Chief election commission (CEC) nominated election Commissioner Sushil Chandra as his nominee to the proposed delimitation commission for Jammu and Kashmir.
CEC Sunil Arora nominated Chandra upon the request of legislative department of the law ministry to take forward the exercise of setting up the commission.
The proposed Delimitation Commission will redraw assembly constituencies in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.The commission is likely to be set up by the home ministry. Delimitation is the process of fixing limits or boundaries of territorial constituencies in a country or a province with a legislative body.
Feb 17, 2020
Radhakishan Damani Becomes India's 2nd Richest Person
According to Forbes 'Real Time Billionaires' Index, supermarket chain DMart's Founder Radhakishan Damani became India's 2nd richest person after Mukesh Ambani. Damani has a net worth of $17.8 billion.
DMart operates 196 stores in 72 cities across the country.
Nikita Pearl Waligwa Passes Away
Nikita Pearl, a Ugandan student who played a memorable role in a 2016 Disney film 'Queen of Katwe' about a local chess prodigy died at the age of 15.
The cause was a brain tumor, according to the girls' secondary school she had attended since 2018.
The 2016 film was based on the true story of Phiona Mutesi, who took up chess aged nine despite not being in school and went on to compete in international tournaments.
Feb 16, 2020
Vinay Dube Appointed as GoAir CEO
GoAir appointed Vinay Dube, the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jet Airways, as its new CEO.
Mr. Dube will report to Chairman Nusli Wadia, Managing Director Jeh Wadia, and the board. He will be responsible for the management of the airline and also for meeting the goals and long-term growth objectives of the company.
Feb 15, 2020
Debasish Panda Appointed Finance Secretary
Senior IAS officer Debasish Panda was appointed as the new finance secretary as part of a top level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre.
Panda, a 1987-batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, is at present special secretary, department of financial services.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved his appointment as secretary, department of financial services, in place of Rajiv Kumar, who superannuates this month-end.
Rajiv Bansal Appointed Chairman and MD of Air India
Senior bureaucrat Rajiv Bansal was appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Air India for a second time, days after the government announced 100 per cent stake sale of the debt-ridden national carrier.
Bansal, a 1988-batch IAS officer of the Nagaland cadre is currently the additional secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved his appointment as the CMD of Air India in the rank and pay of additional secretary.
He replaced Ashwani Lohani, who has completed his one-year tenure as the head of the airline.
Feb 14, 2020
Former TERI Chief R. K. Pachauri Passes Away
R. K. Pachauri, a former chief of The Energy and Resources Institute, passed away after a prolonged cardiac ailment. Pachauri was 79.
Pachauri was the chairman of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) between 2002 and 2015. The panel was awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize during Pachauri's tenure in 2007.
In 2015, Pachauri was accused of allegedly sexually harassing a woman colleague after which he quit the post.
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