Daily Current Affairs Update of 29 January 2015
Politics
- 66th Republic Day celebrated on 26th January 2015 under the theme of
‘Women Empowerment (Nari Shakti). The Chief Guest was President of USA
Barack Obama.
- A Smart City App namely ‘Smart Chandigarh’ launched by Chandigarh on 27th January 2015 to create awareness on consumer rights.
Deaths
- Jaswant Singh Rajput, the famous Hockey Olympian, died on 28th January 2015.
Appointments
- K. Durga Prasad appointed as Special DG of Central Reserve Police
Force (CRPF) on 27th January 2015. CRPF was established in the year
1939.
- Dr.S. Jaishankar appointed as Foreign Secretary succeeded by Sujatha Singh.
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Awards
- Wing Commander Puja Thakur became first lady to lead inter-service Guard of Honour on 25th January 2015.
- Arundhati Subramaniam won Khushwant Singh Memorial Prize for Poetry on 24th January 2015.
