Current Affairs Update for today :-
Business and Economy
- On 05th January 2015, Facebook acquired the company namely ‘Wit.ai’ to develop the voice recognition.
- The company Mahindra & Mahindra achieved the milestone of producing 50 Lakh vehicles on 06th January 2015.
Appointments
- 17 persons appointed as Brand Ambassadors of Swachh Bharat Campaign by the Government of India on 05th January 2015 in which the famous International Cricketer V.V.S. Laxman is one of the persons.
- Sindhushree Khullar appointed as the CEO of NITI Aayog.
- Keshari Nath Tripathi appointed as 19th Governor of Meghalaya on 06th January 2015.
Politics
- On 05th January 2015, the government of India launched LPG Schemes for provide the benefits to BPL families. Now, BPL families can get 5 kg cooking gas cylinders under Free Trade LPG Scheme.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a commemorative coin to mark 175th birth anniversary of Tata Group founder Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata. He became Father of Modern Industry in India.
- Trade Unions of Coal Sector went on a five-day strike on 06th January 2015 to protest against disinvestment.
Sports
- On 06th January 2015, Board of Control for Cricket in India announced 15 members of Indian team for Cricket World Cup 2015 in which Yuvraj Singh is not one of 15 members.
- National Sub-Junior Billiards Title 2015 won by S. Shrikrishna on 05th January 2015 after defeating Ishpreet Singh Chadha.
