Current Affairs Update – 21-22 Sept, 2014

Finance
1. Portable PF account
number to be launched on October 16
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    Retirement fund manager Employees Provident
    Fund Organisation’s ambitious project to provide portable Universal Account
    Numbers (UAN) to its subscribers will be launched on October 16.
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    Besides, the government will launch unified
    web portal LIN (Labour Identification Number) for simplifying business
    regulations and bringing in transparency and accountability in labour
    inspections by various agencies and bodies under the administrative control of
    Labour Ministry.
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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to launch
    both LIN web portal and UAN on October 16, as per the Plan chalked out by the
    Labour Ministry.
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    “Labour Secretary had called a meeting for
    the launch of UAN and LIN yesterday. The Ministry has planned to launch both
    LIN portal and UAN on October 16,” a senior official said.
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    According to him, the Prime Minister will be
    invited to launch the LIN portal and UAN in the presence of Labour Minister
    Narendra Singh Tomar and other top brass of the Labour Ministry.

2. Eight Indians in
Fortune list of powerful Asia-Pacific women

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    Eight Indian women, led by ICICI Bank chief
    Chanda Kochhar, have made it to the Fortune list of 25 most powerful women
    “shaping the new world order” in the Asia-Pacific region.
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    Kochhar, ranked highest among Indian women,
    has been ranked second across the region, while three others — SBI’s Arundhati
    Bhattacharya (fourth), HPCL’s Nishi Vasudeva (fifth) and Axis Bank’s Shikha
    Sharma (tenth) — have also made it to the top-10.
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    The list is topped by Australian banking
    major Westpac’s chief Gail Kelly.
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    Other Indians on the top-25 list include
    Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (19th), National Stock Exchange CEO Chitra
    Ramkrishna (22nd), HSBC’s Naina Lal Kidwai (23rd) and TAFE Chairman and CEO
    Mallika Srinivasan (25th).
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    Releasing the latest rankings, Fortune
    magazine said women around the world are continuing to win the top jobs, so
    much so that more than a third of the women on this Asia-Pacific list are
    making their debut in the coveted list, including two from India.

India

3. Third
India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Commission meet held in New Delhi
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    The third India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative
    Commission (JCC) meet was held in New Delhi on 20 September 2014. The third JCC
    was co-chaired by Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her
    Bangladeshi counterpart Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali.
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    The meeting focused on review of progress of
    initiatives in various sectors of the relationship. It also focused on
    identifying the thrust areas to give directions for further growth of the
    bilateral partnership.
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    Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali during his visit to
    New Delhi also met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Pranab Mukherjee.
    During his meet with Modi, he extended invitation of Bangladeshi Prime Minister
    Sheikh Hasina to visit Bangladesh. In response to which, Modi said that he is
    looking forward to visit the country at the earliest and also welcome Sheikh
    Hasina in India.

4. Google joins hands
with Govt to realise Modi’s plan for a Digital India

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    Google is partnering the Government in
    developing a mobile application for the Prime Minister’s Office. The
    application will be developed through a contest.
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    This is part of supporting the Prime
    Minister’s vision for a Digital India. The contest will be launched jointly
    byGoogle and MyGov, the citizen engagement platform of the Government. The
    mobile app aims to bring the PMO to every citizen and the contest will showcase
    how Indians can build a world-class app.
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    Google India will also continue to build a
    vibrant language ecosystem online and help the Government transition into the
    increasingly ‘mobile’ India.
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    Google is working with DeitY and other State
    Governments to develop these initiatives, the company said.
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    Programmes such as Helping Women get Online,
    getting Indian SMEs Online and showcasing India’s rich heritage and culture
    online will further promote the digital empowerment of citizens.

5. Narula Brothers won 7
crore rupees in Season 8 of Kaun Banega Crorepati

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    The Narula brothers of Delhi on 20 September
    2014 became the first ever contestants to win 7 crore rupees in the television
    show, Kaun Banega Crorepati, hosted by Amitabh Bachchan. The two brothers,
    Achin and Sarthak Narula emerged victorious in Season 8 of the show after
    answering 14 questions correctly, with help of four lifelines.
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    The megastar and the host of the show,
    Amitabh Bachchan termed the win of the two brothers as exemplary.
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    The tagline for the season 8 of the show is Yahan Sirf Paise Nahi, Dil Bhi Jeete Jate
    Hain
    .

International
6. Voreqe Bainimarama
Sworn in as Prime Minister of Fiji

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    Voreqe Bainimarama on 22 September 2014 was
    sworn in as new Prime Minister of Fiji. He was sworn in by President Epeli
    Nailatikau at a brief ceremony in Government House of Suva.
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    He was sworn-in after the official results
    showed that he had won 60 percent of the seats.
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    The official results of the 2014 elections in
    Fiji were declared after five days of general elections held on 17 September
    2014. It was the first general election in Fiji after 2006 military coup by
    Bainimarama.

7. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai
declared Afghanistan President

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    Afghanistan’s election commission declared
    former Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai as the war-ravaged country’s
    president-elect on Sunday after an acrimonious dispute over ballot fraud, but
    did not give the final vote tally after a U.N.-monitored audit.
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    The announcement came hours after Mr.
    Ahmadzai and rival, Abdullah Abdullah, signed a power-sharing agreement to end
    two months of bitter wrangling over accusations of fraud that undermined
    confidence in the election and emboldened the Taliban insurgency at a crucial
    time as most foreign troops prepare to leave.
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    Independent Election Commission chairman
    Ahmad Yousuf Nuristani acknowledged grave flaws in the election process and
    said the U.N. audit could not detect all of it.
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    Nevertheless, he said that based on the
    official final tally of votes, the commission had a duty to declare a victor.

Sports

8. Sourav Ghosal 1st
Indian to make Asiad final

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    Saurav Ghosal became the first Indian to
    enter the Asian Games final, beating 2006 champion Ong Beng Hee.
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    Ghosal today was too good for his 34-year-old
    Malaysian opponent, who had won gold in the 2002 Busan and 2006 Doha edition
    besides getting a bronze in Guangzhou four years ago.
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    It is certain now that the Indian will return
    home with a different medal colour after settling for back-to-back bronze in
    the last two editions.
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    He has already said that it is his best
    chance of winning a memorable gold. The final will be played tomorrow and
    Ghosal awaits the winner of the semifinal between Max Lee of Hong Kong and
    Abdullah Almezayen of Kuwait.

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