30th December 2014 - Important Current Affairs updates

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International Affairs

• Tamu Lhochhar, the biggest cultural festival of the Mahayana sect of Buddhism is being observed by the Gurungs at different places in Nepal with gaiety and fervor.
• This festival is observed as the New Year festival by the people of the Tamang, Sherpa, Gurung, Magar, Thakali, Jirel, Nesyangwa, Bhote, Dura and Lepcha communities, among others.

National Affairs

• Father of India's space programme, Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai's (12 August 1919 – 30 December 1971) Death Anniversary today.
• Government has sanctioned over 568 crore rupees for the next three years to provide Soil Health Cards to 14 crore, 50 lakh farmers.

Sports

• Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh‬ Dhoni has decided to retire from Test cricket, citing strain of playing all formats.
• The 33-year-old, who made his debut in 2005 and was captain for 60 of his 90 Tests, quit after India drew the third Test against Australia today.
• In 60 matches as captain, Dhoni had a decent 27 wins, 18 losses and 15 draws to show.
• In the 90 Tests that he was part of, Dhoni scored 4876 runs at an average of 38.09 with six hundreds and 33 50s to his credit.
• The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) called Dhoni "one of India's greatest Test captains".
• Virat Kohli will be the captain of the Indian Team for the Fourth and Final Test against Australia to be played in Sydney from the 6th of January 2015

Deaths

• Eminent journalist B G Verghese, a Ramon Magsaysay award winner and former editor of leading dailies Hindustan Times and Indian Express, died today.
• His books include Waters of hope, India’s North East, Fourth Estate (2005) and his autobiography First Draft: Witness to Making of Modern India.

New Appointments

• Uttarakhand Governor Aziz Qureshi has been transferred and appointed as Governor of Mizoram for the remainder of his term.
• Meghalaya Governor Krishan Kant Paul has been transferred and appointed as Governor of Uttarakhand for the remainder of his term.

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