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Tag: Appointments & Resignations
Dr G C Anupama elected as first woman President of Astronomical Society of India
Tags: Appointments & Resignations
Published on: 19 February 2019
Bezbaruah reappointed as Chairman of Tea Board India
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Published on: 04 March 2019
Ajay Narayan Jha appointed as member of Finance Commission
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Published on: 02 March 2019
SA Bobde nominated as Chairman of NALSA
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Published on: 06 March 2019
Ajit Kumar Mohanty appointed as Director of BARC
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Published on: 07 March 2019
Soumya Swaminathan named Chief Scientist of WHO
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Published on: 13 March 2019
Vice Admiral Karambir Singh appointed as next Navy Chief
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Published on: 23 March 2019
Air Marshal NS Dhillon appointed as new Strategic Forces Command chief
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Published on: 01 April 2019
Najma Akhtar appointed as 1st women vice–chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University
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Published on: 12 April 2019
Vikram Nath appointed as 1st Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh HC
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Published on: 11 April 2019
Justice Pradeep Nandrajog sworn in as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court
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Published on: 10 April 2019
Keshav Murugesh appointed as Chairman of NASSCOM
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Published on: 06 April 2019
Vikram Kirloskar appointed as President of CII
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Published on: 06 April 2019
Cabinet approves creation of Deputy CAG post
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Published on: 16 April 2019
Rajendra Kumar Nayak appointed as 52nd CGDA
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Published on: 27 April 2019
Japan's new Emperor Naruhito ascends throne
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Published on: 02 May 2019
Justice PR Ramachandra Menon sworn in as Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh HC
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Published on: 07 May 2019
M Jayshree Vyas: 1st Independent Woman Director to BSE board
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Published on: 03 May 2019
India’s Jagjit Pavadia wins re-election in INCB
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Published on: 09 May 2019
A K Sikri appointed as chairperson of NBSA
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Published on: 15 May 2019
GS Lakshmi: 1st woman to be appointed as match refereeÂ
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Published on: 16 May 2019
Chandrani Murmu: Youngest ever Lok Sabha MP
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Published on: 25 May 2019
Shailesh Tinaikar appointed commander of UNMISS
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Published on: 27 May 2019
Sourav Das appointed as West Bengal Election Commissioner
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Published on: 28 May 2019
Prem Singh Tamang sworn in as CM of Sikkim
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Published on: 28 May 2019
Naveen Patnaik sworn in as Chief Minister of Odisha
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Published on: 29 May 2019
Prema Khandu sworn in as CM of Arunachal Pradesh
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Published on: 30 May 2019
Admiral Karambir Singh assumes charge as the 24th chief of the Indian Navy
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Published on: 01 June 2019
Anita Bhatia appointed as UN Women’s Deputy Executive Director
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Published on: 01 June 2019
SpiceJet CMD Ajay Singh elected to IATA board
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Published on: 02 June 2019
K S Dhatwalia  appointed as addition DG of Indian Institute Of Mass Communication
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Published on: 03 June 2019
CAG Rajiv Mehrishi elected as External Auditor for WHO
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Published on: 04 June 2019
Ajit Doval reappointed as National Security Adviser
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Published on: 03 June 2019
Mrutyunjay Mohapatra appointed DG of India Meteorological Department
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Published on: 05 June 2019
V.S. Kaumudi as DG of Bureau of Police Research and Development
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Published on: 11 June 2019
Om Birla unanimously elected as Speaker of 17th Lok Sabha
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Published on: 20 June 2019
Shefali Juneja appointed India's representative to ICAO
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Published on: 22 June 2019
K. Natarajan appointed new DG of Indian Coast Guard
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Published on: 26 June 2019
Arvind Kumar appointed as new Director of Intelligence Bureau
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Published on: 27 June 2019
Sharad Kumar Saraf elected as new President FIEO
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Published on: 28 June 2019
Arun Kumar appointed DG of Directorate General of Civil Aviation
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Published on: 10 July 2019
Anshula Kant appointed MD and CFO of World Bank
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Published on: 13 July 2019
AK Sikri appointed judge of Singapore International Commercial Court
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Published on: 16 July 2019
Balwinder Singh appointed as President of ICAI
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Published on: 25 July 2019
Sudarsan Pattnaik wins People's Choice Prize at Boston International Sand Art Championship
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Published on: 29 July 2019
RAW officer V K Johri appointed as DG of BSF
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Published on: 29 July 2019
Ravi Capoor assumes Charge as Secretary Textiles
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Published on: 02 August 2019
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Dr G C Anupama</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">At present she is Senior Professor (Dean) at Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru. She completed her PhD in 1991 from IIA and has been a faculty member at the institute since 1994.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">She in-charge of Indian Astronomical Observatory at Hanle in Ladakh and studying initial physical conditions after supernova. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">She is also studying ‘transients’, objects that brighten up for brief period of time before going dark in space</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">She is India group head of international team of scientists that is building 30-metre telescope at cost of over $1 billion in Hawaii, US. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">She is recipient of Sir CV Raman Young Scientist Award in 2001 and is fellow of National Academy of Sciences. </span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Astronomical Society of India (ASI)</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is primer association of professional astronomers in the country. It has close to 1000 members.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It was established in 1972. Its registered office is at Astronomy Department, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana. Renowned astronomer Vainu Bappu was its founder President.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Its objectives are promoting astronomy and related branches of science in India. It organizes scientific meetings and supports the popularization of astronomy and other similar activities.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It publishes <em>Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India</em>. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Every two year it awards Prof. M. K. Vainu Bappu Gold Medal to honour young scientists from around the world for their exceptional contributions to astronomy and astrophysics.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Tea Board India</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is statuary body aimed at promoting cultivation, processing, and domestic trade as well as export of tea from India. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It functions under Union Ministry of Commerce and Industries. It was established under section 4 of Tea Act 1953. It is headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It coordinates research institutes, tea trade and government bodies, ensuring technical support of the tea trade in global industry.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Composition:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It consists of 31 members (including Chairman). Its members are drawn from Members of Parliament, tea producers, tea traders, tea brokers, consumers and representatives of Governments from principal tea producing states, and trade unions. <strong>Board is reconstituted every three years.</strong></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Functions: (i)</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> Provide financial and technical assistance for cultivation, manufacture and marketing of tea. (ii) Promote tea export (iii) Aid R&D activities for augmentation of tea production and improvement of tea quality. (iv) Extend financial assistance to plantation workers in limited way and their wards through labour welfare schemes. (v) Encourage and assist unorganised small tea growers, both financially and technically (vi) Collect and maintain statistical data and publication and (vii) perform other functions as assigned from time to time by the Central Government.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Ajay Narayan Jha is 1982 batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre. He has served as Finance Secretary to Central Government. Earlier he had also served as Secretary to 14th Finance Commission which was headed by former RBI Governor Y.V. Reddy.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Background</span></strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">15th Finance Commission was constituted by Presidential Order in November, 2017 under the Chairmanship of N. K. Singh. It has mandated to decide formula for devolution of revenue between Centre and States, for a period of 5 years April 2020 to March, 2025.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Finance Commission</span></strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is constitutional body constituted by the President every fifth year or at such earlier time as he considers necessary under Article 280 of Constitution.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Functions:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It is quasi-judicial body that makes recommendations to President on following matters </span></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Distribution of net proceeds of taxes between the centre and the states, and the allocation between the states of respective shares of such proceeds.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Principle that should govern grants-in-aid to the states by centre out of Consolidated Fund of India.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Measures to augment Consolidated Fund of state to supplement resources of local governments on basis of recommendations made by state finance commission.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Any other matter referred to it by the President.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Other functions: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Constitution empowers FC to go beyond core issues of how to divide taxes vertically between centre and states on one hand and horizontally between states on other. It also allows FC to make broader recommendations in the interests of sound finance</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Composition:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It is composed of Chairman and four other members appointed by President. Constitution authorizes Parliament to determine qualifications of FC and manner in which they should be selected.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Advisory nature:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> Recommendations made by it are only advisory in nature and not binding on government.</span></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is statutory body that provides free legal aid and legal services to the weaker sections of the society. It is established under Legal Services Authorities (LSA) Act, 1987. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It aims at ensuring that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reasons of economic or other disabilities. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It fulfils provisions under Article 39A of constitution which mandates state to provide free legal aid to poor and weaker sections of society and promote justice on basis of equal opportunity.</span></span></span></li>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Objectives:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> Legally empower marginalized and excluded groups of society by providing effective legal representation, legal literacy and awareness and bridging the gap between the legally available benefits and the entitled beneficiaries.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Strengthen system of Lok Adalats and other alternate dispute resolution mechanisms to provide for informal, quick, inexpensive and effective resolution of disputes and minimize load of adjudication on overburdened judiciary.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Functions: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Provide free legal aid in civil and criminal matters for poor and marginalised people who cannot afford services of lawyer in any court or tribunal. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Identify specific categories of marginalised and excluded groups and formulates various schemes for implementation of legal service programmes. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Organise Lok Adalats for amicable and speedy resolution or settlement of disputes.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Ajit Kumar Mohanty</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">He specializes in basic physics and has considerable experience in particle collisions. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">He has worked on Large Hadron Collider in Geneva and in trying to unravel the mysteries of Dark Matter.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">He was instrumental in setting up India's deepest underground laboratory at Jadugoda in uranium mines that will do experiments to better understand the elusive Dark Matter.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) </span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is India's premier multi-disciplinary nuclear research facility. It is located in Trombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Its core mandate is to <em>sustain peaceful applications of nuclear energy, primarily for power generation</em>.