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| 1501. |
Surendra Rosha named as the CEO of __________. |
| Answer» The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) announced the appointment of Surendra Rosha as Chief Executive Officer for HSBC India, subject to regulatory approvals. Rosha succeeded Jayant Rikhye. Rosha, who is currently HSBC's Head of Financial Institutions Group (FIG) for Asia-Pacific, has 27 years of experience in the financial services sector. He began his career in financial services when he joined HSBC's India operations in 1991. | |
| 1502. |
Who was conferred with the Best Actress in the Third BRICS Film Festival? |
| Answer» The Third BRICS Film Festival took place in Durban, South Africa, along with the International Durban Film Festival (DIFF). The last day of the festival (27th July) was celebrated as India Country Day, followed by Awards and Closing Ceremony. The film festival is aimed at celebrating world-class film productions from the BRICS nations with the objective of inspiring more collaboration from these nations. Awards won by Indian films in the 3rd BRICS Film Festival, Durban, South Africa: 1. Best Actress: Bhanita Das, Village Rockstars, 2. Best Film: Newton by Amit Masurkar, 3. Special Jury Award: Village Rockstars by Rima Das. | |
| 1503. |
Government set up a High Level Empowered Committee to address the issues of Stressed Thermal Power Projects. Who was the head of the committee? |
| Answer» Government set up a High Level Empowered Committee headed by Cabinet Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha to address the issues of Stressed Thermal Power Projects. This committee would also involve representatives from the Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Power, Ministry of Coal and banks involved in this sector. It would work on : maximizing the efficiency of investment, changes in the fuel allocation policy, regulatory framework, facilitation of sale of power, timely payments/Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), Asset Restructuring Company (ARC) Regulations. | |
| 1504. |
Who won the 2018 RBC Canadian Open, recently? |
| Answer» Dustin Johnson won the 2018 RBC Canadian Open at the Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville in Canada. Dustin Johnson shot a 6-under par 66 and won his first RBC Canadian Open at 23-under par. He is currently in world number one position. Now he has become the first player after Tiger Woods (2005-09) with at least three wins in three consecutive seasons. Dustin Johnson was awarded $1,116,000 for the win. Byeong Hun An and Whee Kim secured second place. | |
| 1505. |
Indian-origin prison guard, who won MasterChef Australia 2018 is __________. |
| Answer» The 39-year-old Sashi Cheliah from Adelaide earned 93 out of 100 points to beat fellow contestant Ben Borsht, who scored 77 out of 100. He earned a prize money of $250,000 (almost Rs 1.7 crore). Cheliah has served in the Singapore police force for over a decade and then relocated to Australia, where he started working as a prison guard in a women's prison. MasterChef Australia 2018 is the popular culinary reality show. | |
| 1506. |
Who taken charge as a Director (Finance) of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)? |
| Answer» C B Ananthakrishnan took charge as Director (Finance) of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). He joined HAL as Chief Manager (Finance) at Helicopter Division, Bengaluru, in 2004. He was also HAL nominee Director in the Board of three joint ventures of HAL. | |
| 1507. |
Name of the Indian player who becomes the second Indian cricketer to smash a hundred in women's T20 cricket. |
| Answer» Indian women's cricket team opener, 22-year-old, Smriti Mandhana scored 102 runs off 61 balls for Western Storm against Lancashire Thunder, slamming 12 fours and four sixes. The first Indian who scored century in women's T20 cricket is Mithali Raj (100* for Railways, 2017). | |
| 1508. |
Who has been appointed as Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs? |
| Answer» Ms. Vijay Thakur Singh is currently India's envoy to Ireland and will take over as Secretary (EAST) from October 1 after superannuation of Preeti Saran on September 30. She is a 1985 batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service. | |
| 1509. |
Which Indian-Australian mathematician has bestowed with the prestigious 2018 Fields medal? |
