Amitabh Kant Current Affairs, GK & News
Amitabh Kant: Next India G20 Sherpa
Former CEO of Government’s think tank NITI Aayog, Amitabh Kant, has been selected as the India’s new Sherpa for the G-20. Key Facts He will replace Piyush Goyal as G-20 Sherpa. He was appointed as G-20 Sherpa in September 2021. Amitabh Kant has been appointed, as India is scheduled to assume the G-20 presidency in 2022, ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Amitabh Kant • G20 • G20 Countries • G20 Sherpa • India’s Presidency at G20 • Role of Indian Sherpa to G20
New CEO of NITI Aayog
On June 24, 2022, retired IAS officer Parameswaran Iyer was appointed as the new CEO of NITI Aayog, by Union Government. Key Points Parameshwaran Iyer is a 1981-batch IAS officer from UP cadre. He will replace Amitabh Kant and become the third chief executive officer of the public policy think tank of the government. His term ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2022
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News • Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: Amitabh Kant • Appointments of NITI Aayog • Chairperson NITI Aayog • New CEO of NITI Aayog • NITI Aayog • Parameshwaran Iyer
NITI Aayog CEO on Aadhar
Amitabh Kant, CEO of NITI Aayog has said that Aadhaar has become the substructure for various government welfare schemes. Aadhar, which is issued by UIDAI, has saved more than Rs 2 lakh crore for the government by eliminating duplicate and fake identities. The NITI Aayog CEO has said that Aadhaar is one of the world’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Aadhar • Amitabh Kant • biometric identity programs • NITI Aayog • UIDAI
GoI extends tenure of NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant
Central government has extended tenure of NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Amitabh Kant, by one year. His tenure will now end in June 2022. Extension order was issued by Department of Personnel and Training after it was approved by Appointments Committee of Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Who is Amitabh Kant? He ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Amitabh Kant • CEO of NITI Ayog • Chairperson NITI Aayog • NITI Aayog • Planning Commission
What is DigiBoxx?
DigiBoxx is a storage platform. It is a file sharing and cloud storage platform. DigiBoxx was announced by the NITI Aayog CEO Aitabh Kant. The announcement was made a few weeks after Google announced that it will not offer unlimited free photo uploads after June 1, 2021. About DigiBoxx It provides 20 GB of free ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Amazon Prime • Amitabh Kant • Android • Cloud Storage • Google • Make in India • NITI Aayog • Software as a service
NITI Aayog and Ladakh Administration entered into an MoU
The policy think tank for the Government of India, NITI Aayog and the administration of the newly formed Union Territory of Ladakh has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Friday, 17 January 2020 under which through the key initiative of NITI Aayog-Development Support Services to States for Infrastructure Projects (D3S-i), the Union territory ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Amitabh Kant • Development Support Services to States for Infrastructure Projects (D3S-i) • Government of India • Ladakh • Lieutenant Governor • Memorandum of understanding • NITI Aayog • Think tank