1. ___________ assumed charge as the Vice Chief of Naval Staff ?
2. ___________ has been appointed as Director General in Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) ?
3. Alok Kumar Pateria has been appointed as Additional Director General in CISF. Note that O.P Singh is current Chief (Director General) of CISF ?
4. Audrey Azoulay (___________) elected as new Director General of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) ?
5. Brenda Hale apponted as first female president of ___________'s supreme court and Ian Burnett as youngest lord chief justice ?
6. Cricketer ___________ has been appointed as brand ambassador of Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC) and also the brand ambassador of Swachh Bharat Mission in Ghaziabad City (Uttar Pradesh). ?
7. Delhi Dynamos FC appointed Bollywood actress _________ as club’s brand ambassador for upcoming Indian Super League Football season. ?
8. Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) appointed Param Shah as new Director for its ___________ operations ?
9. Government appointed __________ as its Representative to carry forward dialogue with elected representatives, various organizations and concerned individuals in Jammu and Kashmir.
- After this appointment, Supreme Court adjourned hearing of plea (filed by Delhi-based NGO in 2014) challenging Article 35A of Constitution by 3 months.
- Article 35A of empowers J&K legislature to define permanent residents (PR) of state. It was added through Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 1954 issued under Article 370 of Constitution.
- J&K Constitution adopted on November 17, 1956 defines Permanent Resident as person who has been resident of state for 10 years and has acquired immovable property in state. Provision of Permanent Resident bars Indian citizens of other states to settle in J&K and do any personal or professional activities. Therefore, Plea was filed to remove Article 35A of constitution.
10. Government appointed Rajnish Kumar as chairman of ____________ for 3 years term, succeeding Arundhati Bhattacharya ?
11. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) appointed __________ as Chief Executive Officer for India ?
12. India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) appointed _________ as its Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer ?
13. Indian Weightlifting Federation President ____________elected as chairman of two sub-committees of International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Ethics Commission AND Anti-Disciplinary Commission ?
14. Jacinda Ardern has been elected as new Prime Minister of ______________. She is youngest Prime Minister of country in over 150 years ?
15. Leslie Thng has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of air carrier _____________, joint venture between Tata group and Singapore Airlines ?
16. ______ has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) ?
17. National Basketball Association (NBA) appointed __________ as NBA India's Head of Basketball Operations ?
18. Neelmani N. Raju has been appointed as _________’s first woman Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG and IGP) ?
19. New Ambassadors Appointed -
- Vinay Mohan Kwatra - Principality of Monaco
- Sibi George - ___________
- Pooja Kapur - Macedonia.
- Manika Jain - Cambodia
- N.J.Gangte - Zambia
20. New Appointments -
- C.K. Mishra - Secretary in Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change.
- Injeti Srinivas - Secretary in Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
- Gopal Krishna - Secretary in Ministry of Shipping
- Preeti Sudan - Secretary in Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
- Mahesh Kumar Gupta as Member (Engineering) and D.K.Gayen - Member (Staff) in ______________.
21. Ngangom Sarat Singh has been appointed as member of Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) for ___________ ?
22. _________________ is appointed as President of US-India Business Council (USIBC) ?
23. Noted Actor _____________ has been appointed as Chairman of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Pune ?
24. Online eyewear firm Lenskart announced Bollywood Actor _______________ as its first ever brand ambassador ?
25. PNB MetLife India Insurance Company Ltd (PNB MetLife) appointed _______________ as new Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer ?
26. __________ is appointed as special director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) ?
27. Sangram Singh has been appointed as CEO of Digital Payments firm Freecharge (Owned by ____________) ?
28. Shinzo Abe has been re-elected as Prime Minister of ___________ for his Third Term. He belongs to Liberal Democratic Party ?
29. Tata Group Firm Voltas appointed _________ as Its managing director (MD) and Chief executive officer (CEO) ?
30. Ukhnaa Khurelsukh has been appointed as new Prime Minister of ____________ ?
31. Utpal Kumar Singh has been appointed as Chief Secretary of _________ ?
32. ____________ has been appointed as Private Secretary to President Ram Nath Kovind for 2 Years ?
33. ____________ has been appointed as Chairman of Kolkata Port Trust ?
34. World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) appointed Indian Person _____________ as its new chairman. WBCSD is global network of over 200 CEOs who are responsible for a combined revenue of more than $ 8.5 trillion and 19 million employees ?
35. World Health Organization (WHO) appointed Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Chief ______________ at one of 2 newly created Deputy Directors General posts at WHO. This is highest post held by an Indian in WHO ?
36. Zafar Mahmood Abbasi has been appointed as new Chief of ____________ Navy. ?
