Appointments Committee of the Cabinet Current Affairs, GK & News

Ajay Kumar Sood : New Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the Indian Government

April 22, 2022

Ajay Kumar Sood, an eminent physicist has been appointed as the central government’s principal scientific advisor (PSA). Overview: He is a member of the Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council to the prime minister. He has been appointed to the post for a three-year period. He is known for his work on graphene. Also, he ..

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SEBI Chairman’s tenure extended till 2022

August 6, 2020

The government has extended the term of Ajay Tyagi as the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) by a period of 18 months till February 2022. The tenure of the present chairman was to end on August 31 after getting a six-month extension in February 2020. Now the Appointments Committee of ..

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Indian Air Force SASO conference inaugurated

July 3, 2020

On July 2, 2020, the Indian Air Force Senior Air Staff Officers (SASO) conference was inaugurated by Chief of air staff and air chief marshal. Highlights The conference was conducted through video conferencing. It is the first time the Air Force is conducting a conference virtually. The conference emphasized the need to enhance operational capability ..

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ACC approves appointment of Ravinder Singh Dhillon as CMD of PFC Ltd

March 18, 2020
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The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Ravinder Singh Dhillon as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Power Finance Corporation (PFC) Limited. It is a Navratna PSU which functions under the aegis of Ministry of Power. Ravinder Singh Dhillon is currently serving as Director (Projects) in the same PSU. He ..

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Supratim Bandyopadhyay appointed as Chairman of the PFRDA

February 19, 2020

Supratim Bandyopadhyay was recently appointed as Chairman of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA). It is a statutory body which regulates the Pension system in the country. Supratim was serving as a Member (Finance) in PFRDA, prior to this appointment. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet approved the appointment of Bandyopadhyay as the Chairman ..

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