Category: National Appointments

Manipur’s Gyanendro Ningombam becomes the new president of Hockey India

November 7, 2020

• Manipur’s Gyanendro Ningombam was appointed unopposed as the President of Hockey India, while former President Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad is back in the Hockey India Executive Board after being selected Unopposed for the Senior Vice President post.

ONGC Videsh Limited appointed AK Gupta as its MD & CEO

November 4, 2020

• AK Gupta, the new Managing Director and CEO of ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) took charge.

“Go Electric Campaign” of BEE launched

November 2, 2020

• Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) along with the Andhra Pradesh State Energy Conservation Mission, launched the “Go Electric” campaign.
• The Andhra Pradesh State Government is to set up 400 Electric Vehicle charging vehicles all over the state to promote the usage of electric vehicles.

Yashvardhan K. Sinha appointed as new Chief Information Commissioner

October 30, 2020

• Government of India has approved the name of Former Foreign Service officer, Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha as the new Chief Information Commissioner.

Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports appoints Bimal Julka as Chairman

October 24, 2020

• Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS) has announced the appointment of Bimal Julka as its Chairman.

HDFC appointed Sashidhar Jagdishan as its new MD & CEO

October 23, 2020

• HDFC Bank has appointed Sashidhar Jagdishan as its new MD & CEO. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of HDFC Bank, Aditya Puri has stepped down.

Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla’s tenure extended by GoI till 2021

October 20, 2020

• The extension of the tenure of Home Secretary, Ajay Kumar Bhalla has been extended by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet till August 22, 2021.

GoI extends Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla’s tenure till 2021

October 19, 2020

• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the extension of the tenure of Home Secretary, Ajay Kumar Bhalla till August 22, 2021.

Rajkiran Rai becomes the new chairman of IBA

October 18, 2020

• The Managing Director and CEO of Union Bank of India, Rajkiran Rai G has been elected as the Chairman of Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) for the term 2020-21.

NTPC extended the tenure of its CMD till 2025

October 16, 2020

• National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Ltd extended the period of its chairman and managing director, Gurdeep Singh till 31 July 2025.