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RBI appointed Anand Mahindra and Venu Srinivasan to RBI Board

The Central Government has nominated Anand Gopal Mahindra (Chairman of Mahindra group), Venu Srinivasan (TVS Motor’s Chairman), Pankaj Ramanbhai Patel (Zydus Lifescience’s Chairman ) and Ravindra Dholakia (IIM Ahmedabad’s ex-faculty) as part-time non-official Directors on the Central Board of RBI. The appointment will be for a period of four years and effective from June 14. RBI Governor: Shaktikanta […]

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Arati Prabhakar appointed as the Science Advisor to US President, Joe Biden

Indian-origin physicist Arati Prabhakar is expected to be named as the scientific adviser to United States President Joe Biden this week. Biden is also expected to nominate Prabhakar as the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology (OSTP). She succeeded Eric Lander. She would be the first woman and the first person of color to

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R Subramaniakumar appointed as MD & CEO of RBL Bank

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 appointed as MGNREGA ombudsman

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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Indian diplomat Amandeep Singh Gill appointed as UN Chief’s envoy on technology

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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Zulfiquar Hasan appointed as the New DG of BCAS

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

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Dr Swati Dhingra appointed to the Monetary Panel of Bank of England

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 Zulfiquar Hasan Becomes the New DG of BCAS

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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Rajesh Gera appointed as Director General of National Informatics Centre

Rajesh Gera has been appointed as the Director General of National Informatics Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) with effect from 31st May 2022. Earlier, he was on deputation in the Ministry of Defence as CEO, DPIT and joined back NIC as Deputy Director General. He has completed his B.Tech (Electrical Engineering) with Honors from

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Shri Ajay Bhadoo appointed as Joint Secretary to the President

Shri Ajay Bhadoo appointed as Joint Secretary to the President President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, making way for a change of guard at the VMC. Bhadoo has been the municipal commissioner of Vadodara since July 2018 and is also the chairman of the Vadodara Urban Development Authority (VUDA). Daily Current Affairs Quiz

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