Page-15 of Current Affairs - January, 2015
Leela Samson resigns as Chairperson of Central Board of Film Certification
Chairperson of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) Leela Samson has resigned. She resigned after Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) cleared the controversial film Messenger of God featuring Dera Saccha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in lead role. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
HS Brahma appointed as Chief Election Commissioner of India
President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Harishankar Brahma as the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India. He will be 19th CEC of India and succeed V S Sampat who had retired after attaining age 65 on 15 January 2015. He will take ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
US designates Taliban Chief Mullah Fazlullah as Global Terrorist
United States has designated Maulana Fazlullah, chief of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)- an outfit of Pakistan’s Taliban, as global terrorist and has imposed sanctions against him. It was announced after US Secretary of State John Kerry had asked Pakistan to target ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
RBI cuts repo rate by 25 basis point
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cut down repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.75 percent from 8 percent, with immediate effect. It was announced ahead of the scheduled date of monetary policy announcement on 3rd February 2015 as ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
Team India unveils new eco-friendly ODI jersey kit
Indian cricket team has unveiled new eco-friendly ODI jersey ahead of the triangular series starting in Australia on 16 January 2015. It was unveiled in Melbourne. Key facts of Team India’s eco-friendly ODI jersey It is made out of 100% ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
Army Day is being observed on 15 January
In India, Army Day is being observed every year on 15 January. Significance of Day: In 1949, on this day Lt. General (later Field Marshal) Kodandera Madappa Cariappa became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army (of the independent ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
India's Open water swimmer Bhakti Sharma sets world record in Antarctic Ocean
India’s open water swimmer Bhakti Sharma has set a new world record by swimming 1.4 miles in 52 minutes in one degree temperature in the Antarctic Ocean. She has bettered the earlier record of British open water swimmer Lewis Pugh ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
Government hands over new Maritime Security Gadget to Navy, Coast guard
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has handed over Resident Identity Card (RIC) readers to Navy Chief Admiral R K Dhowan and Coast Guard Director General Vice-Admiral A G Thapliyal. As part of RIC Scheme, these maritime security gadgets will be ..