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, 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.
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.
Jun 18, 2020
D. K. Jain Gets One Year Extension
Former Supreme Court judge D. K. Jain will continue as BCCI's ethics officer and ombudsman after getting a one-year extension from the cricket Board.
Jain was appointed by the Supreme Court in February 2019 as BCCI's first ever ombudsman. He was later given the additional role of ethics officer. His term had ended on February 29 this year (2020) but his contract was renewed only last week.
Jun 16, 2020
Samir Bangara, Co-founder & CEO of Digital Music Platform Qyuki Digital Media, Passes Away
Mumbai-based angel investor, entrepreneur and co-founder of digital media company Qyuki Samir Bangara died in a road accident.
While Qyuki was originally a social platform for creative talent, founded by music composing titan A.R. Rahman and veteran filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, it was launched as a digital media network in 2013 with Bangara as managing director and co-founder. "Unlocking the creative potential of India is an incredibly compelling idea. I was in the midst of starting my own venture focused on this when I met Shekhar. The ability to partner with Shekhar Kapur and A.R. Rahman and coming aboard Qyuki added terrific synergies to my own ambitions and propel them to the next level," Bangara said in a statement at the time of his appointment.
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