current affairs

CURRENT AFFAIRS 

• India celebrated its 69th Independence Day on August 15, 2015.
• On the eve of Independence Day, 824 Central & State forces, police personnel were awarded Gallantry & other service medals.
• Saina Nehwal becomes first Indian to reach finale of World Badminton Championship.
• The founder of Hero Cycles Om Prakash Munjal passes away.
• IAS officer Om Prakash Rawat appointed as new Election Commissioner of India.
• India born Sundar Pichai appointed as the CEO of Google.
• Kochi became the first Indian City to be a member of World Tourism Cities Federation Council (WTCF).
• The Indian Government has signed a peace accord with Naga National Council (NNC) to bring peace in Nagaland.
• Chinese Capital Beijing has been chosen to host 2022 Winter and Para Olympics.
• Saina Nehwal defeated by Carolina Marin  in final of World  Championship.
• The UAE decided to allot  land for building a first temple in Abu Dhabi.
• A landslide in Manikaran , Himachal  Pradesh killed 10 pilgrims.
• Union  Finance  Minister Arun Jaitely launched State Bank  of India 's  mobile wallet  app known as   SBI Buddy.
• Economist intelligence units (EIU) Global Liveability  Index  named Melbourne  as world's most liveable city for the   5th  consecutive year.
• Suvra  Mukherjee wife of president pranab Mukherjee passed away following a cardiac arrest .
• Ranil Wickremasinghe  sworn in as Prime Minister of Srilanka for fourth time.
• Austrilian Captain Michael  Clarke and Sri Lanka batsman Kumar  Sanagakkara  retire from Test Cricket.
• Usain Bolt win World 100 metre title in 9.79 seconds  at the world athletics Championship in Beijing .
• New Delhi 's Aurangzeb  road  RENAMED as APJ  Abdual  kalam road.
• National Sports Day  observed  on 29 th  August in    India.
• Prime Minister  pay tribute to soldiers  who fought  in 1965  Independence   war on 50th  anniversary  on 28th  A UGUST.
• The Indian  Space  Research  Organisation  (ISRO)  Launched  military  communication  satellite GSAT6 in space.