Current Affairs One-liners

  • According to the study conducted by Brand Finance India, Tata remains the most valuable brand in India. The brand value has exceeded US$15 billion for the first time. Tata is the world’s 65th most valuable brand.
  • Indian writer Anuradha Roy’s “Sleeping on Jupiter” deals with the malaise of sexual abuse in India has been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2015.

  • The United Nations has said that India is expected to surpass China to become the world’s most populous country by 2022. China and India remain the two largest countries in the world, representing 19 and 18 per cent of the world’s population, respectively.
  • The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has topped the list of the world’s wealthiest private foundations established by living ultra high net worth (UHNW) individuals, according to a Wealth-X report.
  • E-commerce major Flipkart has launched ‘India Art House‘, an exclusive online store offering sellers a platform to promote regional products.
  • Procter & Gamble (P&G) has appointed its company veteran David Taylor as the new CEO by replacing A G Lafley.
  • Bharti Airtel has appointed Jinesh Hegde as Chief Executive Officer of its Sri Lanka operations. He takes on this role from Suren Goonewardene and will report to Ajai Puri, Director – Market Operations (India & South Asia), Bharti Airtel.
  • Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, the only covict in 1993 blast, has finally been put to death in Nagpur Jail on 30th July 2015. Memon was originally held at Yerwada Central Jail, and was transferred to Nagpur Central Jail in August 2007.
  • India’s first Integrated Underwater Harbour Defence and Surveillance System (IUHDSS) was commissioned in Kochi, Kerala.