Category: All Current Affairs

Abhilash, veteran songwriter passes away

Abhilash
  • Abhilash, veteran songwriter, passes away. He was best known for the song ‘Itni Shakti Hame Dena Daata’ from the 1986 film Ankush.

ITBP chief S S Deswal given additional charge of NSG DG

S S Deswal
  • National Security Guard (NSG) has been given additional charge to the ITBP Director General, S S Deswal.

A book titled ‘A bouquet of flowers’ launched by Rajnath Singh

A bouquet of flowers
  • A book titled ‘A bouquet of flowers’ launched by Rajnath Singh. The book is written by Dr Krishna Saksena.

India and Denmark: Green strategic partnership

India-Denmark
  • India and Denmark held a bilateral summit through a virtual platform on Green strategic partnership that will address global challenges and solutions on green energy transition and climate change.

Rinki Sethi appointed as Chief Information Security Officer of Twitter

Rinki Sethi
  • Twitter has appointed former IBM executive Rinki Sethi as Chief Information Security Officer.

Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur named FTII governing council chairman

Shekhar Kapur
  • Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has announced Shekhar Kapur as the new President of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Society and Chairman of FTII Governing Council. His tenure will be till March 3, 2023.

Special Humanitarian Action Award of UNDP conferred to Sonu Sood

Sonu Sood
  • The prestigious Special Humanitarian Action Award of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) conferred to Sonu Sood for selflessly extending a helping hand and sending lakhs of migrants, stranded students across geographies abroad, back to their homes.

Mukesh Ambani topped the IIFL Hurun India Rich List 2020

Mukesh Ambani
  • IIFL Hurun India released the Rich List for the year of 2020. Reliance Industry’s Chairman Mukesh Ambani topped the IIFL Hurun India Rich List 2020 with a total wealth of Rs 6.58 lakh crore. He has topped the list of richest Indians for the 9th consecutive year.

Power Minister signs MoU with Power Finance Corporation Limited

Power Minister signs MoU with Power Finance Corporation Limited
  • Power Finance Corporation Ltd has signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Union Power Ministry to achieve various targets by PFC during FY 2020-21.

Vakrangee gets RBI approval to set up BBPS unit

Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)
  • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted in-principle approval to Vakrangee Ltd to set up Bharat Bill Payment Operating Unit (BBPOU) to handle payment services related to bills.