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Category: National Appointments

Govinda Rajulu Chintala selected as chairman of NABARD

May 21, 2020
Govinda Rajulu Chintala
  • The Appointments Committee of the Union Cabinet has selected Govinda Rajulu Chintala as the Chairman of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).

Rajesh Goel selected as new DG of NAREDCO

May 19, 2020
Rajesh Goel
  • Rajesh Goel appointed as new director-general (DG) of the Realtors body National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO).
  • Earlier to this, he was working as the chairman and managing director, Hindustan Prefab Ltd.

Zubair Iqbal to be the new MD of Jammu & Kashmir Bank

May 18, 2020
Zubair Iqbal
  • Senior vice president of HDFC Bank, Zubair Iqbal has been selected as the new managing director of Jammu and Kashmir Bank for a period of three-year tenure.

V. Vidyavathi to be new DG of Archaeological Survey of India

May 14, 2020
V. Vidyavathi
  • IAS officer V. Vidyavathi is selected as the new Director-General of Archaeological Survey of India(ASI) active from 12th May 2020. She is a 1991 batch Karnataka cadre officer.

Indian boxer Akhil Kumar re-inducted into NADA disciplinary panel

May 14, 2020
Indian boxer Akhil Kumar
  • Former Commonwealth gold medalist Indian boxer Akhil Kumar was re-inducted into the Disciplinary Panel of National Anti-Doping Agency’s (NADA). He was previously worked in the panel from 2017 to 2019.

Manoj Ahuja appointed as the new chairman of CBSE

May 13, 2020
Manoj Ahuja
  • Odisha cadre IAS, Manoj Ahuja has been appointed the new chairman of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). He will replace Anita Karwal as the chairman of the CBSE.

Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi takes charge as Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy

May 11, 2020
Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi (IAS)
  • Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi (IAS) on 11th May took charge as a new Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy.
  • Shri Chaturvedi is a 1987 Batch IAS officer and comes from Jharkhand cadre and succeeded Shri Anand Kumar in the Ministry who prior took charge Secretary, Ministry of Culture.

Narinder Batra to remain as FIH’s President till 2021

May 11, 2020
Narinder Batra
  • Narinder Batra’s term as the President of International Hockey Federation(FIH) has been extended until May 2021.
  • The Executive Board of the FIH has also planned to postpone the 47th FIH Congress, originally planned on 28 October-1 November 2020 in New Delhi, to May 2021.

Ajinkya Rahane to be the brand ambassador for edtech company ELSA Corp

May 10, 2020
Ajinkya Rahane to be the brand ambassador for edtech company ELSA Corp
  • Global edtech company ELSA Corp (English Language Speech Assistant Corporation), India has delcared the appointment of Ajinkya Rahane, the Vice-Captain of the Indian Cricket Test Team, as its brand ambassador for India, Middle East, ANZ, and SAARC.

Wipro CEO Abidali Neemuchwala to resign

May 10, 2020
Abidali Neemuchwala
  • Tech giant Wipro Limited has declared that Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Abidali Z Neemuchwala has decided to resign due to family commitments.