Current Affairs Updates for 27 August 2015

Current Affairs Updates for today :-

Girish Sahni appointed as Director General of CSIR

• Girish Sahni appointed as Director General of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on 24^th August 2015.

RGI released the communities based census data 

• According to the data released by Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, the present religious communities based on Census 2011 is that Hindu – 79.8 %, Muslim – 14.2%, Christian – 2.3%, Sikh – 1.7%, Buddhist – 0.7%, Jain – 0.4%, Others – 0.7%. There is 0.2% (29 Lakh) people who not stated their religions.

Jaisalmer War Museum and Laungewala War Memorial inaugurated

• Jaisalmer War Museum and Laungewala War Memorial inaugurated by Indian Army on 24^th August 2015.

‘Sehat’ scheme launched

• The scheme namely ‘Sehat’ launched by the Government of India on 25^th August 2015 with the aim to provide healthcare facilities in rural areas.

Andhra Pradesh signed an agreement with Sir Dorabji Tata Trust

• The State Government of Andhra Pradesh signed an agreement with Sir Dorabji Tata Trust on 24^th August 2015 to develop almost 264 villages of Vijayawada District. The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh is N. Chandrababu Naidu.

School Sports Promotion Foundation launched by SAI

• School Sports Promotion Foundation launched by Sports Authority of India (SAI) on 24^th August 2015 with the aim to tap the sporting talent at the school level.

Change the World List released by Fortune

• Change the World List released by Fortune Magazine on 20^th August 2015. According to the list, Vodafone of UK and Safaricom of Kenya jointly ranked at No.1 position while Google and Toyota ranked at No.2 and 3 respectively.