Current Affairs Updates for 14 August 2015

Current Affairs Updates for today :-

OP Rawat appointed as Election Commissioner

• Om Prakash Rawat appointed as Election Commissioner of India on 13^th August 2015.

Dahi Handi granted with adventure sport status

• ‘Dahi Handi’ game of Maharashtra granted with adventure sport status on 11^th August 2015.

Sanjay Jalona appointed as MD and CEO of L&T Infotech

• Sanjay Jalona appointed as MD and CEO of L&T Infotech on 11th August 2015. It is the 6th largest IT Company in India and incorporated in the year 1997.

Jayant Patel appointed as acting Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court

• Jayant Patel appointed as acting Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court on 12th August 2015 replaced with Justice V.M. Sahai.

100 richest people in technology list released

• According to 100 richest people in technology list released by Forbes, Bill Gates co-founder of Microsoft ranked at No.1 position.

ISRO commissioned titanium sponge plant in Chavara, Kerala

• India became 7^th country in the World to produce titanium sponge commercially on 10^th August 2015 as ISRO successfully commissioned and started commercial titanium sponge plant in Chavara, Kerala.

Founder of Hero Cycles Om Prakash Munjal died

• Om Prakash Munjal, the founder of Hero Cycles, died on 13^th August 2015. He also known as ‘Cycle Man’ of India.