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G Ashok Kumar appointed as India’s 1st National Maritime Security Coordinator

Former navy vice chief, Vice Admiral (retd.) G Ashok Kumar took over as India’s first National Maritime Security Coordinator (NMSC) to strengthen the country’s maritime security. He will report directly to Ajit Doval (NSA). He stepped down as vice head of the navy last year. Mr Kumar, an alumnus of Sainik School in Amaravathi Nagar, Tamil Nadu, and the National Defence Academy in […]

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Bihar ropes in Manoj Tiwari as brand ambassador for Khadi

Bhojpuri singer and BJP MP, Manoj Tiwari will be the brand ambassador of Khadi and other handicrafts of Bihar. He will be the “brand ambassador” for Khadi and other handicrafts of Bihar, state minister Syed Shahnawaz Hussain announced. Manoj Tiwari will promote the use of Khadi fabric, which was popularized by Mahatma Gandhi during India’s Independence movement. Tiwari, who

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IAS Officer Vineet Joshi takes over Chairman of CBSE

On February 14, 2022, the Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE) announced its new chairman – IAS Vineet Joshi, Additional Secretary, Department of Higher Education. Joshi replaced IAS Manoj Ahuja. Mr Joshi, a 1992-batch IAS officer of the Manipur cadre, is an Additional Secretary, Department of Higher Education, under Ministry of Education. He replaces IAS

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Ilker Ayci appointed as MD and CEO of Air India

Tata Sons on February 14 appointed Ilker Ayci, who was until recently the chairman of Turkish Airlines, as CEO & MD of Air India. He will assume his responsibilities on or before 1st April 2022. The Air India board met to consider the candidature of Ayci and N Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Sons, was a special invitee to this

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Ravi Chopra Resigns as Chairman of Supreme Court-appointed Char Dham Panel

Veteran environmentalist Ravi Chopra has resigned as Chairman and member of the Supreme Court’s High Powered Committee (HPC) for the Char Dham project. His belief that the HPC could protect this fragile (Himalayan) ecology has been shattered. The Supreme Court on December 14 allowed double-lane widening of roads for the project in view of “security concerns.” The Chopra

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S. Kishore appointed as Chairman of Staff Selection Commission

S. Kishore appointed as Chairman of Staff Selection Commission: Senior bureaucrat S. Kishore has been elected as Chairman of Staff Selection Commission (SSC). His appointment was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. S Kishore is a 1989-Batch IAS officer of the West Bengal cadre.

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CA Debashis Mitra elected as ICAI President for 2022-23

A visionary with strong academic leaning and having deep professional insight, CA. (Dr.) Debashis Mitra, has been elected as the President of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) for the year 2022-23. While Aniket Sunil Talati has been elected as Vice President of ICAI.

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Military officer Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba appointed as interim President of Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso’s new military strongman, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has been declared President by the country’s top constitutional body after a coup last month, legal sources said Thursday. The 2022 Burkina Faso military coup took place on January 24, 2022, which was led by Damiba. President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré and Prime Minister Lassina Zerbo were

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N Chandrasekaran reappointed as Chairman of Tata Sons

The board of Tata Sons Pvt Ltd has approved the re-appointment of N Chandrasekaran as the Executive Chairman of the company for the second five years term. Ratan Tata, who was a special invitee to the board meeting expressed his satisfaction on the progress and performance of the Tata Group under the leadership of N Chandrasekaran. He recommended his term be

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Pradip Shah appointed as Chairman of Pfizer India

Pradip Shah has been appointed as the Chairman of Pfizer India. He has replaced R A Shah as the chairman who resigned on February 3. He is the ex-managing director and a founding member of Crisil. Prior to founding Crisil, he assisted in founding HDFC in 1977. He has also served as a consultant to USAID, the

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