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It was established in 1954 as Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay (AEET). It was renamed to present name after Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha, father of Indian nuclear power and founder of AEET.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">BACRC at present is multi-disciplinary research cen</span>t<span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">re with extensive infrastructure for advanced research and development covering entire spectrum of nuclear science, engineering and related areas. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It operates number of research reactors across the country. It also serves as India's main nuclear weapons fuel lab.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Chief Scientist of WHO: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is seen as fifth pillar to strengthen WHO’s core scientific work, ensure quality and consistency of norms and standards. It will ensure WHO anticipates and stays on top of the latest scientific developments</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Other four pillars of WHO are</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">External Relations and Governance Pillar:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It centralise and harmonise WHO’s work on resource mobilisation and communications.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"><strong>Programs pillar:</strong> It support the agenda of Universal Health Coverage.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Business Operations Pillar:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It ensures more professionalised delivery of key corporate functions such as budgeting, finance, human resources and supply chain.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Dr. Soumya Swaminathan </span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">She is paediatrician and clinical scientist and globally-recognised researcher on tuberculosis (TB) and HIV. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">She has over 30 years of experience in clinical care and research. She did her MBBS and MD from Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">She was appointed Deputy Director-General of WHO in October 2017. It is so far highest post held by Indian in WHO.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Earlier she had served as Coordinator of UNDP/UNICEF/ World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) in Geneva from 2009 to 2011. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">She is daughter of Dr MS Swaminathan, famously known father of green revolution in India. </span></span></span></li>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is specialized agency of United Nations (UN) oncerned with international public health. It is member of the United Nations Development Group (UNDP)</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It was established in April 1948. It had succeeded Health Organization, which was an agency of League of Nations. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Its flag features the Rod of Asclepius as a symbol for healing.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">World Health Assembly is highest decision making body of WHO. WHO publishes World Health Report, Worldwide World Health Survey, and World Health Day. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">The current Director-General of WHO is Tedros Adhanom, (started his five-year term on 1 July 2017).</span></span></span></li>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">He had earned his wings as helicopter pilot in 1982. He is graduate of Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and College of Naval Warfare, Mumbai.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">In his 36-years of navl career, he has commanded an Indian Coast Guard Ship, Naval Missile Corvette as well as Guided Missile Destroyers INS Rana and INS Delhi. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">He also served as Fleet Operations Officer of Western Fleet and was Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra and Gujrat area. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Before taking over as FOC-in-C Eastern Naval Command in October 2017, he was Director General Project Seabird, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff and Vice Chief of Naval Staff.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">He has been decorated with Param VishishtSeva Medal (PVSM) and AtiVishishtSeva Medal (AVSM).</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Chief of the Naval Staff </span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is tri-Service command that forms part of India’s Nuclear Command Authority (NCA). </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is responsible for management and administration of the country's tactical and strategic nuclear weapons stockpile.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It was established January 2003 by executive order of Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) headed by then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. </span></span></span></li>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It decides exact selection of the target area through calibrated, cumulative process involving various levels of decision-making and with formal approval by NCA.</span></span></span></li>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It was created through Presidential order notified under Article 214 of Constitution. With this, total strength for high courts in India is now 25.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">The separate HC for Andhra Pradesh was mandated under Section 30 of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 (which was enacted with view to provide reorganisation of existing Andhra Pradesh).</span></span></span></span></li>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is registered as society under Indian Societies Act, 1860. It facilitates businesses and trade in software and services. It also encourages advancement of research in software technology. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Its headquarters are in New Delhi. It has regional offices in Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune and Thiruvananthapuram. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It has over 2000 members, of which over 250 are companies from the China, EU, Japan, US and UK.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Its member companies are in business of software development, software services, software products, IT-enabled/BPO services and e-commerce</span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Rajendra Kumar Nayak</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">He had abdicated due to declining health and unable to fulfil his role. He is first emperor of Japan in more than 200 years to abdicate the thrown. Stepping down of Emperor Akihito brings his era of “Heisei” to end. Akihito had taken the throne in 1989 and was first emperor in Japan’s modern history whose era did not have a war. </span></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">He was born on June 1, 1959. He had obtained Law degree from the Government Law College, Ernakulam in Kerala.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">He enrolled as advocate in January 1983. He had started practice in Labour, Insurance and Constitutional Laws at Ernakulam, it said.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">He was sworn-in as Additional Judge of High Court of Kerala in January 2009 and later on December 2010 was appointed as permanent Judge of High Court of Kerala.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Statutory Guidelines</span></span></strong></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">According to Companies Act, 2013, certain category of companies notified by Ministry of Corporate should have at least one woman director on board. Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI), in compliance with the provisions of this law has made it mandatory to have at least one woman director on board from October 2014.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">However, according to some reports as of April 2019, 51 of top 500 National Stock Exchange (NSE)-listed companies in terms of market capitalisation had not appointed independent woman director. </span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"> </p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)</span></span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Mandate:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It monitors enforcement of restrictions on narcotics and psychotropics and in deciding which precursors should be regulated.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It also monitors Government’s control over chemicals used in illicit manufacture of drugs and assists them in preventing diversion of those chemicals into illicit traffic</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Members:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It consists of 13 members who are elected by UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The members serve in their personal capacity and not as government representatives.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">10 members are elected from list of persons nominated by member nations of United Nations and by parties that are not its members.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It act as an in-house regulator discharges function as watchdog to consider and adjudicate upon complaints about 24*7 news broadcasts which are member of NBA.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Her appointment comes just month after Australia's Claire Polosak was appointed as first woman umpire in men's one-day international (ODI). Besides her, Australia's Eloise Sheridan was appointed to ICC Development Panel of Umpires. </span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">With their appointments the total number of women on the ICC panel has gone up to 8. Now it includes Lauren Agenbag, Shivani Mishra, Kim Cotton, Sue Redfern, Mary Waldron and Jacqueline Williams</span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">GS Lakshmi</span></span></strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">She was first appointed as match referee in domestic women's cricket in 2008-09. She also has overseen three women's one-day internationals and three women’s Twenty20s.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Election as Members of Lok Sabha</span></span></strong></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)</span></span></strong></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It also works to facilitate safe delivery of humanitarian assistance, such as food, clean water, shelter and healthcare. It protects monitors, investigates, and reports on human rights violations and abuses with strong focus on most vulnerable, such as women and children and those who are subjected to sexual and gender-based violence.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">He is alumnus of the National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, Pune. He was ommissioned into Indian Navy in July 1980.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">He had earned his wings as helicopter pilot in 1982. He is graduate of Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and College of Naval Warfare, Mumbai. He has extensive experience of flying Chetak, Kamov-25 & Kamov-28 helicopters.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">During his almost 40-year career, he has commanded missile corvette INS Vijaydurg, guided-missile destroyers INS Rana & INS Delhi. He also earlier had served as flag officer commanding Maharashtra & Gujarat Naval Area, director-general of Project Seabird, deputy chief & vice-chief of naval staff, & Eastern Naval Command chief.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Chief of the Naval Staff</span></span></strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">He is commander and the highest-ranking officer in Indian Navy. This position is usually held by four-star officer in the rank of Admiral. It is abbreviated CNS in Indian Navy cables and communication.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About Anita Bhatia </span></span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">She had distinguished career at World Bank Group, serving in various senior leadership and management positions, both at the headquarters and in the field.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">She had served for several years as Director of Global Partnerships for International Finance Corporation (IFC) which is World Bank Group’s private sector arm.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Note:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> Earlier veteran Indian diplomat and gender equality champion Lakshmi Puri had served as Assistant Secretary-General of United Nations and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women</span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">UN Women</span></span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Its full name is United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women). It is UN entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It was established by UN General Assembly (UNGA) in July 2010. It became operational in January 2011. It is headquartered in New York City, United States.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It supports UN Member States in setting global standards for achieving gender equality. It also works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programmes and services needed to ensure that standards are effectively implemented and truly benefit women and girls worldwide. It also works globally to make vision of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a reality for women and girls and stands behind women’s equal participation in all aspects of life.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">New board of IATA </span></span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It will be chaired by Lufthansa Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Carsten Spohr. He will be the Chairman of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG) for a one-year term.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Other board members include Air Canada President and CEO, Calin Rovinescu, Qantas CEO, Alan Joyce, and Qatar Airways CEO, Akbar Al Baker.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">International Air Transport Association (IATA)</span></span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is trade association for the world’s airlines. It represents some 290 airlines primarily major carriers, representing 117 countries, accounting for 82% of total air traffic.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It was established in April 1945.It is successor to International Air Traffic Association established in 1919. It is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Functions: It supports airline activity and helps formulate industry policy and standards.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It helps airlines to operate safely, securely, efficiently, and economically under clearly defined rules.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It provides professional support is provided to all industry stakeholders with wide range of products and expert services.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It assists airlines by simplifying processes and increasing passenger convenience while reducing costs and improving efficiency.