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PERSONS IN NEWS - July 2019

Jul 2019

May 08, 2020

UNEP extends Actress Dia Mirzas term as Goodwill Ambassador

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) extended environmentalist and actor-producer Dia Mirza's term as its National Goodwill Ambassador for another two years till the end of 2022.
Dia is also a United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Advocate.

May 07, 2020

Kraftwerk Founder Florian Schneider Dies At 73

Florian Schneider, co-founder of highly influential electronic pop group Kraftwerk, has died at the age of 73.
The German quartet set the template for synthesiser music in the 1970s and 80s with songs like Autobahn and The Model.
They achieved both musical innovation and commercial success, and inspired scores of artists across genres ranging from techno to hip-hop.

Swiggy Co-Founder Rahul Jaimini Resigns, to Join Pesto Tech

Swiggy co-founder and chief technology officer Rahul Jaimini has resigned from the online delivery unicorn and will join Pesto Tech, a career accelerator startup, as a co-founder.
Jaimini will continue to be a shareholder and board member of Swiggy.
Jaimin's role, including platform engineering, analytics, IT and labs, will be realigned to Dale Vaz, head of engineering and data science at Swiggy, who has been with the company for close to two years.
Having co-founded Swiggy along with Sriharsha Majety and Nandan Reddy in 2014, Jaimini has been responsible for building Swiggy's technology backbone while overseeing its evolution into the complex system to deliver personalised experiences at scale.

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Takes Charge as Public Accounts Committee Chairman

Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has been reappointed as chairperson of the Parliament's public accounts committee (PAC).
Members of the public accounts committee are elected every year. The 22-member panel includes 15 members from the Lok Sabha and seven from the Rajya Sabha.
Chowdhury was reappointed to the chairman of the committee by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
The PAC examines accounts showing the appropriation of sums granted by Parliament for the expenditure of the Government of India, the annual financial accounts of the Government, and others.

My Boy Lollipop Singer Dies Aged 72

Jamaican singer Millie Small has died at the age of 72 after suffering a stroke.
The star was most famous for her hit single My Boy Lollipop, which reached number two in both the US and the UK in 1964.
It remains one of the biggest-selling ska songs of all time, with more than seven million sales.

Govt appoints Tarun Bajaj as Director on RBI Central Board

The government has appointed Economic Affairs Secretary Tarun Bajaj as a director on the central board of Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Bajaj replaced Atanu Chakraborty.
Before joining the Prime Minister's Office in 2015, Bajaj was Joint Secretary in Economic Affairs Department, looking after multilateral funding agencies division.

May 06, 2020

Former Dacoit Mohar Singh Dies at 92

Former dreaded dacoit Mohar Singh died following prolonged illness in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind district.
In 1960s, the former bandit was one of the most feared names in Chambal, a region known for other famed dacoits like Malkhan Singh and Paan Singh Tomar.

Indian-American Lawyer Ashok Michael Pinto Elected as US representative to IBRD

United States President Donald Trump nominated Indian-American lawyer Ashok Michael Pinto as a representative to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the World Bank's lending arm.
He was nominated as US Alternate Executive Director of IBRD for a period of 2 years.

Max Bupa appoints Krishnan Ramachandran as MD, CEO

Max Bupa Health Insurance announced the appointment of Krishnan Ramachandran as its Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Krishnan will be responsible for driving the company's next phase of growth with a view to realize Max Bupa's vision of becoming the most trusted health insurance company in India.
Prior to Apollo Munich, Krishnan served in various capacities as Practice Head Healthcare and Experience Manager at Deloitte Consulting, across India and New York, USA.

May 05, 2020

Trump Nominates Indian-American as U.S. Rep to IBRD

U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Indian-American Ashok Michael Pinto as a representative to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Pinto was nominated as US Alternate Executive Director of IBRD for a term of two years. If confirmed by the Senate, Pinto would replace Erik Bethel, who has resigned from the post.
Pinto currently serves as Counselor to the Under Secretary for International Affairs at the United States Department of the Treasury.

May 04, 2020

Noted Kannada poet KS Nissar Ahmed dies at 84

Well known Kannada poet K Sheikh Haider Nissar Ahmed died in Bangalore at the age of 84 after a bout of illness. Nissar Ahmed was a winner of Padma Shri, Sahitya academy award, Karnataka Rajyotsava award as well as Pampa and Nadoja awards apart from several others.
Ahmed was considered a key pillar of the Navya movement in Kannada literature. While he is known for his several notable works like Manasu Gandhi Bazaru, Mandondige Mathukathe, Sanje Idare Mele and various other offerings, it was Nithyothasava a poetry collection he released in 1974 which brought him eternal fame.

Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi, a Judicial Member of Lokpal of India, Dies Aged 63

Justice Tripathi, a former Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court, breathed his last at the Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre. He was 62.
Justice Tripathi had also served as an Additional Advocate General in Bihar. Later, he was elevated as Additional Judge of the Patna High Court and later the Chief Justice. He was appointed the Judicial Member of the Lokpal on March 23 last year (2019).

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