Appointment News
Swaminathan J and Ashwini Kumar Tewari appointed as the Managing Director of the State Bank of India.
Important Points to Remember:
- The country’s largest lender State Bank of India Swaminathan J and Ashwini Kumar Tewari has taken charge as managing director (MDS). They would be holding this position for up to three years.
- Swaminathan was the deputy managing director (finance) at the bank, where he was overseeing budgeting, capital planning, financial reporting, taxation, audit, economic research, investor relations, and secretarial compliance.
- Tewari served SBI Card as managing director and chief executive officer before he was appointed as MD (Managing Director) of the bank.
Important Days
NICSI celebrates 25 years of its establishment.
Important Points to Remember:
- National Informatics Centre Services Incorporated (NICSI), a Public Sector Enterprise under National Informatics Centre (NIC), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), celebrated its 25 years of establishment.
- Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology, and Law & Justice honored the event as the Chief Guest.
- Special Secretary & Financial Adviser (MeitY): Ms. Jyoti Arora.
- Secretary (MeitY): Shri Ajay Sawhney.
- Additional Secretary (MeitY) and Chairman, NICSI: Dr. Rajendra Kumar.
- Director-General, National Informatics Centre (NIC): Dr. Neeta Verma.
- CEO, Tech Mahindra India: Shri C. P. Gurbani.
- President, NASSCOM: Ms. Debjani Ghosh.
- Managing Director, NICSI: Shri Prashant Kumar Mittal.
MoU & Agreement
Cargill collaborates with UNWFP to launch a nutrition program in Rajasthan.
Important Points to Remember:
- Cargill, in partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)and Delhi based Centre for Responsible Business (CRB), have launched a program to improve nutrition status in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
NMIMS Hyderabad signs MoU with T-Hub.
Important Points to Remember:
- Educational institute NMIMS Hyderabad has signed a memorandum of understanding with innovation intermediary and business incubator T-Hub, in line with its industry outreach and partnership program to foster innovation and leadership in the startup ecosystem.
- The collaborative partnership is designed to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and provide outreach for NMIMS Hyderabad’s management development programs.
- T-Hub will provide industry assistance in curriculum building, particularly in fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, and in other allied areas.
National News
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the World Economic Forum’s Davos Dialogue.
Important Points to Remember:
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the World Economic Forum’s online Davos Agenda.
- The Davos Dialogues agenda marks the launch of the World Economic Forum’s great reset initiative in the post-COVID-19 world.
Obituaries News
Oscar winning-actor Cloris Leachman passes away at the age of 94.
Important Points to Remember:
- Academy Award winner Cloris Leachman, one of the most decorated actors in television history, best known for playing nosy neighbor Phyllis on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”, passes away. She was 94.
- Leachman won eight Emmy Awards in her storied television career
- She won the 1973 Emmy for best leading actress in the TV movie “A Brand New Life,” playing a first-time mother in middle age — a daring act in the era.
- Leachman won an Oscar, earning the 1971 award for best-supporting actress in “ The Last Picture Show”.
Ranking News
India ranks 10th in Asia-Pacific Personalised Health
Important Points to Remember:
- India ranked 10th out of 11 Asia Pacific countries in a newly-launched health index to measure the progress towards personalized healthcare.
- The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report ‘Asia-Pacific Personalised Health Index’ measures the readiness of 11 health systems across the region–Australia, China, Japan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and New Zealand.
- Taiwan (2nd), Japan (3rd), and Australia (4th) are on the list.
- Indonesia ranked 11th in the index.
State News
Rajasthan becomes the 5th State to complete Urban Local Bodies (ULB) reforms.
Important Points to Remember:
- Rajasthan has become the 5thState in the country to successfully undertake Urban Local Bodies (ULB) reforms stipulated by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.
- Rajasthan has joined four other States namely, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, and Telangana, who have completed ULB reforms.
- On completion of this set of reforms, these five states have been granted total additional borrowing permission of Rs.10,212 crore.
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