DAILY
CURRENT AFFAIRS-18-19 JANUARY 2015
1)
LIGHT COMBAT AIRCRAFT ‘TEJAS’ HANDED OVER TO IAF
Ø The first of the
indigenously-built Light Combat Aircraft
(LCA)Tejas Series Production-1 was handed over to the Indian Air Force
(IAF) byDefence Minister ManoharParrikar
at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(HAL) in Bengaluru.
ABOUT TEJAS:
Ø Tejas is a Light Combat Aircraft that uses fourth
generation technologies.
Ø It is built
from CFCmaterials.
Ø It is fitted
with Open Architecture Computer
(OAC)
Ø LCA Tejas is a
lightweight multi-role jet fighter developed by India under a project that
commenced in 1983 and had cost 17000
crore rupees to the exchequer.
Ø It came from
the LCAprogramme that was initiated
to replace the ageing MiG-21
fighters in Indian AirForce’s combat.
2) AB DE VILLIERS HIT
FASTEST CENTURY IN ODIS
Ø South Africa’s cricketer AB de
Villiers on 18 January 2015 hit the fastest century in One-Day International
(ODI) cricket.
Ø The 30-year-old South African
captain scored the century in just 31 balls.
Ø He achieved the feat against West
Indies.
Ø The previous record was held by
New Zealand’s Corey Anderson who
scored a century in 36 ballsagainst the West Indies on 1 January 2014.
Ø Villiers
made fastest ODI
half-century in just16 balls
Ø Villiers 149 included 16 sixes helped South Africa to score 439, the second highest total in
one-dayinternationals.
3) YEAR 2014 RANKED AS EARTH'S
HOTTEST YEAR SINCE 1880
Ø The year 2014 was ranked as the
Earth’s hottest year since 1880 as per the two separate analyses done by National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) scientists and National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists. The global
average temperature for 2014 was roughly 1.24°F
(or 0.69°C) warmer than the 20th-century average that included record heat in
the western United States, Europe, Australia, and much of the Pacific Ocean.
4) DEEP KUMAR UPADHYAY
APPOINTED NEPAL'S AMBASSADOR TO INDIA
Ø Nepali Congress leader Deep Kumar Upadhyay was appointed as Nepal's Ambassador to India.
Ø Earlier, Upadhyay has served as an AssistantFinanceMinisterof
Nepal.
Ø The post was lying vacant for
more than 3 years when the Maoist-led government called back its ambassador to
India RukmaShukshereRana in August
2011.
Ø She was called back after she was
found serving as the Managing Director of Indian joint venture Dabur Nepal.
5) SANIA MIRZA,
BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS WON SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL
Ø SaniaMirza and her partner BethanieMattek-Sands of the US won the
women’s doubles title of the Sydney International Tennis Tournament.
Ø With this win, the duo earned 470
ranking points each and split 39000 US
Dollar as prize money.
Ø This was the fifth WTA title for Sania
and Bethanie together
Ø It is one of the oldest professional tennis tournaments
of the world. It started in 1885.