Current Affairs - January 16 to January 31, 2013

• World anti Leprosy Day is observed to create awareness about the air-borne disease.
• Social Activist Anna Hazare declares his party name as Jantantra Morcha which will not participate in election.

• Tiger Woods win his 75th PGA Tour title in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.
• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reduced repo rate by 25 points.
• World Winter games, 2013 started in PyeongChang, South Korea.

• Mumbai win Ranji trophy final at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai defeating  Saurashtra.
• World No. 1 Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray to win Australian Open, 2013 final.

• England defeat India in the fifth and final ODI in Dharamshala .

• India celebrated its 64th Republic Day.
• King of Bhutan participates as Chief Guest for the Republic Day Parade.
• 4 Padma Vibhushan, 24 Padma Bhushan and 80 Padma Shri awards has been declared on the occasion of Republic Day of India by Govt. of India.
• Sreeramamurthy Janaki, the renowned playback singer refused to accept the Padma Bhushan. http://www.123indiajob.com
• Victoria Azarenka of Belarus wins Australian Open Women’s Singles by defiting Li Na of China.
• Centre Constituted New High Court for Manipur, Meghalaya And Tripura.

• Milos Zeman elected as Czech Republic President, first person to be directly elected .
• 3rd National Voters’ Day observe in India.

• Uddhav Thackeray elected as Shiv Sena President.

• Olympic medalists Saina Nehwal and Meri Kom will be the Election Commission's (EC) national icons.
• Rajnath Singh was elected as BJP President.

• Rahul Gandhi elected as vice-president of Indian National Congress.
• Prof. Ved Praksah appointed as Chairman of the University Grants Commission on (UGC).

• Jharkhand was brought under President's rule.
• Congress party’s 3-day Chintan Shivir started at Jaipur.

• Om Prakash Chautala, Ajay Chautala and two IAS officers were arrested for Trained teachers hiring case of 1999.