DAILY GK 19 NOV
1.
GOI EXTENDS MAXIMUM TENURE OF PSB
CEOS AND MDS TO 10 YEARS
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The Government of India (GoI) has
issued a notification extending the tenure for the appointment of the Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) of Public Sector Banks
(PSBs) to 10 years, from the previous 5 years, subject to a
retirement age of 60 years.
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The initial term of office must
not exceed 5 years, and it may be extended up to a total period, including the
initial term, of not more than 10 years, as the GoI may designate after
consulting with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
2.
JAIPUR FOOT USA’S 1ST ‘GLOBAL
HUMANITARIAN AWARD’
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Kashmiri journalist Danish
Manzoor Bhat has become the 1st person to receive Jaipur Foot USA’s
inaugural Global Humanitarian Award for COVID-19 relief efforts
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The Global Humanitarian Award was
established by Jaipur Foot USA, an international non-profit organization
committed to the rehabilitation of physically disabled people.
3.
NEW WEST BENGAL GOVERNOR
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President of India,
Droupadi Murmu, appointed Dr. C.V. Ananda Bose as a regular
Governor of West Bengal.
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He is known for his innovative
ideas in the field of good governance. His ideas were acknowledged by the
United Nations (UN) by selecting his initiatives ‘Global Best
Practice’ four times.
4.
META INDIA’S NEW HEAD
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Meta (formerly known as Facebook)
appoints Sandhya Devanathan as the head of Meta India, which owns
Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp
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Sandhya Devanathan
succeeds Ajit Mohan who resigned from Meta India to join rival Snap
Inc(Snapchat).
5.
INDIA’S FIRST-EVER PRIVATE ROCKET
‘VIKRAM-S’ LAUNCHED BY ISRO
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The Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO) launched India’s first privately built rocket – ‘Vikram-S’ (VKS),
a suborbital launch vehicle, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in
Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
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It is being developed under the
mission “Mission Prarambh” (the beginning), which represents a
new beginning.
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Skyroot Aerospace, a
startup based in Hyderabad (Telangana), developed the Vikram-S rocket and the
Prarambh mission with assistance from ISRO and the Indian National Space
Promotion and Authorization Center (IN-SPACe).
