People in News: September 2020 PDF

Published on Saturday, October 10, 2020

1. Aamir Khan

Bollywood Actor, Aamir Khan has become the brand ambassador of online tutoring platform, Vedantu.
After being roped in as the ambassador, Vedantu has shot ad films to highlight the pros of the platform.

2. P D Vaghela

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has appointed P D Vaghela as its new chief.
Vaghela has been appointed for a term of 3 years or till attaining the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.
He has succeeded R S Sharma.

3. Amitabh Bachchan

The Reserve Bank of India has roped in Bollywood Megastar Amitabh Bachchan for its customer awareness campaign.
Under the campaign, RBI keeps informing the customers about the do’s and Don’ts for safe transactions.
Amitabh Bachchan shared a message for customer awareness on the official twitter handle of RBI- “RBI Says or RBI Kehta Hai”.

4. Meeta Makhan

Daily affairs of Laxmi Vilas Bank will be looked by the three-member Committee of Directors (COD) approved by RBI.
Meeta Makhan is the Chairperson of this committee.
Other two members are- Shakti Sinha and Satish Kumar Kalra.

5. Robin Uttappa

Indian Cricketer Robin Uttappa has been roped in as the brand ambassador of Entri app.
Entri app, a Kerala startup, is a local language learning app for jobs.

6. Shivangi Singh

Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh will become the first female Pilot to fly Rafale aircraft.
Shivangi was commissioned in the Indian Air Force in 2017.
At present, she is flying MiG-21 Bison and soon will be the first women pilot to fly Rafale.
She hails from Varanasi.

7. Uday Kotak

Uday Kotak has got an extension of 1 year as the head of lender IL&FS.
Notice of extension was released by the Department of Financial Services in the Ministry of Finance.
Uday is the Managing Director of Kotak Mahindra Bank.

8. Mohamed Hussein Roble

Mohamed Hussein Roble has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Somalia.
He has succeeded Hassan Ali Khaire.

9. Jineth Bedoya Lima

Jineth Bedoya Lima has been honoured with the Golden Pen Freedom Award 2020.
The award is given by the World Association of News Publishers.
Jineth is a Columbian Journalist and has been awarded for her contribution towards promoting and protecting women rights.

10. Khushi Chindaliya

17-year old girl from Gujarat, Khushi Chindaliya has been appointed as the Regional Ambassador for India by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) – Tunza Eco-Generation (TEG).
She will be working with TEG until February 2021.

11. Aleksandr G. Lukashenko

Aleksandr G. Lukashenko was sworn in as the President of Belarus for the 6th time.
He took oath in a secret ceremony.

12. Bah Ndaw

Bah Ndaw has been appointed as the interim president of Mali.
He will hold the post until the new president in appointed.

13. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala

Former NABARD Chairman Harsh Kumar Bhanwala has been appointed as the head of a technical committee on the social stock exchange.
This committee will develop up a structure for onboarding profit and non-profit organisations on such bourses and recommend disclosure requirements relating to financials and governance.
The committee will also provide requirements for aspects related to social audit and social impact.

14. Narendra Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been awarded the Ig Nobel Prize for 2020 by Annals of Improbable Research Magazine.
He has been awarded the award for his contribution to medical education.
Also, Modi became the second Indian prime minister to receive this award.

15. Anil Dhasmana

Anil Dhasmana has been appointed as the new chief of the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO).
NTRO is the country's technical body responsible for geospatial intelligence and satellite imagery.
Dhasmana is a former Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) chief.

16. Udit Singhal

An 18-year teenager from India, Udit Singhal has been named to the 2020 Cohort of Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by the United Nations.
Singhal has been named to the class of 17 young leaders.
Singhal is a founder of Glass2Sand which prevents empty glass bottles from being dumped into landfills.

17. Vikas Khanna

Famous Chef Vikas Khanna has been awarded the 2020 Asia Game Changer Award.
He has been awarded for providing food millions across India during the pandemic COVID-19.
The award is given by the Asia Society to honour true leaders.

18. Yoshihide Suga

Yoshihide Suga has been appointed as the new prime minister of Japan.
He has succeeded Shinzo Abe who resigned due to health issues.

19. Aditya Puri

Managing Director of HDFC Bank, Aditya Puri has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by Euromoney Awards of Excellence 2020.
He has been awarded for his career in banking and building a world-class bank.

20. Rajesh Khullar

Rajesh Khullar has been appointed as the Executive Director of World Bank.
Khullar is a 1988 batch IAS officer.
At present, he is the principal secretary to chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
He will join World Bank in November 2020.

21. Sameer Kumar Khare

Sameer Kumar Khare has been appointed as the Executive Director of Asian Development Bank (ADB).
He is an IAS officer of 1989 batch, Assam cadre.
He has been appointed for a term of 3 years.

22. Sachin Tendulkar

Legendary Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Paytm First Games.
It is a subsidiary of Paytm.
Sachin will create awareness about fantasy sports.

23. Paresh Rawal

Actor and former Member of Parliament, Paresh Rawal has been appointed as the Chairman of National School of Drama (NSD).
He has been appointed by President Ram Nath Kovind.
He has succeeded Ratan Thiyam.

24. Ayushmann Khurrana

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana has been appointed as UNICEF’s celebrity advocate for promoting child rights through "ForEveryChild".
Ayushmann will work for ending violence against children.

25. Anil Jain

Anil Jain has been appointed as the new president of the All India Tennis Association (AITA).
Anil is a BJP Rajya Sabha member.

26. Sir David Attenborough

Sir David Attenborough has been awarded the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize.
He is a British Broadcaster.
He was awarded by former Indian PM Manmohan Singh.

27. Aveek Sarkar

Aveek Sarkar has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Press Trust of India (PTI).
PTI is the premier news agency of India.

28. S Krishnan

S Krishnan has been appointed as the new MD & CEO of Punjab & Sind Bank.
His appointment has been approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC).
Before this, he was Executive Director at Canara Bank.
He will replace S Harishankar.

29. VK Yadav

VK Yadav became the first CEO of Indian Railways after the approval of cabinet for the restructuring of Railway Board.
His appointment has been approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC).