======= Top Current Affairs 12 July 2014 ========= 1. Indian mathematician Nikhil Srivastava becomes the first joint winner of 2014 George Polya Prize. His team of three was honoured for unravelling a problem which had eluded mathematicians for over half a century. They found solution to the Kadison-Singer conjecture that pertains to the mathematical foundations of quantum mechanics. 2. US plans to create the world’s largest marine sanctuary in Pacific Ocean. The plan is to expand the existing Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument in the central Pacific from around 225,000 to 2 million square kilometers. The largest protected area on the earth – either on land or sea – will be two times larger than the currently largest protected area located in Greenland. 3. World Population Day 2014 is observed across the globe on July 11. The event highlights the issues related to global population. The theme for this year is “Investing in Young People”. It was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 1989. 4. MP Bezbaruah Committee, constituted to examine the concerns of migrants from North East regions due to racial discriminaion, submits its report. It was set up after the racially-inspired brutal murder of Nido Tania, a 19-year-old student from Arunachal Pradesh, in Delhi in January. 5. Delhi is the second most populous city in the world: UN Top 10 most populous city in the world NOW : Tokyo, Japan : 38 million Delhi, India : 25 million Shanghai (China) : 23 million Mexico City (Mexico) : 21 million Sao Paulo (Brazil) : 21 million Mumbai – 21 million (May reach to 4th spot by 2030 with a population of 28 million) Osaka (Japan) : Above 20 million Beijing (Chinese capital) : Below 20 million New York City (US) : 18.5 million Cairo (Egypt) : 18.5 million Admin:- VIPin KhanDeLwaL
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