Daily Current Affairs Updates

Ujarat has become the first state in the country to distribute two crore LED bulbs under the Centre�s UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All) scheme.

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has decided to appoint Olympic silver medallist P. V. Sindhu as its honorary commandant and brand ambassador.

The Madhukar Gupta Committee on border protection has submitted its report to the Union Ministry Home Affairs (MHA).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the first phase of SAUNI (Saurastra Narmada Avataran Irrigation) Yojana at Sanodara of Jamnagar district of Gujarat.

The second 1,000 MW capacity reactor of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) was successfully synchronised to the southern power grid.

Eminent Dogri language Poetess and novelist Padma Sachdev was awarded the prestigious Saraswati Samman for the year 2015.

• Yogeshwar Dutt Broneze Medal upgraded to Silver
• Khel Ratna and Arjuna awards presented
• Indian, Myanmar sign pact to build 69 bridges

It was an overwhelming Olympic flavour at the Rashtrapati Bhawan as President Pranab Mukherjee honoured the medallists from Rio � P.V. Sindhu and Sakshi Malik � apart from Olympic finalists, Dipa Karmakar and Jitu Rai, with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.

The Department of Administrative Reforms announced the institution of the Prime Minister�s Annual Award for Excellence in Public Administration to honour �extraordinary and innovative work� done by districts and the organisations of the Central and State governments in implementing the priority programmes of the Government of India.

Expressing solidarity with the new government of Myanmar, India would support �all its endeavours.�

With Russia�s Besik Kudukhov being found guilty of using banned substances, he has been stripped of his silver medal in the 60kg freestyle category at the 2012 Games, clearing the way for Yogeshwar�s bronze medal to now be upgraded to silver.

India and the U.S signed the bilateral Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) that will give the militaries of both countries access to each other�s facilities for supplies and repairs.