> 1) Union Sports Ministry recognised Boxing India as national federation for representing Boxing In this regard, the Ministry allowed Boxing India to use the name under the Emblems & Names (Prevention of Improper use) Act, 1950 for all its future correspondence. 2) Kiran Bhai Vadodaria elected as INS president He succeeded Ravindra Kumar of The Statesman. The appointment was announced at the 75th annual general meeting of the organization in New Delhi. 3) Bharat Forge acquired France-based Company Mecanique Generale Langroise The acquisition aimed to consolidate its position in the oil and gas space. Bharat Forge acquired MGL via its German arm CDP Bharat Forge GmbH. 4) Mario Matthew Cuomo, former New York Governor, died at 82 Mario Matthew Cuomo was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. He served as the 52nd Governor of New York for three terms, from 1983 to 1994, Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1979 to 1982, and Secretary of State of New York from 1975 to 1978. 5) ICICI Bank launched Digital Village Project in Akodara Village of Gujarat The project aimed to provide services ranging from cashless banking to digitised school teaching. The digital village has three themes i.e. cashless, comprehensive and connected. 6) Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara became fastest to score 12000 Test runs Kumar Sangakkara became the fastest cricketer to reach 12000 Test runs. He achieved the milestone in 224th innings played against New Zealand. 7) Union Government accepted Bezbaruah panel report on safety of North East people Union Government accepted recommendations of Bezbaruah Committee, set up to look into the concerns of the people of the North East living in other parts of India. 8) Former ISRO Chairman V R Gowarikar died in Pune V R Gowarikar, the scientist who gave India its first own weather forecasting model died in Pune. He was 81. 9) Jaffna-Kankasanthurai rail track restored by IRCON in North Sri Lanka inaugurated Sri Lankan Jaffna-Kankasanthurai rail track restored by IRCON was inaugurated on 2 January 2015 by Sri Lanka’s Transport Minister Kumara Welgama. 10) RBI relaxed KYC rules for Non-Banking Financial Companies RBI amended KYC norms for NBFC’s, as they were facing practical difficulties and constraints in getting KYC documents at frequent intervals. 11) American country music singer Little Jimmy Dickens died at 94 American country music singer Little Jimmy Dickens died on 2 January 2015 at Nashville. He was famous for his humorous novelty songs. Must Share Info...
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