*CURRENT AFFAIRS (30:12:2014)

1).Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has decided to retire
from Test cricket, citing strain of playing all formats.

-The 33- year-old, who made his debut in 2005 and was captain for 60
of his 90 Tests, quit after India drew the third Test against
Australia today

-In 60 matches as captain, Dhoni had a decent 27 wins, 18 losses and
15 draws to show

-In the 90 Tests that he was part of, Dhoni scored 4876 runs at an
average of 38.09 with six hundreds and 33 50s to his credit.

-The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) called Dhoni " one
of India's greatest Test captains "

2).The Government has sanctioned over 568 crore rupees for the next
three years to provide Soil Health Cards to 14 crore, 50 lakh farmers

3).Father of India's space programme, Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai's (12
August 1919-30 December 1971) Death Anniversary

4).Tamu Lhochhar, the biggest cultural festival of the Mahayana sect
of Buddhism is being observed by the Gurungs at different places in
Nepal with gaiety and fervor.

5).Eminent journalist B G Verghese, a Ramon Magsaysay award winner and
former editor of leading dailies Hindustan Times and Indian Express,
died today.

-His books include "Waters of hope, India's North East, Fourth Estate"
(2005) and
his autobiography "First Draft: Witness to Making of Modern India"

6).Uttarakhand Governor Aziz Qureshi has been transferred and
appointed as Governor of Mizoram for the remainder of his term

7).Meghalaya Governor Krishan Kant Paul has been transferred and
appointed as Governor of Uttarakhand for the remainder of his term