VR Krishna Gupta named as Chairman of BPCL: State-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) on Tuesday said its Director (Finance) Vetsa Rama Krishna Gupta has taken up the additional charge of Chairman and Managing Director. November 2022 Current Affairs Quiz Gupta’s elevation comes after Arun Kumar Singh superannuated as CMD on Monday, the oil marketing company […]
First Woman Director Dr G Hemaprabha Takes Charge at ICAR-SBI: ICAR-Sugar Cane Breeding Institute (ICAR-SBI) got its first female director in over a century of the institute’s existence. October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz On the suggestion of the Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board, New Delhi, the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare named Dr. G
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Jay Y Lee named as Executive Chairman of Samsung Electronic: Samsung Electronics Co. officially appointed Lee Jae-yong as its executive chairman, formalizing the all-encompassing leadership role he has long played at South Korea’s largest business. Lee, 54, has been vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, the crown jewel of South Korea’s largest business conglomerate, since 2012.His father, Lee Kun-hee, who died
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Appointment of Mata Amritanandamayi as Chair of C20: Spiritual leader Mata, Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma) has been appointed the Chair of the country’s Civil 20 (C20), an official engagement group of the Group of 20 (G20), by the union government. The G20 is the premier inter-governmental forum for the world’s developed and emerging economies to address financial stability on a
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Shefali Juneja elected as chairperson of Air Transport Committee of ICAO: Shefali Juneja (representative of India at ICAO) has been elected as the chairperson of UN specialized aviation agency’s Air Transport Committee (ATC). She is a 1992 batch officer of IRS (Income Tax cadre), served as a Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation
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Elizabeth Jones as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim at US Embassy New Delhi: The US administration has named a senior US diplomat, Elizabeth Jones (74) as the next Charge d’Affaires ad interim in New Delhi. October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz Ambassador Elizabeth Jones will be departing for New Delhi to serve as Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim. She recently served
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MCA appoints Sangeeta Verma as acting Chairperson of CCI : The government of India has appointed CCI member, Sangeeta Verma as the acting chairperson of the Competition Commission of India (CCI). October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz Her appointment came into effect from 26th October 2022. She will remain in office for three months or till appointment of regular Chairperson
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Indian Banks’ Association re-elects PNB’s AK Goel as chairman : Indian Banks’ Association has re-elected MD and CEO of Punjab National Bank, A K Goel as its new chairman. October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz He will serve the association for FY 2022-23. Generally, the senior most MD of a public sector bank is elected as chairman for a period
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K.P. Ashwini appointed as UNHRC Special Rapporteur: K.P. Ashwini has been appointed Special Rapporteur for United Nations Human Rights Commission. She will take over the UNHCR special rapporteur in Geneva on November 1 for a period of six years. October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz She is the first Indian and Asian woman to be appointed to this post. She hails
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Indus Waters Treaty: World Bank appoints chairman of Court of Arbitration – The World Bank has appointed neutral expert and chairman of the Court of Arbitration regarding the design features of the Kishenganga (330 megawatts) and Ratle (850 megawatts) hydroelectric power plants. October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz Reason: For disagreements and differences between India and Pakistan over the 1960 Indus Water
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