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| 3801. |
Who was appointed as the Chair of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of the National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA)? |
| Answer» R. Narayanaswamy, Professor of Finance and Accounting in Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore was appointed as the Chair of the Technical Advisory Committee(TAC) of the National Financial Reporting Authority(NFRA), independent accounting and auditing regulator set up by the Government of India under the Companies Act, 2013. | |
| 3802. |
Who represented India at the 6th BRICS Environment Ministers' Meeting? |
| Answer» India's Prakash Javadekar and the Environment Ministers of the five BRICS countries participated in the 6th BRICS Environment Ministers' Meeting on July 30, 2020. The video conference was held under the Presidency of Russia. | |
| 3803. |
Who has been appointed as new Chief Executive Officer& Director of Microfinance Institutions Network? |
| Answer» Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN) has appointed Alok Misra as its new Chief Executive Officer& Director. The appointment will be effective from 1st August 2020.Dr Misra takes over from the present CEO, Harsh Shrivastava, who has put down his papers after spending over 2 years at MFIN. | |
| 3804. |
Who became the world's fifth-richest man in the world with an estimated wealth of 75 billion USD? |
| Answer» Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Chairman & CEO Mukesh Ambani (63), became the world's fifth-richest man in the world with an estimated wealth of 75 billion USD, according to the real-time ranking of billionaires by Forbes. | |
| 3805. |
Who has been appointed as new Managing Director of Indian Overseas Bank? |
| Answer» Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has appointed Mr. Partha Pratim Sengupta as its new Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and his tenure ends by December 31, 2022 or until further orders. | |
| 3806. |
RBI publicized the "Report of the Committee for Analysis of QR Code" under the chairmanship of which person? |
| Answer» The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) publicized the "Report of the Committee for Analysis of QR (Quick Response) Code" under the chairmanship of Prof. Deepak B. Phatak on its website for comments / suggestions of various industry players. | |
| 3807. |
Who has been appointed as an honorary advisor for the BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the period 2020 to 2030? |
| Answer» The Deputy Commissioner of Mumbai Customs and a 2011 batch Indian Revenue Service Officer, Mr. Sahil Seth, has been appointed as an honorary advisor for the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) for the period 2020 to 2030. | |
| 3808. |
Who heads the committee to suggest measures to ensure that more students study in India? |
| Answer» Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', Union Minister of Human Resource Development announced that the ministry has set up a committee headed by UGC Chairman, D.P. Singh to form guidelines and suggest measures to ensure that more students study in India and there is a smooth transition for students returning from abroad due to COVID-19 situation. | |
| 3809. |
Who will head the 10-member ICC in the aviation ministry? |
| Answer» The civil aviation ministry has set up a single-window clearance mechanism to expedite various investment proposals in the domestic aviation industry. The setting up of the ICC was announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in 2020-2021 Union Budget in February this year. The 10-member ICC will be headed by Amber Dubey, joint secretary in the aviation ministry. | |
| 3810. |
The Chauk Chauraha road is renamed by the Lucknow municipal corporation in the memory of whom? |
| Answer» The Lucknow Municipal Corporation, Uttar pradesh(UP), has named a road Lucknow-Hardoi as Tandon Marg and a crossing Chauk Chauraha as Lalji Tandon Chauraha after former Madhya Pradesh(MP) Governor Lalji Tandon. | |
| 3811. |
Who is appointed as a member of Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) that deals with violation of environment rules? |
| Answer» the government has appointed former chairman of Coal India Ltd. (CIL), Anil Kumar Jha, as a member of Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) that deals with violation of environment rules.The EAC formed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) appraises projects that are commissioned without obtaining prior environmental clearance and have been termed as cases of violation. The panel was earlier constituted in June 2017 for three years. Its tenure has now been extended till June 2021. | |
| 3812. |
Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare announced that the Central Government in collaboration with the World Bank has decided to convert the area of ravines in the region of Gwalior-Chambal belt of Madhya Pradesh into cultivable land.who is Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare ? |
| Answer» Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare announced that the Central Government in collaboration with the World Bank has decided to convert the area of ravines in the region of Gwalior-Chambal belt of Madhya Pradesh into cultivable land.The decision was made through a virtual meeting with Adarsh Kumar, representative of the World Bank. | |
| 3813. |
