5 September 2012 Current AffairsKaushik Basu World Bank chief economist
Kaushik Basu appointed as chief economist and Senior Vice President of
World Bank by World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim on 05th September
2012.He take charges from 1st October 2012.
India slips to 169th in world rankings
The
world football governing body FIFA released the latest FIFA World
Rankings on 5th September 2012 in which India has lost one spot to be
now ranked 169th amongst the 209 ranked nations and territories, while
within Asia India remains 32nd amongst 46 nations in the rankings.
Smita Shah first Indian-American to serve as DNC parliamentarian
Smita
Shah a close supporter of US President Barack Obama, is vice-chair of
the Chicago Plan Commission, become the first Indian-American to serve
as a Democratic National Convention parliamentarian on 5th September
2012.As per the publically available documents, Smita has been an
applauded donor to the campaign of the Democratic Party and Obama.
India falls 3 places to 59th in WEF’s global competitiveness index
India’s
ranking declined by three places to 59th position in the World Economic
Forum’s (WEF) Global Competitiveness Index 2012-2013, due mainly to
”disappointing performance” in the basic factors underpinning
competitiveness.Switzerland, for the fourth consecutive year, tops the
overall rankings in The Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013,
released today by the World Economic Forum. Singapore remains in second
position and Finland in third position.
Andy roddick ended his tennis career
Andy
Roddick who is a tennis player ended his career after defeating in the
final on 5Sep 2012. He was 30 year old American and 32 tournament titles
in his career,led the United States to the 2007 Davis Cup and was the
top US player throughout the majority of his career.
Shiksha Ratan Award to A.N.Purohit
A.N.Purohit
awarded Ahiksha Ratan Award on the occasion of teachers day by The
University of Petroleum and Energy studies for his contribution to the
specific subject of plant physiology, ecophysiology of trees and the
environment. He was awarded Padma shree in 1997 by president.
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