DAILY G.A UPDATE : 16-12-2016
1. Indian-American elected as Mayor of Californian city
For the first time, an Indian-American woman, Savita Vaidhyanathan has been elected as the new Mayor of the key Californian city of Cupertino, globally known for its Apple headquarters.
Savita Vaidhyanathan, an MBA who worked as a high school Math teacher and an officer in a commercial bankas well as in non-profit management, was sworn in last week in a ceremony attended by her mother who had flown in from India.
Two days after taking charge, she issued her first proclamation as the Cupertino Mayor in education.
Savita is the first Indian-American Mayor of Cupertino, which according to Forbes is one of the most educated small towns in the country with local public schools ranking highly.
According to her campaign website, Savita has been a Cupertino resident for over 19 years and has been deeply involved in several community activities in the city.
2. India remains one of fastest-growing countries in the world: WH
India remains one of the fastest-growing countries in the world, the White House said even as it underlined that inefficiencies remain in the public sector of the country with the poor population still lacking healthcare coverage and access to financial services.
"India remains one of the fastest-growing countries in the world, with real GDP expanding at 7.3 per cent in the four quarters through 2016:Q3," said the Economic Report of the President for the year 2017, which was sent to the Congress.
The voluminous report running into nearly 600 pages says that economic growth in India continues at a solid pace of a projected 7.4 per cent over the four quarters of 2016.
3. Trump names attorney David Friedman US envoy to Israel
US President-elect Donald Trump announced that he selected attorney David Friedman to be ambassador to Israel.
Friedman was one of Trump's key advisers during the election campaign regarding US-Israeli relations, EFE news quoted a statement as saying.
"The future ambassador has been a long-time friend and trusted adviser to me. His strong relationships in Israel will form the foundation of his diplomatic mission and be a tremendous asset to our country as we strengthen the ties with our allies and strive for peace in the Middle East," Trump said in the statement.
All US ambassadors nominated by the President must be confirmed by the Senate.
Friedman, 57, is currently a founding partner of a law firm having about 300 attorneys and which for the last 35 years has specialised in litigation and bankruptcies, according to the official communique.
4. India top country of origin of international migrants: Pew
India is the top country of origin of international migrants, with 15.6 million Indians living abroad, according to a Pew research which said international migrants make up 3.3 per cent of the world's population.
Ahead of the International Migrants Day, Pew Research said as of 2015, nearly 3.5 million Indians lived in the UAE, the world’s second-largest migration corridor.
Unlike the Mexico-US corridor, the number of Indians living in the UAE and other Persian Gulf countries has increased substantially during the past decade, from 2 million in 1990 to more than eight million in 2015, Pew said.
"Most have migrated for economic opportunities in these oil-rich countries," it added.
Authored by Philip Connor, the report said if all of the world’s international migrants (people living in a country that is different from their country or territory of birth) lived in a single country, it would be the world’s fifth largest, with around 244 million people.
"Overall, international migrants make up 3.3 per cent of the world’s population today," it said.
The top origins of international migrants are India (15.6 million), followed by Mexico (12.3 million), Russia (10.6 million), China (9.5 million) and Bangladesh (7.2 million).
Among destination countries, the US has more international migrants than any other country.
It is home to about one-in-five international migrants (46.6 million), it said.
Other top destinations of migrants include Germany (12.0 million), Russia (11.6 million), Saudi Arabia (10.2 million) and the United Kingdom (8.5 million), Pew said.
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