The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has announced Ms. Shobana Kamineni (Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.) as the new President of CII for the year 2017-18.
She takes over from Dr. Naushad Forbes (Co-Chairman, Forbes Marshall Limited).
Shobana is an active member of CII and has been a recipient of prestigious national awards for Entrepreneurship and Leadership.
Ms. Kamineni holds a B.A. in Economics from Stella Maris College, Chennai and an accelerated Diploma in Hospital Administration from Columbia University, New York.
The primary goal of CII is to develop Indian industry and to ensure that government and society as a whole, understand both the needs of industry and its contribution to the nation's well-being.
Anthony Lianzuala takes over as Controller General of Accounts
Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) Officer (1982-batch) Anthony Lianzuala took over as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA), Department of Expenditure, Union Ministry of Finance, in New Delhi.
He is the First person from the North-Eastern Region to hold this position.
Shri Lianzuala's earlier roles include positions in Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and Ministries of Information & Broadcasting, Consumer Afairs, Food & Public Distribution, Commerce, and Rural Development.
The CGA is the apex accounting authority under the Central Government and exercises the power of the President under Article 150 of the Constitution, which prescribes the form of accounts of the Union and State Governments on the advice of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.
Sufi legend Begum Yaman passes away
Famous Sufi singer ‘Begum Yaman K. Khan’ (52-year) passed away after multiple organ failures.
She was the daughter of legendary Sitar Maestro (late) ‘Ustad Vilayat Ali Khan’.
Begum Yaman used to sing all forms of Indian semi-classical music and was probably the only female singer in India of Sufi style of music in its purest form.
She was the recipient of ‘Hasrat Amir Khusrao Award’ by Urdu Press Club International and an award for her excellence and contribution to semi-classical and Sufiana kalam by Balkan-Ji-Bari International.
India & Turkey sign three agreements
India and Turkey have sign three agreements on diplomacy, cultural exchange and on telecommunication during delegation-level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Turkish President Erdogan.
It is the first official trip at the presidential level from Turkey to India in seven years.
The visiting dignitary held wide-ranging talks with President Pranab Mukherjee on key bilateral and regional issues.
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro calls for new constituent body
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro will form a new constituent National Assembly with powers to rewrite the constitution.
The new body will be made up of pro-government worker's groups along with civic society groups.
Only half of the 500-member assembly, or less, would be elected and political parties would not participate.
Andhra Pradesh CM ‘Chandrababu Naidu’ bags USIBC award
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister ‘Chandrababu Naidu’ has been selected for the 'Transformative Chief Minister Award' in recognition for his role in advancing the US-India partnership at the state level.
The award would be presented at the USIBC West Coast Summit in the Silicon Valley on 8th May 2017.
Last year’s recipient of this award was CEO of Niti Aayog Amitabh Kant.
The summit will convene 150 industry leaders from different sectors to explore the impacts of manufacturing in India, digitization, India’s move towards a cashless society and the future of the US-India trade relations.
HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar to launch Vidya, Veerta Abhiyan
Today, the Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar has launched a nationwide ‘Vidya - Veerta Abhiyan’ to encourage Universities to display portraits of Param Veer Chakra-decorated soldiers at a function in New Delhi.
The aim of this Abhiyan is to inspire a sense of patriotism and nationalism among students.
The Vidya, Veerta Abhiyan to create walls of heroes - displaying the portraits of the heroes in institutions of higher learning.
The Vice Chancellors (VC) from Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU), Delhi University(DU), Jamia Milia Islamia, Jammu and IIT Delhi, among others, will receive the portraits from the Minister to put it in their educational institutions.
Jaitley hands over DRDO developed devices to forces
The union Defence Minister Arun Jaitley handed over a number of devices like NDRF included 'E-Nasika', a hand-held equipment which is capable of rapid detection of chemical agents well below their toxic limits to National Security Guard (NSG), Delhi Police (DP) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).
The devices developed by the DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation).
DoT launches portal for info on mobile tower radiation
The Telecom Minister 'Manoj Sinha' has launched a 'Tarang Sanchar' portal that will allow people to track radiation emitted from mobile towers within a locality and check their compliance with the stipulated norms.
The site will help in clearing "myths and misconceptions" about mobile towers and emissions from them.
The portal will empower consumers to know the towers working in a particular area, and whether they are compliant to the Electromagnetic field (EMF) emission norms defined by the government.
Hockey India recommends Sardar Singh for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Hockey India has recommended senior player and former captain Sardar Singh for India's highest sporting honor, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna.
SV Sunil, Dharamvir Singh, and Deepika have been recommended for the Arjuna Award while RP Singh and Sumrai Tete have been recommended for the Dhyan Chand Award.
Coaches Sandeep Sangwan and Romesh Pathania have been recommended for the Dronacharya Award.
A committee of Sports Ministry will decide on the recommendations made by the respective sports federation.
Joshna Chinappa becomes first Indian to win Asian Squash title
Joshna Chinappa has become the first Indian to clinch the Asian Squash title with a thrilling win over Dipika Pallikal Karthik in the women's final in Chennai.
Chinappa held off a fighting Pallikal 13-15, 12-10, 11-13, 11-4, 11-4 in 78 minutes to win the title.
Note:
Chinappa is the first Indian to win the British Squash Championship title in 2003 in the under 19 categories and was also the youngest Indian women's national champion.
