Current Affairs for IAS Exams – 11 September 2015


Current Affairs for IAS Exams – 11 September 2015


:: International ::

Key reasons why opponents hate the Iran nuclear deal

  • Even though opponents of the Iran nuclear deal can’t win in Congress, they aren’t going to go quietly.

  • Conservative Republicans are vowing to take President Barack Obama to court, claiming he has broken the law by not providing Congress with all relevant documents pertinent to the deal.

  • Republicans in the House claim that the Obama administration has not provided Congress with the text of two so-called “side agreements” that the International Atomic Energy Agency negotiated with Tehran. The law that gave Congress a chance to review the agreement for 60 days required the president to give lawmakers all relevant documents.

  • The conservative Republicans claim the 60-day clock never started and that they can’t cast votes on the deal because they are still waiting for all the documents.

  • The administration says it doesn’t have the separate agreements, and the nuclear inspection agency says confidentiality agreements prevent it from releasing them.

  • Opponents are outraged that Iran, a country that the State Department has labeled a state sponsor of terrorism, will be getting at least $100 billion in relief from economic sanctions that have choked Iran’s economy for years.

  • They worry that Iran will use the money to ramp up its weapons programs and expand military assistance to forces in Syria, Yemen, Lebanon and elsewhere that oppose the U.S. and its allies

:: India & world ::

India vote in favour of Palestine

  • 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.

:: Business ::

Audit Bureau of Circulation elects office-bearers

  • 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.

:: Sports ::

Kohli' new boss of federer To co-own IPTL team 'UAE Royals'

  • 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.

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