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President appoints Justice Ranjan Gogoi as next Chief Justice of India
President of India Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Justice Ranjan Gogoi as next Chief Justice of India as per Article 124 of the Constitution. He will assume office of Chief Justice on 3rd October, 2018 after retirement of incumbent Chief Justice, Justice Dipak Misra. At present Justice Gogoi is senior-most judge of Supreme Court. His ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: appointments • Article 124 • Chief Justice of India • National • Persons in News • President • Ram Nath Kovind • Ranjan Gogoi • Supreme court
Sunil Mehta elected as new Chairman of Indian Bank’s Association for 2018-19
Punjab National Bank (PNB’s) managing director and chief executive, Sunil Mehta was elected as new chairman of Indian Banks Association (IBA) for year 2018-19. Bank of India’s managing director and chief executive Dina Bandhu Mohapatra was elected as the deputy chairman. Madhav Nair, country head and chief executive, Mashreqbank PSC, was elected as Honorary Secretary ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018
Topics: appointments • Banking • Indian Banks' Association • Persons in News • Sunil Mehta
Satya Tripathi appointed as Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of UNEP
Indian development economist and environment expert Satya S. Tripathi was appointed as has been appointed assistant secretary general of United Nations and will head New York office of UN Environment Programme (UNEP). He was appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Satya Tripathi Tripathi holds commerce and law bachelors degrees and masters in law from Berhampur ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: appointments • Assistant Secretary-General • Odisha • Persons in News • UNEP • United Nations
Dr G. Satheesh Reddy appointed as Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, DRDO
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has appointed distinguished missile scientist Dr. G Satheesh Reddy was appointed as Secretary of Department of Defence R&D (DDR&D) and Chairman of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Prior to this appointment he was scientific adviser to defence minister and director general, Missiles & Strategic Systems (DG MSS). Union ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: appointments • Appointments Committee of Cabinet • DDR&D • DRDO • G. Satheesh Reddy • Persons in News
K S Srinivas appointed as Chairman of Marine Products Export Development Authority
IAS officer K S Srinivas has taken over as Chairman of Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA). Prior to this appoitment, he had served as Joint Secretary in Department of Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers’ Welfare in Ministry of Agriculture. Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) MPEDA is a nodal coordinating state owned agency engaged in ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: appointments • fisheries sector • Government Organisations • K S Srinivas • Marine Products Export Development Authority • MPEDA • Persons in News