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It also improves understanding of air transport industry among decision makers and increase awareness of benefits of aviation sector to national and global economies.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Note:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> Founder and former chairman of now grounded Jet Airways, Naresh Goyal, who was associated with BoG of IATA for long time and was a member on the previous board. Jet Airways, which served skies for more than 25 years, was forced to temporarily suspend operations in the wake of cash crunch.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Election</span></span></strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> </span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It was held in the 72nd WHO Assembly in Geneva on May 23, 2019 where CAG Rajiv Mehrishi was elected with a majority (90 out of 162 votes) in the first round of voting itself. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Apart from India, others competing for the position were Auditors General of France, Congo, Ghana, Tunisia and United Kingdom.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Note</span></span></strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> T<span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">his is second major international audit assignment for CAG this year following his selection to post of External Auditor of Rome based Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) earlier in March 2019. CAG of India is also currently on Board of Auditors of United Nations and Vice Chair of UN Panel of External Auditors.<strong> </strong></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About External Auditor of WHO</span></span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">External Auditor performs oversight of WHO's operations, in particular, its financial risk management and in general, on efficacy of WHO’s internal control system.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Appointment/ Removal:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> He/she is appointed by and reports to WHA. It is independent of management of WHO and may be removed only by WHA. </span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Tenure:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> The term of the External Auditor is four years. It can be extended by WHA by another four years.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Responsibilities and terms of references: </span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">They are defined by WHO Financial Regulations. His/her activities may include (but are not limited to): (i) risk analysis (ii) review of internal controls (iii) compliance testing (iv) substantive analytical procedures (v) review of accounting journals and ledgers (vi) verification of source documentation and (vii) systems based audit.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About Ajit Doval</span></span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">He was 1968-batch IPS officer (retired in January 2005) of Kerala cadre. He had worked as intelligence officer for over 33 years during which he served in North East, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab. He also had done diplomatic assignments in Pakistan and the UK.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">He had served as Director of Intelligence Bureau (IB) from July 2004 to January 2005. Prior to that, he had headed the IB’s operations wing for over a decade. After retirement, he founded Vivekananda International Foundation, a public policy think tank set up by the Vivekananda Kendra.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">In 2009 and 2011, he had co-written two reports on "Indian Black Money Abroad In Secret Banks and Tax Havens" with others, leading in the field as part of the task force constituted by Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP).</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">He was appointed as India's fifth NSA in May 2014. Under his supervision, 2016 Indian Line of Control Surgical strike (September 2016) aftermath of Uri terror attack and 2019 Balakot airstrike (February 2019) after suicide attack on CRPF convey were conducted.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">National Security Advisor (NSA) </span></span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">He is chief executive or presides over National Security Council (NSC). He is also the primary advisor to Prime Minister on national and international security and oversees strategic issues. He serves at the discretion of the Prime Minister of India.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Intelligence agencies such as Research & Analysis Wing (RAW) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) report to NSA, rather than directly to PM. It is considered as prominent and powerful office in the bureaucracy in India .</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Genesis:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> The post of NSA was created by Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government in November 1998. Brajesh Mishra was first NSA of India.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Previous NSAs</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">: Since the inception of the post, all NSAs appointed belong to Indian Foreign Service (IFS) viz. Brajesh Mishra (1st, in office from 1998 to 2004), J N Dixit (2nd, May 2004 and January 2005), Shivshankar Menon (4th, January 2010 to May 2014) except M K Narayanan (3rd, January 2005 to January 2010) and incumbent, Ajit Doval (5th, since 2014) who belong to Indian Police Service (IFS).</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">National Security Council (NSC):</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It is executive government agency established in 1998 to oversee political, economic, energy and security issues of strategic concern. It is three-tiered organization comprising (i) Strategic Policy Group (SPG), (ii) National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) and (iii) Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC).</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">India Meteorological Department (IMD)</span></span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is the National Meteorological Service of the country. It was established in 1875. It is headquartered in New Delhi. It functions under Ministry of Earth Sciences.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Mandate:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> (i) Undertake meteorological observations and provide current and forecast meteorological information for optimum operation of weather-sensitive activities like agriculture, irrigation, aviation, offshore oil explorations, , shipping, etc. (ii) Warn against severe weather phenomena like tropical cyclones, duststorms, heavy rains and snow, norwesters, cold and heat waves, etc. (iii) Provide meteorological statistics required for agriculture, water resource management, industries and other nation-building activities. (iv) Conduct and promote research in meteorology and allied disciplines. (v) Detect and locate earthquakes and to evaluate seismicity in different parts of the country for development projects.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Note:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> In 2017, Union government merged National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) with Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD for improving administrative efficiency and optimally utilising resources related to policing. </span></span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><em><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Note:</span></span></em></strong><em><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> On the dissolution of Lok Sabha, Speaker ceases to be member of the House, but he/she does not vacate his office. </span></span></em></span></span></li>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">H also has held appointments of Chief Staff Officer (Personnel & Administration) at Headquarters Region (East), Chennai and Chief of Staff at Headquarters Region (West), Mumbai. He also has held appointment of Officer-in-Charge, Coast Guard Training Centre, Kochi.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Mandate: </span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Protect India's maritime interests and enforces maritime law, with jurisdiction over the territorial waters of India, including its contiguous zone and exclusive economic zone (EEZ).</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It works in close cooperation with Indian Navy, Department of Fisheries, Department of Revenue (Customs) and Central and State police forces.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) </span></span></strong></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Background</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Lord Curzon, India’s Viceroy between 1899 and 1905, was one of the most controversial and consequential holders of that post.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The partition of the undivided Bengal Presidency in 1905 was one of Curzon’s most criticised moves, which triggered widespread opposition not only in Bengal but across India, and gave impetus to the freedom movement.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In July 1905, Curzon announced the partition of the undivided Bengal Presidency. The Presidency was the most populous province in India, with around 8 crore people, and comprised the present-day states of West Bengal, Bihar, parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Assam, as well as today’s Bangladesh.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">A new province of East Bengal and Assam was announced, with a population of 3.1 crore, and a Muslim-Hindu ratio of 3:2.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">While the move was ostensibly aimed at making the administration of the large region easier, Curzon’s real intentions were to create religious divide.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Swadeshi Movement of 1905</strong></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The partition provoked great resentment and hostility in Bengal. It was clear to the Bengal Congress and patriotic Indians in both Bengal and elsewhere that Curzon’s motive was to crush the increasingly loud political voices of the literate class in the province.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">A campaign to boycott British goods, especially textiles, and promote swadeshi began. There were marches and demonstrations with the protesters singing Bande Mataram to underline their patriotism and challenge the colonialists.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Rabindranath Tagore led the marches at many places, and composed many patriotic songs, most famously ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’ (My Golden Bengal), which is now the national anthem of Bangladesh.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Partition was finally reversed in 1911 by Lord Hardinge in the face of unrelenting opposition.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Swadeshi movement, which had grown significantly during the agitation, later reached nationwide proportions. </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The partition of Bengal and the highhanded behaviour of Curzon fired the national movement and the Congress and made it active and effective than at any time in its history.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Details</strong></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Khan was born on October 22, 1900, in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He was disillusioned with British rule. He joined the revolutionaries and became acquainted with Bismil.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In August 1925, an armed robbery took place on board the Kakori Express, going from Shahjahanpur to Lucknow, carrying money that had been collected at various railway stations and was to be deposited in Lucknow.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In this planned robbery, carried out to fund the activities of the HSRA, Bismil, Khan and over 10 other revolutionaries stopped the train and fled with the cash they found in it. Within a month of the robbery, many members of the HSRA were arrested.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Hindustan Republican Association</strong></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) was a revolutionary organisation, also known as the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army, established in 1928 at Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi by <strong>Chandrasekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, Ramprasad Bismil </strong>and<strong> </strong><strong>Yogesh Chatarjee</strong>.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">After the Chauri Chaura incident, Mahatma Gandhi suspended the movement to prevent escalation of violence. </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Uttar Pradesh cabinet has approved a proposal to set aside Rs 234 crore for a zoological garden in Gorakhpur, to be named after the freedom fighter and revolutionary Shaheed Ashfaqullah Khan.</span></span></p>
