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Category: National Appointments

Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) appoints Rajiv Kumar as new Chief

April 30, 2020
Rajiv Kumar PSEB
  • 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.

Suresh N Patel appointed new Vigilance Commissioner of India

April 30, 2020
Suresh N Patel
    • 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.

Deepak Mittal and Piyush Srivastava appointed ambassadors of India

April 30, 2020
deepak mittal , piyush srivastava
  • India has appointed Deepak Mittal as ambassador to Qatar.
  • India has appointed Piyush Srivastava as ambassador to Bahrain.

HUDCO has appointed Shiv Das Meena as new CMD

April 29, 2020
Shiv Das Meena
  • Housing and Urban Development Corporation(HUDCO)has appointed Shiv Das Meena as the new CMD. He is an IAS officer from 1989 batch from Tamil Nadu. 

Sanjay Kothari appointed as new Central vigilance commissioner of India

April 25, 2020
Sanjay Kothari
  • Sanjay Kothari who has served as secretary to the president of India, has been appointed as new Central vigilance Commissioner of India by the high level committee headed by the Prime Minister of India ,Narendra Modi.

Huawei India appoints David Li as new CEO

April 22, 2020
david Li
  • Huawei India has appointed David Li as the  new Chief executive Officer. He will be replacing Jay Chen

Kapil Dev Tripathi appointed new Secretary to President of India

April 21, 2020
kapil dev tripathi
  • 1980 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya Cadre, Kapil Dev tripathi has been elected a new Secretary to President of India, Ram Nath Kovind.

PK Purwar appointed as new CMD of MTNL

April 17, 2020
PK Purwar
  • Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited(BSNL) PK Purwar has been given additional charge of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited(MTNL).

BSNL, SBI tie-up to begin UPI-based payment platform Bharat InstaPay

April 16, 2020
SBI
  • State-owned BSNL in tie-up with State Bank of India started a UPI-based payment platform, Bharat InstaPay.
  • According to BSNL officials, the new payment facility developed by the company will enable its partners, especially prepaid sellers, to purchase service immediately for sale.

Ajay Mahajan appointed MD & CEO of Care Ratings

April 16, 2020
Ajay Mahajan appointed MD & CEO of Care Ratings
  • CARE Ratings on 15th April declare Ajay Mahajan has been appointed as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of the company for five years commencing from April 15, 2020.
  • Mahajan began his career with Bank of America in 1990 and went on to become MD & Country Head of Global Markets Group.