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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - September 2015

Sep 2015

Jun 06, 2017

Ravindra Pisharody Submitted his Resignation

Ravindra Pisharody, executive director (ED) commercial vehicles, of Tata Motors has submitted his resignation.
Mr. Pisharody has been heading the commercial vehicles business for five years. What prompted his sudden exit could not be ascertained immediately. He has also resigned as director of the company as well as associate companies.
The company also announced the appointment of Satish Borwankar as chief operating officer with immediate effect.

Jun 05, 2017

Women to be Allowed in Combat Role

The Indian army is all set to open up combat positions for women, a gender barrier broken by only a few countries globally.
According to Bipin Rawat, the process to allow women in combat role is moving fast and initially women will be recruited for positions in military police.
Currently women are allowed in a number of select areas including in medical, legal, educational, signals and engineering wings of the army.

Jun 04, 2017

IFFCO’s New Vice-chairman

Gujarat MP Vitthal Bhai Radadiya has been elected as new vice-chairman of the country's largest fertiliser cooperative IFFCO.
He is elected as vice-chairman following an election process after the exit of N. P. Patel who was also from Gujarat.

Over One Lakh Jobs Created in Uttarakhand

Nearly one lakh people in the state had got employment through Baba Ramdev and his institutions.
Baba Ramdev and Patanjali have set a target of giving jobs to five lakh people over the next five years.
Over 100 children orphaned in the the 2013 disaster have been kept at the Patanjali Seva Kendra.
They will get education up to class 12 at the kendra after which they will be sent to Patanjali University in Haridwar.

Satisfaction with EVM Machines

Political parties which participated in a hackathon have “expressed satisfaction” with the EVM machines.
As per the Chief Election Commissioner, the CPM and the NCP were satisfied with the EVMs after the demonstration.
The Commission used 14 EVMs from Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh for the challenge.

Jun 03, 2017

Prithvi-II Ballistic Missile

India successfully test-fired Prithvi-II ballistic missile from the launch pad No.3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur.
The surface-to-surface medium range ballistic missile is a joint initiative of Defence Research and Development Organisation and Bharat Dynamics Limited.
This missile has the capability to carry a payload of up to 1,000 kg.

Ravi Narain Quits as NSE Vice-chairman

Ravi Narain, former managing director and chief executive officer of the National Stock Exchange resigned as the vice-chairman of the bourse.
He has submitted his resignation to NSE chairman Ashok Chawla.

Jun 02, 2017

Woman Claims Top Spot in Civil Services Exam

A woman IRS officer from Karnataka, Nandini K R, has topped the civil services exam 2016.
This is for the third year in a row that a woman has bagged the top rank in the elite exam, with Ira Singhal having topped CSE 2014 and Tina Dabi CSE 2015.

Pact for Nuke Power Units

India and Russia concluded a pact for setting up the last two units of the Kundankulam nuclear power plant with Moscow's help in Tamil Nadu.
The reactors will be built by India's Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) and Russia's Atomstroyexport Company.
Each of the two units will have a capacity to produce 1,000 MW of power.

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