Current Affairs 8 April 2015

Gujarat won Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy

• The 2014-15 Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy played at the KIIT Cricket Stadium, Bhubaneshwar was won by Gujarat cricket team. 
• Gujarat defeated Punjab by scoring 123 runs in 19.5 overs whereas Punjab scored 117 runs in 20 overs in final match.
• The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is a domestic Twenty20 cricket championship in India organized by Board of Control for Cricket in India and is played among the teams from Ranji Trophy.

Mayilsamy Annadurai appointed as Director of ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC)

 Dronavalli Harika won bronze in World Women's chess championship

PM launched MUDRA Bank under PM Jan Dhan Yojana to - fund small entrepreneurs

•  Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Ltd. (MUDRA) Bank to fund the small business person. 
• The bank will provide credit of up to 10 lakh rupees to small entrepreneurs and act as a regulator for Micro-Finance Institutions (MFIs).