1. Aamir Khan
- Bollywood Actor, Aamir Khan has become the brand ambassador of online tutoring platform, Vedantu.
- After being roped in as the ambassador, Vedantu has shot ad films to highlight the pros of the platform.
2. P D Vaghela
- Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has appointed P D Vaghela as its new chief.
- Vaghela has been appointed for a term of 3 years or till attaining the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.
- He has succeeded R S Sharma.
3. Amitabh Bachchan
- The Reserve Bank of India has roped in Bollywood Megastar Amitabh Bachchan for its customer awareness campaign.
- Under the campaign, RBI keeps informing the customers about the do’s and Don’ts for safe transactions.
- Amitabh Bachchan shared a message for customer awareness on the official twitter handle of RBI- “RBI Says or RBI Kehta Hai”.
4. Meeta Makhan
- Daily affairs of Laxmi Vilas Bank will be looked by the three-member Committee of Directors (COD) approved by RBI.
- Meeta Makhan is the Chairperson of this committee.
- Other two members are- Shakti Sinha and Satish Kumar Kalra.
5. Robin Uttappa
- Indian Cricketer Robin Uttappa has been roped in as the brand ambassador of Entri app.
- Entri app, a Kerala startup, is a local language learning app for jobs.
6. Shivangi Singh
- Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh will become the first female Pilot to fly Rafale aircraft.
- Shivangi was commissioned in the Indian Air Force in 2017.
- At present, she is flying MiG-21 Bison and soon will be the first women pilot to fly Rafale.
- She hails from Varanasi.
7. Uday Kotak
- Uday Kotak has got an extension of 1 year as the head of lender IL&FS.
- Notice of extension was released by the Department of Financial Services in the Ministry of Finance.
- Uday is the Managing Director of Kotak Mahindra Bank.
8. Mohamed Hussein Roble
- Mohamed Hussein Roble has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Somalia.
- He has succeeded Hassan Ali Khaire.
9. Jineth Bedoya Lima
- Jineth Bedoya Lima has been honoured with the Golden Pen Freedom Award 2020.
- The award is given by the World Association of News Publishers.
- Jineth is a Columbian Journalist and has been awarded for her contribution towards promoting and protecting women rights.
10. Khushi Chindaliya
- 17-year old girl from Gujarat, Khushi Chindaliya has been appointed as the Regional Ambassador for India by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) – Tunza Eco-Generation (TEG).
- She will be working with TEG until February 2021.
11. Aleksandr G. Lukashenko
- Aleksandr G. Lukashenko was sworn in as the President of Belarus for the 6th time.
- He took oath in a secret ceremony.
12. Bah Ndaw
- Bah Ndaw has been appointed as the interim president of Mali.
- He will hold the post until the new president in appointed.
13. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
- Former NABARD Chairman Harsh Kumar Bhanwala has been appointed as the head of a technical committee on the social stock exchange.
- This committee will develop up a structure for onboarding profit and non-profit organisations on such bourses and recommend disclosure requirements relating to financials and governance.
- The committee will also provide requirements for aspects related to social audit and social impact.
14. Narendra Modi
- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been awarded the Ig Nobel Prize for 2020 by Annals of Improbable Research Magazine.
- He has been awarded the award for his contribution to medical education.
- Also, Modi became the second Indian prime minister to receive this award.
15. Anil Dhasmana
- Anil Dhasmana has been appointed as the new chief of the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO).
- NTRO is the country's technical body responsible for geospatial intelligence and satellite imagery.
- Dhasmana is a former Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) chief.
16. Udit Singhal
- An 18-year teenager from India, Udit Singhal has been named to the 2020 Cohort of Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by the United Nations.
- Singhal has been named to the class of 17 young leaders.
- Singhal is a founder of Glass2Sand which prevents empty glass bottles from being dumped into landfills.
17. Vikas Khanna
- Famous Chef Vikas Khanna has been awarded the 2020 Asia Game Changer Award.
- He has been awarded for providing food millions across India during the pandemic COVID-19.
- The award is given by the Asia Society to honour true leaders.
18. Yoshihide Suga
- Yoshihide Suga has been appointed as the new prime minister of Japan.
- He has succeeded Shinzo Abe who resigned due to health issues.
19. Aditya Puri
- Managing Director of HDFC Bank, Aditya Puri has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by Euromoney Awards of Excellence 2020.
- He has been awarded for his career in banking and building a world-class bank.
20. Rajesh Khullar
- Rajesh Khullar has been appointed as the Executive Director of World Bank.
- Khullar is a 1988 batch IAS officer.
- At present, he is the principal secretary to chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
- He will join World Bank in November 2020.
21. Sameer Kumar Khare
- Sameer Kumar Khare has been appointed as the Executive Director of Asian Development Bank (ADB).
- He is an IAS officer of 1989 batch, Assam cadre.
- He has been appointed for a term of 3 years.
22. Sachin Tendulkar
- Legendary Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Paytm First Games.
- It is a subsidiary of Paytm.
- Sachin will create awareness about fantasy sports.
23. Paresh Rawal
- Actor and former Member of Parliament, Paresh Rawal has been appointed as the Chairman of National School of Drama (NSD).
- He has been appointed by President Ram Nath Kovind.
- He has succeeded Ratan Thiyam.
24. Ayushmann Khurrana
- Actor Ayushmann Khurrana has been appointed as UNICEF’s celebrity advocate for promoting child rights through "ForEveryChild".
- Ayushmann will work for ending violence against children.
25. Anil Jain
- Anil Jain has been appointed as the new president of the All India Tennis Association (AITA).
- Anil is a BJP Rajya Sabha member.
26. Sir David Attenborough
- Sir David Attenborough has been awarded the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize.
- He is a British Broadcaster.
- He was awarded by former Indian PM Manmohan Singh.
27. Aveek Sarkar
- Aveek Sarkar has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Press Trust of India (PTI).
- PTI is the premier news agency of India.
28. S Krishnan
- S Krishnan has been appointed as the new MD & CEO of Punjab & Sind Bank.
- His appointment has been approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC).
- Before this, he was Executive Director at Canara Bank.
- He will replace S Harishankar.
29. VK Yadav
- VK Yadav became the first CEO of Indian Railways after the approval of cabinet for the restructuring of Railway Board.
- His appointment has been approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC).
