Daily Current Affairs : 30th January 2014

Anand Kumar, the founder of Super30 got Ramanujan Mathematics award: Anand Kumar, a mathematician and founder of Super30 classes was conferred with the 2014 Ramanujan Mathematics Award in Rajkot on 27 January 2014. The award was

given to him at the Eighth National Mathematics Convention organised in Rajkot. As award, he was presented a cash award of 20000 rupees by the Pitamber Patel, an Atomic scientist and JJ Rawal, a scientist

Assembly rejects Telangana Bill : The state legislative assembly on Thursday passed by voice vote a resolution moved by chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy rejecting the draft Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Bill-2103. The resolution was supported by 159 Seemandhra MLAs and opposed by 119 Telangana members. Assembly passes resolution moved by CM to reject Telangana draft bill by voice vote. 159 Seemandhra MLAs support the resolution while 119 Telangana members oppose it.

TRAI released Working Guidelines for Spectrum Trading : Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released working guidelines for trade of spectrum on 28 January 2014. The guidelines need to be approved by the government before it can be implemented.

Facebook unveils newspaper app Paper : Facebook unveiled its new app called “Paper,” which serves as an online newspaper for viewing and sharing articles and other content from a smartphone.”Paper makes storytelling more beautiful with an immersive design and fullscreen, distraction-free layouts, ” Facebook said in a blog post announcing the new service.

Punjab Rural Olympics kicks off with bullock cart race : Four-day Kila Raipur Rural Sports Festival is starting with bullock-cart race at village Kila Raipur in Punjab’s Ludhiana district, today. Popularly known as Rural Olympics, this annual event is on since 1940’s. The events include tug-of-war, kabbadi, dog race, tractor race, tent pegging, athletics, hockey matches, cycle races, wrestling etc.

Ajoy Misra elevated as the CEO and MD of Tata Global Beverages Limited : Ajoy Misra has been appointed as the CEO and Managing Director of Tata Global Beverages Limited (TGBL) on 29 January 2014. At the time of elevation to the position of CEO and MD, Misra was serving the company as Deputy CEO and Executive Director of TGBL. His appointment will come to effect from 1 April 2014 as decided by the board of directors of TGBL.

Cabinet approves quota hike of subsidised LPG cylinders to12 : Days after Rahul Gandhi demanded, at a mega Congress conclave, that the quota of subsidised LPG per household be raised from nine to 12 cylinders a year, the Union Cabinet has today approved the proposal. The move will cover 97 per cent consumers and it is expected to inflate the government’s subsidy bill by 5000 crore rupees, Oil Minister Veerappa Moily said today. The government currently spends Rs.46,000 crore a year on LPG subsidy, at a time when the economy is struggling with slow growth and high inflation.