Rafael Grossi
- Rafael Mariano Grossi has been elected as the new Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
- He belongs to Argentina. He succeeds Yukiya Amano of Japan.
Datta Padsalgikar
- Former Mumbai Police Commissioner and Maharashtra DGP Datta Padsalgikar has been appointed as Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA).
- He had earlier served in the Intelligence Bureau (IB).
Birender Singh Yadav
- Birender Singh Yadav has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Iraq.
- He is an IFS officer of 1997 batch.
Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde
- Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde has been appointed as the 47th Chief Justice of India.
- He will replace Justice Ranjan Gogoi.
Nirmal Purja
- Nirmal Purja has created a new speed record by climbing the world’s 14 highest peaks over 8,000 metres (26,250 feet) in just 189 days.
- He is a mountaineer from Nepal.
Manohar Lal Khattar
- Manohar Lal Khattar was sworn in as the chief minister of Haryana for the second time.
Bill Gates
- Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates overtook Jeff Bezos to become the world’s richest person.
- The current worth of Bill Gates is $105.7 billion.
Ilham Tohti
- Ilham Tohti has been awarded with the Sakharov Prize by the European Parliament.
- Ilham Tohti is an Uyghur economist and he was awarded for his attempts to “foster dialogue” between Chinese people and the Uighur.
Abhijit Banerjee
- Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee has been conferred life membership to the Mohun Bagan Athletic Club.
Deepika Padukone & PV Sindhu
- Deepika Padukone & PV Sindhu has been named as the ambassadors for Bharat Ki Laxmi.
- It is an initiative by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi which aims to celebrate the contribution & accomplishments of women of the nation for the public good.
Pankaj Kumar
- IAS officer Pankaj Kumar has been appointed as the new CEO of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
- At present, he is the Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Electronics and IT.
Sourav Ganguly
- Former Indian Captain Sourav Ganguly took over as the 39th President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
- Mahim Verma of Uttarakhand has been appointed as the Vice President of BCCI.
Jennifer Aniston
- Jennifer Aniston will receive People’s Icon Award 2019 at the 2019 People’s Choice Awards.
- The actress would be the 2nd-ever recipient of the title.
Rajnish Kumar
- SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar has been appointed as the new chairman of Indian Banks’ Association.
- He will succeed Sunil Mehta, who was the MD & CEO of Punjab National Bank.
K Parasaran
- Former Attorney General of India, K Parasaran has been awarded with the “Most Eminent Senior Citizen Award” by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu.
- He was honoured with the award on the occasion of Elder’s Day celebration organized by Age Care India.
Anup Kumar Singh
- Anup Kumar Singh has been appointed as Director-General of the National Security Guard (NSG).
- He is a senior IPS officer of 1985-batch Gujarat cadre.
Christine Lagarde
- Christine Lagarde has been appointed as the new chief of the European Central Bank.
- She will replace Mario Draghi of Italy.
Lionel Messi
- Barcelona captain Leo Messi received his 6th Golden Shoe as the top scorer in the European leagues.
- He has won the award for the 3rd straight year.
Anoop Kumar Mendiratta
- Anoop Kumar Mendiratta has been appointed as the new Law Secretary (Secretary, Legal Affairs) in the Union Law Ministry.
Kais Saied
- Kais Saied has been elected as the new President of Tunisia.
Priyadarshan
- Noted director and producer Priyadarshan has been conferred the Madhya Pradesh government’s National Kishore Kumar Samman for 2018-19.
Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo
- Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo have jointly won the 2019 Booker Prize.
- Margaret Atwood is a Canadian poet and Bernardine Evaristo is a British author.
Chandi Prasad Bhatt
- The 31st Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration for the years 2017 and 2018 will be awarded to the pioneer of the Chipko Movement Chandi Prasad Bhat.
- He will be awarded for his services in promoting and preserving the national integration.
K Satish Reddy
- Chairman of Dr Reddy’s, K Satish Reddy, has been appointed as President of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) for 2019-2021.
Mukesh Ambani
- Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani has topped “The Forbes India Rich List 2019”.
- He has a net worth of $51.4 billion.
Ramesh Pandey
- IFS officer Ramesh Pandey has been selected for the prestigious Asia Environmental Enforcement Award by the United Nations Environment Programme.
- He will receive the award at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok.
Ashleigh Barty
- Ashleigh Barty has been awarded Australian sport’s highest individual honour ‘The Don’ Award at the annual Sport Australia Hall of Fame.
Abiy Ahmed Ali
- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali has been awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize.
- He has been awarded for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea.
Antonio Costa
- Antonio Costa has been re-elected as the Prime Minister of Portugal.
Justice Vinod Kumar Sharma
- The Punjab government has appointed Justice Vinod Kumar Sharma (retired) as the new Lokpal.
- The Lokpal holds the office for a term of 6 years.
Yalitza Aparicio
- Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio has been named as the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Indigenous Peoples by the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay.
- She is the first indigenous Mexican woman to be so recognized by the US Academy Awards.
Amur Lakshminarayanan
- Tata Communications has named Amur S Lakshminarayanan as Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer designate of the company.
Sushil Chandra
- Sushil Chandra has been appointed as the MD & CEO of Oil India Limited.
- He will replace Utpal Bora.
Azizbek Ashurov
- Human rights lawyer from Kyrgyzstan Azizbek Ashurov has been awarded with the 2019 UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) prestigious Nansen Award.
SS Mallikarjuna Rao
- SS Mallikarjuna Rao has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive of the Punjab National Bank (PNB).
- He is currently serving as chief executive of the Allahabad Bank.
Surjit S Bhalla
- Economist Surjit Bhalla has been appointed as the executive director of the International Monetary Fund for a period of three years.