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His reappointment comes after his first term as chairman ended in February 2019. <strong>He is first non-IAS officer to be appointed as Chairman of Tea Board India</strong>.<strong> </strong>He owner of Bokahola Tea Company in Assam.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Tea Board India</span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is statuary body aimed at promoting cultivation, processing, and domestic trade as well as export of tea from India. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It functions under Union Ministry of Commerce and Industries. It was established under section 4 of Tea Act 1953. It is headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It coordinates research institutes, tea trade and government bodies, ensuring technical support of the tea trade in global industry.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Composition:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It consists of 31 members (including Chairman). Its members are drawn from Members of Parliament, tea producers, tea traders, tea brokers, consumers and representatives of Governments from principal tea producing states, and trade unions. <strong>Board is reconstituted every three years.</strong></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Functions: (i)</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> Provide financial and technical assistance for cultivation, manufacture and marketing of tea. (ii) Promote tea export (iii) Aid R&D activities for augmentation of tea production and improvement of tea quality. (iv) Extend financial assistance to plantation workers in limited way and their wards through labour welfare schemes. (v) Encourage and assist unorganised small tea growers, both financially and technically (vi) Collect and maintain statistical data and publication and (vii) perform other functions as assigned from time to time by the Central Government.</span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'bezbaruah-reappointed-chairman-tea-board-India', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/59e0/1zuytmcshcx3cxc6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/59e0/1zuytmcshcx3cxc6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Bezbaruah reappointed as Chairman of Tea Board India', 'metakeyword' => 'In Persons in News Current Affairs, Ministry of Commerce, reappoints, P K Bezbaruah, Chairman, Tea Board India, three years, India, Tea sector,', 'metadescription' => 'Ministry of Commerce and Industries has reappointed P K Bezbaruah as Chairman of Tea Board India for period of three years.', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'http://www.mediafire.com/file/6n557fqbby1k5gh/4Mar_Bezbaruah_reappointed_as.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 2 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Appointments & Resignations', 'keyword' => 'appointments-resignations', 'id' => (int) 315, 'title' => 'Ajay Narayan Jha appointed as member of Finance Commission ', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Ajay Narayan Jha as member of Fifteenth Finance Commission. He joins in place of Shaktikanta Das who had resigned as Member of Commission who was earlier appointed as Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI).</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Ajay Narayan Jha is 1982 batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre. He has served as Finance Secretary to Central Government. Earlier he had also served as Secretary to 14th Finance Commission which was headed by former RBI Governor Y.V. Reddy.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Background</span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">15th Finance Commission was constituted by Presidential Order in November, 2017 under the Chairmanship of N. K. Singh. It has mandated to decide formula for devolution of revenue between Centre and States, for a period of 5 years April 2020 to March, 2025.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Finance Commission</span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is constitutional body constituted by the President every fifth year or at such earlier time as he considers necessary under Article 280 of Constitution.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Functions:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It is quasi-judicial body that makes recommendations to President on following matters </span></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Distribution of net proceeds of taxes between the centre and the states, and the allocation between the states of respective shares of such proceeds.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Principle that should govern grants-in-aid to the states by centre out of Consolidated Fund of India.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Measures to augment Consolidated Fund of state to supplement resources of local governments on basis of recommendations made by state finance commission.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Any other matter referred to it by the President.</span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Other functions: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Constitution empowers FC to go beyond core issues of how to divide taxes vertically between centre and states on one hand and horizontally between states on other. 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Constitution authorizes Parliament to determine qualifications of FC and manner in which they should be selected.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Advisory nature:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> Recommendations made by it are only advisory in nature and not binding on government.</span></span></span></p> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'ajay-narayan-jha-appointed-member-finance-commission ', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/aa53/8ygbf35lnxoz1616g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/aa53/8ygbf35lnxoz1616g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Ajay Narayan Jha appointed as member of Finance Commission | News', 'metakeyword' => 'In Persons in News Current Affairs, President Ram Nath Kovind, Ajay Narayan Jha, member, Fifteenth Finance Commission, Shaktikanta Das ', 'metadescription' => 'President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Ajay Narayan Jha as member of Fifteenth Finance Commission. 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He will succeed Justice AK Sikri who is retiring on March 6, 2019. Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi is Patron in Chief of NALSA. Justice SA Bobde will be senior most judge of Supreme Court after Justice Sikri retires.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)</span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is statutory body that provides free legal aid and legal services to the weaker sections of the society. It is established under Legal Services Authorities (LSA) Act, 1987. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It aims at ensuring that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reasons of economic or other disabilities. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It fulfils provisions under Article 39A of constitution which mandates state to provide free legal aid to poor and weaker sections of society and promote justice on basis of equal opportunity.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">As per section 3(2) of LSA Act, CJI is Patron-in-Chief of NALSA and serving or retired Judge of Supreme Court nominated by President in consultation with CJI is its Executive Chairman. 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He will have tenure of three years. He is at present Director, Physics Group in BARC and Director, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Ajit Kumar Mohanty</span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">He specializes in basic physics and has considerable experience in particle collisions. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">He has worked on Large Hadron Collider in Geneva and in trying to unravel the mysteries of Dark Matter.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">He was instrumental in setting up India's deepest underground laboratory at Jadugoda in uranium mines that will do experiments to better understand the elusive Dark Matter.</span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) </span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is India's premier multi-disciplinary nuclear research facility. It is located in Trombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Its core mandate is to <em>sustain peaceful applications of nuclear energy, primarily for power generation</em>.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It was established in 1954 as Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay (AEET). 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It also serves as India's main nuclear weapons fuel lab.</span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'ajit-kumar-mohanty-appointed-director-barc', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/c938/5wrv2b3xwm32e4f6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/c938/5wrv2b3xwm32e4f6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Ajit Kumar Mohanty appointed as Director of BARC', 'metakeyword' => 'In Persons in News Current Affairs, Distinguished scientist, Ajit Kumar Mohanty, appointed, Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, BARC', 'metadescription' => 'Government has appointed distinguished scientist Ajit Kumar Mohanty (59) as Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'http://www.mediafire.com/file/b9icg7o2v8dv9ho/7Mar_Ajit_Kumar_Mohanty_appointed_as.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 5 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Appointments & Resignations', 'keyword' => 'appointments-resignations', 'id' => (int) 449, 'title' => 'Soumya Swaminathan named Chief Scientist of WHO', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Dr. Soumya Swaminathan was named Chief Scientist of World Health Organisation (WHO). She is currently one of three Deputy Director-General of WHO. Chief Scientist is new position (division) in WHO for ushering reforms in the organisation.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Chief Scientist of WHO: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is seen as fifth pillar to strengthen WHO’s core scientific work, ensure quality and consistency of norms and standards. It will ensure WHO anticipates and stays on top of the latest scientific developments</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Other four pillars of WHO are</span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Emergencies Pillar:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It is responsible for WHO’s critical health security responsibilities across the world, both in responding to health crises and helping countries prepare for them. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">External Relations and Governance Pillar:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It centralise and harmonise WHO’s work on resource mobilisation and communications.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"><strong>Programs pillar:</strong> It support the agenda of Universal Health Coverage.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Business Operations Pillar:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It ensures more professionalised delivery of key corporate functions such as budgeting, finance, human resources and supply chain.</span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Dr. Soumya Swaminathan </span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">She is paediatrician and clinical scientist and globally-recognised researcher on tuberculosis (TB) and HIV. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">She has over 30 years of experience in clinical care and research. She did her MBBS and MD from Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">She was appointed Deputy Director-General of WHO in October 2017. It is so far highest post held by Indian in WHO.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Earlier she had served as Coordinator of UNDP/UNICEF/ World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) in Geneva from 2009 to 2011. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">She is daughter of Dr MS Swaminathan, famously known father of green revolution in India. </span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">World Health Organization (WHO) </span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is specialized agency of United Nations (UN) oncerned with international public health. It is member of the United Nations Development Group (UNDP)</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It was established in April 1948. It had succeeded Health Organization, which was an agency of League of Nations. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Its flag features the Rod of Asclepius as a symbol for healing.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">World Health Assembly is highest decision making body of WHO. WHO publishes World Health Report, Worldwide World Health Survey, and World Health Day. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">The current Director-General of WHO is Tedros Adhanom, (started his five-year term on 1 July 2017).</span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'soumya-swaminathan-chief-scientist-who', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/9e2b/odq5wo3rit662bv6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/9e2b/odq5wo3rit662bv6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Soumya Swaminathan named Chief Scientist of WHO', 'metakeyword' => 'In Persons in News Current Affairs, Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist, World Health Organisation, WHO, ', 'metadescription' => 'Dr. Soumya Swaminathan was named Chief Scientist of World Health Organisation (WHO). 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He will be 24th chief of Indian Navy and 22nd as an Indian. He will assume office in May 2019 after Admiral Sunil Lanba retires/vacates office. Prior to this appointment, Vice Admiral Singh was serving as Flag Officer Commanding in Chief of Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam, Adhra Pradesh. <strong>He will be the first helicopter pilot to occupy the office of Navy chief.</strong></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">About Karambir Singh</span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">He is alumnus of the National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, Pune. He was ommissioned into Indian Navy in July 1980.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">He had earned his wings as helicopter pilot in 1982. He is graduate of Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and College of Naval Warfare, Mumbai.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">In his 36-years of navl career, he has commanded an Indian Coast Guard Ship, Naval Missile Corvette as well as Guided Missile Destroyers INS Rana and INS Delhi. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">He also served as Fleet Operations Officer of Western Fleet and was Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra and Gujrat area. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Before taking over as FOC-in-C Eastern Naval Command in October 2017, he was Director General Project Seabird, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff and Vice Chief of Naval Staff.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">He has been decorated with Param VishishtSeva Medal (PVSM) and AtiVishishtSeva Medal (AVSM).</span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Chief of the Naval Staff </span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">He is commander and the highest-ranking officer in Indian Navy. It is usually held by a four-star officer in the rank of Admiral. This position is abbreviated CNS in Indian Navy cables and communication.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Seniority criterion Overlooked</span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">In appointment of Vice Admiral Karambir Singh, Government overlooked seniority criterion as Vice Admiral Bimal Verma (chief of the Andaman and Nicobar-based tri-service command) is senior-most officer in Indian Navy after retirement of Admiral Sunil Lanba. This for second time Government overlooked seniority criterion. Earlier, Government had overlooked senior officer by appointing General Bipin Rawat as Chief of Army Staff (Army General) in 2016.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"> </p> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'vice-admiral-karambir-singh-next-navy-chief', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/d082/mf3hp57c8v4c21y6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/d082/mf3hp57c8v4c21y6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Vice Admiral Karambir Singh appointed as next Navy Chief', 'metakeyword' => 'In Persons in News Current Affairs, Appointments Committee of Cabinet, ACC, Vice Admiral Karambir Singh, appointed, next Chief of Naval Staff', 'metadescription' => 'Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has appointed Vice Admiral Karambir Singh as next Chief of Naval Staff.', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/264rgb2627y36rw/Vice_Admiral_Karambir.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 7 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Appointments & Resignations', 'keyword' => 'appointments-resignations', 'id' => (int) 666, 'title' => 'Air Marshal NS Dhillon appointed as new Strategic Forces Command chief', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Air Marshal NS Dhillon was appointed new Commander in Chief of Strategic Forces Command (SFC). He succeeded Jasbir Walia. SFC looks after the strategic nuclear arsenal of the country. