current affairs of January 18th 2017 for IBPS CLERK,PO/MT,SO,SSC CGL,CHSL,MTS EXAMS

• India became an associate member of European Organization for Nuclear Research,known as CERN(Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche Nucleaire).The headquarters of CERN is in Geneva(Switzerland).
• Prime Minister Theresa May said Britain would leave the European Union's(EUs) single market.The market encompasses 28 member countries of the European Union headquartered in Brussels(Belgium).
• Indian city of Bengaluru(Karnataka) has secured first place in the top 10 most dynamic cities across the world chosen by JLL City Momentum Index(CMI) 2017.Hyderabad(Telangana) is placed fifth in the list.The other top cities are Hanoi(Vietnam),Silicon valley(USA).
• The BSNL-SBI Mobicash M-Wallet service was launched for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states to meet the objectives of the Union Government to promote cash-less/digital payment methods.
• The Supreme Court asks the government to file status report on Ganga rejuvenation and sought details on construction,functioning of sewage treatment plants alongside river.'Namami Gange Project' is an ambitious Union Government Project to clean and protect the Ganga river in a comprehensive manner.
• The Central Information Commission(CIC) asked the Central Board of Secondary Education(CBSE) to allow inspection of the class 10 and 12 records of Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Zubin Irani.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Second Edition of Raisina Dialogue(January 17-19,2017).The venue of the dialogue is Taj Palace,New Delhi.
• Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha has been appointed as India's High commissioner to the United Kingdom(UK) succeeding Navtej Sarna.Mr Sinha is an Indian Foreign Service(IFS) of the 1981 batch.
• Tata Sons chairman-designate N.Chandrasekaran appointed as the chairman of Tata Motors.
• The Airports Authority of India(AAI) decides to use social media platform WhatsApp for improving customer services by reducing queueing time,improving airport facilities and simplifying procedures.
• U.S astronaut Eugene Cernan,the last man to set foot on the moon,died at the age of 82.