Current Affairs For SSC CGL Exam - 05 February, 2014

Current Affairs For SSC CGL Exam

Hyderabad native Satya Nadella (46) is the new CEO of Internet giant Microsoft.
After a selection period that saw numerous outside candidates drop off, the Microsoft Board signalled its intention to focus on innovation by selecting the man credited with developing the company's cloud computing and Bing search engine businesses.
While some have argued that Microsoft was slow to respond to the shift towards cloud computing, conceding a lead to others such as Google and Amazon, Mr. Nadella underscored his intention to reverse this saying, “Our industry does not respect tradition – it only respects innovation.”
Mr. Nadella who holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Manipal University, a master’s in computer science from the University of Wisconsin, and an MBA from the University of Chicago, joined Microsoft in 1992.

An influential group of Indian-American doctors has campaigned at the Capitol Hill for Dr Vivek Murthy, who has been nominated by President Barack Obama for the post of Surgeon General of the United States.
On the eve of his confirmation, a delegation of American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) met eminent Senators to lobby for the quick confirmation of 36-year-old Murthy. If he’s confirmed, Dr Murthy would not only be the first-ever Indian-American to occupy this post, but also the youngest ever Surgeon General of the US.
If confirmed, Murthy will also become the 19th surgeon general for an office that was established in 1871 in the US. As the Surgeon General, Murthy will be the leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the US and the operational head of the 6500-strong US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, one of the seven uniformed services of the United States that includes the army, navy, air force and marines.

Months after ordering that Aadhaar cards based on unique identification number could not be linked to social welfare schemes to deprive its benefits to those without the cards, the Supreme Court looked at the flip-side and said it could be a useful tool to identify illegal migrants.
Examining the benefits of Aadhaar cards from a national security aspect, a bench of Justices B S Chauhan, J Chelameswar and M Y Eqbal said, "As on date, illegal migration to India continues unabated. By collecting personal details for Aadhaar cards, at least there can be some basis to identify an illegal migrant."
Justice Chelameswar, who was the chief justice of Gauhati High Court from 2007 to 2010, spoke about the illegal migrant problem in north-eastern states.
In Sarbananda Sonowal case-I and II, the apex court had directed identification of illegal migrants by setting up tribunals under the Foreigners Act, acknowledging that the state of Assam and its culture was in the throes of getting swamped by rampant and unabated illegal migration from Bangladesh.

Punjab drubbed Uttar Pradesh 4-0 in their final group B in the North Zone Qualifiers at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi.
Gurpreet Singh (38'), Amardip Singh (73'), Vijay Kumar (74') and Ranjit Singh (84') scored to help their side to top the group with nine points. In the earlier rounds, Punjab had beaten Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir by 2-1 and 1-0 scorelines respectively.
Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh meanwhile shared the spoils (0-0) in another final matchday encounter in group B. Himachal managed to pick their first point in the tournament while J&K finished off with four points from three matches each.

Virat Kohli slipped a rung but was still the best-placed Indian batsman at fourth in the latest ICC Twenty20 rankings issued.
He was followed by Suresh Raina at fifth and Yuvraj Singh at sixth. Both these batsmen gained a position to move up the list.
However, no Indian found a place in the top-10 of bowlers' list, while Yuvraj was steady at third in the all-rounders' chart.
New Zealand's Brendon McCullum was in the top spot.