2nd October 2014 - Daily Current Affairs updates

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International Affairs

• The UN launched a mission to prevent the worldwide spread of Ebola as the US hunted for people who came in contact with the first African diagnosed with the deadly virus outside the continent.
• UNMEER - UN Mission on Ebola Emergency Response
• Special representative for the UNMEER - Anthony Banbury
• Underscoring its commitment to the UN's body on gender equality and women empowerment, India has contributed USD 1 million to the organization for the current financial year.

National Affairs

• Nation observed Gandhi Jayanti and the birth anniversary of Lal Bahadur Sastri today. 
• Swachch Bharat Abhiyan
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched the nationwide Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Campaign) that aims to clean up the country in the next five years.
• Modi nominated nine people to carry forward the campaign (Goa Governor, Baba Ramdev, Sashi Tharoor, Kamal Haasan, Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Tendulkar, Anil Ambani and Tarak Mehta).
• Government announces 20 lakh rupees for each village Panchayat for the clean India mission.
• President calls for larger participation of the society for the success of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
• WHO (World Health Organisation) says poor sanitation costs India Rs. 6500 per year per Indian
• Quotes of Modi in Swatrch Bharat Abhiyan
• "CleanIndia is the responsibility of 125 crore Indians"
• "India can do it. People of India can do it."
• "Is cleaning only the responsibility of the karamcharis? Do citizens have no role in this? We have to change this mindset."
• "I have invited 9 people and asked them to come to public places and work towards a clean India. I ask them to invite 9 more people too."
• "We reached Mars. No PM or Minister went. It was the people who did it, our scientists who did it. So can't we create a Clean India?"
• "If this is evaluated by a photo-opportunity, then we would be doing a disservice to the nation. We all must come together and do this (clean India) wherever we are."
• "This is not about Modi... Modi is only one of its 1.2 billion people... This is a people's task."
• The campaign is aimed at cleaning India by 2019, when the country will celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
• Political parties to now deposit their funds in banks, according to new Election Commission guidelines on financial transparency.
• The Bombay High Court has asked Election Commission of India to state what action it would take against political parties who use children in election campaign or poll-related work. 

Sports

• Asian Games 2014
• India clinch men's hockey Gold after 16 years.
• Indian women 4x400m relay team win gold.
• Inderjeet Singh wins bronze in men's shot put.
• Boxer Vikas Krishan gets bronze after losing to Kazakhstan's Zhanibek Alimkhanuly in middle (75kg) semis
• Priyanka Pawar, Tintu Lukka, Mandeep Kaur, Poovamma win 4*400m relay by setting Asian Games record.
• Boxer Satish Kumar settled for bronze medal after losing his semi-final.
• India beat Pakistan and wins gold in Hockey.
• Indian boxer Satish Kumar wins bronze in the (+91 kg) category.

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