9 December 2014 Current Affairs
International Anti-Corruption Day was Observed On 9 December
International
Anti-Corruption Day was observed across the world on 9 December 2014 to
raise awareness about the menace of Corruption and what people can do
to fight it. The theme for 2014 is “Break the Corruption chain”, which
aims at highlighting how corruption affects every phase of the
democratic system and results in world-wide instability. The event came
into existence after the General Assembly adopted the United Nations
Convention against Corruption on 31 October 2003 and also designated 9
December as International anti-Corruption Day in order to raise
awareness of corruption around the world. According to the latest
Transparency International report on Corruption Perception index, the
top 5 most corrupt countries are Somalia, North Korea, Sudan,
Afghanistan and South Sudan. The least corrupt countries in 2014 are
Denmark, New Zealand, Finland, Sweden, Norway and Switzerland.
Azim Premji Awarded with Swiss Ambassador’s Award
Wipro
Chairman Azim Premji was awarded Swiss Ambassador’s Award for this
inspirational and socially responsible leadership. Swiss Ambassador’s
Award was constituted in 2010. The award recognises individuals who have
contributed to the promotion of Indo-Swiss relations or have stood out
for their exceptional role in society and industry. In past, the award
has been conferred on Yash Chopra director – producer of Bollywood ;
Ratan Tata Chairman-Emeritus of Tata Sons ; Glenn Saldanha CMD of
Glenmark Generics Limited and RV Kanoria, Chief Managing Director of
Kanoria Chemicals & Industries Ltd.
Nagaland Governor P B Acharya Takes Additional Charge Of Assam
President
Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Governor of Nagaland Padmanabha
Balakrishna Acharya to take additional charge as the governor of Assam.
Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya will continue to hold the additional
charge till a new governor is appointed to succeed J B Patnaik, the
Governor of Assam, who will be completing his tenure on 10 December
2014.
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