Thursday 15 October 2015

Latest Current Affairs

President Pranab Mukherjee conferred with Honorary Doctorate by Al-Quds University, Ramallah, Palestine

President Pranab Mukherjee conferred with Honorary Doctorate by Al-Quds University, Ramallah, Palestine on 13th October 2015.

 

Marlon James of Jamaica won Man Booker Prize 2015

Marlon James of Jamaica won Man Booker Prize 2015 on 13th October 2015 for his novel ‘A Brief History of Seven Killings’. He became 1st Jamacian to win the Prize. The award was established in 1969.

BSE became Wolrd’s fastest stock exchange

Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) became World’s fastest stock exchange with a median response time of 6 micro seconds. Ashish Kumar Chauhan is its Managing Director and CEO.

‘Arun Jaitley chosen as ‘Finance Minister of the Year, Asia’

According to the ‘Emerging Markets’, Arun Jaitley chosen as ‘Finance Minister of the Year, Asia’ on 13th October 2015 while Atiur Rahman of Bangladesh chosen for ‘Central Bank Governor of the Year, Asia’.


Kailash Satyarthi selected for 2015 Harvard Humanitarian of the Year Award


Nobel Peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi has been selected for the prestigious 2015 Harvard Humanitarian of the Year Award. He has been awarded this award in recognition for championing the cause of child reform and ending all forms of violence against children.


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