 26th January Parade, since 1950.
• A French contingent, comprising 56 personnel of 35th
  Infantry Regiment of 7th Armoured Brigade, is already in the country to take
  part in a joint exercise, Shakti 2016, which began in Rajasthan on 8 January
  2016. Some soldiers will also fly down from France to form a proper marching
  contingent.

• Thermal Power companies in Odisha will now have to transport
  fly ash free of cost to road construction site located within 100 kms perimeter
  of their plant.
• The decision in this regard was taken at the joint meeting
  between NTPC and State Pollution Control Board at Bhubaneswar on 8 January
  2016.
• For this purpose, a law will be formulated to ensure that
  the plants that generate fly ash will make arrangement for transportation of
  the material to work site free of cost. This will help the contractor involved
  in road construction to utilise the plant residue without putting an additional
  burden.

• Human Resource Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday inaugurated
  the 43rd edition of the New Delhi World Book Fair which commenced here with
  China as the guest of honour country and a theme presentation of the cultural
  heritage of India.
• The nine-day fair, touted as the largest in Asia, is hosting
  about 30 countries in which a series of programmes including panel discussions,
  dramas, classical and folk dances, workshops, discussions, authors’ meets,
  conferences, seminars and cultural programmes will be held.
• China was invited to be the guest country after the visit of
  Chinese President Xi Jinping here last year where he signed a memorandum of
  understanding with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

• The government today re-appointed Urjit Patel as the deputy
  governor of Reserve Bank of India for a three-year term, ensuring continuity
  for the team spearheading the country’s monetary policy under Governor Raghuram
  Rajan.
• Patel, a close confidante of Rajan for shaping and
  implementing monetary policy, was earlier appointed as deputy governor for a
  period of three years from January 11, 2013, RBI said in statement.
• Patel is the fourth deputy governor, the other three being HR
  Khan, R Gandhi and SS Mundra.
• During his tenure, Patel spearheaded a committee that in
  January 2014 recommended targeting consumer inflation to control historically
  volatile prices, shifting the focus away from wholesale prices.

• Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis carried the dominance of 2015
  into the new season, winning their sixth consecutive title by lifting the WTA
  Brisbane trophy, in Brisbane on Saturday.
• The top seeds quelled the challenge of German wildcards
  Angelique Kerber and Andrea Petkovic 7-5, 6-1 in mere 69 minutes.
• Sania and Martina, the world number one team, have now
  stitched a 26-match winning streak together, which has brought them six titles
  in a row at the US Open, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Beijing, WTA Finals and now here.
• It is the longest winning streak since Italians Sara Errani
  and Roberta Vinci’s 25 in a row in 2012. Sara and Roberta had won five titles
  in a row.

• Nick Kyrgios and Daria Gavrilova had singles wins over
  Ukraine to lead Australia Green to the Hopman Cup, the country’s first title in
  the mixed teams event in 17 years.
• Gavrilova’s 6-4, 7-6 (6) victory over Elina Svitolina gave
  Australia a 1-0 lead before Kyrgios clinched the title with a 6-3, 6-4 win over
  Alexandr Dolgopolov.
• Australia’s only previous Hopman Cup title came in 1999,
  when Mark Philippoussis and Jelena Dokic beat the Swedish pair of Jonas
  Bjorkman and Asa Carlsson.
• The last time Australia reached the final was in 2003, when
  Lleyton Hewitt and Alicia Molik were defeated 3-0 by Serena Williams and James
  Blake of the United States.
• Kyrgios won all four of his singles matches and combined
  with Gavrilova for an unbeaten mixed doubles run.

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