Daily Current Affairs Updates

India̢۪s limited-overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni emerged the top draw in the IPL draft with the Sanjeev Goenka-owned new franchise Pune opting to pick him first for the stipulated price of Rs. 12.5 crore.

Final results from a postal ballot were announced. The winning design features a silver fern and red stars on a black and blue background. The new design will now go head-to-head against the current flag in a national vote in March.

Senior revenue service officer A.K. Jain appointed Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the apex policy making body of Income Tax department.

• Rajasthan becomes the first state to submit smart city plan
• Anirban Lahiri wins Order of Merit crown of Asian Tour.
• Indian-origin politician Pravin Gordhan becomes South Africa’s Finance Minister.

India has been placed at 130th position in the 2015 Human Development Index (HDI) among the 188 countries.

Israeli-American violinist Itzhak Perlman (70) has been awarded 2016 Genesis Prize which is also known as Jewish Nobel prize.

Rajasthan has become the first state in the country to submit smart city plans for three selected cities to Union Government.

India̢۪s star golfer Anirban Lahiri (28) has won the coveted Order of Merit crown of Asian Tour for year 2015.

An Indian-origin politician, Pravin Gordhan has been appointed as South Africa̢۪s new Finance Minister. With this he becomes country̢۪s third Finance Minister in a week. He replaces David van Rooyen who was appointed on 10 November 2015.

Powerful Typhoon Melor (also known as Nona) has hit the central Philippines battering the coast with powerful winds with speed of 20kph followed by intense rainfall.

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• Coast Guard DIG Loshali sacked over Pakistani boat blow-up claim.
• Justice Narasimha Reddy to head committee on OROP
• Samuels banned from bowling for 12 months