Tag: appointments

Varun Dhawan, Anushka Sharma Signed As Ambassadors of Skill India Campaign

Actors Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma have been signed on to promote and endorse the Skill India Mission, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 
The actors through their film are saluting India’s entrepreneurs and skilled workforce, especially homegrown artisans, craftspeople and weavers. 
Source- The Indian Express

Static/Current Takeaways Important for Indian Bank PO Exam 2018- 
  • Dharmendra Pradhan is the present Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. 

SBI Appoints Prashant Kumar As CFO

State Bank of India announced that Prashant Kumar has taken charge as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Bank. Before Kumar, Anshula Kant, who has been promoted as Managing Director of SBI, was the CFO. 
Prior to this appointment, Kumar was designated as Deputy Managing Director (HR) & Corporate Development Officer of India’s largest bank.

Source- The Hindu Business Line

Static/Current Takeaways Important for Indian Bank PO Exam 2018- 
  • SBI Chairman- Rajnish Kumar, Headquarters- Mumbai, Established on- 01st July 1955.

Moutaz Mousa Abdallah Becomes Sudan’s New PM

Moutaz Mousa Abdallah has become Sudan’s new Prime Minister. A 21-member cabinet was sworn in at the presidential palace in Khartoum. Mousa Abdallah is also holding the finance portfolio in a bid to revive the country’s ailing economy.

Sudan has been grappling with an acute foreign exchange shortage and inflation above 65% for several months.

Source- AIR World Service

Static/Current Takeaways Important for Indian Bank PO Exam 2018- 

  • Omar al-Bashir is the present President of Sudan. 
  • Sudan Capital: Khartoum, Currency: Sudanese pound. 

Justice Ranjan Gogoi Appointed Next Chief Justice Of India

The President of India has appointed Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the next Chief Justice of India. He will assume the office of Chief Justice on 3rd October, 2018 after the retirement of the current Chief Justice, Justice Dipak Misra. Mr Gogoi is the 46th Chief Justice of India. 
Justice Gogoi was enrolled as an advocate in 1978. He practised in the Gauhati High Court on constitutional, taxation and company matters. He was appointed as a Permanent Judge of the Gauhati High Court on 28th February 2001. 
Source- DD News

Static/Current Takeaways Important for Indian Bank PO Exam 2018- 
  • Justice Harilal Jekisundas Kania was the first Chief Justice of Independent India.

HDFC Life Elevates Vibha Padalkar As MD and CEO

HDFC Life appointed Vibha Padalkar as its new managing director and CEO for a period of three years. The position had fallen vacant after Amitabh Chaudhry resigned to head Axis Bank. 
The terms of appointment are subject to approval by the shareholders and the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI). Prior to her elevation, Padalkar was the chief financial officer (CFO) and executive director at the insurer. 
Source- The Livemint

Static/Current Takeaways Important for Indian Bank PO Exam 2018-
  • Padalkar was also conferred the ‘CFO-Woman of the year’ award b the ICAI in 2011 and another for “Excellence in Financial Control, Compliance and Corporate Governance” in 2013.
  • HDFC Bank MD- Aditya Puri, Headquarters in: Mumbai. 

Hima Das Appointed Sports Ambassador of Assam

India’s ace sprinter Hima Das was appointed as Sports Ambassador of Assam to inspire budding players of northeastern state to aim big and young generation to take up sports seriously. 
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has earlier confirmed that Indian Athlete Hima Das will be named as the first sports ambassador of the state. The announcement came after Hima Das recently became the first Indian woman to win gold at IAAF World U-20 Athletics Championships. 

Source- Hindustan Times

Static/Current Takeaways Important for Indian Bank PO Exam 2018- 
  • Assam CM: Sarbananda Sonowal, Governor: Jagdish Mukhi. 

Justice Om Prakash Mishra Sworn In As new Chief Justice Of Nepal

Justice Om Prakash Mishra has been sworn in as new Chief Justice of Nepal. The President Bidya Devi Bhandari administered the oath of office and secrecy to Justice Mishra in Kathmandu. 
Parliamentary Hearing Committee (PHC) unanimously endorsed his name for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Justice Mishra was appointed as a justice of the Supreme Court in 2014. 
Source- DD News

Static/Current Takeaways Important for Indian Bank PO Exam 2018- 
  • Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli is the current Prime Minister of Nepal.
  • Bidya Devi Bhandari is the current President of Nepal and commander in chief of Nepalese Army. 
  • The Nepalese Rupee is the currency of Nepal. 
  • Kathmandu is the capital city of Nepal. 

Alibaba’s Jack Ma To Step Down In 2019

Jack Ma, the charismatic co-founder of China’s largest e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, will step down as chairman in exactly one year on Sept 10, 2019. 
Current Alibaba Chief Executive Daniel Zhang will replace him as chairman, while Ma will complete his current term on Alibaba’s board of directors following the company’s annual general meeting in 2020. 

Source- The Hindu Business Line

Static/Current Takeaways Important for Indian Bank PO Exam 2018- 
  • Ma, who co-founded Alibaba in 1999, is one of China’s richest people with a net worth of $36.6 billion, according to Forbes. 

Axis Bank Appoints HDFC’s Amitabh Chaudhry as MD & CEO

Axis Bank announced that Amitabh Chaudhry has been appointed as its managing director & CEO from January 1, 2019, for a period of three years. 
Mr. Chaudhry, the MD & CEO of HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company at present, will take the charge at India’s third largest private sector bank after incumbent Shikha Sharma steps down on December 31, 2018. Mr. Chaudhry, 54, has been associated with HDFC Life since January 2010. 
Source- The Livemint

Static/Current Takeaways Important for Indian Bank PO Exam 2018- 
  • Axis Bank Headquarters in Mumbai. 
  • Shikha Sharma is the present CEO and Managing director of Axis Bank.

SBI Appoints Anshula Kant As Managing Director

State Bank of India (SBI) has appointed Anshula Kant as Managing Director of the Bank. She has been appointed to the post for 2 years. 
Prior this appointment, Kant was the bank’s Deputy Managing Director. With this appointment, SBI now has four MDs – PK Gupta, DK Khara and Arijit Basu. 

Source- The Hindu Business Line

Static/Current Takeaways Important for Indian Bank PO Exam 2018- 
  • SBI Chairman- Rajnish Kumar, Headquarters- Mumbai, Established on- 01st July 1955.