R Subramaniakumar, a veteran banker with over four decades of experience, was on June 11 announced as the new managing director and chief executive officer of RBL Bank. The board of directors has confirmed his appointment as the MD and CEO of the bank for a “period of three years”, the private lender informed the stock exchanges. […]
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Ex-registrar of MSU, N J Ojha has been appointed as ombudsman under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) for 2-year term. He will now have the power to investigate allegations by MGNREGA staff, consider them, award awards within 30 days of receipt of the complaint MGNREGA: It was launched in 2005 to augment employment generation and social security
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Founder and MD of Maithri Aquatech, Ramkrishna Mukkavilli becomes the first Indian to be recognized by United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) as a Global Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Pioneer for Water Stewardship He was previously selected as India’s SDG Pioneer by UN Global Compact Network India (GCNI) for his work in building water security with nature-based water solutions across India
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Senior Indian diplomat Amandeep Singh Gill was on Friday appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as his Envoy on Technology, with the UN describing him as a “thought leader on digital technology” who has a solid understanding of how to leverage the digital transformation responsibly and inclusively for progress on the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Music great A R Rahman has been named the ambassador of the British Council’s ‘India-UK Together Season of Culture’, which aims to boost collaboration among emerging artists. It was officially launched, by Britain’s Deputy High Commissioner to India Jan Thomson and Director (India) of the British Council Barbara Wickham. The Season of Culture aims to
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Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, said on Wednesday that Krishna Srinivasan, an Indian, will take over as Director of the Asia and Pacific Department (APD) on June 22. According to the IMF, Srinivasan will succeed Changyong Rhee, who announced his resignation from the Fund on March 23. Why Srinivasan has
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Hindalco Industries MD Satish Pai has been appointed the new chairman of the International Aluminium Institute (IAI), the body representing the global primary aluminium industry. Earlier serving as vice-chairman, he succeeds Ben Kahrs, chief innovation officer, Alcoa Corporation. An engineer by education and profession, Satish earlier worked with Schlumberger, based out of Paris, where he was
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Senior IPS officer, Zulfiquar Hasan has been appointed as the new Director-General of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). Zulfiquar Hasan has been appointed “for a tenure up to his superannuation on 31.10.2024”. The two administrators appointed are both from 1988 batch IPS officers. Hasan was serving as the Special Director General of the
UK-based academic, Dr Swati Dhingra has been appointed as the first Indian-origin woman as an external member of the Bank of England’s interest rate-setting committee. She is an Associate Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE) and having a specialisation in international economics and applied microeconomics. She will join the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on August
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Senior IPS officer Zulfiquar Hasan has been appointed as the new Director General of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). The official order stated that Zulfiquar Hasan has been appointed “for a tenure up to his superannuation on 31.10.2024”. West Bengal-cadre 1988-batch IPS officer, Zulfiquar Hasan has been serving as the Special Director General
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