People in News: April 2022 PDF

Published on Wednesday, May 04, 2022

1. Wilfried Brutsaert

Wilfried Brutsaert bags Stockholm Water Prize 2022.
He is the Professor of Engineering Emeritus at Cornell University, US.
He was awarded for his work to quantify Environmental Evaporation.

2. Robert Abela

Robert Abela is the Prime Minister of Malta.
He is elected for the 2nd Term as PM of Malta.
He is from the Labour Party of Malta.

3. Arunabha Ghosh

Arunabha Ghosh is appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the High-Level Expert Group on Net-Zero Emission Commitments.
He previously served as the CEO of the Council of Energy, Environment, and Water (CEEW).

4. Anthony Heredia

Anthony Heredia is appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of Mahindra Manulife Investment Management Private Limited.
He succeeded Ashutosh Bishnoi.
Anthony previously served as the CEO of BOI AXA Investment Managers Private Limited.

5. Raj Subramaniam

Raj Subramaniam is the new CEO of FedEx.
He replaced Frederick W Smith.
Previously, Raj worked as the Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at FedEx.

6. S. Raju

S. Raju is the new Director-General of the Geological Survey of India (GSI).
He succeeded R.S. Garkhal.
Prior to his appointment, he worked as the Additional Director General and National Head of Mission III and IV at GSI.

7. Aarefa Johari

Aarefa Johari wins Chameli Devi Jain Award for 2021.
She is a journalist from Mumbai.
She works for “Scroll. in” in Mumbai.

8. Vikor Orban

Viktor Orban is appointed as the Prime Minister of Hungary.
He is setting his office for the 4th term as Prime Minister of Hungary.
He belongs to Fidesz Party.

9. Aleksandar Vucic

Aleksandar Vucic is the new President of Serbia.
He is elected for the 2nd term.
He belongs to the Serbian Progressive Party.

10. Harsh V Shringla

Harsh V Shringla is appointed as the Chief Coordinator of the G20 Summit.
He is the Foreign Secretary of India.
G20 Summit is hosted by India in 2023.

11. Dr. Ian Fry

Dr. Ian Fry is appointed as the Climate Change Expert by United Nations Human Rights Council.
He is from Tuvalu.
He is the world’s 1st Independent Expert on Human rights and Climate Change.

12. Amar Mitra

Amar Mitra won O’ Henry Prize.
He won for his book “Goanbura”.
He is a Bengali writer.
O’ Henry Prize is given to short fiction stories.

13. Mian Mohammad Shehbaz Sharif

Mian Mohammad Shehbaz Sharif is the new Prime Minister of Pakistan.
He is the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan.
He was appointed after the sudden removal of Imran Khan, Former PM of Pakistan.

14. Manoj Soni

Dr. Manoj Soni is appointed as the New Chairman of UPSC (Union Public Service Commission).
He replaces Pradip Kumar Joshi.
He was a Member of UPSC before the appointment.

15. Mahesh Verma

Mahesh Verma is appointed as the Chairman of the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Health Care Providers (NABH).
He previously served as the Vice-Chancellor of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi.

16. Prabhat Patnaik

Prabhat Patnaik is selected for Malcolm Adiseshiah Award 2022.
He was selected for the contribution made to development studies as an outstanding economist.
He hails from Odisha.
He is an Economics Professor at the Centre of Economic Studies and Planning (CESP), New Delhi.

17. Robin Uthappa

Robin Uthappa is appointed as the Brand Ambassador for Karnataka Brain Health Initiative.
He is a former Indian Cricket Player.
This initiative was taken by Karnataka State Government.

18. Sourav Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly is appointed as the Brand Ambassador for Lloyd Eastern Indian Markets.
He is a former Indian Cricket Player.
Lloyd is the Electrical Good Durable Brand.

19. Manoj Chandrashekhar Pande

Lt. General Manoj Chandrashekhar Pande is the 29th Chief of Army Staff.
He succeeded Lt. General Manoj Mukund Naravane.

20. Jasleen Kohli

Jasleen Kohli is the new MD & CEO of Digit Insurance.
She had succeeded Vijay Kumar.
She previously worked as the Chief Distribution Officer in Digit Sales Department.

21. Patrick Achi

Patrick Achi is reappointed as the Prime Minister of Cote d’Ivoire.
It is a country on the Southwest Coast of Africa.

22. Ajay Kumar Sood

Ajay Kumar Sood is appointed as the Principal Scientific Advisor of the Government of India.
He succeeded K. Vijay Raghavan.
He is the Professor at the Department of Physics, IISC, Bangalore.

23. Babita Singh

Babita Singh is appointed as the Asia Africa Consortium (AAC), Global Peace Ambassador 2022.
This is to promote peace through education and sports.
Babita Singh is an Indian born and raised in Nigeria.

24. Suman K Bery

Suman K Bery is appointed as the Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India).
He succeeds Rajiv Kumar.
He is a full-time member of NITI Aayog.

25. Narendra Modi

Prime Minister of India Shri. Narendra Modi receives the 1st Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award.
He received that prize in Mumbai.
He was awarded for his “selfless service to the country and society”.

26. Emmanuel Macron

Emmanuel Macron has been elected as the President of France for the 2nd time.
He has defeated Marine Le Pen.

27. Robert Golob

Robert Golob is the new Prime Minister of Slovenia.
He has defeated 3 times Prime Minister Janez Jansa.
Robert belongs to Freedom Movement Party.

28. Krishnan Ramanujam

Krishnan Ramanujam is appointed as the Chairperson of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM).
He is the President of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) at Enterprise Growth Group.
He succeeds Rekha M. Menon.

29. Kishore Das

Kishore Das is selected for the Common Wealth Points of Light Award.
He is the founder of ‘Bidyanondo’.
Bidyanondo is the Bangladesh Educational Charity.

30. Ashwin Yardi

Ashwin Yardi is appointed as the UNICEF’s Yuwaah Board Co-Chair.
He is the CEO of Capgemini.
He will co-chair along with Yasumasa Kimura.

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