Madhukar Kamath elected chairman of Audit Bureau of Circulations

Madhukar Kamath, chairman emeritus of advertising firm DDB Mudra group, has been elected as chairman of Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for year 2019-2020. He has more than 4 decades of experience in advertising and marketing services. About Madhukar Kamath He has also been president of Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) chairman of The ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: ABC • appointments • Audit Bureau of Circulations of India • Madhukar Kamath • Media • Mudra Group • Persons in News

ITBP DG S S Deswal given charge of NSG

ITBP Director General S S Deswal was given additional charge of counter-terror force National Security Guard (NSG). He will take over from incumbent NSG DG Sudeep Lakhtakia who is set to retire on 31st July 2018.S S Deswal is 1984-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Telangana cadre. About National Security Guard (NSG) It was ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: appointments • Director-General • ITBP • National Security Guard • Persons in News • S S Deswal • Telangana

Sharad Kumar Saraf elected FIEO’s new President

Exporters body Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) has elected Sharad Kumar Saraf as its new president. Saraf will succeed renowned exporter Ganesh Kumar Gupta. About Sharad Kumar Saraf Saraf in his earlier stints at FIEO has served twice as vice-president and four times as regional chairman (west region). He is also chairman and founder ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: appointments • Economic Organisation • exports • Federation of Indian Export Organisations • FIEO • Persons in News • President • Sharad Kumar Saraf

Arvind Saxena appointed as Chairman of Union Public Service Commission

President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Arvind Saxena as Chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), which conducts examination to select bureaucrats, diplomats and police officers. He will have tenure till August 7, 2020, when he attains the age of 65 years. Prior to this appointment, he was working as acting Chairman of UPSC since ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: All India Services • appointments • Arvind Saxena • Central Civil Services • Chairman • Civil Services Examination • Civil Services of India • D. P. Agrawal • Government of India • Indian Administrative Service • Indian Foreign Service • Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions • Persons in News • Union Public Service Commission • UPSC

Nageshwara Rao Guntur appointed as Chairperson of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board

Union Government has appointed renowned scientist Nageshwara Rao Guntur as Chairperson of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB). His appointment as the AERB chairperson will be for three years. Guntur is the chairman, Project Design Safety Committee, Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) and former distinguished scientist Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL). Atomic Energy Regulatory ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: AERB • appointments • Atomic Energy Regulatory Board • Energy • Nageshwara Rao Guntur • Nuclear energy • Nuclear energy in India • Nuclear technology • Persons in News • Science and technology in India • Tarapur Atomic Power Station