Suresh Chitturi
- Suresh Chitturi has been appointed as chairman of the International Egg Commission (IEC) for the next two years.
- He is currently is the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of India’s leading poultry firm Srinivasa Farms.
- He will be the first chair from Asia in the history of the institution.
Tapan Kumar Mishra
- Freelance Tourist Guide, Tapan Kumar Mishra has been honoured with the National Tourism Award for the category of “Best Tourist Guide” for the year 2017-18 during the celebration of the World Tourism Day.
- He belongs to Odisha and has been approved by the Union Ministry of Tourism as a freelance guide.
Kallie Puri
- India’s Kallie Puri has been awarded with “India’s Most Powerful Women in Media” award.
- She was awarded at the famed Confluence Excellence Awards.
- She is the Vice-Chairperson of the India Today Group.
Thanu Padmanabhan
- Physicist Thanu Padmanabhan received the M P Birla Memorial Award 2019.
- He has awarded for his contributions to the world of cosmology.
- He is a professor of Inter-university Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Pune.
Viju Khote
- Veteran Bollywood actor Viju Khote passed away.
- He was best is remembered for his role as Kalia in Sholay movie.
- He worked in over 300 Hindi and Marathi films.
Air Marshal HS Arora
- Air Marshal HS Arora has been appointed as the Vice Chief of Indian Air Force.
- He succeeded Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria who took over as the Chief of Air Staff.
- Air Marshal Arora was heading the Gandhinagar headquartered South Western Air Command of the Air Force.
Rupa Gurunath
- Rupa Gurunath was appointed as the first woman president of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA).
- With this appointment, she also became the first woman to head a state-level cricket body in the country.
Payal Jangid
- 17-year old Payal Jangid became the first Indian to receive the Changemaker Award 2019 at the Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards 2019.
- The Award was presented by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation at a ceremony held in New York, United States.
- Payal belongs to Rajasthan and is the President of her village’s Children’s Parliament (Bal Panchayat).
Kristalina Georgieva
- Economist Kristalina Georgieva has been selected as the new Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund.
- She will succeed Christine Lagarde.
- Kristalina hails from Bulgaria.
- Kristalina Georgieva had served as the chief executive of the World Bank previously.
Adille Sumariwalla
- Adille Sumariwalla has been re-elected as the member of the International Association of Athletics Federations council.
- He was elected for a 2nd 4-year term.
- He is currently the president of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI).
P.T. Usha
- Indian track and field legend P. T. Usha has been presented with the Veteran Pin by the world athletics governing body.
- She has been awarded for her contribution to the growth of the sport.
Nilesh Shah
- Nilesh Shah has been appointed as the new chairman of the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI).
- He is the Managing Director of Kotak Asset Management Company (AMC).
- He will replace Nimesh Shah who is the Managing Director, and CEO of ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company.
PM Narendra Modi
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the 2019 Global Goalkeeper Award.
- He has received this award for Swachh Bharat Mission.
- Global Goalkeeper Award is a “special recognition” by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Adam Harper
- Adam Harper will get the SASTRA Ramanujan prize for the year 2019.
- Mathematician Adam Harper is an Assistant Professor with the University of Warwick, England.
- The prize carries a citation and an award of $10,000.
Amitabh Bachchan
- Legendary Actor Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with Dada Saheb Phalke award.
- Dada Saheb Phalke award is the country’s highest film honour.
- The Dadasaheb Phalke award comprises a Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus), a shawl and a cash prize of ₹1,000,000.
Ponung Doming
- Army officer Ponung Doming became the first woman Lieutenant Colonel of Arunachal Pradesh.
- She is the first woman officer from Arunachal Pradesh to be elevated to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Army.
- She is currently posted in Pune, Maharashtra.
Actor Govinda
- Actor Govinda has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Madhya Pradesh.
- He will promote the state’s traditions and tourist places.
Madhukar Kamath
- Madhukar Kamath has been elected as the chairman of the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC).
- He will replace Hormusji N Cama.
RKS Bhadauria
- The central Government has appointed Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria as the next Chief of Air Staff (CAS).
- He was serving as the Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF).
Takehiko Nakao
- Takehiko Nakao announced his resignation from the post of president of Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Robert O’Brien
- Robert O’Brien has been appointed as the National Security Adviser of the United States of America.
- He will replace John Bolton.
Sheikh Hasina
- Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received the Dr Kalam Smriti International Excellence Award 2019 in Dhaka.
Justice P Lakshmana Reddy
- Justice P Lakshmana Reddy has been appointed as the first Lokayukta of Andhra Pradesh.
- He is known for his campaign against corruption.
- He will have tenure of 5 years.
Kapil Dev
- Cricket legend Kapil Dev has been appointed as the first Chancellor of Sports University, Rai (Sonepat) by the Haryana Government.
Pawan Munjal
- Pawan Munjal will be inducted in the Asia Pacific Golf Hall of Fame.
- He is the Managing Director and Chairman of Hero MotoCorp.
- He will be inducted for his support to “Golf” in India and around the world.
Navdeep Singh Suri
- Navdeep Singh Suri has been honoured with First Class Order of Zayed II.
- He is India’s envoy to the United Arab Emirates.
- He has been awarded for his contribution to the development and strengthening of friendly relations and co-operation between India and UAE during his tenure.
Pradeep Dash
- Noted Odia writer Pradeep Dash will be conferred with the 40th edition of prestigious Sarala Puraskar.
- He will be awarded for his poetry work Charu Chibar O Charjya.
Jaideep Sarkar
- Jaideep Sarkar has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Lesotho.
Muhammad Yunus
- Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus from Bangladesh was conferred the ‘Lamp of Peace of Saint Francis’ award by the Vatican.
Sunil Arora
- Chief election commissioner Sunil Arora took charge as chairman of Association of World Election Bodies (AWEB). The CEC will serve a two-year term till 2021.
IPS Vivek Kumar Johri
- IPS officer Vivek Kumar Johri took charge as the Director General (DG) of the country’s largest border guarding force, BSF.
- He replaced Rajni Kant Mishra.