| Answer» Akshay Venkatesh, a renowned Indian-Australian mathematician, has won the 2018 Fields Medal for his profound contributions to an exceptionally broad range of subjects in mathematics. Venkatesh is one of four winners of mathematics' top honour known as the Nobel prize for math. The Fields medals are awarded every four years to the most promising mathematicians under the age of 40. Each winner receives a 15,000 Canadian-dollar cash prize. The other three winners are: Caucher Birkar, a Cambridge University professor of Iranian Kurdish origin; Germany's Peter Scholze, who teaches at the University of Bonn and Alessio Figalli, an Italian mathematician at ETH Zurich. | |
| 1510. |
Who will addreses the 2018 World Biofuel Day? |
| Answer» World Biofuel Day is observed every year on August 10 to create awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to conventional fossil fuels. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a diverse gathering consisting of farmers, scientists, entrepreneurs, students, government officials and legislators in New Delhi today to mark the World Biofuel Day 2018. | |
| 1511. |
Who inaugurated the 'One District One Product' Summit in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh? |
| Answer» The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the 'One District One Product' Summit in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The special emphasis was laid on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). After the agricultural sector, most people find employment in this sector. Uttar Pradesh contributes around 44% in the total handicraft exports of the country. Under the 'One District One Product' scheme, the state government has set a goal of providing employment to 25 lakh people in five years through the financial assistance of Rs. 25,000 crores. | |
| 1512. |
Who has become the fourth youngest debutant in men's ODI cricket, recently? |
| Answer» Nepalese cricketer Rohit Kumar Paudel, aged 15 years and 335 days, has become the fourth youngest debutant in men's ODI cricket. Rohit made his debut against the Netherlands in the second ODI at the VRA Ground in Amstelveen. | |
| 1513. |
Who was conferred with the Hindi Sahitya Academy's Shalaka Samman for 2017-18? |
| Answer» Hindi Academy Delhi has given its highest Shalaka Samman for 2017-18 to bollywood lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar. He is a father of Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar. The scriptwriter, lyricist and poet has five National Awards for Best Lyricist to his name for works such as Border, Refugee and Lagaan. The lyricist has also been honoured with the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2007. The lyricist has also been honoured with the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2007. | |
| 1514. |
The first Indian who have been selected in ICANN is; |
| Answer» Ajay Data has got a two-year term and will take up the position during ICANN 63 Meet in Spain in October 2018. Ajay Data is the first Indian to have been selected as a member of ccNSO and will be representing India at a global level. He will be the custodian of Asia, Australia and Pacific Islands as a member of ccNSO. ccNSO of the ICANN is the policy-development body for global issues. | |
| 1515. |
Who was the recipient of Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for 2015? |
| Answer» The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind presented the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award (OPA) for the years 2013-2017 in New Delhi on August 1, 2018. Dr Najma Heptullah, the Manipur's governor and 5-times Rajya Sabha member, won the award for 2013. Meanwhile, BJP's Lok Sabha member Hukum Dev Narayan was the recipient of OPA for 2014, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad for 2015, Trinamool Congress' Dinesh Trivedi for 2016 and Bhartruhari Mahtab of the Lok Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for 2017. The OPA is an award given by the Indian Parliamentary Group (IPG) to an outstanding sitting Member of Parliament (MP) for overall contribution in the Parliament. | |
| 1516. |
Who becomes 6th Indian woman to enter top 200 Tennis rankings in Singles? |
| Answer» Karman Kaur Thandi, 20-year-old Delhi girl, jumped 32 places and now ranked 200th in the WTA (Women's Tennis Association) list. In April, India's top singles player Ankita had broken into the top-200 and is now ranked 195 (-4). Earlier, Sania Mirza, Nirupama Vaidyanathan, Shikha Uberoi and Sunitha Rao had made it to the top-200. In the men's singles, Yuki Bhambri was unchanged at 86 while Ramkumar Ramanathan climbed four places to a career-best 111. | |
| 1517. |
Who tops in the List of India's 28 Fugitive Economic Offenders? |
| Answer» Vijay Mallya (promoter of defunct Kingfisher Airlines) allegedly defrauded banks of about Rs 7,500 crore, according to the list the Finance Ministry submitted in the Lok Sabha. Mehul Choksi, promoter of Gitanjali Jewels (₹7,080 crore) and his nephew Nirav Modi (₹6,498 crore) took the second and third spots. The list also includes Sterling Biotech promoters Chetan Sandesara, Nitin Sandesara and Diptiben Sandesara, who allegedly defrauded banks of ₹5,383 crore. | |
