Current Affairs January 19, 2015: ====================================================== AB de Villiers smashes fastest ODI hundred in 31 balls South Africas AB de Villiers hit the fastest century in one-day internationals on 18 January against the West Indies in Johannesburg to post 439/2 on the board. The 30-year-old South African captain needed just 31 balls to reach 100 -- five balls fewer than Corey Andersons hundred for New Zealand against the West Indies in 2013/14. De Villiers made 149 off 44 balls. His innings included 16 sixes, which equalled the record set by Rohit Sharma on the way to a score of 209 for India against Australia in Bangalore in 2013/14. ====================================================== Do You Know: Highest Total in ODI by any team is 443/9 by Sri Lanka against the Netherlands in 2006. ====================================================== Top Ten Fastest ODI Centuries: ====================================================== 1) AB de Villiers (South Africa) - 31 balls against West Indies in Johannesburg on January 18, 2015. 2) Corey Anderson (New Zealand) - 36 balls against West Indies in Queenstown on January 1, 2014. 3) Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) - 37 balls against Sri Lanka in Nairobi on October 4, 1996. 4) Mark Boucher (South Africa) - 44 balls against Zimbabwe in Potchefstroom on September 20, 2006. 5) Brian Lara (West Indies) - 45 balls against Bangladesh in Dhaka on October 9, 1999. 6) Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) - 45 balls against India in Kanpur on April 15, 2005. 7) Jesse Ryder (New Zealand) - 46 balls against West Indies in Queenstown on January 1, 2014. 8) Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) - 48 balls against Pakistan in Singapore on April 2, 1996. 9) Kevin OBrien (Ireland) - 50 balls against England in Bangalore on March 2, 2011. 10) Virat Kohli (India) - 52 balls against Australia in Jaipur on October 16, 2013. ====================================================== IITs, IIMs to roll out free online courses: ====================================================== Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani on 18 January announced the launch of free online courses by premier institutes such as the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the Indian Institutes Management (IIMs) from the current year as part of the digital initiatives and education reforms launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, consultations on the New Education Policy would begin on January 26. A nominal fee would be charged for certification of various online courses. It would be free for people with special abilities and those belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. ====================================================== NRI, Sanjay Shah sets record for Chicago home buy: ====================================================== The Mumbai-born, Sanjay Shah, Chicago-based technology entrepreneurs first call last month after he purchased the 15,000 square feet, 89th floor penthouse in Trump Tower for $ 17 million — the priciest residential real estate transaction in Chicagos history — was to his parents in Mumbai, where he grew up in a 1200-square foot apartment. ====================================================== GU to begin centralized exams for PhD applicants ====================================================== Gauhati University (GU) will conduct centralized PhD entrance tests for applicants seeking admission in research courses. The tests are likely to be held in February. There will be a change in the examination pattern and the overall admission process. ====================================================== Metro darshan ====================================================== Artist Manish Minglani, who commutes between Dwarka and Gurgaon everyday on the metro, decided to capture these characters on paper. He collaborated with art student Ashwani Nagar to create 12 illustrations for the series Life in a Metro.One shows people scrambling for seats in an empty coach. Another, `Taak Jhaak, shows neighbours peering over a commuters shoulders to get a look at the days newspaper. `Show Stopper is a sassy youngster who refuses to join the queue for the oncoming train. He has headphones clamped on and is impervious to the glares of older passengers. The illustrations went viral on the internet after Minglani, who works as a creative controller at Ogilvy & Mather in Gurgaon, published them on his Facebook page last December. They have had more than 1,000 shares till now. ====================================================== Bangladesh blocks Viber, Tango: ====================================================== Bangladesh on Sunday blocked internet calling and messaging services Viber and Tango, amid security concerns, a media report said. The International Gateways, which channelises internet traffic in the country, said the two applications were shut down in the early hours on Sunday on the orders of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). ====================================================== Bajaj set to launch 400cc Pulsar: ====================================================== Bajaj Auto is aiming to regain its lost share in the two-wheeler market with six product launches in the next six months that will include a new 100 cc motorcycle besides a 400cc model under its flagship brand Pulsar. In the April-December period this fiscal, in the domestic market Bajaj Auto sold 13,91,341 units as against 16,05,308 units in the same period last fiscal, down 13.33 per cent. ====================================================== Computer education may be made mandatory ====================================================== Computer education in government schools may be introduced as a compulsory subject from Class VIII from the forthcoming academic year in the State. The State Council of Education and Research Training (SCERT) has sent proposals to the Telangana Government in this regard and sought the creation of 4,550 posts for computer teachers. This will entail an expenditure of Rs.106.86 crore in the first year to procure computers, apart from a recurring annual cost of Rs.40.95 crore.
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 11:38:32 +0000
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