Current Affairs 30th January 2015

Current Affairs 30th January 2015 - Important Points

• Who has been appointed as the chairman of the Sangeet Natak Akademi - Shekhar Sen

• Name the GNLF founder who has passed away - Subhash Ghisingh

• Which Country stood first in the list of Credit Suisse emerging consumer scorecard 2015 - India

• Who is appointed as the chairman of African Union - Robert Mugabe

• On which cricketer ICC has revoked ban - Pakistan's fast bowler Mohammad Amir

Current Affairs 30th January 2015 - Details

Who has been appointed as the chairman of the Sangeet Natak Akademi - Shekhar Sen

On 29th January 2015, Shekhar Sen has been appointed as the chairman of Sangeet Natak Akademi. This post was unoccupied since September 2014 after Chairman Leela Samson had resigned.

About Shekhar Sen :

• He is a  is a singer, music composer, lyricist and actor.
• He is famous for his monoact musical plays "Tulsi", "Kabeer", "Vivekanand", "Saahab" & "Soordas".
• He was awarded with Padma Shri Award in Art field by Indian Government, 2015.

Name the GNLF founder who has passed away - Subhash Ghisingh

On 30th January 2015, Subhash Ghisingh founder of Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) has passed away. He was 78 years old. He had lead the Gorkhaland movement in the 1980s for a separate state for Gorkha people living in Darjeeling, West Bengal.

About Subhash Ghisingh :

• He was born on 22 June 1936 at Manju Tea Estate in Darjeeling, West Bengal.
• He was a soldier in Gorkha Rifles of the Indian Army from 1954 to 1960.
• He formed a political organisation known as Nilo Jhanda to protect rights of the Gorkhas in 1968.
• He founded GNLF in 1980 and headed the movement in 1980.

Which Country stood first in the list of Credit Suisse emerging consumer scorecard 2015 - India

On 30th January 2015, India stood first in the list of Credit Suisse emerging consumer scorecard 2015, among the 9 emerging economies. This scorecard was produced by fifth annual Emerging Consumer Survey by the Credit Suisse Research Institute.

About the Survey :

• The survey had questioned consumers of the nine emerging economies including Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Turkey.
• Ranking of other countries is as such: Brazil (2nd), Indonesia (3rd), Saudi Arabia (4th), China (5th), Turkey (6th), Mexico (7th), Russia (8th) and South Africa (9th).
• According to survey in 2014, India was placed at fourth position.
• According to survey, formation of a strong government in India had stimulated a major revival of consumer sentiment in 2014.
• E-Commerce share in India have increased to 32% from 20% in 2013.

Who is appointed as the chairman of African Union - Robert Mugabe

On 30th January 2015, Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has been appointed as Chairman of African Union (AU). He will be serving as the 13th Chairman of African Union. He is the longest serving President of Zimbabwe.

About African Union :

• Its headquarters is located at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
• The motto of AU is A United and Strong Africa.
• It has a total of 54 members.

On which cricketer ICC has revoked ban - Pakistan's fast bowler Mohammad Amir

On 30th January 2015, ICC has revoked the five-year ban imposed on Pakistan's fast bowler Mohammad Amir. The ban was due to end on 2 September 2015. This decision was taken during the board meeting of ICC in Dubai.