*CURRENT AFFAIRS (11th October 2014)

1. Apple is the most valuable
brand in the world for the 2nd
year running: Interbrand Best
Global Brands annual report 2014
- Google (2nd), Coca-Cola (3rd),
IBM (4th), and Microsoft (5th)
make up the top 5.
2. 2014 Nobel Prize for peace
goes to Kailash Satyarthi and
Pakistani child right activist Malala
Yousafzai.
3. Zimbabwe bowler Prosper
Utseya is the latest to fall afoul of
ICC 15-degree rule; banned from
bowling in international matches.
- He now joins the list comprising
Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan), Sachithra
Senanayake (Sri Lanka) Sohag
Gazi (Bangladesh) and Kane
Williamson (New Zealand) who
have recently been banned for
illegal bowling action.
- The ICC prevents bowler from
bending their arm beyond 15-
degree to deliver the ball.
4. World observes 'International
Day of the Girl Child' today on
October 11, 2014.
- 2014 Theme: Empowering
Adolescent Girls: Ending the Cycle
of Violence
5. Amitabh Kundu Committee, a
follow-up on Sachar Committee,
submits its final report to the
centre.
- It was set up in September 2013
to review the implementation of
the recommendations made by
the Rajindar Sachar Committee on
the social, economic and
educational status of the Muslim
community of India.
6. The Ministry of Urban
Development has constituted a
17-member high powered Inter
Ministerial Committee to prepare
a report on decongestion of Delhi.
- The report is expected to be
submitted in 30 days.