*CURRENT AFFAIRS (13:09:2014)

1. Narendra Ambwani is the
new Chairman of the
Advertising Standards Council
of India (ASCI).
- He, a member of the board of
governors for seven years,
replaces Partha Rakshit as
such.
2. Rohan Bopanna has been
selected for the Davis Cup
Commitment Award given by
the International Tennis
Federation (ITF).
- Australian Lleyton Hewitt and
Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil are
the other two recipients.
- Its allotted to Davis Cup
players for their dedication in
representing their country in
this prestigious tournament.
- One must have competed in a
minimum of 20 home-and-
away ties or 50 ties at any level
of the competition (including
week-long zone group events)
over their career to be eligible
for this honour.
3. Indo-US combined military
training exercise "YUDH
ABHYAS 2014" is to be
conducted in the foothills of
Himalayas of Chaubattia in
Uttarakhand from September
17 to 30, under the aegis of
GARUD DIVISION/SURYA
COMMAND.
- The event is 10th in the series
of joint military training
exercises between the two
nations.
4. Environment Ministry
launches Online Portal for
grant of recognition and
monitoring of zoos.
- The Portal will bring
transparency and
accountability in the process of
recognition of Zoos in the
Country.
- It will maintain and provide
real time information about the
recognition and evaluation
process to the stakeholders.
5. Nandan Nilekani has been
conferred with V Krishna
Murthy Award for Excellence.
- He has served as CEO of
Infosys and head of Unique
Identification Authority of
India.
- Krishna Murthy, the one this
prize is named after, is credited
with turning around the ailing
fortunes of public sector
majors like BHEL, SAIL and
Maruti.