Current Affairs Updates for today :-
India signed an agreement with United Nations "Better Than Cash Alliance"
- India signed an agreement with United Nations Better Than Cash Alliance on 01st September 2015 with the aim to boost the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana scheme.
India won UNESCO’s Award of Excellence 2015
- India won UNESCO’s Award of Excellence 2015 on 01st September 2015 for conserving Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple situated in Kerala. The award is given in the category of UNESCO Asia Pacific Heritage Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation.
2% reservation decided to given grandchildren of freedom fighters
- On 01st September 2015, 2% reservation decided to given grandchildren of freedom fighters in government jobs as decided by the State Cabinet of Bihar.
A.K. Jha appointed as Interim CMD of NTPC
- A.K. Jha appointed as Interim Chairman and Managing Director of National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) on 01st September 2015.
India emerged as 8th largest tourism market for Australia
- India emerged as 8th largest tourism market for Australia as announced on 01st September 2015 by Trade Minister of Australia Andrew Robb.
‘The Dules of the Himalayan Eagle: The first Indo-Pak Air War’ released
- The book titled as ‘The Dules of the Himalayan Eagle: The first Indo-Pak Air War’ written by Air Marshal Bharat Kumar, released on 01st September 2015.
WCR eliminated ULCs
- West Central Railways became 1st zone to eliminate Unmanned Level Crossings (ULCs) on 31st August 2015. Its Headquarter is situated in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
XXII Commonwealth Games 2022 will be played in Durban, South Africa
- XXII Commonwealth Games 2022 will be organized and played in Durban, South African as announced on 02nd September 2015 by Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). Now, South Africa became 1st African country to host the Commonwealth Games in 85 years history. Commonwealth Games 2018 will be held in Gold Coast, Australia.
Google Inc. built the new logo design
- Google Inc. built the new logo design of its iconic logo on 01st September 2015 for 5th time since started its operations.
