DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 29 DEC 2015
(Daily News India)
1. RELIANCE JIO
LAUNCHED 4G TELECOM SERVICE
i.Reliance
Jiolaunched 4G telecom service in India.
ii.The
service was launched to mark the birth anniversary of Dhiru Bhai Ambani,
founder of the Reliance Industries Limited.
iii.
It offers a unique combination of telecom, high speed data, and digital
commerce, media and payment services.
2. KARAN ADANI
APPOINTED AS CEO OF ADANI PORTS AND SEZ
i.Adani
Ports and Special Economic Zone appointed Karan Adani as its ChiefExecutive
Officer from 1 January 2016.
ii.He
will replace CEO Sudipta Bhattacharya.
iii.
APSEZ is India’s largest private multi-port operator.
3. AMITABH KANT GOT
ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF CEO OF NITI AAYOG
i.The
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister NarendraModigivesadditional
charge of Chief Executive Officer of NITI AayogtoAmitabh Kant.
ii.He
will replace NITI Aayog CEO
SindhushreeKhullar whose tenure will end
on 31 December 2015.
iii.The
NITI Aayog means National Institution
for Transforming India Aayog
iv.NITIAayog
is a Government of India policy think-tank.
iv.It
was formed on 1stJanuary 2015 by Prime Minister NarendraModi to
replace the Planning Commission.
4. GLOBE SOCCER
AWARDS 2015 ANNOUNCED
i.The
Globe Soccer presented the Globe Soccer Awards 2015 to the winners at a
ceremony held in Dubai, UAE.
ii.The
awards conferred were based on the performance of the players and football
clubs in 2015.
iii.
List of winners of Globe Soccer Awards 2015
a.
Best Player of the Year:LionelMessi
b.
Best President of the Year:Josep
Maria Bartomeu
c.
Best Club of the Year:F.C. Barcelona
d.
Best Media Attraction in Football:F.C.
Barcelona
e.
Best Coach of the Year:MarcWilmots
f.
Best Academy of the Year:Benfica
5. ‘MAKE IN INDIA
WEEK’ TO BEGIN FROM FEB 13
I.Central
Government will organize “Make in India Week” in Mumbai from February 13 to Februry
18, 2016.
ii.
The event will be organised by the Department of Industrial Policy &Promotion
and Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry to attract investorsunder Make in
India.
iii.Prime
Minister NarendraModi started “Make in India Week” to encourage and attract
investments in the manufacturing sector in the country
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