Who is appointed as the new Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive officer (CEO) of the Tata American International Assurance (AIA)? |
| Answer» Mr. Naveen Tahilyani was appointed as the new Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive officer (CEO) of the Tata American International Assurance (AIA). His appointment was under regulatory approval from Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI). Tahilyani succeeds Rishi Srivastava who has been moved to the Group Agency Distribution, AIA Group, Hong Kong, as CEO. | |
| 3814. |
Who is appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Paytm Money? |
| Answer» The investment & wealth management subsidiary of Paytm, Paytm Money has appointed Varun Sridhar as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company. He will replace former MD and CEO Pravin Jadhav who resigned from the startup due to differences with the management of Paytm. | |
| 3815. |
Who has been appointed as the MD & group CEO of ICRA Limited recently? |
| Answer» ICRA Limited Appointed N. Sivaraman as its new Managing Director (MD) and Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mr. Sivaraman will join ICRA Ltd. on August 10, 2020. He was appointed for the tenure of 3 years, which can be further extended for 2 more years. He succeeds former MD and Group CEO Mr. Naresh Takkar. | |
| 3816. |
Ministry of Human Resource Development has been renamed as Ministry of Education. Who is current Union Minister for Human Resource Development? |
| Answer» Ministry of Human Resource Development has been renamed as Ministry of Education.The Union Cabinet has approved the change in the name of the ministry. The HRD Ministry is currently headed by Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank.The name change was a key recommendation of the draft New Education Policy. The HRD ministry name was adopted in 1985, during the tenure of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, as it was changed from the Ministry of Education. | |
| 3817. |
Name the Indian wrestler has been appointed as a deputy director in the Sports and Youth Affairs Department of Haryana. |
| Answer» Indian wrestler Babita Phogat and Kabaddi player Kavita Devi have been appointed as deputy directors in the Sports and Youth Affairs Department of Haryana. The announcement was through two separate orders issued on July 29 by the principal secretary of the Haryana Government's Sports and Youth Affairs Department. | |
| 3818. |
Who launched 'Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan 2020-21' for the school students of Class 6th to 11th? |
| Answer» Union Minister for Ministry of Science and Technology Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan, a national level programme for popularizing pure science among school students of Class 6th to 11th. Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan is an initiative to identify and nurture students who are interested in the field of science and to identify bright minds with a scientific aptitude among the student community. | |
| 3819. |
Name the minister who inagurated the Bharat Airfiber High-speed Broadband Service at Akola? |
| Answer» Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Electronics, Communication, and IT Sanjay Dhotre inaugurated "Bharat Air Fibre Services" at Akola, Maharashtra. The service will give Wireless Internet Connections on demand to the residents of Akola & Washim district. BSNL provides the Bharat Air Fibre Services through local business partners of BSNL from Akola & Washim District. Bharat Air Fibre services. | |
| 3820. |
Name the minister who launched YouTube channel called "Sahakar Cooptube NCDC India". |
| Answer» The Union Agriculture Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar launched YouTube channel of National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) called "Sahakar Cooptube NCDC India". The channel will focus on encouraging youth and farmers to learn about the benefits of cooperatives. It will aim to bring in more youths in the cooperative sector. The videos in the channel are to be launched in Hindi and other regional languages. The channel has so far been covering 18 states and more states are to be added in the near future. | |
| 3821. |
Who chaired the 1st General Council meeting of the Khelo India Scheme, recently? |
| Answer» Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju chaired the first General Council meeting of the Khelo India Scheme. The annual competitions like the Khelo India Youth Games and University Games, are being organized at the national level under the Khelo India Scheme. This has helped to identify sporting talent from all states. | |
| 3822. |
Who was appointed as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India? |
| Answer» Former Jammu and Kashmir LG Girish Chandra Murmu was appointed as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. His appointment becomes effective from the date he assumes charge of the CAG office. | |
| 3823. |
Name the Indian cricketer who were appointed as Global brand ambassadors of Win Trade Fantasy (WTF) Sports. |
| Answer» Indian middle-order batsman Suresh Raina & Indian women's team captain(T20I) Harmanpreet Kaur were appointed as Global brand ambassadors of Win Trade Fantasy (WTF) Sports. In addition to this, Suresh Raina has also joined the brand as Strategic Partner. World Trade Fantasy (WTF) Sports is a fantasy sports gaming platform, which was formally launched in India and other parts of the world on 6th August, 2020.s | |
| 3824. |
