Current Affairs Update for today
Politics
- Dandi Kutir Museum in Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat inaugrated by the Prime Miniter Narendra Modi on 08th January 2015 during the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas ceremony.
Business and Economy
- On 07th January 2015, the scheme ‘Quikr Nxt’, the instant messenge, launched by Quikr, Online classifieds Company, to provide seamless transactions between users.
- Contactless Credit Cards and Debit Cards launched by the Private Sector Bank ICICI Bank Ltd. on 07th January 2015.
Appointments
- Atul Khare of India appointed as United Nations Under Secretary General, Department of Field Support on 07th January 2015 succeeded by Ameerah Haq.
Sports
- New Zealand won Cricket Test series by 2-0 against Sri Lanka on 07th January 2015. During this test series, Kane Williamson became fastest batsman of New Zealand to reach 3000 test runs.
- India will host World Bridge Championship 2015 as announced on 07th january 2015 by Bridge Federation of India. The President of Bridge Federation of India is N.R. Kirubakaramoorthy.
- On 08th January 2015, Virat Kohli became the highest scorer of India in Australia as he broke the record of 619 runs set by Rahul Dravid.
