Ujjivan Small Finance Bank has appointed Nitin Chugh as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer from Dec 1, 2019. He will replace the current MD Samit Ghosh. He will join the bank by Aug 2019 as President & will takeover as MD after retirement of Ghosh
The HQ of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank – Bengaluru.
UNDRR has conferred Pramod Kumar Mishra with the Sasakawa Award 2019 in recognition of his long-term dedication to improve the resilience of communities most exposed to disaster & his commitment to social inclusion to reduce inequality & poverty.
PK Mishra is an Additional Principal Secretary to Prime Minister
Israel proposed India to be the focus country in Jerusalem Film Festival, 2020. Israel also proposed the idea of making concept-based films in India, with a focus on regional and small budget films.
49th International Film Festival of India was held in Goa.
ICGS Vigraha has decommissioned after 29 years of service. It was the seventh offshore patrol vessel built by the Mazagaon Dock Limited, Mumbai. The ship was later based at Visakhapatnam and has been instrumental in protecting the east coast.
The ship was commissioned on April 12, 1990.
Bombay Stock Exchange launched its mobile app BSE StAR MF. The app would help distributors execute transactions, create a mandate for SIPs, and track & analyze the business. It will help the distributor & IFA to register clients on a real-time basis.
MD & CEO of BSE - Ashishkumar Chauhan.
Taiwan’s legislature legalizes same-sex marriage. It makes Taiwan the first place in Asia with a comprehensive law both allowing and laying out the terms of same-sex marriage. Thailand is also exploring the legalization of same-sex civil partnerships.
Taiwan: Capital-Taipei; President-Tsai Ing-Wen.
China will host Asian Cup Football Tournament in 2023 after South Korea has withdrawn its bid to stage football’s Asian Cup. Korea Football Association stated that it had pulled out to focus on joint bid with North Korea to host Women's World Cup in 2023.
Ki Sung-Yeung is a South Korean footballer.
India has expressed its full support for economic development and stability in Afghanistan. Both sides discussed India’s role in Regional Peace Consensus with regards to Afghanistan, progress in peace talks and bilateral relations.
President of Afghanistan - Ashraf Ghani.
Indian Navy test-fired a Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) to enhance its anti-air warfare capability. It was undertaken on the western seaboard by INS Kochi & Chennai. DRDO has developed the missile in alliance with Israel Aerospace Industries.
Govt has appointed Karambir Singh as next chief of naval staff.
Veteran Telugu actor Rallapalli Venkata Narasimha Rao passed away. He was 74. He had worked as a staff artiste in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. His well-known films includingThoorpu Velle Railu, Srivariki Prema Lekha & Rendu Rellu Aaru.
He was 5-time winner of Nandi award in undivided Andhra Pradesh