Current Affairs 05th January 2015 | Sunlight using to Purify water: Developed by Panasonic
New CMD of Coal India Limited is Sutirtha Bhattacharya
05.01.2015: New CMD of Coal India Limited is Sutirtha Bhattacharya. Today he had taken charge as Full time CMD. From past 6 months this post is vacant.
4th Annual The 30 Under 30 List released by Forbes Magazine
05.01.2015: 4th Annual The 30 Under 30 List in New York US released by Forbes Magazine. This list includes 600 young entrepreneurs, innovators and disruptors. Out of these 600 candidates, 83% belongs to middle class or low income group, 19% belongs to immigrants and 16% belongs to dropped out. Some of the names of the candidates were Blake Lively, Michelle Phan, James Harden, and Emily Weiss. This list includes 44 Indians.
New Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog is Arvind Panagariya
05.01.2015: New Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog is Arvind Panagariya. He was appointed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He is an Indian American Economist. Other full time members were Dr.VK Saraswat Former Secretary Defence Research & Development and Bibek Debroy Economist.
New Clean India Ambassadors were Koneru Humpy, Pullela Gopichand, VVS Laxman, SP Balasubramanyam
05.01.2015: New Clean India Ambassadors were Koneru Humpy (Chess Player), Pullela Gopichand (Badminton Chief National Coach), VVS Laxman (Former Cricketer), and SP Balasubramanyam (Play Back singer).
Sunlight using to Purify water: Developed by Panasonic
05.01.2015: Sunlight using to purify water which was developed by Panasonic. Along with the sunlight, photo catalysts used to turn polluted water into safe drinking water. It was tested in India. This was developed by Japanese Technology. Name of this new system is Photo catalytic Water Purification Technology.
Commemorative Coins in the Honour of Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, Tata Group Founder, to release
05.01.2015: Commemorative Coins in the Honour of Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, Tata Group Founder, to release. These coins will be issued to mark his 175th birth day. He is called as Father of Modern Industry in India.
Amma Cement Launched by Tamilnadu Government
05.01.2015: Amma Cement Launched by Tamilnadu Government. It is low priced cement. It was launched in Tiruchi for the cost of Rs.190 per bag. To supply these cement 470 outlets arranged across the state.
National Programme for LED based Home and Street Lighting in New Delhi launched by Modi
05.01.2015: National Programme for LED based Home and Street Lighting in New Delhi launched by Modi. Aim is to reduce energy consumption. To procure LED Bulbs under DELP (Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme) consumers can register by visiting the website www.eeslindia.org/Delhi-Launch. Consumers can also register by sending the SMS.
