05-01-2015 IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS 1..Eminent free-market economist Arvind Panagariya has been appointed as Vice-chairman ofNITI Aayog. NITI-- NationaI Institution for Transforming India Chairman : Narendra Modi Other Appointments of NITI Aayog Full-Time Members: 1.-Bibek Debroy- Economist. 2.-V.K. Saraswat- Former Secretary Defence R&D. Ex-officio members: 1.-Rajnath Singh- Union Home Minister. 2.-Arun Jaitley- Union Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting Minister. 3.-Suresh Prabhu- Union Minister of Railways. 4.-Radha Mohan Singh- Union Minister of Agriculture. 2..International Hindi Conference-2015 (अंतर्राष्ट्रीय हिंदी सम्मलेन-2015) will be hosted by New Jersey, United Statesin April 2015. Theme of 2015 edition of this conference is Expanding World of Hindi: This conference seeks to provide a platform for participants to get together and identify challenges and find solutions for the advancement of the Hindi language in North America and the Caribbean region. 3..Kiran Bhai Vadodaria Elected As INS president Kiran Bhai Vadodaria was elected as President of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) for 2014-15. He is the Chairman and Managing Director of Gujarati newspaper Sambhaav Metro. 4..Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches programme to promote use of LED lights for reducing energy consumption at New Delhi. In Delhi, two LED lights will be distributed at a payment of Rs. 10 each and the balance amount of about Rs. 120 each will be recovered from electricity bill over a year. It will result in annual saving of energy by about 24 crore units every year. 5..Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today launched the sale of subsidized fivekg cooking gas cylinders under Free Trade LPG Scheme, benefiting Below Poverty Line (BPL) families and others. He also launched a new scheme providing concession of Rs.1,600 to BPL families on new gas connections in the country. 6..Union Sports Ministry has recommended badmintonplayer Saina Nehwal’s name for Padma Bhushan award. As per Sports ministry, recommending her name is a special case. 7..Freedom fighter and National Flag designer Pingali Venkayya was honoured by naming All India Radio(AIR) Vijayawada (in Andhra Pradesh) building after him. In this regard, Union Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs, M. Venkaiah Naidu unveiled the statue of Pingali Venkaiah, in the premises of AIR Vijayawada. 8..Onion crop is produced by more countries in the world than any other food ingredient. The UN estimates that at least 175 countries produce it, well over twice as many as grow wheat, the largest global crop by tonnage .-China and India dominate production and consumption - between them they account for about 45% of the worlds annual production of more than 70 million tonnes.However, its Libya who tops the list when it comes to per capita consumption.As per UN, 33.6 kg of onion (on average) was eaten by each person here in 2011 Albania, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Algeria round off the top 5. 9.. Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India(ICICI) Bank has launched its own version of Digital Village Project by adopting entire Akodara Village in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat. 10..IFCI(Industrial Finance Corporation of India) inaugurates new regional office in Pune-Malay Mukherjee, CEO & MD, IFCI Limited has inaugurated a new regional office at Baner in Pune.This is the Company’s 16th regional office across the country. 11..TamilNadu govt launches Amma Cement ’ According to the scheme launched by AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa as Chief Minister in September last year, the Government will procure two lakh tonnes of cement from the private sector and sell it at Rs 190 per bag in all corporation, municipality and other local body limits. 12..Renowned Hollywood actor and activist Richard Gere today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at New Delhi today. Gere, who started his acting career in the 1970s, has lately become an active supporter of free Tibet movement led by the Dalai Lama. He is a cofounder of the Tibet House, creator of The Gere Foundation, and Chairman of the Board of Directors for the International Campaign for Tibet. 13--Kumar Sangakkara Joins Elite 12,000-Runs Scorer Club In Test Cricket-Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara has joined an elite group of cricketers to make 12,000 runs in Test Cricket. He reached this milestone in Sri Lanka’s second Test match against New Zealand held in Wellington, 14..Max Bupa Health Insurance on Monday announced that it is set to become one of the first companies in India to benefit from the recently increased foreign investment limit in insurance sector. Following the recent insurance ordinance receiving legislative assent in the budget session of Parliament, Bupa proposes to increase its stake in Max Bupa from 26 per to 49 per cent. 15..Asian Weightlifting Championships 2015 at Doha, Qatar. India won maximum number of gold in Youth Boys division 16..Chennai Open 2015 Indias premier Tennis event, Chennai Open event, Chennai Open (also called as Aircel Chennai Open 2015) began at SDAT Tennis Stadium in Chennai today. It will be the 20th edition of the only ATP tournament taking place in India. 17..Edward Brooke, the first elected black US senator passed away on 3rd January 2015. He was 95. He belonged to US’s Republican Party.
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