Current Affairs Update for 16 January
Sports
- Brett Lee, International Cricketer of Australia retired from all forms of Cricket on 14th January 2015.
Awards
- On 13th January 2015, Amitabh Bachchan presented with Social Media Person of the Year Award for use of social networking sites. The award presented by Internet and Mobile Association of India.
- On 14th January 2015, Prabhu Nath Dwivedi awarded with Sahitya Akademi Award 2014 for Sanskrit for his work ‘Kanakalochanaha’, the collection of 16 short stories.
Appointments
- Anupam Shrivastava appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on 14th January 2015.
- Alur Seelin Kiran Kumar sworn-in as Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 14th January 2015. He became 8th Chairman of ISRO.
Business and Economy
- On 15th January 2015, Reserve Bank of India reduced Repo Rate by 0.25%. Now Repo Rate will prevail at 7.75%