Who was the head of "2020-21 Resolution of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)" a three day meeting of Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) six-member MPC? |
| Answer» To state "2020-21 Resolution of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)" a three day meeting of Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) six-member MPC, headed by Shaktikanta Das was held from August 4-6, 2020 where it was forecasted that India's real gross domestic product (GDP) will contract in the first half (H1) of FY21 as well as full FY 2020-21. | |
| 3825. |
Whose new book 'RAW: A History of India's Covert Operations' offers a peek into the exploits of Indian spymasters |
| Answer» The famous Journalist and Author, Yatish Yadav wrote a new book titled, "RAW (Research and Analysis Wing): A History of India's Covert Operations", narrates the heroic operations carried out by the Indian external spy agency, RAW has been published by Westland Publications and is available in Amazon and other bookstores in India. | |
| 3826. |
Who is appointed as UPSC chaieman? |
| Answer» Newly appointed Chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Prof Pradeep Kumar Joshi made a courtesy call on Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Dr Jitendra Singh on Sunday, August 9, 2020. | |
| 3827. |
Capital India Finance appointed whom as Executive Chairman? |
| Answer» Financial Services Platform, Capital India Finance Limited (CIFL) has appointed Ex-NABARD Chief Harsh Kumar Bhanwala as its Executive Chairman. Dr. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala took charge as Executive Chairman from August 06, 2020. | |
| 3828. |
Who becomes 4th richest man in world? |
| Answer» Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani has surpassed Bernard Arnault, chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton to become the world's fourth-richest person. | |
| 3829. |
Who is the new Chairperson of the think tank of Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations(ICRIER)? |
| Answer» Isher Judge Ahluwalia has stepped down as chairperson of think tank Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) due to health reasons. She had been in this position for 15 years. Pramod Bhasin will now be the new chairman. He is currently the vice chair of the board of governors at ICRIER. Isher will continue as chairperson emeritus, a position specially created to honour her exceptional contributions to the Council. | |
| 3830. |
Who is the head of committee formulated by central government namely "National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration"? |
| Answer» On August 11, 2020, the Central Government has formulated an expert committee namely "National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration" under the chairmanship of Dr VK Paul, a member (health) at the NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog to consider the logistics, ethical aspects of procurement, and administration of COVID-19 vaccine in discussion with all state governments and vaccine manufacturers. | |
| 3831. |
Who was appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd? |
| Answer» On August 12, 2020 Indiabulls Housing Finance Limited(IBH) appointed Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor Subhash Sheoratan Mundra (SS Mundra) as its Non-Executive Chairman with immediate effect. | |
| 3832. |
Who was Appointed as Brand Ambassador of eBikeGO? |
| Answer» eBikeGO, Amritsar based e-mobility start-up appointed Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh as its brand ambassador for a year. He will help the company to upgrade itself and will also have an active presence on the company's website and campaigns across media. | |
| 3833. |
Who is the head of Monetary Policy Committee? |
| Answer» Central Government has formed a search-cum-selection committee to name the new three government nominees on the all-important Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The committee will be headed by Cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba. Urjit Patel is also a part of this committee. | |
| 3834. |
Who was appointed as CEO of GoAir? |
| Answer» Kaushik Khona has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of GoAir. He will replace Vinay Dube. GoAir is an Indian low-cost airline based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is owned by the Indian business conglomerate Wadia Group. | |
| 3835. |
Who became First National Brand Ambassador of Aligarh Municipal Corporation? |
| Answer» Indian Idol Season11 Finalist and Oscar Nominated Playback Singer Shahzan Mujeeb became First Ever National Brand Ambassador of Aligarh Municipal Corporation for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Campaign at National and International level. | |
| 3836. |
Who was appointed as the Governor of Meghalaya? |
| Answer» On August 18, 2020, Satya Pal Malik was appointed as the Governor of Meghalaya. He replaced Tathagata Roy. Mr Malik served as Governor of Goa previously. With his transfer, the Governor of Maharashtra Bagat Singh Koshyari is to discharge the functions of Governor of Goa. | |
| 3837. |
Who is the head of 5 members panel formed by AAIB to Investigate the Kozhikode Plane Crash? |
| Answer» The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau(AAIB) formed a 5-member panel headed Captain S S Chahar to investigate the circumstances of the Air India Express Dubai-Calicut flight IX 1344Crash at the Kozhikode airport, Kerala on 7th August 2020. | |
