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PERSONS IN NEWS - November 2018

Nov 2018

Jun 23, 2020

Natarajan Chandrasekaran Re-nominated as a Part-time Non-Official Director on RBI Central Board

As per a notification from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Chairman of the Board of Tata Sons, Natarajan Chandrasekaran has been re-nominated as a Part-Time Non-Official Director on RBI Central board for 2 years from March 2020 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
The government had 1st nominated him as the Director on RBI Central board for 4 years from March 4, 2016.
The Natarajan Chandrasekaran joined Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in 1987, he became its Chief Executive Officer from 2009-17 , prior to which he was Chief Operating Officer (COO) and executive director of TCS
He served as the chairman of Tata Motors and Tata Global Beverages(TGB). He has also served as the Chairperson of the Information and Communication Technology Industry Governors at the World Economic Forum, Davos in 2015-16.

IFTAS Appoints T.Tabi Sankar as Chairman and N. Rajendran as CEO

The Indian Financial Technology & Allied Services (IFTAS), wholly owned subsidiary of Reserve Bank of India appointed T. Rabi Sankar as the Chairman and Dr. N. Rajendran as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Mr. Shanka is a member of committees including Expert Committee on Integration of Commodity Spot and Derivative Markets (established by the Government of India), Working Group on Establishing Viable Capital Markets and Working Group on Dollar Funding Markets (established by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS))
Mr. Rajendran holds a PhD in Computer Science and experience in technology management, cybersecurity, strategizing, people and technology management.
He worked as the chief architect in the creation and implementation of Unified Payments Interface (UPI).

Jun 22, 2020

Padma Shri Awardee Vidyaben Passes Away

Social worker and National Award winner Vidyaben Shah passed at her residence in the national capital. She was 98.
Vidyaben was the first non-official to head the New Delhi Municipal Council in the 1970s and was also the president of the Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW) between 1976 to 1979 and then from 1985 to 1994.
A pioneer in the field of child welfare, she established the first Bal Bhavan in Rajkot in the 1940s and as a university student, she participated in the Quit India Movement. She was awarded the Padma Shri in 1992 and received the National Award for outstanding services in the field of child welfare in 1986.

Jun 21, 2020

Abhay Krishna New Chief Commissioner of West Bengal Right to Public Service Commission

Former General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Indian Army's Eastern Command, Lieutenant General Abhay Krishna (Retd) was appointed as Chief Commissioner, West Bengal Right to Public Service Commission.

Vikram Pawah to Take Charge of BMW Group India

Vikram Pawah has been appointed as the president of BMW Group India effective 1 August 2020. The new role comes as an additional charge for Pawah who would continue to serve in his existing role as chief executive officer of BMW Group Australia and New Zealand.
Pawah, in his previous role, served as the president of India operations between 2017-18 post which he was moved to head Australia and New Zealand operations in 2018.
The appointment comes on the back of filling the top position to manage operations of the German luxury carmaker after it was left vacant due to the sudden and untimely demise of Rudratej Singh in April.

Jun 20, 2020

Noted Economist B. P. R. Vithal Passes Away

Noted economist B. P. R. Vithal, who served as a Member of the Tenth Finance Commission, died in Hyderabad.
Vithal was a 1950-batch IAS officer.
Vithal had served as secretary, finance and planning, in the government of Andhra Pradesh from 1972 to 1982 and as deputy chairman of the State Planning Board. He was also chairman of the Expenditure Commission, Government of Kerala.
Vithal had a brief stint at the International Monetary Fund as Fiscal Advisor to the governments of Sudan and Malawi. He had established the Centre for Economic and Social Studies in Hyderabad.

Urjit Patel New Chairman of NIPFP

Former governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Urjit Patel who resigned from his post in December 2018 after a tussle with the government over the central bank's autonomy has been appointed as the chairman of the New Delhi Based economic think tank National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) for a period of four years.
The chairman's role is advisory in nature and he does not interfere in day today functioning of the institution. He chairs the board meetings which are held at least three to four times in a year.
The governing body of NIPFP comprises of three representatives of the Ministry of Finance, one representative of the Niti Aayog, one representative of the Reserve Bank of India, three representatives of sponsoring state governments, three distinguished economists, three heads of sister research institutions, and members of other sponsoring agencies and invitees.

JSW Cement Signs Sourav Ganguly & Sunil Chhetri as Brand Ambassadors

JSW Cement, a part of JSW Group, signed former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly the current president of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Sunil Chhetri, captain of India's National Football Team and Bengaluru FC as their brand ambassadors for their marketing campaign Leaders Choice in West Bengal, Bihar and Odisha.
Leaders Choice is the first marketing campaign by JSW Group featuring Indian sports stars.
The campaign is based on "building a solid foundation for a better tomorrow" philosophy.
This campaign aims to strengthen the position of JSW Cement in PSC and Composite cement in India.
JSW Cements is known for its commitment towards sustainable development with focus on green portfolio.

Jun 19, 2020

Jean Kennedy Smith: Last JFK Sibling Dies

Jean Kennedy Smith, a US envoy who played a key role in Northern Ireland peace process, has died aged 92.
Ms. Smith was the second youngest of the nine Kennedy siblings, who included President John F Kennedy and Senator Robert F Kennedy.
A diplomat, activist and humanitarian, Ms. Smith was the last-surviving child of Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald.
Ms. Smith served as the US ambassador to Ireland in the 1990s, playing an important role in attempts to end sectarian violence in Northern Ireland.
In 2011, US President Barack Obama awarded Ms. Smith the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honour in the country.

Paulinho Paiakan: Amazon Indigenous Chief Passes Away

One of the best-known indigenous defenders of the Amazon rainforest Paulinho Paiakan died in Brazil.
Paulinho Paiakan, chief of the Kayapó people, came to international attention in the 1980s in the fight against Belo Monte, one of the world's largest dams.
He was around 65. In 1998, he was convicted of the rape of an 18-year-old, a case that hurt his reputation.
Covid-19 has hit Brazil's vulnerable indigenous communities hard.
The country is among the world's worst affected, and the outbreak is believed to be weeks away from its peak. Brazil has the second-highest numbers of infections - over 955,000 - and deaths, more than 46,500, after the US.

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