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Air Marshall NS Dhillon </span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">He is alumni of National Defence Academy (NDA) in Khadakwasla, Pune. He also attended Defence Services Staff College in Wellington and National Defence College in New Delhi. He was born in 1961 in Dhand village near Amritsar., Punjab.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Strategic Forces Command (SFC)</span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is tri-Service command that forms part of India’s Nuclear Command Authority (NCA). </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is responsible for management and administration of the country's tactical and strategic nuclear weapons stockpile.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It was established January 2003 by executive order of Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) headed by then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is headed by a Commander-in-Chief of rank of Air Marshal, who is a three-star rank officer. 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It also produces all contingency plans as needed to fulfill required tasks. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It decides exact selection of the target area through calibrated, cumulative process involving various levels of decision-making and with formal approval by NCA.</span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'ns-dhillon-appointed-new-strategic-forces-command-chief', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/313f/2ccnh7u1c5isz016g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/313f/2ccnh7u1c5isz016g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'NS Dhillon appointed as new Strategic Forces Command chief', 'metakeyword' => 'In Defence Current Affairs, NS Dhillon appointed as new Strategic Forces Command chief', 'metadescription' => 'NS Dhillon appointed as new Strategic Forces Command chief, Air Marshal NS Dhillon was appointed new Commander in Chief of Strategic Forces Command (SFC)', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/psg93idjlv15pg5/Air_Marshal_NS_Dhillon.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 8 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Appointments & Resignations', 'keyword' => 'appointments-resignations', 'id' => (int) 744, 'title' => 'Najma Akhtar appointed as 1st women vice–chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Professor Najma Akhtar was appointed as vice–chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University (JMI). With this she became first woman and overall 16th Vice-Chancellor of JMI since its inception in 1920. Manipur Governor Najma Heptulla is currently chancellor of JMI.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">She has been appointed for a period of five years by President of India on recommendation of Union Ministry of Human Resources and Development (HRD). She succeeds Talat Ahmad, who is now serving as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kashmir (J&K).</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Prior to this appointment, she was head of Department of Educational Administration at National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), where she has worked for 15 years.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Jamia Millia Islamia University (JMI)</span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is a public central University in New Delhi. IT was founded on October 29, 1920, by nationalist Muslim leaders during British rule in Aligarh in erstwhile United Provinces (now in Uttar Pradesh). Ali brothers, Moulana Shoukat Ali, Moulana Mohammad Ali Jouhar, Janab Hakim Ajmal Khan, Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad Ansari, Janab Abdul Majeed Khwaja, and Dr. Zakir Hussain had played major role in its establishment. Dr.Zakir Hussain was its first Vice-Chancellor. It was shifted from Aligarh to Karol Bagh,New Delhi in 1925. It was made central university by an act of Parliament in 1988.</span></span></span></p> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'najma-akhtar-st-women-vice-chancellor-jamia-millia-islamia-university', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/4b7f/lpfaxti66fyhkao6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => '', 'metatitle' => 'Najma Akhtar: 1st women vice–chancellor of JIM University', 'metakeyword' => 'In Persons in News Current Affairs, Professor, Najma Akhtar, appointed, first, women, vice–chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia University ', 'metadescription' => 'Professor Najma Akhtar was appointed as vice–chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University (JMI). With this she became first woman and overall 16th Vice-Chancellor of JMI since its inception in 1920. 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He was appointment was recommended by collegium of Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and judges S A Bobde and N V Ramana.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Andhra Pradesh High Court</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">New high court for Andhra Pradesh was created on January 1, 2019, following the bifurcation of combined high court for AP and Telangana. It is having total 16 judges including Chief Justice. </span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It was created through Presidential order notified under Article 214 of Constitution. With this, total strength for high courts in India is now 25.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">The separate HC for Andhra Pradesh was mandated under Section 30 of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 (which was enacted with view to provide reorganisation of existing Andhra Pradesh).</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">At present, it is functioning from newly built interim judicial complex at Nelapadu in Andhra Pradesh’s new capital city region of Amaravati.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">State government is constructing an exclusive Justice City as part of Amaravati for judiciary, which is expected to be completed in two years.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Once it is completed, the high court and all its subordinate courts would move into the Justice City.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'vikram-nath-1st-chief-justice-andhra-pradesh-hc', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/3305/4yai45ux9b75e2g6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/3305/4yai45ux9b75e2g6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Vikram Nath appointed as 1st Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh HC', 'metakeyword' => 'In Persons in News Current Affairs, Vikram Nath, first, Chief Justice, Andhra Pradesh High Court, collegium , Supreme Court', 'metadescription' => 'Senior judge of Allahabad high court, Justice Vikram Nath was appointed as the first Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/8l525b7mc6kbuzk/Vikram_Nath_appointed.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 10 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Appointments & Resignations', 'keyword' => 'appointments-resignations', 'id' => (int) 724, 'title' => 'Justice Pradeep Nandrajog sworn in as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Justice Pradeep Nandrajog (61) was sworn in as new Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court. He was administered the oath by Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao at Raj Bhavan in state capital Mumbai. He succeeds Justice Naresh Patil who retired recently from the office. Prior to this appointment, he was serving as tChief Justice of Rajasthan High Court since March 2017, following his transfer from the Delhi High Court.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Justice Pradeep Nandrajog</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">He had started his judicial career after he was enrolled as advocate with Bar Council of Delhi in 1981. 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He has vast and varied experience in handling Finance, Personnel, Pay & Budget matters of Union Ministry of Defence.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Controller General of Defence Accounts(CGDA) </span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">CGDA heads Defence Accounts Department (DAD), which is one of the oldest government organisations in India. 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Akihito had taken the throne in 1989 and was first emperor in Japan’s modern history whose era did not have a war. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Reiwa era</span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It took effect from May 1, 2019 with the accession of emperor Naruhito. The term “Reiwa” comes from “Manyoshu”, an eighth-century (Nara period) anthology of Japanese poems (of waka poetry) dating back 1,200 years. It symbolizes Japan’s profound public culture and long tradition. It is first time era name, or “gengo” in Japan whose name with characters is taken from Japanese classical literature instead of classic Chinese literature (breaking more that 1,300 years tradition). The English-language interpretation of Reiwa is "beautiful harmony".</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Emperor of Japan</span></span></span></strong></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Emperor is the head of state but has no political powers. </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is largely ceremonial role, and involves duties such as greeting foreign dignitaries and attending cultural and public events. He also has some constitutional duties, such as opening of parliament, but are based on cabinet decision. 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According to traditions, emperor is expected to perform those regular religious ceremonies.</span></span></span></p> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'japan-new-emperor-naruhito-ascends-throne', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/9235/2h2csv0yl2ri5b26g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/9235/2h2csv0yl2ri5b26g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Japan's new Emperor Naruhito ascends throne', 'metakeyword' => 'Japan's new Emperor Naruhito (59) ascended Chrysanthemum Throne. With this, he becomes 126th emperor of Japan.', 'metadescription' => 'Japan's new Emperor Naruhito (59) ascended Chrysanthemum Throne. 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He was administered oath of office and secrecy by Governor Anandiben Patel at Raj Bhawan in state capital Raipur. He succeeds Chief Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi who had resignation following his appointment as judicial member in the Lokpal.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Chief Justice Menon</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">He was born on June 1, 1959. He had obtained Law degree from the Government Law College, Ernakulam in Kerala.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">He enrolled as advocate in January 1983. He had started practice in Labour, Insurance and Constitutional Laws at Ernakulam, it said.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">He was sworn-in as Additional Judge of High Court of Kerala in January 2009 and later on December 2010 was appointed as permanent Judge of High Court of Kerala.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">High Courts in India</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">According to Article 214 of the constitution, each state of India shall have a High Court. 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However, BSE has missed deadline of April 1, 2019 which was given by Government to all top 500 listed companies based on their market capitalisation to appoint independent woman director on their board. It was due delay final nod from market regulator SEBI’s approval on the appointment.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">M Jayshree Vyas</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">She is qualified chartered accountant. She was working as Managing Director of Shree Mahila Sewa Sahakari Bank, Ahmedabad, since 1986. She played pivotal role in launching of first financial literacy programme in Sewa Bank in 2001.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Statutory Guidelines</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">According to Companies Act, 2013, certain category of companies notified by Ministry of Corporate should have at least one woman director on board. Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI), in compliance with the provisions of this law has made it mandatory to have at least one woman director on board from October 2014.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">However, according to some reports as of April 2019, 51 of top 500 National Stock Exchange (NSE)-listed companies in terms of market capitalisation had not appointed independent woman director. </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is the oldest stock exchange in Asia and was formed by eight native stock brokers association in 1875. It is located on Dala street, Mumbai. Its iconic building in Mumbai is named <em>Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers Dalal Street</em>. At present, it is 10th largest stock market in the world by market capitalization at $1.7 trillion and has more than 5,000 companies listed in it.</span></span></span></span></p> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'm-jayshree-vyas-1st-independent-woman-director-bse', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/1a40/4ddhf30a4udy4vs6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/1a40/4ddhf30a4udy4vs6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'M Jayshree Vyas: 1st Independent Woman Director to BSE board', 'metakeyword' => 'In Persons in News Current Affairs, India’s largest stock exchange, BSE, appointed, M Jayshree Vyas, first independent, woman director of its board', 'metadescription' => 'BSE has appointed chartered accountant M Jayshree Vyas as its first independent woman director of its board', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/fsg5wxcmab723cz/M_Jayshree_Vyas.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 18 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Appointments & Resignations', 'keyword' => 'appointments-resignations', 'id' => (int) 1059, 'title' => 'India’s Jagjit Pavadia wins re-election in INCB', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">India’s Jagjit Pavadia (60) was re-elected for another term to International Narcotics Control Board (INCB). 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With this she is now eligible to officiate in international games with immediate effect. </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Her appointment comes just month after Australia's Claire Polosak was appointed as first woman umpire in men's one-day international (ODI). Besides her, Australia's Eloise Sheridan was appointed to ICC Development Panel of Umpires. </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">With their appointments the total number of women on the ICC panel has gone up to 8. 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She also has overseen three women's one-day internationals and three women’s Twenty20s.