Daily Current Affairs Updates

The Lok Sabha has passed The Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill, 2015 to allow doubling of wage ceiling for calculating bonus of factory workers and establishments with 20 or more workers.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the deadline for exchanging pre-2005 currency notes of various denominations by another six months to June 30, 2016.

Indian American Professor Dr. Rakesh K. Jain has been selected for 2015 National Medal of Science of the United States.

Union Government has launched two mobile applications namely Crop Insurance and AgriMarket Mobile to benefit farmers.

Union Government has adopted the strategy of developing integrated industrial/economic corridors across the country in partnership with respective State Governments for boosting industrial development.

Indian Navy has conducted a large scale Fleet exercise on the eastern seaboard to maintain high levels of combat readiness and counter emerging threats.

India̢۪s first indigenously designed warship INS Godavari decommissioned has been decommissioned after 32 years of service.

• Brendon McCullum announces retirement after Australia Tests.
• Sania-Hingis named ITF World Champion.
• Parliament passes Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill.

Brendon McCullum has officially announced that he will retire after the second Test against Australia in February. It also means that he will not be available for the World T20 starting soon after and Kane Williamson is set to lead New Zealand in the marquee tournament.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) named the Indo-Swiss pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis as the 2015 ITF women's doubles World Champions.

SpaceX sent a Falcon rocket soaring towards the orbit with 11 small satellites, its first mission since an accident last summer. Then in an even more astounding feat, it landed the 15-storey leftover booster back on Earth safely.

Greece̢۪s parliament has approved legislation legalising civil partnerships for gay couples, two years after the country was condemned by a European Court for discrimination.