Chalasani Venkat Nageswar gets additional charge as CFO of SBI
Chalasani Venkat Nageswar was given the additional charge of Deputy Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of State Bank of India (SBI) on 9 March with immediate effect.
CISF celebrated 51st raising day on 10 March
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) celebrated the 51st raising day on 10 March. The day was celebrated by CISF personnel and their families. On the raising day, a parade was established by the CISF officials. Service Personnel were awarded medals for distinguished and meritorious services. The day is celebrated to create awareness to cooperate with the CISF to maintain peace and security in the country.
Jack Ma overtook Mukesh Ambani to become Asias richest man
Bloomberg Billionaires Index reported that Jack Ma became Asia’s richest man. Mukesh Ambani, who stood as Asia’s richest man, has moved to the second position after oil prices collapsed along with global stocks. The novel coronavirus erased $5.8 billion from Ambani’s net worth on and pushed him to No.2 on the list of Asia’s richest people. Jack Ma is the founder of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. He topped the list with a $44.5 billion fortune
Gujarat topped the list in the installations of solar rooftop plants
Gujarat has topped the list in the installations of solar rooftop plants. It is followed by Maharashtra. The aim of the installations of solar rooftop plants is to achieve renewable power generation goals. As of 2 March, a total of 79,950 systems have been installed across the country with a combined capacity of 322 MW.
Uttarakhand first state in country to measure Gross Environment Product
Uttarakhand state is going to become the first state of the country to measure Gross Environment Product (GEP) for quantifying ecological growth measurement. A five-member committee in this regard has already been formed which is headed by the principal secretary of forests, Uttarakhand.
NAI is to celebrate its 130th Foundation Day on 11 March
National Archives of India (NAI) is to celebrate its 130th Foundation Day on 11 March 2020. During the occasion, the Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) Shri Prahlad Singh Patel will inaugurate an exhibition on Jallianwala Bagh at the premises of National Archives, New Delhi.
Delhi Metro to conduct online Customer satisfaction survey
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is going to conduct an online ‘Customer Satisfaction Survey’ through its official website – delhimetrorailrail.com from 28th April to 25th May, 2014 to get feedback from the commuters on various aspects related to metro functioning.
Nupur Kulshrestha becomes Indian Coast Guard’s first woman DIG
Nupur Kulshrestha becomes the first woman to be promoted as DIG of Indian Coast Guard.
She joined the service in 1999 and became the first woman to be promoted to this level.
Ashraf Ghani sworn in as Afghanistan President for second term
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani was sworn in for a second term.
GoI constitutes committee on Kisan Rail
Government of India has constituted a committee to work out the modalities of ‘Kisan Rail.’ The setting up of Kisan Rail was proposed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. It was set up through the public-private-partnership (PPP) model for a cold supply chain to transport perishable goods.
Kerala to launch digital literacy drive ‘I am also digital’
Kerala is all set to launch a massive total digital literacy campaign to ensure that the benefits of the state’s surge as an inclusive knowledge-based society reaches the grass roots level.
The drive, powered by the Kerala State IT Mission under the Department of Information Technology and Kerala Literacy Mission, is titled as ‘I am also digital.’