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">International Cricket Council (ICC):</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It global governing body of sport of cricket. It is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'gs-lakshmi-1st-woman-match-referee ', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/8aa6/k6lws47h5hw6su46g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/8aa6/k6lws47h5hw6su46g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'GS Lakshmi: 1st woman to be appointed as match referee ', 'metakeyword' => ' GS Lakshmi, first woman, appointed, referee, International Cricket Council, international panel of match referees', 'metadescription' => 'Former Indian cricketer, GS Lakshmi (51) has became first-ever woman to be appointed as referee on International Cricket Council’s (ICC) international panel of match referees.', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/y4cq004i9p0eb40/GS_Lakshmi.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 21 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Appointments & Resignations', 'keyword' => 'appointments-resignations', 'id' => (int) 1213, 'title' => 'Chandrani Murmu: Youngest ever Lok Sabha MP', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Chandrani Murmu, a 25-year-old engineering graduate from Odisha has become the youngest Member of Parliament in the history of Lok Sabha. 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With this, she broke previous record of youngest MP in Lok Sabha held by Dushyant Chautala, founder of Jannayak Janta Party (JJP), who was elected at age of 26 years and 1 month from Hisar Lok Sabha constituency in Haryana in 16th Lok Sabha.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Note:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> In 17th Lok Sabha, Odisha has total of seven women MPs, making it the first state ever to have 33</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">% </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">or the largest share of women MPs of its total of 21 seats.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Election as Members of Lok Sabha</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Members of the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) are elected through General Elections, held on the basis of universal adult suffrage. </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Qualifications:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> According to ‘Article 84’ of Constitution of India, to become a member of the Lok Sabha, a person should be (i) citizen of India, (ii) not less than 25 years of age and (iii) possess such other qualifications as may be prescribed by or under any law made by Parliament. </span></span></span></span></p> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'chandrani-murmu-youngest-lok-sabha-mp', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/b4bb/ipv7vmca7x30cbi6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/b4bb/ipv7vmca7x30cbi6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Chandrani Murmu: Youngest ever Lok Sabha MP', 'metakeyword' => 'Chandrani Murmu, a 25-year-old engineering graduate from Odisha has become the youngest Member of Parliament in the history of Lok Sabha.', 'metadescription' => 'Chandrani Murmu, a 25-year-old engineering graduate from Odisha has become the youngest Member of Parliament in the history of Lok Sabha.', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/ox3o917hn037vu3/Chandrani_Murmu.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 22 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Appointments & Resignations', 'keyword' => 'appointments-resignations', 'id' => (int) 1225, 'title' => 'Shailesh Tinaikar appointed commander of UNMISS', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Lieutenant General Shailesh Tinaikar, commandant of the Indian Army Infantry School, was appointedas commander of United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). His appointment was announced by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. He succeeded Lieutenant General Frank Kamanzi of Rwanda who has completed his assignment. In his new role, Lieutenant General Shailesh Tinaikar will command over 16,000 peacekeepers, about 2,400 from India in UNMISS, the second biggest peacekeeping operation.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">General Shailesh Tinaikar</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">He is 1983 graduate of the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun. He has served as Additional Director General of Military Operations at Army Headquarters. He was also incharge of Infantry School in Mhow. He has also commanded a division, recruit training centre and brigade. He is the recipient of Sena Medal and the Vishisht Seva Medal for Distinguished Service. Earlier he also had served in the peacekeeping mission in Sudan before South's independence. 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It works with Government and people of South Sudan to protect civilians and build durable peace. </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It also works to facilitate safe delivery of humanitarian assistance, such as food, clean water, shelter and healthcare. It protects monitors, investigates, and reports on human rights violations and abuses with strong focus on most vulnerable, such as women and children and those who are subjected to sexual and gender-based violence.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Mandate: </span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">(i)Support for peace consolidation and thereby fostering longer-term statebuilding and economic development (ii) Support Government of South Sudan in exercising its responsibilities for conflict prevention, mitigation and resolution and protect civilians (iii) Support Government of South Sudan in developing its capacity to provide security, establish rule of law and strengthen the security and justice sectors.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Note:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> As per Chapter VII of UN Charter, peacekeeping mission is concerned with protection of civilians, and not mandated to engage in protection of South Sudan's territory or sovereignty of that territory.</span></span></span></span></p> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'shailesh-tinaikar-appointed-commander-unmiss', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/0122/1ht434a3raczfbc6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/0122/1ht434a3raczfbc6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Shailesh Tinaikar appointed commander of UNMISS', 'metakeyword' => 'In Persons in News Current Affairs, Lieutenant General Shailesh Tinaikar, commandant of Indian Army Infantry School, commander,United Nations Mission in South Sudan, UNMISS', 'metadescription' => 'Lieutenant General Shailesh Tinaikar, commandant of the Indian Army Infantry School, was appointedas commander of United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/qkttadow57h56fj/shailesh-tinaikar.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 23 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Appointments & Resignations', 'keyword' => 'appointments-resignations', 'id' => (int) 1232, 'title' => 'Sourav Das appointed as West Bengal Election Commissioner', 'description' => '<h2 style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">West Bengal Governor has appointed Sourav Das as State Election Commissioner as per Article 243K of Constitution of India. 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It brings end of Pawan Chamling rule in state, who holds record of being longest-serving Chief Minister in any Indian state (in office for 8932 days from December 1994 to May 2019). </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About Prem Singh Tamang</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">He founder of the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM). Prior to forming party in 2013, he was a key member of the Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) Party. 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He will be Navy chief till November 2021 and succeeded Admiral Sunil Lanba who retired from office on May 31, 2019. Prior to this appointment, Admiral Karambir Singh was serving as Flag Officer Commanding in Chief of Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam, Adhra Pradesh. With this appointment, he became first helicopter pilot from Indian Navy to lead the naval armed forces.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About Karambir Singh</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">He is alumnus of the National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, Pune. He was ommissioned into Indian Navy in July 1980.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">He had earned his wings as helicopter pilot in 1982. He is graduate of Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and College of Naval Warfare, Mumbai. He has extensive experience of flying Chetak, Kamov-25 & Kamov-28 helicopters.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">During his almost 40-year career, he has commanded missile corvette INS Vijaydurg, guided-missile destroyers INS Rana & INS Delhi. He also earlier had served as flag officer commanding Maharashtra & Gujarat Naval Area, director-general of Project Seabird, deputy chief & vice-chief of naval staff, & Eastern Naval Command chief.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Chief of the Naval Staff</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">He is commander and the highest-ranking officer in Indian Navy. This position is usually held by four-star officer in the rank of Admiral. It is abbreviated CNS in Indian Navy cables and communication.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Seniority criterion Overlooked</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">In appointment of Vice Admiral Karambir Singh, Government overlooked seniority criterion as Vice Admiral Bimal Verma (chief of the Andaman and Nicobar-based tri-service command) is senior-most officer in Indian Navy after retirement of Admiral Sunil Lanba. This for second time Government overlooked seniority criterion. Earlier, Government had overlooked senior officer by appointing General Bipin Rawat as Chief of Army Staff (Army General) in 2016. Vice Admiral Bimal Verma has initiated case against Admiral Singh's appointment at the Armed Forces Tribunal.</span></span></span></span></p> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'admiral-karambir-singh-chief-indian-navy', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/01c4/74mst524p9b2mag6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/01c4/74mst524p9b2mag6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Admiral Karambir Singh assumes charge as chief of Indian Navy', 'metakeyword' => 'Admiral Karambir Singh, assumed charge, 24th, Chief of the Naval Staff, November 2021,succeeded, Admiral Sunil Lanba', 'metadescription' => 'Admiral Karambir Singh assumed charge as 24th Chief of the Naval Staff. 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It also works globally to make vision of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a reality for women and girls and stands behind women’s equal participation in all aspects of life.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'anita-bhatia-un-women-deputy-executive-director', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/03da/8a7h9yxdeqakqhk6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/03da/8a7h9yxdeqakqhk6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Anita Bhatia appointed as UN Women’s Deputy Executive Director', 'metakeyword' => 'Indian-origin, Anita Bhatia, Deputy Executive Director,United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, UN-Women', 'metadescription' => 'Indian-origin Anita Bhatia was appointed as Deputy Executive Director ofUnited Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women)', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/mb0mwvty7d633jy/Anita_Bhatia_appointed_as_UN_Women%C6s.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 29 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Appointments & Resignations', 'keyword' => 'appointments-resignations', 'id' => (int) 1314, 'title' => 'SpiceJet CMD Ajay Singh elected to IATA board', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Low-cost carrier SpiceJet’s Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Singh was elected to Board of Governors (BoG) of International Air Transport Association (IATA). It comes three months after Spicejet became the first Indian low-cost carrier to take membership of the IATA, a grouping of around 290 airlines.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">New board of IATA </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It will be chaired by Lufthansa Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Carsten Spohr. He will be the Chairman of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG) for a one-year term.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Other board members include Air Canada President and CEO, Calin Rovinescu, Qantas CEO, Alan Joyce, and Qatar Airways CEO, Akbar Al Baker.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">International Air Transport Association (IATA)</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is trade association for the world’s airlines. It represents some 290 airlines primarily major carriers, representing 117 countries, accounting for 82% of total air traffic.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It was established in April 1945.It is successor to International Air Traffic Association established in 1919. It is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Functions: It supports airline activity and helps formulate industry policy and standards.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It helps airlines to operate safely, securely, efficiently, and economically under clearly defined rules.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It provides professional support is provided to all industry stakeholders with wide range of products and expert services.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It assists airlines by simplifying processes and increasing passenger convenience while reducing costs and improving efficiency.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It also improves understanding of air transport industry among decision makers and increase awareness of benefits of aviation sector to national and global economies.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Note:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> Founder and former chairman of now grounded Jet Airways, Naresh Goyal, who was associated with BoG of IATA for long time and was a member on the previous board. Jet Airways, which served skies for more than 25 years, was forced to temporarily suspend operations in the wake of cash crunch.</span></span></span></span></p> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'spicejet-cmd-ajay-singh-elected-iata-board', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/44d2/y3hkidfukobg9426g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/44d2/y3hkidfukobg9426g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'SpiceJet CMD Ajay Singh elected to IATA board', 'metakeyword' => 'In Persons in News, Low-cost carrier, SpiceJet, Chairman and Managing Director, Ajay Singh, elected,Board of Governors , International Air Transport Association, IATA', 'metadescription' => 'Low-cost carrier SpiceJet’s Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Singh was elected to Board of Governors (BoG) of International Air Transport Association (IATA)', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/pyfamz9r1xiac7a/SpiceJet_CMD_Ajay_Singh_elected_to_IATA_board_compressed.