| 1518. |
Who topped ICC Rankings for Test Batsmen? |
| Answer» India captain Virat Kohli topped the ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen. Kohli thus became the seventh India batsman, and first since Sachin Tendulkar (in June 2011) to be ranked the number one Test batsman in the latest ICC rankings. At 934 points,Kohli has become India's highest-ranked batsman, 14th overall, on the all-time tally of points. | |
| 1519. |
Who won gold in Women's singles of BWF World Championships 2018? |
| Answer» Spanish badminton ace Carolina Marin won gold in Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships 2018, in Nanjing. She created history by becoming the first woman to win three badminton World titles with an emphatic victory. She beat P.V.Sindhu of India by 21-19, 21-10 in Nanjing. P.V. Sindhu won Silver. | |
| 1520. |
Who will replace Indra Nooyi as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PepsiCo Inc, on 3rd October 2018? |
| Answer» PepsiCo Inc announced that Indra Nooyi would step down as its long time chief executive officer. She will replaced by Ramon Laguarta. He will take over on October 3 and will also join the board. Laguarta oversaw global operations, corporate strategy, public policy and government affairs in his role as president. He has also served as CEO of the company's Europe Sub-Saharan Africa division. | |
| 1521. |
Who resigned her position as CEO of PepsiCo? |
| Answer» Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi, 62, resigned her position as CEO of PepsiCo. She has been leading the company since 2006. She studied at the Madras Christian College. She went to the Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata, before leaving for the U.S. in 1980 for a second master's degree at the Yale School of Management. Ramon Laguarta, 54, will succeed Ms.Nooyi as CEO. Her office will resume from October 3. Ms.Nooyi will remain Chairman until early 2019 to ensure a smooth and seamless transition. | |
| 1522. |
Name of the Indian personality who tops in the IQ world list with the score of 148. |
| Answer» Amit Sahai, a 43-year-old senior professional from Kolkata has topped the prestigious Intelligence Quotient (IQ) World list along with two other Americans with a score of 148. He has a background in international sales of software, IT, ITes services and high end audio and engineering products. He is also a member of the International High IQ Society. | |
| 1523. |
Who won the 2018 Fiji International Golf title? |
| Answer» Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar has won the 2018 Fiji International title. It is his first win on the European Tour, ninth Asian Tour and 10th international title overall. Thus, he became the most successful Indian player on Asian Tour and the first Indian to win on Australasia Tour. Bhullar joined Arjun Atwal, Jeev Milkha Singh, SSP Chawrasia and Anirban Lahiri as the only Indians to win on the European Tour as this was sanctioned by Asian, Australasia and European Tours. The victory also granted him an exemption on all three Tours till end of 2019. Other Indian in fray, Ajeetesh Sandhu scored 71 in the final round to end his campaign at the tied 43rd spot. | |
| 1524. |
GST Council meeting, a sub-committee was formed to address issues of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector. Who is the head of the committee? |
| Answer» GST Council meeting, a sub-committee was formed to address issues of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector. Shiv Pratap Shukla is the head of the commitee. The committee will consist of Manish Sisodia, Sushil Modi, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Thomas Isaac and Manpreet Badal. The issues related to law would be taken up by the law committee and issues related to rates would be taken up by the fitment committee. The reports would be presented before the sub-committee. | |
| 1525. |
S Gopakumar appointed Director and General Manager of; |
| Answer» Public sector non-life insurance firm United India Insurance Company announced the appointment of S Gopakumar as its Director and General Manager with immediate effect. Prior to taking up the new role, Gopakumar was serving GIC Housing Finance Ltd as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. | |
| 1526. |
Name of the Indian tennis player who won a bronze medal in the 2018 Hang Seng Hong Kong Junior and Cadet Open, in Hong Kong. |
