#JaldiKyaHai is a road safety initiative against over-speeding by Chola Finance. It focuses on the different situations where one speeds beyond the limit & to inculcate the importance of road safety into every Indian & make the road safe for everyone.
Headquarters of Chola Finance is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
President Ram Nath Kovind presented the Nari Shakti Puraskar 2018, the highest civilian honor for women in India in Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, on International Women’s Day to 44 awardees conferred by The Ministry of Women & Child Development.
Minister for Women and Child Development- Maneka Sanjay Gandhi.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Subhash Chandra Garg as the new Finance Secretary who is also the Economic Affairs Secretary. He will replace Ajay Narayan Jha who is now the member of the 15th Finance Commission.
He also served as an Executive director in the World Bank.
President Ram Nath Kovind has accepted the resignation of Governor of Mizoram Kummanam Rajasekhara. The president has appointed Jagdish Mukhi as the Governor of Mizoram, in addition to his duties of Assam Governor.
Mizoram Capital- Aizawal Chief Minister- Zoramthanga
Dr. Ausaf Sayeed presently High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Seychelles has been appointed as the next ambassador of India to Saudi Arabia. Sayeed will succeed Ahmad Javed, who had been serving as envoy to Saudi Arabia since December 2015.
Saudi Arabia Capital- Riyadh Currency- Riyal
The Government of India & the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $26 Million Loan Agreement to provide additional financing for improving drainage infrastructure in Dibrugarh town of Assam under the ongoing Assam Urban Infrastructure Investment Program.
ADB HQ-Mandaluyong, Philippines President- Takehiko Nakao.
Padma Lakshmi has been appointed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on the eve of International Women’s Day as its newest Goodwill Ambassador, supporting the agency's fight against inequality and discrimination around the world.
UNDP HQ- New York, USA Head- Achim Steiner
The RBI levied penalties totaling ₹71 cr on 36 banks for not complying with directions on linking SWIFT financial messaging platform to their CBS in PNB scam. PNB employees had exploited this loophole for facilitating fraudulent transactions worth $2 bil.
Cricketer Virat Kohli is the brand ambassador of PNB.
United Bank of India has signed a bancassurance deal with private life insurer HDFC Life Insurance Company. United Bank’s customers will be able to take advantage of HDFC Life’s expertise in life insurance products, distribution and customer service.
Vibha Padalkar is the MD and CEO of HDFC Life.
Soumya Swaminathan, a Deputy Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has been named as the Chief Scientist of the WHO. She was one of the 3 DDGs assisting WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
WHO HQ- Geneva, Switzerland Head- Tedros Adhanom