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 30 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Appointments & Resignations', 'keyword' => 'appointments-resignations', 'id' => (int) 1322, 'title' => 'K S Dhatwalia  appointed as addition DG of Indian Institute Of Mass Communication', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Senior IIS officer K S Dhatwalia has assumed the additional charge of the post of Director General of Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi. He is 1984-batch officer of Indian Information Service (IIS). At present he is Principal Director General (Research and Training) in Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. He has held some important positions in Ministry Information and Broadcasting and as Director General (Media and Communications) in Home Ministry.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC)</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is Indian media centre of learning. It teaches variety of disciplines including print journalism, radio journalism, television journalism, photo journalism, communication research etc.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is autonomous society functioning under Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It is funded and promoted by Central Government.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It was established in 1965. It is headquartered in New Delhi and has regional centres at Amravati (Maharashtra), Aizawl (Mizoram), Dhenkanal (Odisha), Jammu (J&K) and Kottayam (Kerala).</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'ks-dhatwalia-addition-dg-iimc', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/7a1e/809tk6b616v5pc86g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/7a1e/809tk6b616v5pc86g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'K S Dhatwalia  appointed as addition DG of IIMC', 'metakeyword' => 'In persons in News Current Affairs, Senior IIS officer, K S Dhatwalia, additional charge, Director General, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi.', 'metadescription' => 'Senior IIS officer K S Dhatwalia has assumed the additional charge of the post of Director General of Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi.', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/23gwpy2rexeb7xp/K_S_Dhatwalia__appointed_as_addition_DG_of_Indian_Institute_Of_Mass_Communication.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 31 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Appointments & Resignations', 'keyword' => 'appointments-resignations', 'id' => (int) 1327, 'title' => 'CAG Rajiv Mehrishi elected as External Auditor for WHO', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) Rajiv Mehrishi was elected as external auditor of the World Health Organization (WHO) for four years from 2020 to 2023. He will take over from incumbent External Auditor of WHO, the Supreme Audit Insitution of Philippines.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Election</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> </span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It was held in the 72nd WHO Assembly in Geneva on May 23, 2019 where CAG Rajiv Mehrishi was elected with a majority (90 out of 162 votes) in the first round of voting itself. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Apart from India, others competing for the position were Auditors General of France, Congo, Ghana, Tunisia and United Kingdom.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Note</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> T<span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">his is second major international audit assignment for CAG this year following his selection to post of External Auditor of Rome based Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) earlier in March 2019. CAG of India is also currently on Board of Auditors of United Nations and Vice Chair of UN Panel of External Auditors.<strong> </strong></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About External Auditor of WHO</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">External Auditor performs oversight of WHO's operations, in particular, its financial risk management and in general, on efficacy of WHO’s internal control system.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Appointment/ Removal:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> He/she is appointed by and reports to WHA. It is independent of management of WHO and may be removed only by WHA. </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Tenure:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> The term of the External Auditor is four years. It can be extended by WHA by another four years.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Responsibilities and terms of references: </span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">They are defined by WHO Financial Regulations. His/her activities may include (but are not limited to): (i) risk analysis (ii) review of internal controls (iii) compliance testing (iv) substantive analytical procedures (v) review of accounting journals and ledgers (vi) verification of source documentation and (vii) systems based audit.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'cag-rajiv-mehrishi-elected-external-auditor-who', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/3ecd/e5hodchudmmvard6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/3ecd/e5hodchudmmvard6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'CAG Rajiv Mehrishi elected as External Auditor for WHO', 'metakeyword' => 'In Persons in News, Comptroller and Auditor General of India, CAG, Rajiv Mehrishi, elected , external auditor, World Health Organization, four years, 2020 to 2023', 'metadescription' => 'Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) Rajiv Mehrishi was elected as external auditor of the World Health Organization (WHO) for four years from 2020 to 2023', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/f6n2y8p99516vfg/CAG_Rajiv_Mehrishi_elected_as_External_Auditor_for_WHO.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 32 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Appointments & Resignations', 'keyword' => 'appointments-resignations', 'id' => (int) 1325, 'title' => 'Ajit Doval reappointed as National Security Adviser', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Union Government has reappointed National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval (74) for another five years. He also has been given Cabinet Rank for contribution to national security domain. During first term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, NSA Doval was given rank of Minister of State (MoS).</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About Ajit Doval</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">He was 1968-batch IPS officer (retired in January 2005) of Kerala cadre. He had worked as intelligence officer for over 33 years during which he served in North East, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab. He also had done diplomatic assignments in Pakistan and the UK.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">He had served as Director of Intelligence Bureau (IB) from July 2004 to January 2005. Prior to that, he had headed the IB’s operations wing for over a decade. After retirement, he founded Vivekananda International Foundation, a public policy think tank set up by the Vivekananda Kendra.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">In 2009 and 2011, he had co-written two reports on "Indian Black Money Abroad In Secret Banks and Tax Havens" with others, leading in the field as part of the task force constituted by Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP).</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">He was appointed as India's fifth NSA in May 2014. Under his supervision, 2016 Indian Line of Control Surgical strike (September 2016) aftermath of Uri terror attack and 2019 Balakot airstrike (February 2019) after suicide attack on CRPF convey were conducted.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">National Security Advisor (NSA) </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">He is chief executive or presides over National Security Council (NSC). He is also the primary advisor to Prime Minister on national and international security and oversees strategic issues. He serves at the discretion of the Prime Minister of India.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Intelligence agencies such as Research & Analysis Wing (RAW) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) report to NSA, rather than directly to PM. It is considered as prominent and powerful office in the bureaucracy in India .</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Genesis:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> The post of NSA was created by Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government in November 1998. Brajesh Mishra was first NSA of India.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Previous NSAs</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">: Since the inception of the post, all NSAs appointed belong to Indian Foreign Service (IFS) viz. Brajesh Mishra (1st, in office from 1998 to 2004), J N Dixit (2nd, May 2004 and January 2005), Shivshankar Menon (4th, January 2010 to May 2014) except M K Narayanan (3rd, January 2005 to January 2010) and incumbent, Ajit Doval (5th, since 2014) who belong to Indian Police Service (IFS).</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">National Security Council (NSC):</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It is executive government agency established in 1998 to oversee political, economic, energy and security issues of strategic concern. It is three-tiered organization comprising (i) Strategic Policy Group (SPG), (ii) National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) and (iii) Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC).</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'ajit-doval-reappointed-nsa', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/de31/prunofxzlprq0br6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/de31/prunofxzlprq0br6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Ajit Doval reappointed as National Security Adviser', 'metakeyword' => 'Ajit Doval, reappointed, National Security Adviser, Cabinet Rank', 'metadescription' => 'Union Government has reappointed National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval (74) for another five years. 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He will assume charge of the post on or after August 1, 2019 and shall have tenure of five years. He is Scientist ‘G’ in the IMD.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">India Meteorological Department (IMD)</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is the principal agency of Central Government responsible for meteorological observations, weather forecasting and seismology and allied subjects. </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is the National Meteorological Service of the country. It was established in 1875. It is headquartered in New Delhi. It functions under Ministry of Earth Sciences.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is one of six Regional Specialised Meteorological Centres of World Meteorological Organization (WMO). </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Mandate:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> (i) Undertake meteorological observations and provide current and forecast meteorological information for optimum operation of weather-sensitive activities like agriculture, irrigation, aviation, offshore oil explorations, , shipping, etc. (ii) Warn against severe weather phenomena like tropical cyclones, duststorms, heavy rains and snow, norwesters, cold and heat waves, etc. (iii) Provide meteorological statistics required for agriculture, water resource management, industries and other nation-building activities. (iv) Conduct and promote research in meteorology and allied disciplines. (v) Detect and locate earthquakes and to evaluate seismicity in different parts of the country for development projects.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'mrutyunjay-mohapatra-dg-imd', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/20a4/c1fwnyq93cmcbok6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/20a4/c1fwnyq93cmcbok6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Mrutyunjay Mohapatra appointed DG of IMD', 'metakeyword' => 'Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, appointed, Director General, India Meteorological Department', 'metadescription' => 'Mrutyunjay Mohapatra appointed DG of India Meteorological Department', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/zets19dbfkph7s4/Mrutyunjay_Mohapatra.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 34 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Appointments & Resignations', 'keyword' => 'appointments-resignations', 'id' => (int) 1419, 'title' => 'V.S. Kaumudi as DG of Bureau of Police Research and Development', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer V.S. Kaumudi as Director General (ADG level) of Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D). It also has downgraded post to level of Additional Director General (ADG). He succeeds 1984 batch IPS officer Sudeep Lakhtakia. He will have tenure of two years or until further orders, whichever is earlier. He is 1986 batch Andhra Pradesh cadre IPS officer. He is presently working as ADG in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D)</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is a national police research organisation to study, R&D on subjects and issues related to policing for the purpose of modernisation of police forces. </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It was established in 1970. It is headquarters in New Delhi. It functions under Union Home Ministry.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is mandated to furtherance of the objective of Central Government’s for the modernisation of police forces. </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It has evolved as multifaceted, consultancy organisation. At present it has 4 divisions – Research, Development, Training and Correctional Administration.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Note:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> In 2017, Union government merged National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) with Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD for improving administrative efficiency and optimally utilising resources related to policing. </span></span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'vs-kaumudi-dg-bureau-police-research-development', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/c70b/jb0ymhhcc0qv6i26g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/c70b/jb0ymhhcc0qv6i26g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'V.S. 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He is second term BJP MP from Kota in Rajasthan and succeeds BJP veteran Sumitra Mahajan who did not contest the Lok Sabha election. The motion for his nomination was moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Lok Sabha and was adopted by voice vote. He was declared elected by pro-tem Speaker Virendra Kumar. </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Background (Election of Speaker)</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">In the Lok Sabha Presiding Officers— Speaker and tDeputy Speaker are elected from among its members by simple majority of members present and voting in House.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Qualifications:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> There are no specific provisions for qualifications prescribed in Constitution for being elected the Speaker. The Constitution only requires that Speaker should be member of Lower House of Parliament.