| Answer» India's Swastika Ghosh won a bronze medal in the junior girls' doubles along with Singapore's Jingyi Zhou in the 2018 Hang Seng Hong Kong Junior and Cadet Open, in Hong Kong. Swastika Ghosh and Jingyi Zhou pair was defeated by Li Lin Jassy Tan of Singapore and Ruei Ling Wen of Taipei 2-3 in the semi finals. In the junior boys' doubles category, Indian pair of Raegan Alberquerque and Payas Jain pair reached pre-quarters. But they were knocked out as they lost to Yanapong Panagitgun and Supakron Pankhaoyoy of Thailand. | |
| 1527. |
Who maintains Top Spot in men's Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings? |
| Answer» Spain's Rafael Nadal maintained his lead in the men's Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings, with 9,310 average points, ahead of Switzerland's Roger Federer. | |
| 1528. |
Who won his first European Tour title at the Fiji International, at Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course, in Fiji? |
| Answer» Gaganjeet Bhullar won the title at the Fiji International with a six-under 66 for a four-day total of 14-under 274. Australia's Anthony Quayle finished in the second position. South Africa's Ernie Els finished at tied third with Australia's Ben Campbell. Another Indian Ajeetesh Sandhu finished at tied 43rd position. This is Gaganjeet Bhullar's 10th overall title. Now he has become the most successful Indian golf player on Asian Tour. | |
| 1529. |
The former President of this country is named as new chief of UN Human Rights Council. |
| Answer» UN (United Nations) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has chosen former two time Chilean President Michelle Bachelet to be new UN high commissioner for human rights. She would replace Jordan's Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein. Bachelet who ranks among the world's most powerful women in politics, also served in 2010 as the first director of UN Women, the UN agency promoting gender equality worldwide. | |
| 1530. |
S. Gurumurthy and Satish Kashinath Marathe as part time non-official directors on the central board of __________. |
| Answer» The Centre appointed S. Gurumurthy and Satish Kashinath Marathe as part time non-official directors on the central board of Reserve Bank of India for four years. Gurumurthy is a noted chartered accountant, economic and political columnist, and editor of Tamil magazine Thuglak. The proposal for the appointment came from the Finance Ministry's Department of Financial Services. | |
| 1531. |
Who will be the flag bearer for the Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of the Asian Games 2018? |
| Answer» Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will be the flag bearer for the Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of the Asian Games 2018. The 20-year-old has won a gold medal in World Junior Championships, Asian Championships, South Asian Games and Commonwealth Games in his career. The Haryana athlete equalled the national record when he recorded a throw of 82.23m at the 2016 South Asian Games. Chopra set a new national record when he registered a throw of 87.43m at the Diamond League in May 2018. | |
| 1532. |
Who launched the mobile application Niryat Mitra'? |
| Answer» Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu launched Mobile App Niryat Mitra. The app developed by the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) is available both on Android and on IOS platforms. The app provides a wide range of information required to undertake international trade right from the policy provisions for export and import, applicable GST rate, available export incentives, tariff, preferential tariff, market access requirements - SPS and TBT measures. | |
| 1533. |
Which Union Minister launched Bid round -II under Discovered Small Field Policy? |
| Answer» Bid round -II under Discovered Small Field Policy was launched by Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. The government aims to increase India's growth to become the 4th largest economy and is bringing policy reforms to the energy sector. They are focused on: Energy Access, Energy Efficiency, Energy Sustainability and Energy Security. Discovered Small Fields (DSF) policy is a part of that reform. | |
| 1534. |
Who has been appointed as the chairperson of the National Commission for Women, recently? |
| Answer» NCW member Rekha Sharma has been appointed as the chairperson of the National Commission for Women. Rekha Sharma was earlier a member of the Commission and was holding the additional charge of chairperson. The National Commission for Women is the apex national level organisation of India with the mandate of protecting and promoting the interests of women. | |
| 1535. |
Which Indian-American personality has won the International Geography Bee World Championship 2018 in junior varsity division? |
