People in News: September 2019 PDF

Published on Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Suresh Chitturi

Suresh Chitturi has been appointed as chairman of the International Egg Commission (IEC) for the next two years.
He is currently is the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of India’s leading poultry firm Srinivasa Farms.
He will be the first chair from Asia in the history of the institution.

Tapan Kumar Mishra

Freelance Tourist Guide, Tapan Kumar Mishra has been honoured with the National Tourism Award for the category of “Best Tourist Guide” for the year 2017-18 during the celebration of the World Tourism Day.
He belongs to Odisha and has been approved by the Union Ministry of Tourism as a freelance guide.

Kallie Puri

India’s Kallie Puri has been awarded with “India’s Most Powerful Women in Media” award.
She was awarded at the famed Confluence Excellence Awards.
She is the Vice-Chairperson of the India Today Group.

Thanu Padmanabhan

Physicist Thanu Padmanabhan received the M P Birla Memorial Award 2019.
He has awarded for his contributions to the world of cosmology.
He is a professor of Inter-university Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Pune.

Viju Khote

Veteran Bollywood actor Viju Khote passed away.
He was best is remembered for his role as Kalia in Sholay movie.
He worked in over 300 Hindi and Marathi films.

Air Marshal HS Arora

Air Marshal HS Arora has been appointed as the Vice Chief of Indian Air Force.
He succeeded Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria who took over as the Chief of Air Staff.
Air Marshal Arora was heading the Gandhinagar headquartered South Western Air Command of the Air Force.

Rupa Gurunath

Rupa Gurunath was appointed as the first woman president of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA).
With this appointment, she also became the first woman to head a state-level cricket body in the country.

Payal Jangid

17-year old Payal Jangid became the first Indian to receive the Changemaker Award 2019 at the Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards 2019.
The Award was presented by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation at a ceremony held in New York, United States.
Payal belongs to Rajasthan and is the President of her village’s Children’s Parliament (Bal Panchayat).

Kristalina Georgieva

Economist Kristalina Georgieva has been selected as the new Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund.
She will succeed Christine Lagarde.
Kristalina hails from Bulgaria.
Kristalina Georgieva had served as the chief executive of the World Bank previously.

Adille Sumariwalla

Adille Sumariwalla has been re-elected as the member of the International Association of Athletics Federations council.
He was elected for a 2nd 4-year term.
He is currently the president of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI).

P.T. Usha

Indian track and field legend P. T. Usha has been presented with the Veteran Pin by the world athletics governing body.
She has been awarded for her contribution to the growth of the sport.

Nilesh Shah

Nilesh Shah has been appointed as the new chairman of the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI).
He is the Managing Director of Kotak Asset Management Company (AMC).
He will replace Nimesh Shah who is the Managing Director, and CEO of ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company.

PM Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the 2019 Global Goalkeeper Award.
He has received this award for Swachh Bharat Mission.
Global Goalkeeper Award is a “special recognition” by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Adam Harper

Adam Harper will get the SASTRA Ramanujan prize for the year 2019.
Mathematician Adam Harper is an Assistant Professor with the University of Warwick, England.
The prize carries a citation and an award of $10,000.

Amitabh Bachchan

Legendary Actor Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with Dada Saheb Phalke award.
Dada Saheb Phalke award is the country’s highest film honour.
The Dadasaheb Phalke award comprises a Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus), a shawl and a cash prize of ₹1,000,000.

Ponung Doming

Army officer Ponung Doming became the first woman Lieutenant Colonel of Arunachal Pradesh.
She is the first woman officer from Arunachal Pradesh to be elevated to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Army.
She is currently posted in Pune, Maharashtra.

Actor Govinda

Actor Govinda has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Madhya Pradesh.
He will promote the state’s traditions and tourist places.

Madhukar Kamath

Madhukar Kamath has been elected as the chairman of the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC).
He will replace Hormusji N Cama.

RKS Bhadauria

The central Government has appointed Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria as the next Chief of Air Staff (CAS).
He was serving as the Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF).

Takehiko Nakao

Takehiko Nakao announced his resignation from the post of president of Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Robert O’Brien

Robert O’Brien has been appointed as the National Security Adviser of the United States of America.
He will replace John Bolton.

Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received the Dr Kalam Smriti International Excellence Award 2019 in Dhaka.

Justice P Lakshmana Reddy

Justice P Lakshmana Reddy has been appointed as the first Lokayukta of Andhra Pradesh.
He is known for his campaign against corruption.
He will have tenure of 5 years.

Kapil Dev

Cricket legend Kapil Dev has been appointed as the first Chancellor of Sports University, Rai (Sonepat) by the Haryana Government.

Pawan Munjal

Pawan Munjal will be inducted in the Asia Pacific Golf Hall of Fame.
He is the Managing Director and Chairman of Hero MotoCorp.
He will be inducted for his support to “Golf” in India and around the world.

Navdeep Singh Suri

Navdeep Singh Suri has been honoured with First Class Order of Zayed II.
He is India’s envoy to the United Arab Emirates.
He has been awarded for his contribution to the development and strengthening of friendly relations and co-operation between India and UAE during his tenure.

Pradeep Dash

Noted Odia writer Pradeep Dash will be conferred with the 40th edition of prestigious Sarala Puraskar.
He will be awarded for his poetry work Charu Chibar O Charjya.

Jaideep Sarkar

Jaideep Sarkar has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Lesotho.

Muhammad Yunus

Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus from Bangladesh was conferred the ‘Lamp of Peace of Saint Francis’ award by the Vatican.

Sunil Arora

Chief election commissioner Sunil Arora took charge as chairman of Association of World Election Bodies (AWEB). The CEC will serve a two-year term till 2021.

IPS Vivek Kumar Johri

IPS officer Vivek Kumar Johri took charge as the Director General (DG) of the country’s largest border guarding force, BSF.
He replaced Rajni Kant Mishra.