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Govt reconstitutes EAC-PM for a two-year period under B Debroy as head

The government has reconstituted the economic advisory council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) for a period of two years with Bibek Debroy as the head. Other part-time members: Rakesh Mohan (Former deputy governor of RBI) Poonam Gupta TT Ram Mohan J P Morgan Sajjid Chenoy Neelkanth Mishra CEO Nilesh Shah Council will analyses any issue, economic or […]

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Sunil Paliwal assumes charge as Chairperson of Chennai Port Trust

Shri Sunil Paliwal, IAS, has assumed charge as Chairperson, Chennai Port Trust from 23.10.2021. Mr.Sunil Paliwal is a 1993 batch Tamil Nadu Cadre IAS Officer. He has done his B. Tech in Computer Science from IIT Kanpur, M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, USA, and MBA from the University of Birmingham, UK. He

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Invest India elected as President of WAIPA for 2021-2023

Invest India, a young startup within the Government of India has been unanimously elected as the President of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) for 2021-2023. Other Members of WAIPA Steering Committee: Two Vice Presidents: Egypt and Switzerland. Nine Regional Directors: Brazil, South Korea, Finland, Kuwait, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Azerbaijan, Ghana, Samoa. Invest India: National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency

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KL Rahul appointed as the brand ambassador of Realme

Chinese smartphone brand Realme said it has appointed international cricketer KL Rahul as its brand ambassador. The cricketer will endorse its smartphone category, the company said in a statement. Realme’s partnership with the athlete, it said, reinstates its brand ideology of being youth-oriented. Realme was established in 2018 by founder Sky Li and Madhav Sheth

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Alok Mishra becomes new MD of India Ports Global Limited

The government has picked Captain Alok Mishra as the managing director of India Ports Global Ltd. He is currently serving as the Head of operation and transformation lead at the Gateway Terminals India Pvt Ltd (GTI), Mumbai Maharashtra. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has cleared the candidature of Mishra for the full-time role,

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Sahdev Yadav appointed as President of the Indian Weightlifting Federation

Veteran sports administrator Sahdev Yadav was unanimously elected as president of the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) for a four-year term. Other appointments include Secretary-general – Anand Gowde and Treasurer – Naresh Sharma. A total of 10 vice presidents, four joint secretaries, and seven executive committee members were also elected.

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OnePlus appoints Navnit Nakra as India CEO and Head of India region

Smartphone maker OnePlus has appointed Navnit Nakra as its India CEO and Head of the OnePlus India region. Nakra will lead the company’s business operations and overall strategy for the country, he will play a new senior leadership role in the company. Prior to this, Nakra served as the Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Sales

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Imtiaz Ali appointed as ambassador of Russian Film Festival in India

The renowned film director, producer, and writer, Imtiaz Ali was appointed as the ambassador of the Russian Film Festival in India. The first-ever online Russian Film Festival in India is organized by ROSKINO, a Russian film promotion body, from October 16 to November 27, 2021. As part of the festival, ten notable Russian films of various genres will be premiered

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A Balasubramanian appointed as Chairman of AMFI

A Balasubramanian, the managing director, and chief executive officer of Aditya Birla Sunlife Mutual Funds, was on October 18 elected as the chairman of the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI). He replaces Nilesh Shah, the Managing Director of Kotak Mutual Fund. Balasubramanian is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Aditya Birla Sun Life Asset Management. Meanwhile, Radhika

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Amitabh Chaudhry reappointed Axis Bank CEO

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved the re-appointment of Mr. Amitabh Chaudhry as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of leading private lender – Axis Bank for a period of three years. Amitabh had taken charge as Axis Bank’s new MD and CEO in January 2019 after outgoing MD and CEO Shikha Sharma retired, effective December

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