| Answer» Avi Goel (14), the Indian-American high school student, has won the International Geography Bee World Championship 2018 in junior varsity division in Berlin, Germany. Avi is a tenth grader at Silver Creek High School in Evergreen, San Jose, California. He won a gold medal in 7 out of the 10 medal events, and a silver medal in two of the events, topping the overall medals table. He also bagged the top spot in all the three events counting towards the world championship title: the International Geography Exam, the International Geography Showdown, and the International Geography Bee. The competition took place from 11th to 18th of last month, bringing together over 100 of the world's top geography students to vie for the world championship title in the subject. The competition was held by International Academic Competitions, a worldwide organization that runs academic competitions across the world, including the newly formed International Geography Bee. | |
| 1536. |
The head of the 4-member Group of Ministers (GoM) who has been constituted to discuss concerns of trade pact with RCEP countries is; |
| Answer» Four-member Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu has been constituted to to discuss concerns of trade pact with RCEP countries. This meeting will determine whether India is willing to give 92% of its market access to these countries or not for free trade or not. The trade pact will affect the sectors of steel, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, electronics, heavy industry, textiles and chemicals as there will be an influx of Chinese products effecting the domestic markets. These talks are to be held before the upcoming trade negotiations in RCEP Summit with member nations - including Japan, China, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea in November 2018. | |
| 1537. |
Which renowned earth scientist has become the new vice chancellor of the University of Kashmir? |
| Answer» Prof. Talat Ahmad, the renowned earth scientist, has become the new vice chancellor of the University of Kashmir. He succeeded Khurshid Iqbal Andrabi. Prior to this post, Ahmad was the vice chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia. He has been a recipient of several prestigious awards and citations, including the National Mineral Award, 1994 from the Government of India. He has also been a fellow of the Indian National Science Academy in New Delhi, Indian Academy of Sciences in Bangalore, fellow of the National Academy of Sciences in Allahabad, J C Bose National Fellowship, DST, New Delhi. | |
| 1538. |
Name of the Justice who taken charge as Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, recently? |
| Answer» The Delhi high court with a sanctioned strength of 60 judges after the appointment of Justice Rajendra Menon. He served as a judge in the Gwalior Bench of the Madhya Pradesh. | |
| 1539. |
Who sworn as the 60th and youngest president of Colombia? |
| Answer» Colombia's President-elect 42-year-old Ivan Duque has been sworn in as the country's 60th president. He replaced Juan Manuel Santos and became the youngest president in Colombia's recent history. He defeated left-leaning candidate, Gustavo Petro, in a presidential runoff in June with 54 percent of the vote. | |
| 1540. |
Kidambi Srikanth ranked __________ in the 2018 BWF ranking. |
| Answer» India's Saina Nehwal has come out of the top 10 and Kidambi Srikanth has come down to 8th place in BWF ranking, as per the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released on 9th August 2018. Following poor performance at the badminton World Championship, the ranks of Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth have dropped. Saina Nehwal has been ranked world number 11 currently, in women's singles rankings. Kidambi Srikanth has gone down two places and has reached 8th position in men's singles rankings. PV Sindhu remains at world number 3 in women's singles rankings. | |
| 1541. |
Which Union minister released 'Digital North East Vision 2022' in Guwahati, recently? |
| Answer» Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad released 'Digital North East Vision 2022' in Guwahati. Digital technologies to transform the lives of people of the northeast and enhance the ease of living. A cloud hub for North East will be created in Guwahati and capacity building for 50,000 government staff will be taken up. The number of seats planned for BPOs in the Northeastern states will be doubled to 10,000. The network of common service centres will be expanded to cover all villages. | |
| 1542. |
Name the person who has been taken charge as the new chairperson of Appellate Tribunal of Electricity. |
