CivilServiceArticle: 22 JUNE 2015 CURRENT AFFAIRS

India ranks 8th in Australia's tourist inflow till May

India gained eighth position for tourist arrivals in Australia till May this year, with over 27.5% more Indians choosing the country as their travel destination
According to latest official data released by Tourism Australia (TA) was ranked Australia's tenth largest inbound market for visitor arrivals in 2014
During January-May this year, a total of 105,000 Indian tourists have arrived in Australia as compared to over 82,000 tourists for the same period last year
There were 196,600 visitors from India for calendar year 2014, an increase of 16.6 % compared to 2013

Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) and Temasek will provide debt financing worth USD 500 million to start-ups in India, China and Southeast Asia countries
Temasek is an investment company based in Singapore
Both bank UOB and Temasek signed into an agreement to provide venture debt financing to start-ups
This is an initiative for the next generation of leading companies, providing the support they need to scale and succeed

Flipkart-owned mobile fashion store Myntra has appointed Ananth Narayanan as its chief executive officer
Mukesh Bansal who is currently serving as the head of Flipkart's commerce platform
Narayanan was previously with McKinsey, leading its product development in Asia and its Automotive Practice in India
He will join at the company's head quarters in Bangalore by the this month last

India has been ranked third after Canada and China in green buildings, according to a new report
Canada 26.63 million gross square meters (GSM) of LEED space
China (21.97 million GSM), India(13.24 million GSM) and Brazil (5.22 million GSM)
These three countries currently represent more than 33% of global greenhouse gas emissions
China and India representing the largest source of projected growth in global emissions in the coming decades, USGBC (US Green Building Council)