Current Affairs News of 15th July,2014

Not young but veterans as governors Though PM has inducted young ministers in his cabinet signifying that it is the energy which matters in the implementation of a particular policy,but when it came to appointing the Governors, the party deviated from this rule. BJP has named five party veterans as governors.The Rashtrapati Bhavan announced the appointment of former petroleum minister Ram Naik (80),former Punjab minister Balramji Das Tondon(87),former UP assembly speaker Keshri Nath Tripathi(79),former Delhi BJP chief OP Kohli(78) and an old timer known for his work in North Eastern states Padmanabh Acharya (83) as governors. Demise of a Nobel Laureate : Nadine Gordimer South African Nobel Prize �winning author Nadine Gordimer,who was among the powerful people who raised their voice against the social evil Apartheid died on Monday. Gordimer,won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1991. Some of her novels � A world of strangers� and �Burger�s Daughter �were banned by the apartheid authorities. Govt favours field trials of GM crops The new govt has approved field trials for 21 new varieties of genetically modified crops (GM) crops including staples such as rice and wheat.The controversial move is considered crucial to feeding India�s teeming millions but opposed by some activists as a health hazard. The issue has been highly controversial in India which has so far allowed only BT cotton to be commercially grown.