| Answer» Smt. Justice Manjula Chellur took Oath as Chairperson, Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, Ministry of Power. Prior to this, Smt. Justice Manjula Chellur was Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. She was the first woman Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court. | |
| 1543. |
For which city, Justice Mukesh R Shah was sworn in as the Chief Justice, recently? |
| Answer» Justice Mukesh R Shah was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Patna High Court. Justice Shah was a judge of the Gujarat High Court before his appointment as the Chief Justice of Patna High Court. Bihar Governor Satya Pal Malik administered the oath of office to Justice Shah. He became a judge of the Gujarat High Court on March 7, 2004 and was confirmed as permanent judge on June 22, 2005. | |
| 1544. |
Who has become the youngest Indian golfer to claim Asian Tour title at the 2018 Take Solutions Masters? |
| Answer» Viraj Madappa (20) from Kolkata has become the youngest Indian golfer to claim the Asian Tour title after lifting the 2018 TAKE Solutions Masters trophy in Bengaluru on August 12. Beside this, Madappa has also become the first rookie and youngest player to win on Tour this season. He takes home a winner's prize purse of US$63,000 and earned a one-year winner exemption on the region's premier Tour. The earlier record was held by Gaganjeet Bhullar, who won the Indonesia Invitational, when he was 21 years and three months, while Shubhankar Sharma won Joburg Open when he was 21 years and five months old. | |
| 1545. |
Who was appointed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)? |
| Answer» Ashish Kumar Bhutani was appointed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY). He is an IAS officer of the 1992 batch of Assam-Meghalaya cadre. He has been appointed the CEO of PMFBY till 9th May 2020. PMFBY provides a comprehensive insurance cover against failure of the crop and helps to stabilise the income of the farmers. | |
| 1546. |
PV Sindhu ranked __________ in the BWF 2018 ranking. |
| Answer» In the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) singles rankings, P V Sindhu remained static at the third spot, Saina Nehwal lost a place to be ranked 11th now. Kidambi Srikanth slipped two places to eighth. Viktor Axelsen from Denmark and Tai Tzu Ying from Chinese Taipei ranked first in BWF Men's Singles and Women's Singles, respectively. | |
| 1547. |
Which Indian Film Actor becomes Brand Ambassador for Road Safety campaigns? |
| Answer» Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari launched three short films for generating public awareness towards road safety. Film actor Shri Akshay Kumar has featured in these films, which are directed by Shri R.Balki. Mr Gadkari announced the appointment of Shri Akshay Kumar as Road Safety Brand Ambassador. | |
| 1548. |
Who was elected as vice president of South West Asian Football Federation? |
| Answer» All India Football Federation (AIFF) senior vice president Subrata Dutta was elected as a vice president of the newly formed South West Asian Football Federation (SWAFF). He has been elected for a period of 4 years. The President of SWAFF is Dr. Adel Ezzat. He is also, the President and Chairman of Saudi Arabian Football Federation. SWAFF consists of 10 member countries: India, Maldives, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Bangladesh, Kuwait, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Yemen. | |
| 1549. |
Good Governance Day is observed in India on the 25th December every year. It is a honor of this leader's birth anniversary. |
| Answer» Atal Bihari Vajpayee (93), the veteran leader, prolific writer and former Prime Minister of India, has passed away in New Delhi on 16th August 2018. Born on 25th December 1924 in Gwalior, he was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1957 and had a long parliamentary experience spanning over four decades. He was elected to the Lok Sabha nine times and two times for the Rajya Sabha. Vajpayee was the Minister of External Affairs (MEA) in the cabinet of Prime Minister Morarji Desai. He served as the PM of India between 1996 and 2004 in three non-consecutive terms viz. May 1996 (for 13 days), 1998-1999 (for 11 months) and 1999-2004. He was awarded the India's highest civilian honour 'Bharat Ratna' in 2015. His birthday is celebrated as the Good Governance Day (GGD) by the Central Government since 2014 to foster awareness among the people of accountability in government. | |
| 1550. |
D Bala Venkatesh Varma has been appointed as the Ambassador to __________. |
| Answer» D Bala Venkatesh Varma has been appointed as the Ambassador to Russia. He is currently serving as Indian envoy in Spain. He will succeed Pankaj Saran who has been appointed as the deputy National Security Advisor. | |