Current Affairs 15 August 2015

15 August 2015 Current Affairs 

National

• India celebrated 69 years of freedom from British rule
• Congress conditions for supporting GST an after-thought: Arun Jaitley
• CBI registers two FIRs in Vyapam Case
• Om Prakash Rawat assumes charge as new Election Commissioner
• CBI arrests Customs Commissioner Atul Dixit, 2 others in graft case of Rs 74.6 crore

International

• Fire continues to rage in China as death toll mounts to 56
• Sri Lankan President sacks SLFP, UPFA General Secretaries
• Scientists analyzing data received from Rosetta spacecraft
• Young, Jupiter-like planet discovered 100 light years away
• Heavy rains trigger flood in China’s Yunnan
• 4 killed in Egyptian plane crash near Libyan border

Business

• Government selects private sector professionals to head BoB, Canara Bank
• US oil prices fall to fresh six-year low of 41.35 dollars a barrel
• RBI to transfer Rs 65,896 cr surplus to Government
• Wholesale inflation falls to historic low of -4.05 percent
• IRDAI allows banks to tie up with insurers

Politics

• Govt very optimistic on GST implementation from April 1: Sitharaman
• GST Bill will ‘definitely’ be passed: Javadekar
• Congress disrupted Parliament to take revenge for political defeat: Trivedi
• Centre’s reply sought on PIL challenging CVC, VC appointment
• Rahul Gandhi doing hit and run politics by making wild allegations: BJP
• Modi should announce date for OROP implementation: Rahul

Defense

• OROP: Delhi Police allows ex-servicemen to continue protest at Jantar Mantar
• Defence forces issues including OROP highest priority of govt: Parrikar
• Taiwan-made UAV goes on display at Taipei exhibition
• Production Testing of Russia’s Armata Tank to End in 2016
• India, Pakistan’s dossiers for NSA-level talks ready, terror tops agenda

Sports

• Sania Mirza to get Khel Ratna; Rohit Sharma, 16 others to get Arjuna award
• Saina Nehwal reaches World Badminton Championships semis
• India beat Spain 4-2 to sweep Hockey Test series
• Boxing Coach Swatantra Raj Singh recommended for Dronacharya award
• Mayank, Manish steer India A into tri-series final