Vijay Hazare cricket Trophy 2015-16

Gujarat has won the 14th season of prestigious Vijay Hazare Cricket Trophy for season 2015–16 for first time in its history of championship.final match played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru (Karnataka) they defeated Delhi by 139 runs.

 About Vijay Hazare Trophy:  

The Vijay Hazare Trophy, also known as the Ranji One Day Trophy, was started in 2002–03 as a limited-overs cricket domestic competition involving state teams from the Ranji Trophy plates. It is named after the famous Indian cricketer Vijay Hazare.Tamil Nadu have won the trophy 4 times. Jharkhand won the trophy in 2011, beating Gujarat in the finals at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore. Bengal won it on 2011-12.Karnataka are the current champions of the trophy in 2013-14, beating Railways in the finals

18th Asian Luge Championship

Himachal born Shiva Keshavan captured the silver medal in the 18th Asian Luge Championship.The first place was claimed by defending champion Hidenari Kanayama of Japan, and third by South Korea’s Kim Dong-hyeon.Asian Luge Cup is annual luge competition for Asian countries, which held since 1998.

NITI Aayog CEO

Senior IAS officer Amitabh Kant has been given additional charge as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog.Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi was taken this decision.Presently, he is serving as Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP).