Person Appointed

v Anshula Kant appointed as CFO and Deputy Managing Director of SBI

She succeeded P K Gupta, who was promoted as Chief Executive Officer of SBI Capital.

v Antani, Joshi appointed to the board of Future Majority Project of US Republican Party

The Future Majority Project (FMP) seeks to recruit, train and elect Republican candidates from diverse communities on the state level who better represent the full diversity of America.

v Aakar Patel appointed as Executive Director of Amnesty International India

Patel as the organization’s chief political advisor, strategist and spokesperson will give direction to its goal of being an independent, effective, and deep-rooted organization in India.

v G Gurucharan given additional charge as Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards

Presently, he is serving as an Additional Secretary in Department of Food and Public Distribution.

v Archana Ramasundaram appointed as Director of National Crime Records Bureau

Appointments Committee of the Union Cabinet on 17 June 2015 approved her posting to NCRB by curtailing her tenure as Additional Director of the CBI, New Delhi.

v Narendra Kumar Yadav took charge as Chairman and Managing Director of MTNL

Yadav succeeded PK Purwar, who was given additional charge of the post after company’s CMD AK Garg retired on 30 May 2014

v Prof S Bandyopadhayay appointed as Director of Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)

She replaced Dr Bimal K Roy who was removed on charges of indiscipline by the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI).

v Dr. Srivari Chandrasekhar appointed as Director of CSIR-IICT

The appointment was made by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is President of the CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research).

v Vijai Sharma appointed as Chief Information Commissioner of India

Prior to this appointment, he was serving as an Information Commissioner in Central Information Commission since 2012.

v KV Chowdary appointed as Chief Vigilance Commissioner

With this appointment, Chowdary became first non-IAS officer to head the CVC since it was formed in 1964.

v RC Tayal appointed as Director General of National Security Guard

Prior to this appointment, Tayal was serving as the Special Director General (DG) in paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

v Syed Asif Ibrahim appointed as PM’s Special Envoy on Countering Terrorism and Extremism

In this new capacity, he will liaise with governments in West Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and South East Asia, among others, in setting up channels for the exchange of intelligence and information on terror groups.

v K Sivan appointed as Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), ISRO

Before the present appointment, he was the Distinguished Scientist and Director of Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), Thiruvananthapuram.

v S Somanath appointed as Director of Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, ISRO

Before the present appointment, he was an Associate Director (Projects), VSSC as well as Project Director of GSLV Mk-III.

v P Kunhikrishnan appointed as Director of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR

He succeeded MYS Prasad, who superannuated in May 2015.

v Philipose G Pynumootil appointed as Assistant Chief of Naval staff (Air)

Being a Flag officer, he has commanded the 1241 RE corvette, INS Nashak, the missile corvette INS Kirpan and the Guided Missile Frigate INS Brahmaputra.

v Meena Hemchandra appointed as Executive Director of RBI

As an ED, She will look after Department of Banking Supervision, Department of Co-operative Banking Supervision and Department of Non-Banking Supervision.

v Muhammadu Buhari assumed the office of President of Nigeria

He became the 5th President of the country by defeating the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan in the March 2015 general election.

v Former Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo appointed as Chancellor of Nalanda University

Yeo succeeds the Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, who withdrew his candidature for a second term as Chancellor of the Nalanda University in February 2015.

Person Resigned

v Justice Gian Parkash Mittal resigned from the Office of the Judge of Delhi High Court

Mittal tendered his resignation from the office of the Judge of Delhi High Court, in pursuance of provision (a) to clause (1) of article 217 of the Indian Constitution.

v Said Djinnit, UN envoy to Burundi crisis, stepped down as mediator

Till date, Djinnit was hosting talks between the governing party and those who do not want President Pierre Nkurunziza to stand for re-election.

v Sepp Blatter resigned as FIFA president amid corruption scandal

Blatter, who was re-elected as FIFA president on 29 May 2015, will exercise his functions as FIFA president until an election is held.

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