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Term of Office:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> Speaker holds office from the date of his election till immediately before first meeting of the Lok Sabha after the dissolution of the one to which he was elected. He is eligible for re-election.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><em><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Note:</span></span></em></strong><em><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> On the dissolution of Lok Sabha, Speaker ceases to be member of the House, but he/she does not vacate his office. </span></span></em></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Removal and Vacancy: </span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Speaker may, at any time, resign from office by writing under his hand to the Deputy Speaker. Besides, Speaker can be removed from office only on resolution of House (Lok Sabha) passed by a majority of all members of the House.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'om-birla-elected-speaker-17th-lok-sabha', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/acd9/py38zgz6chppx556g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/acd9/py38zgz6chppx556g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Om Birla unanimously elected as Speaker of 17th Lok Sabha', 'metakeyword' => 'BJP MP and NDA nominee Om Birla (53) was unanimously elected as the Speaker of 17th Lok Sabha.', 'metadescription' => 'BJP MP and NDA nominee Om Birla (53) was unanimously elected as the Speaker of 17th Lok Sabha.', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/p1ees1cltbbl9xc/Om_Birla.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 36 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Appointments & Resignations', 'keyword' => 'appointments-resignations', 'id' => (int) 1507, 'title' => 'Shefali Juneja appointed India's representative to ICAO', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Senior bureaucrat Shefali Juneja was appointed as India's representative in the council of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). She has been appointed to the post of Representative of India in the ICAO, Montreal, Canada for a period of three years. She will replace senior IAS officer Alok Shekhar who was named for the post in October 2015. Juneja is 1992 batch officer of Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax cadre). At present, she is Joint Secretary in Ministry of Civil Aviation.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is specialized agency of United Nations (UN) to manage the administration and governance of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention). It was established in 1944. It is headquartered in Quartier International of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It works with Chicago Convention’s 193 Member States and industry groups to reach consensus on international civil aviation Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) and policies for safe, efficient, secure, economically sustainable and environmentally responsible civil aviation sector.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Functions: </span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It sets standards and regulations necessary for aviation safety, security, efficiency, capacity and environmental protection. It also serves as the forum for cooperation in all fields of civil aviation among its 191 member states.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">ICAO Council:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It is composed of 36 states, and elected for three-year term. Its member states are chosen under three headings (i) States which make largest contribution to provision of facilities for air navigation (ii) States of chief importance in air transport and (iii) States whose designation will ensure that all major areas of the world are represented.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'shefali-juneja-icao', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/95bc/zp75oivmj2wacwi6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/95bc/zp75oivmj2wacwi6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Shefali Juneja appointed India's representative to ICAO', 'metakeyword' => 'Senior bureaucrat Shefali Juneja was appointed as India's representative in the council of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).', 'metadescription' => 'Senior bureaucrat Shefali Juneja was appointed as India's representative in the council of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/24w88irizqai5xg/Shefali_Juneja_appointed_India%27s.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 37 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Appointments & Resignations', 'keyword' => 'appointments-resignations', 'id' => (int) 1532, 'title' => 'K. 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Natarajan</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">He had joined IGC in January 1984. He holds Masters Degree in Defence and Strategic Studies from Madras University. </span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Cuurrently, he is Additional Director General (ADG) of ICG's Western Sea Board, which looks after security of the sensitive maritime boundary from Gujarat to Kerala. Prior to this, he has held various important Command and Staff appointments, both afloat and ashore. </span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">As Flag Officer, he has commanded all classes of IGC ships, namely Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel (AOPV) Sangram, Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) Veera, Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) Kanaklata Barua and Inshore Patrol Vessel (IPV) Chandbibi.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">H also has held appointments of Chief Staff Officer (Personnel & Administration) at Headquarters Region (East), Chennai and Chief of Staff at Headquarters Region (West), Mumbai. He also has held appointment of Officer-in-Charge, Coast Guard Training Centre, Kochi.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About Indian Coast Guard (ICG)</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is statutory Armed Force functioning under Ministry of Defence. It was established on 18 August 1978 by Coast Guard Act, 1978. 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He is recipient of the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Intelligence Bureau</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is India’s internal intelligence agency. It was established in 1887 by British India Government. Later, it was recasted as Central Intelligence Bureau in 1947 under Ministry of Home Affairs. It is headquartered in New Delhi. 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He will succeed A.K. Dhasmana and will have tenure of two years.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Samant Kumar Goel</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">He is IPS officer of 1984 batch of Punjab cadre. He is s currently the second seniormost officer in R&AW (additional secretary in Cabinet Secretariat). He was associated with R&AW since 2001. </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">He was involved in planning of 2016 surgical strike (carried out after Uri terror attack) and 2019 Balakot air strike (carried out after Pulwama terror attack). He also had played an important role in checking militancy in Punjab. He is recipient of the Police Medals for Gallantry and Meritorious Service.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is foreign intelligence agency of India. It was established in 1968 following intelligence failures of Sino-Indian and Indo-Pakistani wars.<strong> </strong>It is headquartered in New Delhi. Its motto is The law protects when it is protected. It is under the direct command of Prime Minister and reports on an administrative basis to Cabinet Secretary of India, who then reports to Prime Minister. Its primary function is gathering foreign intelligence, advising Indian policymakers, engaging in counter-terrorism, promoting counter-proliferation and advancing India’s foreign strategic interests. </span></span></span></span></p> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'samant-kumar-goel-chief-raw', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/bb79/c1544aqi41es26z6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/bb79/c1544aqi41es26z6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Samant Kumar Goel as new chief of RAW', 'metakeyword' => 'Damant Kumar Goel appointed as Director of the Research & Analysis Wing (RAW)', 'metadescription' => 'The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the appointment of Samant Kumar Goel as Director of the Research & Analysis Wing ', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/cgjn5jv7erlksjn/Samant_Kumar_Goel_as_new_chief_of_RAW.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 40 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Appointments & Resignations', 'keyword' => 'appointments-resignations', 'id' => (int) 1549, 'title' => 'Sharad Kumar Saraf elected as new President FIEO', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Sharad Kumar Saraf was elected as new President of exporters body Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO). He replaced renowned exporter Ganesh Kumar Gupta. </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Sharad Kumar Saraf is also Chairman and Founder of Technocraft Industries (India). In his new role, he will work in further pushing the issues of exporters at different forums and boost the country’s exports. In his earlier stints at FIEO, he had served twice as Vice-President and four times as Regional Chairman (west region). During his stint as VP, he had established Indian Exporters Grievance Forum for addressing exporters’ grievances through legal channel.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is apex and largest trade promotion organisation in India representing export promotion councils, commodity boards and export development authorities. </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It was jointly established in 1965 by Union Ministry of Commerce &Industries and private trade and industry. It is headquartered in New Delhi. It directs members contribute more that 70% of India's exports.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Functions:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It is responsible for representing and assisting Indian entrepreneurs and exporters in foreign markets. It provides crucial interface interface between international trading community of India and Central and State Governments, financial institutions, railways, ports, surface transport and all engaged export trade facilitation.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'sharad-kumar-saraf-president-fieo', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/f410/ab25dzgq2idu1uu6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/f410/ab25dzgq2idu1uu6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Sharad Kumar Saraf elected as new President FIEO', 'metakeyword' => 'Sharad Kumar Saraf, elected, President ,Federation of Indian Export Organisations, FIEO, ', 'metadescription' => 'Sharad Kumar Saraf, elected, President ,Federation of Indian Export Organisations, FIEO, ', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/va11y1msama4gxo/Sharad_Kumar_Saraf_elected_as_new_President_FIEO.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 41 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Appointments & Resignations', 'keyword' => 'appointments-resignations', 'id' => (int) 1676, 'title' => 'Arun Kumar appointed DG of Directorate General of Civil Aviation', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed Arun Kumar as new full-time Director General (DG) of aviation regulator</span></span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary. He will succeed B S Bhullar. Kumar is IAS officer of 1989 batch of Haryana cadre. Prior to this appointment he was serving as Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor, Ministry of Civil Aviation</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is regulatory body for civil aviation in India. It functions under t aegis of Union Ministry of Civil Aviation. It is headquartered in New Delhi.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Mandate:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> To promote Safe and efficient Air Transportation through regulation and proactive safety oversight system in India. Enforce civil air regulations, air safety and airworthiness standards in India as per International standards. Investigate aviation accidents and incidents.</span></span></span></span></p> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'arun-kumar-appointed-dg-dgca', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/657a/ldvnth417l4728r6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/657a/ldvnth417l4728r6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Arun Kumar appointed DG of Directorate General', 'metakeyword' => 'Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed Arun Kumar as new full-time Director General (DG) of aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)', 'metadescription' => 'Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed Arun Kumar as new full-time Director General (DG) of aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/rahldplfyalii6o/Arun_Kumar_appointed_DG_of_Directorate.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 42 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Appointments & Resignations', 'keyword' => 'appointments-resignations', 'id' => (int) 1703, 'title' => 'Anshula Kant appointed MD and CFO of World Bank', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">State Bank of India (SBI) Managing Director Anshula Kant was appointed as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of World Bank Group. In her new role, she will be responsible for financial and risk management of World Bank Group, reporting to President David Malpass in Washington DC. She will also perform other key management duties including oversight of financial reporting, risk management, and working closely with World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva on mobilization of International Development Association (IDA) of WB and other financial resources.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About Anshula Kant</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">She has completed BA, Economics Honours from Lady Shriram College and MA, Economics from Delhi School of Economics in 1981.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">She had joined SBI in 1983 as probationary officer. She rose through ranks to become MD. She also served as Chief General Manager of Mumbai SBI and was Deputy MD of Operations for National Banking Group. She also has served as Managing Director and member of Board since September 2018 (date of her superannuation was September 2020).</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Her expertise lies in retail banking, cross-border trade, corporate credit and banking in developed markets – both retail and wholesale.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Currently, she is in charge of stressed assets, risk and compliance. She also served as CEO of the Singapore unit of bank. She also did commendable job during demonetization period. </span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">As CFO of SBI, she had managed $38 billion of revenues and total assets of $500 billion. 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