Current Affairs Update for 15 January

Current Affairs Update for today :-

Bhakti Sharma, open water swimming champion of India set World record on 14th January 2015 by swimming 1.4 miles in 52 minutes in 1° temperature. She broke the record of Lewis Pugh of Britain and Lynne Cox of USA.

On 13th January 2015, National Green Tribunal gave guidelines to clean River Yamuna under Maily se Nirmal Yamuna Revitalization Plan 2017.
On 13th January 2015, Annual Status of Education Report 2014 released by NGO Pratham.
India signed an agreement with Australia on 13th January 2015 for infrastructual development in Sports.
On 12th January 2015, Idukki, the District of Kerala became first District of India to have complete Rural Broadband Coverage. National Optical Fibre Network will provide broadband activity to the District.
First Border Haat of Tripura opened at Srinagar-Feni Border on 13th January 2015 to increase local trade.

Harishankar Brahma will become 19th Chief Election Commissioner of India on 14th January 2015. He became 2nd person of North-East to hold this post. The first one was James Michael Lyndogh.