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Former RBI Governor Urjit Patel Appointed as Vice President of Beijing-based AIIB

Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Urjit Patel has been appointed as a vice-president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)for a period of 3 years, a Beijing-based multilateral development bank. Mr Patel will be one of the five Vice Presidents of the AIIB. He is expected to take charge from February 2022. He will succeed outgoing […]

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Centre extends Navrang Saini’s term as interim chief of IBBI for three months

Dr. Navrang Saini, Whole Time Member, IBBI takes additional charge as Chairperson of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) for three more months till March 05, 2022. Mr. Saini, who is a Whole Time Member of IBBI, was assigned additional charge of Chairperson in addition to his existing duties in October 2021 for three months

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Chinese diplomat Zhang Ming takes charge as new Secretary-General of SCO

China’s senior diplomat Zhang Ming has taken charge as the new Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in which India is a member. Zhang has taken charge from Vladimir Norov, former Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan from January 1 for a three-year term. The 65-year-old Zhang replaces Vladimir Norov, a former diplomat from Uzbekistan who

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G Asok Kumar takes over as Director General for National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)

G Asok Kumar, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Jal Shakti has been appointed as the new Director General for the National Mission for Clean Ganga, Ministry of Jal Shakti. Kumar, a 1991 batch Indian Administrative Services officer of Telangana Cadre is popularly known as “the Rain Man of India”, for his inspiring work in

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Atul Keshap appointed as President of US-India Business Council (USIBC)

Indian-origin American diplomat Atul Keshap has been appointed as the President of the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) by the US Chambers of Commerce. His term is effective from January 05, 2022. The US Chambers of Commerce is the parent body of USIBC. Atul Keshap replaces Nisha Desai Biswal. Nisha Biswal, a former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia,

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Vistara Airlines ropes in Vinod Kannan as new CEO

Vistara said that Vinod Kannan took over as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the airline. According to a statement by the carrier, Kannan replaces Leslie Thng, who was the CEO from July 16, 2017 to December 31, 2021. Prior to this, Kannan was the Chief Commercial Officer of the airlines since January 2020, before

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Alka Mittal becomes first women head of ONGC

Alka Mittal has been appointed an interim chairman and managing director of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC NSE 0.81 %), the first woman to head the country’s largest oil and gas producer in India. She is the first woman to head the top post at the Maharatna company. Mittal replaces Subhash Kumar, another interim head who

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ACC appoints Vinay Kumar Tripathi as new Chairman & CEO of Railway Board

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Vinay Kumar Tripathi, General Manager, North Eastern Railway to the post of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Railway Board, New Delhi. Currently Tripathi serves as the General Manager, North Eastern Railway. He will replace Suneet Sharma, a 1982 batch IRSME officer.

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Atul Kumar Goel takes charge as ‘officer on special duty’ in PNB

Atul Kumar Goel has assumed the charge as an ‘officer on special duty, before taking over as its new MD and CEO next month with effect from January 1, 2022. Atul Kumar Goel will replace S S Mallikarjuna Rao as the MD and CEO of Punjab National Bank on February 01, 2022 as Mr. Rao

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SEBI reconstitutes advisory committee on market data; Head- S Sahoo

Sebi has restructured its advisory committee on market data that recommends policy measures pertaining to areas like securities market data access and privacy. The 20-member committee recommends policy measures pertaining to areas like securities market data access and privacy. S Sahoo, former chairperson of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) and Professor at National

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