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PERSONS IN NEWS - May 2019

May 2019

Jul 15, 2019

Hussain Muhammad Ershad Passes Away

Bangladesh's former military dictator Hussain Muhammad Ershad died due to complications from old age at a hospital in Dhaka.
He was 91 and is survived by his wife Raushan Ershad, a teenage son from his now severed second marriage and two other adopted children.
Hussain Muhammad Ershad was a Bangladeshi Army Chief and politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1983 to 1990, a time many consider to have been a military dictatorship.

Jul 14, 2019

Ram Lal back in RSS

After 13 years as the BJP's general secretary (organisation), Ram Lal was declared co-incharge of the RSS's publicity and communications wing, signalling his return to the mother organisation from the political wing of the Sangh Parivar.
The name of V. Satish, currently the joint general secretary (organisation) in the BJP, is doing the rounds as replacement for Mr. Lal.
General secretary (organisation) is one of the most powerful positions in the BJP hierarchy and is usually occupied by a full-time pracharak from the RSS on loan to the party.

Jul 13, 2019

Anshula Kant is New World Bank MD and CFO

The World Bank Group announced that Anshula Kant, an Indian national, was appointed its next MD and CFO. Ms. Kant would be the first woman CFO of the Bank.
Anshula has more than 35 years of expertise in finance, banking, and innovative use of technology through her work as CFO of the State Bank of India.
Ms. Kant would be responsible for financial and risk management and report to Mr. Malpass. Her duties would include risk management and financial reporting and she will work with the Bank's CEO to mobilise financial resources.
Ms. Kant holds an Honours degree in Economics from Lady Shri Ram College and a post-graduate degree in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics.

Jul 12, 2019

DCP Madhur Verma Shifted to Arunachal

Deputy commissioner of police (New Delhi district) Madhur Verma, who was also the spokesperson of the Delhi Police, was transferred to Arunachal Pradesh.
In a similar order issued by the home ministry, Verma's wife, Niharika Rai, a 2005-batch IAS officer, was also transferred to Arunachal Pradesh.
Assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Anil Mittal who is presently posted as the additional spokesperson will discharge duties of the spokesperson till further orders.
Similarly, additional deputy commissioner of police (New Delhi) was given the district's charge until the name of new DCP is announced.

Jul 10, 2019

Rajat Bhargava Head of EV Biz

Hero MotoCorp Ltd. appointed Rajat Bhargava as head of its newly created Emerging Mobility unit as India's biggest motorcycle manufacturer looks to claim a slice of the country's electric vehicle (EV) market. The government, in a bid to promote electric automobiles in polluted cities, last week proposed tax waivers on the purchase of EVs and removed import taxes on some auto components to help boost sales. Reuters reported last month that the country's leading think-tank had proposed electrifying most motorbikes and scooters within the next 6-8 years, helping reduce the world's third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases dependence on fossil fuels.

Arun Kumar New Head of Civil Aviation

Arun Kumar, additional secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation, was appointed the Director General of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
Kumar was leading the DGCA as an additional charge between May 31 and July 9 but an order issued by the ministry means that he would now serve as full-time head of aviation regulator DGCA.
According to an official order, Kumar's appointment as Director General in DGCA in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. Kumar is an IAS officer of 1989 batch of Haryana cadre. He would succeed B. S. Bhullar as the new chief of DGCA.

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