DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 30 AUGUST 2015 (DAILY NEWS INDIA)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 30 AUG 2015

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1. MOUNTAINEER JOT SINGH HONOURED WITH TENZING NORGAY NATIONAL ADVENTURE AWARD

i. President Pranab Mukherjee honoured Indo-Tibetan Border Police Officer and mountaineer Jot Singh with The Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award.

i) Tenzing Norgay National Adventure award is named after Indian Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay

ii) It is given by Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports

2.  KANNADA WRITER DR.M.M KALBURGI DIED

i.   Senior Kannada writer and former Vice Chancellor of Kannada University Dr. M.M. Kalburgi was shot dead by unidentified persons.

ii.   He was conferred with the Sahitya Academy Award.

3.  INDIAN BANK LAUNCHED INDPAY APPLICATION

i.  Indian Bank has launched IndPay mobile application service for customers to operate Bank accounts anytime from anywhere.

i) Indian Bank was formed in 1907 as private bank but nationalized in 1969 by the government

ii) Headquarter’s at Tamilnadu