*CURRENT AFFAIRS (01:10:2014)

1. Centre issues commemorative coins of 100 and 5 rupees denominations
to mark the 100-year of 'Komagata Maru Incident'.
- A year-long celebration has also been unveiled.
- The Japanese ship 'Komagata Maru' carrying some 376 passengers from
Punjab was held up on the Canadian shore in 1914.
- Despite passengers long-drawn resistance, most of them were finally
deported to India.
- The observance celebrate their impressive resistance they showed in
the face of adversity.
2. Vigilance Commissioner Rajiv to act as the interim chief of the
Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).
- The post lies vacant after the recent retirement of Central
Vigilance Commissioner Pradeep Kumar.
- The CVC is headed by a Central Vigilance Commissioner and has two
Vigilance Commissioners.
- A full-time Central Vigilance Commissioner is expected to be appointed soon.
3. Anant Khasbardar (Maharashtra) wins Rs.50,000 prize for designing
the Logo of Swachh Bharat Mission; Bhagyasri Sheth (Gujarat) bags
Rs.25,000 for giving the tagline.
- They are the winners of the competition held to decide the logo and
tagline of the Swachh Bharat Mission.
4. RBI directs banks to partially freeze the accounts of those who
don't comply to the KYC (Know Your Customer) norms within a reasonable
period of time.
- The punitive measure is aimed at most of the old customers,
especially the low-risk types, who are yet to meet the KYC
requirements despite repeated pleas by the banks.
- RBI has further simplified the process by allowing
self-certification of documents.
- Physical presence of the customer and fresh proof of identity and
address will no longer be mandatory for the periodic updating (for low
risk customers in case of no change in status).
5. Harish Manwani, the first and current Chief Operating Officer of
'Unilever', is to retire on December 31 this year.
- He, however, will continue as the Non-Executive Chairman of
Hindustan Unilever.
6. Andhra Pradesh inks Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Google
for Digital AP project.
- As per the agreement, Google India will help government to get women
and small and medium businesses online in order to leverage the
benefit of the Internet economy.
7. First 'Renewable Energy Global Investors Meet & Expo' (RE - INVEST)
will take place in New Delhi from 15-17 February, 2015.
- The central theme of the meet is to attract large scale investments
in the renewable energy sector in India.
- Renewable Energy, currently contributing about 6.5% in the
electricity generation, will be enhanced to about 12% in the next
three year.