Urjit Patel
Urjit Patel – New Vice President of AIIB
Urjit Patel served as the 24th Governor of RBI (Reserve Bank of India). He was recently appointed as the Vice President of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. Urjit Patel He was born in Kenya. In 2018, he resigned as RBI governor. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Governors of RBI: Major Events During their Tenure
Sir Osborne Smith (1935-1937) Sir Osborne Smith was the first Governor of RBI. He had earlier headed the Imperial Bank of India. Lord Willingdon was India’s Viceroy when RBI started operations and sir Osborne Smith took charge as its governor. ..
RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya quits before his term ends
Viral Acharya Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has resigned from his position 6 months before the end of his term citing reason as unavoidable personal circumstances. Acharya, who joined RBI on 23 January 2017 for a three-year ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Bimal Jalan led panel defers report on RBI surplus funds
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) committee led by Bimal Jalan (former RBI governor) constituted for considering guidelines for transfer of central bank’s surplus funds to government delayed submitting its report after lack of consensus among its members. The panel ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Shaktikanta Das newly appointed Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Shaktikanta Das, a retired 1980 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, has been appointed as the 25th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a period of 3 years. He succeeded the post after the sudden resignation ..
Shaktikanta Das: 25th Governor of RBI
India’s former economic affairs secretary and current member of the Finance Commission Shaktikanta Das is to be appointed as next RBI Governor. He will be the 25th Governor of the apex bank of the country. About Shaktikanta Das Shaktikanta Das ..