DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 15TH JAN 2017
(Daily News India)
1. PONGAL
BEING CELEBRATED WITH TRADITIONAL GAIETY IN TAMIL NADU
i. Pongal
the harvest festival is being celebrated in Tamil Nadu with traditional gaiety
and grandeur.
ii. The
whole State especially the rural areas is having a festive look to celebrate
Pongal.
iii. For as
long as people have been planting and gathering food, there has been some form
of harvest festival.
2. KERALA
LAUNCHED ITS FIRST SOLAR POWERED BOAT ADITYA
i. The CM of
Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the first solar-powered boat of the state
water transport department, Aditya at a function held in Vaikom boat Jetty in
Kerala.
ii. Piyush
Goyal, Minister of State with independent charge for New & Renewable
Energy, Solar Powered boat was the chief
guest.
3. 4TH
INTERNATIONAL KITE FESTIVAL BEGINS IN NEW DELHI
i. Fourth
International Kite Festival begins in New Delhi .
ii.
Professional kite flying experts from across India and the globe are taking
part in the three-day festival.
iii. A
special kite making demonstration will also be organized where professional
kite flyers will showcase their expertise and demonstrate the art of kite
making.
4. 69TH
ARMY DAY BEING OBSERVED ON 15TH JANUARY
i. The
Indian Army celebrated its 69th Army Day. The day is celebrated every year on
January 15 to respect the Lieutenant General of India, K. M. Cariappa who was
the first Indian Army’s Commander-in-Chief.
ii. Large
number of serving, veteran and civil dignitaries paid homage to martyrs at the
Vijay Smarak. To mark the day, Army Parade was organised in New Delhi.