Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 11 September 2015

:: Business ::

Shashidhar Sinha CEO, IPG Mediabrands, was unanimously elected as Chairman of the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) for 2015-16, according to an ABC press release.
He was elected at the bureau’s 67th Annual General Meeting.
I Venkat of Eenadu was unanimously elected as Deputy Chairman.
The members on the ABC Council for 2015-2016 are: Advertising Agencies Representatives — Madhukar Kamath of Mudra Communications (as Honorary Treasurer), Srinivasan K Swamy of RK Swamy BBDO, and CVL Srinivas of Group M Media India Pvt Ltd; Publishers Representatives — Amit Mathew of Malayala Manorama, Shailesh Gupta of Jagran Prakashan, Hormusji N Cama of Bombay Samachar, Devendra V Darda of Lokmat Media, Sanjeev Vohra of Bennett, Coleman & Co Ltd, Benoy Roychowdhury of HT Media, and Chandan Majumdar of ABP Pvt Ltd; Advertisers Representatives — Hemant Malik of ITC (Honorary Secretary), Debabrata Mukherjee of Coca-Cola India, and Sandip Tarkas of Future Retail.
Hormuzd Masani has taken over as Secretary General.
The ABC, which plays a key role in print measurement, will soon start measuring digital audiences, according to the press release. In his new capacity as Chairman of the organisation, Sinha will implement the digital measurement project. The new services will available to all digital properties which want to utilise them.

India was among 119 nations that voted in support of a UN general assembly resolution granting the right to non-member observer states of Palestine and the Vatican to raise their flags at the world body's headquarters along side the flags of UN member nations.
The resolution 'Raising the flags of non-member observer States at the United Nations' was adopted on Thursday by a vote of 119 in favour to 8 against, with 45 delegations abstaining.
Voting against the resolution were Australia, Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Tuvalu and the United States.
By the terms of that text, the general assembly decided that the flags of non-member observer states maintaining permanent observer missions at headquarters shall be raised at headquarters and United Nations offices following the flags of the members states of the organisation.
The assembly took the decision noting the participation of non-member observer States that maintain permanent observer missions at headquarters, of which there are currently two - the Holy See and Palestine, in its sessions and work.
The text of the resolution also requested secretary-general Ban Ki-moon to take "the measures necessary" for the implementation of the decision during the assembly's 70th session, which begins on September 15, and within 20 days of the adoption of the resolution.

Joining the IPTL bandwagon, India Test captain Virat Kohli has become co-owner of the UAE Royals, which will be led by Swiss great Roger Federer.
Federer had played for Micromax Indian Aces in the inaugural season and this season he will be joined by Goran Ivanisevic, 2001 Wimbledon Champion Ana Ivanovic, Daniel Nestor, Kristina Mladenovic and Tomas Berdych.
The UAE leg of the league will be held from December 14-16 at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium.
The league has expanded to five teams for its second edition with the Japan Warriors joining last season's champions, the Indian Aces, alongside the UAE Royals, the Philippine Mavericks and the Singapore Slammers.
The league will begin in Japan from December 2 and culminate in Singapore on December 20.

Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis provided the storm-effect with some thunderous play from the back of the court after late-afternoon showers disrupted the day's schedule at the US Open.
The top seeds made their second successive Grand Slam final, having won Wimbledon in July, in stirring fashion. Hingis, 35, returned on court an hour later, partnering another Indian Leander Paes to make the mixed doubles final, their second in succession after their triumph at the All England Club.
Sania and Hingis beat the tough pairing of Italy's Flavia Pen netta and Sara Errani 6-4, 6-1 in 77 minutes. They await the winners of the second semifinal between Casey Dellacqua-Yaroslav Shvedova and Coco Vandeweghe-Ana-Lena Groenefeld.