Maharashtra gets a loan of $346 million for power sector from ADB
April 30, 2020

- Maharashtra government has signed a loan pact with Asian development Bank (ADB) of $346 million. This amount will be used for improving the power sector of the rural areas of the state.
Deepak Mittal and Piyush Srivastava appointed ambassadors of India
April 30, 2020

- India has appointed Deepak Mittal as ambassador to Qatar.
- India has appointed Piyush Srivastava as ambassador to Bahrain.
Bollywood Actor Rishi Kapoor passed away.
April 30, 2020

- India’s one of the most popular and loved actor Rishi Kapoor passed away. From almost one year he was in New York for his cancer treatment.
- He made his debut, as an adolescent, in his father Raj Kapoor’s film Mera Naam Joker, for which he won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist.
Suresh N Patel appointed new Vigilance Commissioner of India
April 30, 2020

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- Eminent banker Suresh N Patel has been appointed as the New Vigilance Commissioner of India. He was administered the oath of office by Central Vigilance Commissioner Sanjay Kothari through video conference.
- He has over three decades of banking experience, and has also worked as the executive director in Oriental Bank of Commerce, before taking over as the Managing Director and CEO of Andhra Bank in 2015.
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) appoints Rajiv Kumar as new Chief
April 30, 2020

- 1984 batch Jharkhand cadre IAS Rajiv Kumar has been appointed as chairman of Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) .
- He will succeed the incumbent Kapil Dev Tripathi, a 1980 batch retired Assam-Meghalaya cadre IAS official.
T. S. Tirumurti appointed as ambassador of India to UN
April 30, 2020

- Government of India (GoI) has appointed T. S. Tirumurti as India’s ambassador to United Nations Organization(UN). He will be replacing Sayyad Akbaruddin.
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