January 28, 2015 - Current Affairs by gkPDF.com - General Knowledge and Current Affairs 2015 Questions for SSC, IAS, IBPS and CLAT.

Mala Aravindan passed away.

Malayalam actor Mala Aravindan passed away in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Born in 1948, he debuted as an actor in 1968.

Kalyan Singh is new Himachal governor.

On January 28, 2015, Kalyan Singh was appointed as the 26th Himachal Pradesh Governor. Prior to this, he was the 20th governor of Rajasthan.

Arundhati Subramaniam wins Khushwant Singh Memorial Prize for Poetry.

Poetess Arundhati Subramaniam has been honoured with the inaugural Khushwant Singh Memorial Prize for Poetry. She was given this honour for her poem 'When God is a Traveller.'

Jute packaging of food grains and sugar made mandatory.

In a bid to promote and preserve the Jute industry, the government has made it mandatory to package food grains and sugar in jute material.