Category: National Appointments

KK Venugopal re-appointed for the rank of Attorney General of India for one year

June 30, 2020

• KK Venugopal was on 29th June re-appointed for the rank of Attorney General for India for one year.
• His present three-year term finishes on 30th June. “The President is charmed to re-appoint Shri K K Venugopal, Senior Advocate as Attorney General for India for a period of one year we.f.July 1, 2020.

India’s Nitin Menon to be the youngest umpire to enter ICC Elite Panel

June 29, 2020

• India’s Nitin Menon on 29th June became the youngest ever to be involved in the International Cricket Council’s Elite Panel of Umpires for the forthcoming 2020-21 season, substituting England’s Nigel Llong.

Priyanka Chopra, Anurag Kashyap to be among the ambassadors for virtual TIFF 2020

June 26, 2020

• Actor Priyanka Chopra and filmmaker Anurag Kashyap are amongst the 50 celebrated filmmakers and actors welcomed as the ambassadors of a slimmed-down Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this year.

Centre allotted Rs. 412.19 Crore for Telangana under Jal Jeevan Mission in 2020-21

June 24, 2020

• The Central minister stated that in 2019-20 Telangana was allotted with ₹ 259.14 Crore and only ₹ 105.52 Crore could be delivered by the Government of India as State was incapable to avail the second installment due to non-reporting of physical progress and non-submission of the proper expenditure plan.

Former RBI Governor Urjit Patel to take over as chairman of NIPFP

June 20, 2020

• National Institute of Public Finance and Policy(NIPFP) has appointed as Dr. Urjit Patel, former Reserve Bank Governor, as its Chairperson for a four-year term starting June 22, 2020.

Sourav Ganguly, Sunil Chhetri designate Brand Ambassadors for JSW Cement

June 20, 2020

• JSW Cement, part of USD 14 billion JSW Group, has chosen former Indian cricket captain and current president of Board of Control for Cricket in India, Sourav Ganguly and captain of India’s National Football Team and Bengaluru FC captain, Sunil Chhetri as its brand ambassadors.

DK Jain receives one-year extension as BCCI Ethics Officer and Ombudsman

June 19, 2020

• Former Supreme Court judge DK Jain has received a one-year continuation by the Board of Control for Cricket India (BCCI) to serve as BCCI’s Ethics Officer and Ombudsman.

Imtaiyazur Rahman is designated as the CEO of UTI Mutual Fund

June 15, 2020

• Imtaiyazur Rahman was selected as the temporary CEO two years ago. The Board of UTI Mutual Fund has approved him as Chief Executive Officer of UTI Asset Management Committee.

Gargo International proudly appoints Sonu Sood as its brand ambassador

June 11, 2020

• The Gargo International, the Delhi based lubricant company under the RG group selects Sonu Sood as the brand ambassador in January 2020 and adored him now for his support service for the migrants and went live with their TVC starring Sonu Sood.

Krishnendu Majumdar appointed as the new chairman of BAFTA

June 8, 2020

• The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has selected Krishnendu Majumdar to be their first person of color to Chairman the academy. Majumdar is also the youngest chair in BAFTA’s 73-years of history.