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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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Ashish Kumar Bhutani appointed CEO of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
Government has appointed senior bureaucrat Ashish Kumar Bhutani as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY). He has been appointed to post till May 2020. He is IAS officer (1992 batch) of Assam-Meghalaya cadre. Pradhan Mantri ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Justice Manjula Chellur takes oath as Chairperson of Appellate Tribunal for Electricity
Justice Manjula Chellur took oath as Chairperson of Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (ATE), Ministry of Power. Prior to this appointment, she was Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. She has been appointed for a period of 3 years or until ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Michelle Bachelet: Former Chilean president appointed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet (66) was appointed as next United Nations High Commissioner for Human Right. She was nominated by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and her appointment was approved by UN General Assembly. She will have four year ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
R S Sharma re-appointed TRAI chairperson till 2020
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved reappointment of Ram Sewak Sharma as chairperson of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for further period beyond August 2018 upto September 2020, i.e. date on which he attains age of ..