By: D.K Choudhary Arun M Kumar Appointed as the Chairman and CEO of KPMG India i. Leading professional services firm KPMG India has appointed the former US government official Arun M Kumar as the Chairman and CEO to lead KPMG India operations. ii. He succeeds Richard Rekhy who was …
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By: D.K Choudhary IDFC MD Vikram Limaye Named New CEO & MD of National Stock Exchange (NSE) i. Managing Director of IDFC, Vikram Limaye has been named as the new Managing Director & CEO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on February 3, 2017. ii. The position was lying …
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BY: D.K Choudhary World Wetlands Day – February 2, 2017 i. Every year World Wetlands Day is observed on 2nd February to marking the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands or Ramsar Convention on 2 February 1971. ii. 2017 Theme: Wetlands for Disaster Risk Reduction iii. …
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By: D.K Choudhary Atomic clocks of Satellite IRNSS-1A Develops Technical Snag i. The atomic clocks on the first satellite IRNSS-1A of the NAVIC, an indigenously built satellite system has developed technical complications.The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman, A.S. Kiran Kumar informed that one of the three crucial …
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By: D.K Choudhary Dushyant Chautala appoited as New TTFI President i. Dushyant Chautala is elected as youngest president of Table Tennis Federation of India during the Annual General Body meeting held in Gurugram on January 30, 2017. ii. Chautala with two observers are selected for four years, extends until 2021. 1.Kuldip Vats …
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By: D.K Choudhary World Leprosy Day-January 9, 2017 i. The World Leprosy Day was celebrated on January 29, 2017 all over the world. ii .The World Leprosy Day is celebrated worldwide on January 30 annually or its nearest Sunday, as the day coincide with the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s …
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By: D.K Choudhary Cabinet Permits NABARD to Raise Rs. 20,000 crore for on-lending to Co-Op Banks i. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi gave its post-facto approval on January 24, 2017 allowing National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) to raise approx. Rs. …
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By: D.K Choudhary National Girl Child Day Celebrated on January 24, 2017 i. The National Girl Child Day was celebrated on January 24, 2017 at a special function organized by the Ministry of Women & Child Development in New Delhi with focus on celebrating the achievements by nation’s daughters …
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By: D.K Choudhary Rubber Soil Information System (RubSIS) launched by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry for Rubber Growers i. The Minister of Commerce & Industry, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman launched Rubber Soil Information System (RubSIS) on January 23, 2017 in New Delhi to provide the detail RubSISabout the soil …
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By: D.K Choudhary Sunish wins ITF Juniors title i. Dhruv Sunish won ITF Juniors title at the Dakshin Kalikata Sansad clay courts. ii. The under-18 India number two, who had lost in the finals of the Chandigarh Grade 3 ITF Juniors in the first week of 2017 and 2 …
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