Another Indian city Hyderabad stood at 5th place in the index.
Top 10 cities in 2017 CMI :
- Silicon Valley (US),
- Shanghai (China),
- Hyderabad (India),
- London (UK),
- Austin (US),
- Hanoi (Vietnam),
- Boston (US)
- Nairobi (Kenya)
India's indigenous Light Combat Aircraft 'Tejas' will make its debut by flying past the Rajpath on the country's 67th Republic Day this year.
Indigenously made helicopters Rudra and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Dhruv will also showcase a fly-past on January 26.
Note : The last time any indigenous airfare flew on Republic Day was 1960s-built HAL Marut in the 1980s.
The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly today unanimously passed a resolution for creating a conducive atmosphere for the return of Kashmiri Pandits and other minorities.
Note : Kashmiri Pandits, Sikhs and some Muslims were forced to migrate 27 years ago due to unfortunate circumstances.
Supreme Court has today stated that divorce granted by ecclesiastical tribunal under Christian personal law are not valid as it cannot override the law.
The Union HRD Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar launched a dedicated web portal ‘ShaGun’ for the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan at New Delhi today.
‘ShaGun’ aims to capture and showcase innovations and progress in Elementary Education sector of India by continuous monitoring of the flagship scheme - Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA).
Days after Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis activated 500 WiFi hotspots in Mumbai, the state government is set to launch a mobile app to help citizens find the nearest hotspot.
The app, called Aaple Sarkar Mum WiFi, will be launched next week.
It was developed by Maharashtra Information Technology Corporation and can be downloaded for free.
Business & Economy
The I-T department has asked banks to report deposits in any account worth ₹10 lakh in a year.
It also asked banks to report cash payments of ₹1 lakh or more on credit card bills.
It further reiterated banks should report deposits of ₹2.5 lakh or more made by a person during November 9 to December 30, 2016.
Cabinet approves Rs. 10,000-crore incentive for electronic manufacturing by March 2018.
It will help moving towards the goal of 'Net Zero imports' in electronics by 2020.
IT Minister : Ravishankar Prasad
Gujarat government today announced salary hike (ranging between 63% to124%) of its fixed pay employees as per the Minimum Wages recommended by 7th pay commission.
The decision will be implemented from the 1st February and will benefit over 1 lakh 18 thousand employees working in different cadres at fix pay.
Science & Technology
The world's first computer virus for an IBM computer, called 'Brain', was released 31 years ago on this day (19th January) in the year 1986.
Brain was created by Basit and Amjad Farooq Alvi from Lahore, Pakistan.
The virus, which was transmitted through floppy disks, installed itself into a computer's memory, from where it infected new floppies as they were inserted.
Awards & Honors
Indian actress Priyanka Chopra has won the favourite dramatic TV actress trophy for her role in "Quantico" at the 2017 People's Choice Awards.
Another Indian-origin star Lilly Singh was also named as favourite YouTube star.
American actress and comedienne Ellen DeGeneres became the most awarded person in the history of People's Choice Awards, after winning three awards at the ceremony.
Sports
English Premier League side Manchester United became the world's richest football club, with a record revenue of over ₹4,300 crore for the 2015-16 season.
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