Chairperson Current Affairs, GK & News

Egyptian Government presents ‘Award for Excellence in Business’ to Dr Bina Modi

March 6, 2020

The Chairperson of Modi Enterprises, Dr Bina Modi has been presented the ‘Award for Excellence in Business’ by the Egyptian Government at the Women Economic Forum 2020. Dr Bina took over as the Chairperson of Modi Enterprises in November 2019. She was presented the award by renowned Egyptian political scientist. Dr Maya Morsy, the President of National ..

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Ashok Kumar Gupta appointed as Chairperson of Competition Commission of India

November 10, 2018

Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appointed former IAS officer Shri Ashok Kumar Gupta as Chairperson of Competition Commission of India (CCI). He replaces acting chairperson Shri Sudhir Mital. He will be in office till October 25, 2022 i.e. till he attains age of 65 years or until ..

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R S Sharma re-appointed TRAI chairperson till 2020

August 10, 2018

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 65 years. He was in July 2015 named as TRAI chief for three-year period. Ram ..

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Rekha Sharma appointed as Chairperson of National Commission for Women

August 10, 2018

Rekha Sharma (54) was appointed as chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW). Prior to this appointment, she was member of the Commission and was holding the additional charge of chairperson after Lalitha Kumaramangalam had demitted office in September 2017. National Commission for Women (NCW) NCW is a statutory body established under the National ..

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Shekhar Kapur appointed as chairman of central panel of 65th National Film Awards (NFA)

March 29, 2018

Veteran director Shekhar Kapur has been appointed as chairman of the central panel of the 65th National Film Awards (NFA). Mr Kapur is known for his work in Hindi cinema and International cinema. The central panel comprises a chairperson and 10 other members, including five regional chairpersons who head the respective regional panels. Film writer ..

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India Switzerland sign agreement to share tax-related information

December 22, 2017

In a move aimed at combating black money stashed abroad, India has signed an agreement with Switzerland that would allow automatic sharing of tax-related information from 1 January, 2018. The agreement was signed by CBDT chairman Sushil Chandra and Swiss ambassador to India Andreas Baum at the North Block in New Delhi on December 21, ..

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