1. RK Malhotra is Chairman, IOC
i. R K Malhotra, Director (R&D) at Indian Oil Corp (IOC), has been given additional charge as Chairman of the nation's largest company as appointment of a regular head has been delayed.
ii. R S Butola retired as Chairman of IOC on Saturday but the appointment of his successor B Ashok, who was selected by government head-hunters Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB) in October 2013, is yet to be formalised.
iii. Malhotra has been entrusted additional charge as Chairman, IOC. He continues to head IOC's Research and Development Division as Director," the company said in a statement New Delhi.
iv. Ashok, who currently is Executive Director (Retail Sales) at IOC, was cleared by anti corruption watchdogs CVC and CBI and the then Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily had last month moved the file for his appointment to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC).
v. After being cleared by the then Home Minister Sushilkumar Sahinde, the file was put to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who decided not to sign it and leave the appointment to the next government.
vi. The new government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is yet to take a view on appointment of Ashok.
vii. IOC statement said Malhotra has more than 37 years of research experience in the downstream petroleum sector.
2. Remembering Nirbhaya : Mumbai Univ releases book
i. Mumbai University, on Monday launched a book titled ‘Nirbhaya: Ek Atmachintan’ to mark a year since the brutal gangrape of a Delhi paramedic student.
ii. The book is a compilation of thoughts and inputs on issues related to women's empowerment along with issues related to their safety. Notable writers and thinkers have contributed for this book.
iii. Speaking on the occasion, Justice Chandrashekhar Dharamadhikari, who has written the book’s prologue, applauded the anger and resentment shown by the youth of India after the December 16 incident.
iv. Meanwhile, Mumbai University’s Vice Chancellor, Mr. Rajan Welukar said that empowerment of women in every sphere of the society is the need of the hour.
3. North, South Korea agree to first reunions since 2010
i. North and South Korea agreed to hold a reunion later this month for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War -- the first such event for more than three years.
ii. Officials from both sides meeting in the border truce village of Panmunjom, decided the reunion would be held 20th -25th February at the North's Mount Kumgang resort, the South's Unification Ministry said on Wednesday.
iii. The agreement marks a small sign of progress between the two rivals who, in recent years, have struggled to cooperate on even the most basic trust-building measures.
iv. South Korea is due to begin joint military exercises with the United States at the end of February, and North Korea has warned of dire consequences should they go ahead.
v. Millions of Koreans were separated by the war, and the vast majority have since died without having any communication at all with surviving relatives.
vi. The reunion programme began in earnest in 2000 following an historic inter-Korean summit. Sporadic events since then have seen around 17,000 relatives briefly reunited.
4. Ram Naresh Yadav sworn-in as Governor of Chhattisgarh
i. Ram Naresh Yadav was sworn-in as Governor of Chhattisgarh at Raj Bhawan, Raipur on 2 July 2014. Ram Naresh Yadav, Governor of Madhya Pradesh, has been given the additional charge of Chhattisgarh.
ii. He was administered oath of secrecy by the Chief Jusitce Yatindra Singh of Bilaspur High Court, Chhattisgarh.
iii. Ram replaced Shekhar Dutt, who resigned as the Governor of Chhattisgarh on 18 June 2014.
i. R K Malhotra, Director (R&D) at Indian Oil Corp (IOC), has been given additional charge as Chairman of the nation's largest company as appointment of a regular head has been delayed.
ii. R S Butola retired as Chairman of IOC on Saturday but the appointment of his successor B Ashok, who was selected by government head-hunters Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB) in October 2013, is yet to be formalised.
iii. Malhotra has been entrusted additional charge as Chairman, IOC. He continues to head IOC's Research and Development Division as Director," the company said in a statement New Delhi.
iv. Ashok, who currently is Executive Director (Retail Sales) at IOC, was cleared by anti corruption watchdogs CVC and CBI and the then Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily had last month moved the file for his appointment to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC).
v. After being cleared by the then Home Minister Sushilkumar Sahinde, the file was put to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who decided not to sign it and leave the appointment to the next government.
vi. The new government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is yet to take a view on appointment of Ashok.
vii. IOC statement said Malhotra has more than 37 years of research experience in the downstream petroleum sector.
2. Remembering Nirbhaya : Mumbai Univ releases book
i. Mumbai University, on Monday launched a book titled ‘Nirbhaya: Ek Atmachintan’ to mark a year since the brutal gangrape of a Delhi paramedic student.
ii. The book is a compilation of thoughts and inputs on issues related to women's empowerment along with issues related to their safety. Notable writers and thinkers have contributed for this book.
iii. Speaking on the occasion, Justice Chandrashekhar Dharamadhikari, who has written the book’s prologue, applauded the anger and resentment shown by the youth of India after the December 16 incident.
iv. Meanwhile, Mumbai University’s Vice Chancellor, Mr. Rajan Welukar said that empowerment of women in every sphere of the society is the need of the hour.
3. North, South Korea agree to first reunions since 2010
i. North and South Korea agreed to hold a reunion later this month for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War -- the first such event for more than three years.
ii. Officials from both sides meeting in the border truce village of Panmunjom, decided the reunion would be held 20th -25th February at the North's Mount Kumgang resort, the South's Unification Ministry said on Wednesday.
iii. The agreement marks a small sign of progress between the two rivals who, in recent years, have struggled to cooperate on even the most basic trust-building measures.
iv. South Korea is due to begin joint military exercises with the United States at the end of February, and North Korea has warned of dire consequences should they go ahead.
v. Millions of Koreans were separated by the war, and the vast majority have since died without having any communication at all with surviving relatives.
vi. The reunion programme began in earnest in 2000 following an historic inter-Korean summit. Sporadic events since then have seen around 17,000 relatives briefly reunited.
4. Ram Naresh Yadav sworn-in as Governor of Chhattisgarh
i. Ram Naresh Yadav was sworn-in as Governor of Chhattisgarh at Raj Bhawan, Raipur on 2 July 2014. Ram Naresh Yadav, Governor of Madhya Pradesh, has been given the additional charge of Chhattisgarh.
ii. He was administered oath of secrecy by the Chief Jusitce Yatindra Singh of Bilaspur High Court, Chhattisgarh.
iii. Ram replaced Shekhar Dutt, who resigned as the Governor of Chhattisgarh on 18 June 2014.
