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India Wins Vice Presidency of International Electrotechnical Commission

India Wins Vice Presidency of International Electrotechnical Commission: India wins the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Vice Presidency and Strategic Management Board (SMB) Chair for the 2023-25 term. Shri Vimal Mahendru will be the IEC Vice President representing India. November 2022 Current Affairs Quiz More About This Development: By securing over 90% of the votes cast by full members of International Electrotechnical Commission […]

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IIT Guwahati director T G Sitharam named as chairman of AICTE

IIT Guwahati director T G Sitharam named as chairman of AICTE: The next Chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education is Professor TG Sitharam, Director of the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) (AICTE). The Ministry of Education has approved the appointment of Professor Sitharam as the new AICTE Chairman for a

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Vinit Kumar assumes charge of CEO of KVIC

Vinit Kumar assumes charge of CEO of KVIC : Shri Vinit Kumar (IRSEE) takes over the charge of CEO, KVIC Central Office, KVIC Mumbai on 21.11.2022. He is appointed as CEO, Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVlC), Mumbai under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. He was welcomed by Shri Manoj Kumar, Hon’ble

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Prof. Venu Gopal Achanta Elected as a Member of International Committee for Weight and Measures

Prof. Venu Gopal Achanta Elected as a Member of International Committee for Weight and Measures: Prof. Venu Gopal Achanta, Director of the CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL), New Delhi, has been elected to the International Committee for Weights and Measures (ICWM) (CIPM). The 27th General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) meeting was held in Paris,

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Retired IAS Arun Goel appointed as Election Commissioner of India

Retired IAS Arun Goel appointed as Election Commissioner of India: Retired Punjab cadre IAS officer Arun Goel on Monday assumed the office of Election Commissioner (EC), two days after President Droupadi Murmu appointed him to the post. A Punjab cadre officer of the 1985 batch, Goel will join Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election

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Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan Re-elected as President

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan Re-elected as President: Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev secured a second term in Sunday’s snap election, winning 81.31% of the vote, the central Asian nation’s Central Election Commission said on Monday, citing preliminary data. November 2022 Current Affairs Quiz More About This: Tokayev had been widely expected to extend his rule over

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Retired BPCL chairman Arun Kumar Singh to be next chief of ONGC

Retired BPCL chairman Arun Kumar Singh to be next chief of ONGC: BPCL‘s former chairman Arun Kumar Singh is likely to be the new chairman of India’s top oil and gas producer Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) according to PTI sources. He retired from BPCL after attaining the superannuation age last month and was already selected

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PFRDA named Suraj Bhan as chairman of NPS Trust

PFRDA named Suraj Bhan as chairman of NPS Trust: Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority has appointed Suraj Bhan as the chairman of the National Pension System Trust (NPS Trust), responsible for managing funds under the National Pension System (NPS). Consequent upon the tenure of the present chairman of the trust coming to an end

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Paddler Sharath Kamal becomes first Indian player elected to ITTF

International Table Tennis Federation: Star Indian paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal has become the first player from India to get elected in the Athletes’ Commission of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). Eight athletes including four male and four female, were elected from Asia, Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania and will serve in the Athletes’

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Gaurav Dwivedi appointed as Prasar Bharati CEO

Gaurav Dwivedi appointed as Prasar Bharati CEO : Gaurav Dwivedi, an IAS (Indian Administrative Services) officer of the 1995 batch, has been appointed chief executive officer of state broadcaster Prasar Bharati. November 2022 Current Affairs Quiz “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 4 of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of

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