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Indra Nooyi appointed as first independent female director of ICC
Indra Nooyi, the PepsiCo Chairman and CEO, has been appointed to the International Cricket Council (ICC) Board as its first independent female director. She will join the Board in June 2018 to align with the term of the ICC Independent ..
Shantanu Narayen elected as Vice Chairman of US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum
Shantanu Narayen, the Indian-American CEO of Adobe, has been elected as the Vice Chairman of the US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF). The USISPF is a new organisation that has been set up to enhance business relations between India and ..
Usha Ananthasubramanian becomes first woman chairman of Indian Banks’ Association
Usha Ananthasubramanian, MD and CEO of Allahabad Bank, has been elected the first woman chairman of Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) for the year 2017-18. She succeeded Jatinder Bir Singh. Rajnish Kumar, Chairman of State Bank of India, was elected Deputy ..
Kenneth Juster to be new US Ambassador to India
Kenneth Juster, a top economic expert on India, has been appointed as the new US Ambassador to India, which is unanimously confirmed by US Senate on November 3, 2017. He will replace Indian-American Richard Verma as the top American diplomat ..
India’s first Hyperloop project to come up in Andhra Pradesh
India’s first Hyperloop project will come up in Andhra Pradesh, which will connect the city centres of Vijayawada and Amaravati. It will supposedly cover the distance of over 35 km only in five minutes. The Andhra Pradesh – Economic Development ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Mukesh Ambani, Tata join Bill Gates for $1 billion clean energy fund
The Breakthrough Energy Coalition (BEC) with members like Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata, Alibaba’s Jack Ma and other billionaires will invest more than $1 billion in clean energy called the Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV). ..
Donald Trump chooses Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State
US President-elect Donald Trump has selected ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be his Secretary of State. Rex Tillerson is expected to replace John Kerry as the Secretary of State once his appointment is confirmed by the United States Senate. Trump ..
Sonia Gandhi ranked 6th in the list of World’s Most Powerful Woman
Forbes magazine’s has ranked Sonia Gandhi at number 6 in the list of the world’s 100 most powerful women. The other four Indian women in the list with their respective ranks are: Indira Nooyi (12th ), Padmashree Warrior (58th ), ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
Ratan Tata : Swiss Ambassador’s Award for Exceptional Leadership
Ratan Tata : Swiss Ambassador’s Award for Exceptional Leadership Tata Group Chairman, Ratan Tata was awarded with the ‘Swiss Ambassador’s Award for Exceptional Leadership’. The award recognizes persons who have contributed to the endorsement of Indo-Swiss bilateral relations or have ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Current Affairs : November 4, 2011
Constitution (113th) Amendment Bill gets President’s Assent Constitution(113th) Amendment Bill pertains to change of the name of Oriya language to Odiya. President Pratibha Patil has given her assent to the Orissa (the Alteration of Name) Bill and the Constitution(113th) Amendment ..