Bharti Airtel has appointed Shashwat Sharma as the new Managing Director: Bharti Airtel has appointed Shashwat Sharma as the new Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective January 1, 2026. This decision is part of a structured succession plan, allowing the incumbent MD and CEO, Gopal Vittal, to transition into the role of […]
Category: Current Affairs
Act4Dyslexia Campaign
Act4Dyslexia Campaign: As part of the nation-wide ‘Act4Dyslexia’ campaign, key monuments in Delhi, including Rashtrapati Bhawan, Parliament House, North and South Blocks, and India Gate, have been illuminated in red, the colour for Dyslexia Awareness. Dyslexia is a learning disorder that involves difficulty reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate […]
Chairman of the Airports Authority of India
Chairman of the Airports Authority of India: Vipin Kumar, a 1996-batch IAS officer from the Bihar cadre, has officially taken charge as the Chairman of the Airports Authority of India (AAI). Before this new role, he served as the Additional Secretary in the Department of School Education & Literacy under the Ministry of Education, Government […]
Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Punjab National Bank
Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Punjab National Bank: The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) has recommended Ashok Chandra as the next Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Punjab National Bank (PNB). Currently serving as Executive Director at Canara Bank since November 2022, Chandra’s banking career began in September […]
Best Sports League of the Year’ award at the Confederation of Indian Industry
Best Sports League of the Year’ award at the Confederation of Indian Industry: The Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) proudly received the prestigious ‘Best Sports League of the Year’ award at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Sports Business Awards 2024. The award ceremony, part of the CII Score Card 2024 event, took place in New […]
India’s first ‘Writer’s Village’ was inaugurated in Dehradun
India’s first ‘Writer’s Village’ was inaugurated in Dehradun: India’s first ‘Writer’s Village’ was inaugurated in Dehradun by former President Ram Nath Kovind, along with Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen Gurmeet Singh (retd) and Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. This unique village aims to foster creativity and provide a nurturing environment for writers from across the country, […]
Nationwide Volunteering Initiative
Nationwide Volunteering Initiative: Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya has launched a nationwide volunteering initiative, ‘This Diwali with MY Bharat – Ye Diwali MY Bharat Ke Saath,’ to commemorate the first anniversary of the MY Bharat Portal. Scheduled from October 27 to 30, 2024, the initiative aims to engage over 200,000 volunteers across 500 locations in […]
Tardigrades
Tardigrades: A team of researchers has identified the genetic mechanisms that help a newly discovered species of tardigrades (Hypsibius henanensis) withstand high levels of radiation. These are known as water bears or moss piglets, tardigrades have long fascinated scientists as they can withstand extreme conditions. They are free-living tiny invertebrates belonging to the phylum Tardigrada. […]
200th anniversary of Kittur Vijayotsava
200th anniversary of Kittur Vijayotsava: On the 200th anniversary of Kittur Vijayotsava a commemorative Postage stamp was released at the historic Kittur Rani Channamma Stage, Kittur Fort Premises. She was born in Kakati, a small village in today’s Belagavi district of Karnataka. She became queen of Kitturu (now in Karnataka) when she married Raja Mallasarja […]
Nature Conservation Index
Nature Conservation Index: India with an abysmal score of 45.5 (out of 100) has been ranked 176th in the Global Nature Conservation Index, 2024. India’s rank at the bottom is mainly attributed to inefficient land management and rising threats to its biodiversity. The assessment highlighted multiple threats to India’s biodiversity, including habitat loss and fragmentation […]
