Current Affairs 9thFebruary 2015 | Grammy Awards 2014 for Two Indians
Ricky Kej and Neela Vaswani Bring Grammy Awards for India
09.02.2015: Most prestigious music award Grammy is won by two Indians. Music Director Ricky Kej of Bangalore won the 57th Grammy awards for his album ‘Winds of Samsara’. He won this award in New Age category. Another Indian Neela Vaswani also won the Grammy award for her documentary ‘I am Malala: How one girl stood up for education and changed the world’. Neela won This award in Children’s Album category.
Naveen Chopra is new Chief Operating Officer of Vodafone
9.2.2015: Vodafone appointed Naveen Chopra as the chief executive officer and will succeed Mr. Sunil Sood. Naveen Chopra is the director of Vodafone Business Services now and will take up the new position from April 1, 2015.
Telecom Users in India are 97 Crores
9.2.2015: Number of telecom users in India is 97 crores which is a record level. This is revealed by TRAI. Every 78 persons in 100 are having tele connections and by the end of December, 2014. Total users are 94.39 crores. Bharati Airtel has 22 crore mobile users and is in the first place. Vodafone, Idea, Reliance Communications and BSNL are following Airtel in the next places.
Chennai Mahila Bank to open 30 New Branches in March
9.2.2015: Chennai Mahila Bank is going to expand its services. Bank chairman and MD Usha Ananta Subrahmanyam revealed that they are going to open another 35 branches nationwide in the coming month. This will increase the total number of branches to 80. Chennai Mahila Bank is also going to introduce mobile app services soon.
Ratan Tata Invests in Cardekho.com
9.2.2015: Tata Group chairman is investing in Cardekho.com, the online company that offers auto classified services. This was announced by cardekho.com. Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata is concentrating on investing in online companies. He already invested in Urban Ladder, Snapdeal and Bluestone.
Uninor to Launch Mobile Banking Services by August 2015
9.2.2015: Telecom company Uninor is entering into mobile banking services. The company may introduce mobile banking service by August This year. Uninor mobile services can be used to pay mobile phone bills, online purchases and transfer to funds to mobile phone or bank account.
Andhra Pradesh government announces 43% Fitment for Government Employees
9.2.2015: Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu announced 43% fitment to state government employees. Few days ago Telangana government also announced 43% fitment for its employees. This will causes 9284.52 crore burden on government, said the chief minister.
