Showing posts with label current affairs for SSC CGL 2015. Show all posts
Showing posts with label current affairs for SSC CGL 2015. Show all posts

Current Affairs Power Capsule – June 2015 (The Hindu Review)

1. Vijai Sharma was appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission. He will have tenure of 5 years or till he attain the age of 65, whichever is earlier.

2. IRS officer KV Chowdary was appointed as the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC).

3. Senior IPS Officer RC Tayal was appointed as the Director General of National Security Guard.

4. Syed Asif Ibrahim was appointed as the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on Countering Terrorism and Extremism. 

Current Affairs Power Capsule – May 2015 (The Hindu Review)

1. AIADMK General Secretary J Jayalalithaa was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for fifth time. She is the 18th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and succeeded O Panneerselvam who resigned on 21 May 2015 following her acquittal on 11 May 2015 in the disproportionate assets case by the Karnataka High Court. The court overruled the Bangalore’s special court judgment which found Jayalalithaa guilty.

2. David Cameron’s Conservative Party on 8 May 2015 won the UK General election 2015 by securing 331 seats in a Parliament of 650. With this win, the incumbent Prime Minister David Cameroon will continue to be in the office.

3. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet gave its nod for appointing G Mohan Kumar as the Secretary of the Ministry of Defence.

4. Akhil Amar, an Indian-American professor from Yale University, was appointed as a member of the prestigious National Council on Humanities of United States.
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