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Category: National Appointments

Senior IAS PD Vaghela appointed as new Chairman of TRAI

September 29, 2020
PD Vaghela
  • Senior IAS PD Vaghela appointed as new Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
  • Vaghela will be succeeding RS Sharma.

KVIC appoints Sunil Sethi as its Advisor

September 29, 2020
Sunil Sethi
  • The Khadi and Village Industries Commission has appointed Sunil Sethi as its Advisor. He will succeed fashion designer Ritu Beri.

BCCI appointed Neetu David as new head of India women’s selection committee

September 28, 2020
Neetu David
  • The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has appointed Neetu David as the Chairman of the 5 member women’s national selection panel along with Mithu Mukherjee, Renu Margrate, Arati Vaidya and V Kalpana.

Sonu Sood appointed as the brand ambassador Acer India

September 26, 2020
Sonu Sood
  • Sonu Sood appointed as the brand ambassador of Acer India. He will support the range of innovative products of Acer over social media.

Rajat Sud appointed as its new Managing Director of EESL

September 26, 2020
Rajat Sud
  • Rajat Sud appointed as its new Managing Director of EESL (Energy Efficiency Services Ltd). He takes charge from S Gopal.

AK Das appointed as the new administrator of PMC Bank

September 24, 2020
PMC Bank
  • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed AK Das as the new administrator of the Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank. He has replaced JB Bhoria.

Simanchala Dash appointed as advisor to IMF Executive Director

September 23, 2020
Simanchala Dash
  • CCI appointed Simanchala Dash as an advisor to Executive Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington for a period of three years.

Deputy NSA Pankaj Saran Gets One-year Extension

September 19, 2020
Pankaj Saran
  • The Central Government extended the tenure of Deputy National Security Adviser Pankaj Saran for one year.
  • Mr. Saran is a 1982 batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service and was appointed Deputy NSA in May 2018.

Virat Kohli appointed as the brand ambassador of Great Learning

September 16, 2020
Virat Kohli
  • Virat Kohli appointed as the brand ambassador of Great Learning which is an ed-tech company for professional and higher education.

Rajya Sabha re-elected Harivansh Narayan Singh as Deputy Chairman

September 15, 2020
Harivansh Narayan Singh
  • Rajya Sabha re-elected Harivansh Narayan Singh as Deputy Chairman. Harivansh Narayan Singh was first elected as Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha on August 8, 2018. His term as Rajya Sabha member ended in April 2020