Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 01 August 2015

:: International ::

The world’s population reached 7.3 billion in the middle of 2015, according to a recent report released by the United Nations.
The annual pace of growth was 1.24 percent a decade ago and this has now started to slow, falling to 1.18 percent, or 83 million people each year.
Over the course of the past 12 years, one billion people have been added to the planet’s population.
Over the next 15 years, the world’s population is projected to increase by a further billion, reaching 8.5 billion in 2030.
In 2050, it will pass the 9.7 billion mark before topping 11.2 billion in 2100. Interestingly, even though the planet’s population is projected to grow, fertility rates are down across the world. Much of the coming growth will be attributed to reducing child mortality and raising life expectancy.

Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) chief S K Roy was today elected Chairman of the Life Insurance Council, the apex industry body of insurers in the country.
Roy was elected in a poll conducted among the 24 members of the Council here. He will head the three-member Executive Committee (EC), a key body of the Council, for a period of three years.
The three members of the EC elected today were Tarun Chugh (PNB Met Life), Anup Rau (Reliance Life) and Sandeep Ghosh (Bharti AXA).
Other contestants in the fray for EC posts were Rajesh Sud (Max NY), Arijit Basu (SBI Life) and Deepak Mittal (Edelweiss Tokio).
Talking to PTI after his election, Rau of Reliance Life said “EC is now a well represented body. It has got representation from both bancassurance and non-bancassurance partners. The Council is now ready to take a call on behalf of its various stakeholders.”
Life Insurance Council is a forum that connects the various stakeholders of the sector. It develops and coordinates all discussions between the Government, regulatory body and the public.
It has representatives from the 24 insurance companies currently operating in India.

Delhi batsman Unmukt Chand was on Saturday appointed India A captain for the upcoming ODI cricket tri-series involving Australia A and South Africa A starting in Chennai on August 5.
Karnataka batsman Karun Nair has been appointed Unmukt's deputy as the All-India Senior Selection Committee picked a 15-member squad.
All the matches will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium with the final scheduled on August 14.
Meanwhile, Ambati Rayudu has been picked to lead the India A side in the two-Test series against South Africa A starting August 18 in Wayanad.

India off-spinner R Ashwin is not too worried about the presence of senior prosHarbhajan Singh and Amit Mishra in the 15-man squad for the three-Test tour ofSri Lanka later this month.
Ashwin, who registered a five-wicket haul in the one-off Test against Bangladesh in June, said he is confident about playing a key role on the spin-friendly Lankan pitches.
Ashwin's record in the sub-continent is impressive. He has taken 100 wickets in 16 Tests in Asia, but his performance in overseas Tests has been dismal (24 wickets in nine Tests).
However, Ashwin was not comfortable about a question relating to the future of his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, the Chennai Super Kings. "You tell me the road map and I'll use it. I don't know what to say," he said.