Tag: appointments

Nimesh Shah Elected As AMFI Chairman

Nimesh Shah, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, has been elected as Chairman of trade body, Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI). Shah has replaced A Balasubramanian, CEO of Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund. 

Source- The Moneycontrol

Static/Current Takeaways From Above News For IBPS PO Mains Exam 2018:
  • AMFI, the association of SEBI registered mutual funds in India of all the registered Asset Management Companies, was incorporated on August 22, 1995, as a non-profit organization. 

Priyank Kanoongo Appointed Chairperson of NCPCR

Priyank Kanoongo appointed to the post of Chairperson, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India for a period of 03 years. Kanoongo has been member of the commission from November 2015. 
Source- The Times of India

Static/Current Takeaways From Above News For IBPS PO Mains Exam 2018:

  • NCPCR has been constituted by the Government of India, under the Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act,2005. 

Tushar Mehta Appointed Solicitor General of India

Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta has been appointed as the new Solicitor General of India. The senior lawyer will assume the office of the Solicitor General till June 30, 2020. Presently, Mehta is serving as the Additional Solicitor General (ASG) of India.
The post had been lying vacant since October 2017 when the then Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar had resigned. Solicitor General is the second highest ranking law officer of the government after the Attorney General.

Source- The Economic Times

Static/Current Takeaways Important for Indian Bank PO Exam 2018- 
  • KK Venugopal is the present Attorney General of India. 

Pravin Srivastava Appointed India’s 3rd Chief Statistician

The government has appointed 58-year-old Pravin Srivastava, a senior officer with the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), as the Chief Statistician of India (CSI). Srivastava’s tenure will be till August 31, 2020. His appointment would take effect from the date of assumption of charge by him. 

Source- Business-Standard

Mahesh Reddy Takes Over As PHDCCI Secretary-General

PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) has announced that Mahesh Y Reddy has taken over as its Secretary General with immediate effect. 
He holds 28 years of experience in national level trade, infrastructure and industry bodies in various capacities, the chamber said in a statement. Earlier, Reddy served as Director General of Infrastructure Industry and Logistics Federation of India for eight years. 
Source- Business-Standard

Rakesh Sharma Takes Charge As MD & CEO Of IDBI Bank

State-run IDBI Bank has announced that Rakesh Sharma has taken charge as the managing director and chief executive officer of the bank. He has replaced B Sriram. 
Mr Sharma has been appointed for the period of six months. He retired from Canara Bank as the MD and CEO after serving for a period of three years. 
Source- The Financial Express

Static/Current Takeaways Important for IBPS PO Mains Exam 2018- 
  • IDBI Bank was established in 1964. 
  • IDBI Bank Headquarters in Mumbai. 

Nikki Haley Resigns as US Ambassador to United Nations

Indian-American Nikki Haley has resigned as the US Ambassador to the United Nations. US President Donald Trump has accepted her resignation. She would be leaving his administration at the end of the year. 
Haley was appointed to the UN post in November 2016. Before she was named by Trump to her UN post, Haley was governor of South Carolina, the first woman to hold the post. She was re-elected in 2014.
Source- New York Times

WFE Appoints Vikram Limaye As Chairman of Working Committee

The National Stock Exchange’s (NSE) MD and CEO Vikram Limaye has been appointed the chairman of the working committee and director on the board by the international industry body–World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).
The decision was taken at the global body’s 58th general assembly and annual meeting that is currently underway in Athens, Greece. 
Source- The Fortune

Sanjay Verma Appointed India’s Ambassador to Spain

Sanjay Verma, a 1990 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, has been appointed as India’s Ambassador to Spain. 
He is currently the Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs. He has been appointed as India’s Ambassador to Spain. 
Source- DD News

Static/Current Takeaways Important for Indian Bank PO Exam 2018- 
  • Spain: Capital: Madrid, Currency: Euro. 

Pankaj Sharma Appointed India’s Ambassador to UN Conference on Disarmament

Pankaj Sharma has been appointed as the ambassador and India’s permanent representative to the United Nations Conference on Disarmament (UNCD) in Geneva, Switzerland.

Mr Sharma will replace Amandeep Gill. He is currently the joint secretary (Disarmament and International Security Division) in the Ministry of External Affairs. 


Source- DD News

Static/Current Takeaways Important for NIACL Clerk Mains Exam 2018- 

  • Michael Møller is the 12th Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UN Geneva).