| 3838. |
Who resigned as election commissioner? |
| Answer» On August 18, 2020, Ashok Lavasa , one of the two Election Commissioners of India resigned from his post inorder to take charge as the Vice President of Asian Development Bank (ADB) next month. Lavasa still had over two years left in his term at the Election Commission of India and would have retired as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) in October 2022. | |
| 3839. |
Who is appointed as the CEO of NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL)? |
| Answer» The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched a wholly-owned subsidiary, NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) to internationalize (or export to foreign markets ) NPCI's indigenously developed offerings and technological acumen, i.e. real-time payment system, Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and card payment network, RuPay along with a few more offerings of NPCI. It is also responsible to co-create payment technologies with other countries. NPCI has appointed Ritesh Shukla as Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of NIPL. | |
| 3840. |
Who became brand Ambassador of Bajaj Alliance Life? |
| Answer» Private life insurer, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Limited has appointed Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana as its brand ambassador. As the brand ambassador of the life insurer, actor will be promoting the products as well as the digital services of the Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Limited. | |
| 3841. |
Who gets 1-year extension in his tenure as CMD of ITPO? |
| Answer» The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the 1-year extension in the tenure of L C Goyal, as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), the trade promotion agency of the ministry of Commerce and Industries. | |
| 3842. |
Who chaired the 41st GST Council meet? |
| Answer» On August 27, 2020, the finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the 41st GST Council meet. The council discussed states' compensation and revenue losses. What is GST Compensation? As a part of GST reforms, GST Compensation Cess was introduced through GST (Compensation to States) Act, 2017. The cess was levied on inter and intra state supply. | |
| 3843. |
Justice A.R. Lakshmanan is the former judge of which court? |
| Answer» Former Supreme Court judge Justice, A.R. Lakshmanan(full name- Arunachalam Lakshmanan), died at the age of 78 in a private hospital in Trichy(Tiruchirappalli or Tiruchi), TamilNadu following a heart attack. Currently he was the sitting representative of Tamil Nadu in the Mullai Periyar Panel headed by Justice A.S.Anand. He served as the chairman of the Law Commission (18th Law Commission) after his retirement. He was born in Devakottai in Sivaganga district, TamilNadu on March 22, 1942. | |
| 3844. |
Who was appointed as MD & CEO of SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd.? |
| Answer» Vinay M Tonse, appointed as the Managing Director(MD) and Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd. (SBIFMPL). He replaced Ashwani Bhatia, DMD of SBI, who was appointed as MD(IT- Information Technology & SARG-Stressed Assets Resolution Group) of SBI. | |
| 3845. |
Who assumed charge as CMD of Hindustan Shipyard Limited? |
| Answer» On 1st September 2020, Retired Commodore Hemant Khatri succeeds Rear Admiral L V Sarat Babu (Retd) and assumed charge as the Chairman and Managing director(CMD) of Hindustan Shipyard limited(HSL), Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, is a Miniratna public sector undertaking (PSU) of the Ministry of Defence. Previously he was serving as the Director of Strategic Projects HSL. | |
| 3846. |
Who took additional charge as CMD of BPCL? |
| Answer» K Padmakar, Director (HR) of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has been given additional charge as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of BPCL until further orders by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. He succeeds D Rajkumar who superannuated after attaining 60 years on August 31, 2020. | |
| 3847. |
Who is the first ever CEO of Railway Board? |
| Answer» The designations of Railway Board members were changed and its board itself was formally constituted as part of Cabinet-approved restructuring plans. The new board has its first CEO and four other members. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) approved the appointment of Vinod Kumar Yadav as the Chairman and Chief Executive of the Board. He is currently the chairman of the board. | |
| 3848. |
Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Press Trust of India? |
| Answer» Aveek Sarkar, editor emeritus and vice chairman of the Ananda Bazar Group of Publications, has been elected chairman of the Press Trust of India, the country's leading news agency. | |
| 3849. |
Who appointed as India's Ambassador to Republic of Croatia? |
| Answer» Raj Kumar Srivastava has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Croatia. He is an IFS officer of 1997 batch and is presently serving as the Deputy Chief of Mission in the Embassy of India, Tokyo. | |
| 3850. |
Who has been named by a British magazine as the "top world thinker" for Covid-19? |
| Answer» In a moment of pride for India, Kerala's Minister of Health and Social Welfare Minister KK Shailaja has been named by a British magazine as the "top world thinker" for Covid-19 age among 50 such public figures across the globe. | |