People in News: October 2021 PDF

Published on Thursday, November 11, 2021

1. Fumio Kishida

Fumio Kishida becomes the new Prime Minister of Japan.
He succeeded Yoshihide Suga.
He was the former Foreign Minister of Japan.

2. Najla Bouden Romdhane

Najla Bouden Raomdhane became the 1st woman Prime Minister of Tunisia.
She succeeded Hichem Mechichi.
She was the former Education Minister of Tunisia.

3. Padmaja Chunduru

Padmaja Chunduru is appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of National Securities Depository Limited.
She succeeded GV Nageswara Rao.
She was the former MD and CEO of Indian Bank.

4. Ranveer Singh

Ranveer Singh is appointed as the Brand Ambassador for National Basketball Association (NBA) in India.
He is the Bollywood superstar.

5. Kangana Ranaut

Kangana Ranaut is appointed as the Brand Ambassador for Uttar Pradesh Government’s “One District-One Product” Scheme.
The aim of this scheme is to develop traditional industries in the respective districts.
Kangana Ranaut is a Bollywood Actress.

6. BC Patnaik

BC Patnaik took charge as the Managing Director of Life Insurance Corporation of India.
He was appointed by the Union Government.

7. David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian

David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian won Nobel Prize in Medicine 2021 for the discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch.
David Julius is an American physiologist and professor at the University of California.
Ardem Patapoutian is a Lebanese-American molecular biologist and neuroscientist.

8. Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan became the first brand ambassador of CoinDCX.
CoinDCX is India’s first crypto Unicorn.

9. Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann, Giorgio Parisi

Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann, Giorgio Parisi got the Nobel Prize in Physics 2021.
They have made contributions regarding complex physical systems.
Syukuro Manabe, a Japanese-American Meteorologist, and Climatologist.
Klaus Hasselmann, a German Oceanographer, and Giorgio Parisi are well known for the fluctuations in physical systems.

10. Wendy Werner

Wendy Werner is appointed as the International Finance Corporation (IFC), new Country Head for India.
She was the former IFC trade and competitiveness Manager for East Asia and the Pacific.

11. Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan

Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021.
They have been awarded for the discovery of organic molecules which can be used as catalysts to speed up chemical reactions.

12. Mirabai Chanu and Bajrang Punia

Mirabai Chanu and Bajrang Punia are appointed as the Brand Ambassadors for Amrutanjan.
Mirabai Chanu is the Tokyo Olympic’s weightlifting silver medalist.
Bajrang Punia is the Wrestling Bronze medalist in Tokyo Olympics.

13. Abdulrazak Gurnah

Abdulrazak Gurnah won the Nobel Prize for Literature 2021.
He is a Tanzanian novelist based in the United Kingdom.
He was awarded for the works on the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee.

14. Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli, an Indian Cricketer is appointed as the Brand Ambassador for Fire-Boltt.
Fire-Boltt, is India’s leading smart wearable brand.

15. Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov

Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021.
Maria Ressa, a journalist from the Philippines, and Dmitry Andreyevich Muratov, a journalist from Russia.
Both took efforts to protect the freedom of expression in their respective country.

16. Magnus Carlsen

Magnus Carlsen won the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2021.
Magnus Carlsen is the Norwegian Chess Grandmaster.

17. Arun Kumar Mishra

Arun Kumar Mishra is appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL).
He will succeed Saurabh Kumar.

18. Rajnish Kumar

Rajnish Kumar is appointed as the Chairman of the Board of BharatPe.
He was the former Chairman of the State Bank of India.

19. Ritesh Chauhan

Ritesh Chauhan is appointed as the CEO of the PM Fasal Bima Yojana.
He will succeed Ashish Kumar Bhutani.

20. James Sangma

James Sangma won the PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) India Award 2021.
He is awarded for “Vegan Leather” made from Pineapple.
He is the present Forest and Environment Minister of Meghalaya.

21. Sajjan Jindal

Sajjan Jindal is appointed as the Chairman of the World Steel Association.
He is the Chairman and Managing Director of JSW Steel Limited, India.
He is succeeding Yu Yong.

22. Alexander Schallenberg

Alexander Schallenberg is appointed as Austria’s New Chancellor.
He currently serves as the Foreign Minister of Austria.
He will succeed Sebastian Kurz.

23. Vidyut Mohan

Vidyut Mohan has won the Earth shot Prize 2021, under the “Clean our Air”.
He is rewarded as the people who fight to save our planet Earth.
The project named “Takachar” was lead under the leadership of Vidyut Mohan.

24. Praggnanandhaa

Praggnanandhaa has won the Julius Baer Challengers Chess Tour 2021.
He is the 16 years old Indian Grandmaster, who defeated Christopher Yoo of the USA.

25. A. Balasubramanian

Balasubramanian is appointed as the Chairman of the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI).
He is the Chairman of Aditya Birla Sun Life Asset.

26. Alexei Navalny

Alexei Navalny won the “Sakharov Prize of Freedom of Thoughts” 2021.
Sakharov Prize is the Top EU Huma Rights Prize.
Alexei is the Russian Opposition leader, lawyer, and anti-corruption activist.

27. Sandra Mason

Sandra Mason is appointed as the President of Barbados.
She had replaced Queen Elizabeth II as Head of the States.
Sandra is the 1st ever President of Barbados.

28. Rajiv Nigam

Rajiv Nigam is selected for the J.A. Cushman Award 2022.
He is the first Indian to be selected for this award.
He is the former chief scientist at the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO).
J.A. Cushman Award is given for the Foraminiferal Research Activities.

29. Tsitsi Dangarembga

Tsitsi Dangarmebga is awarded the “Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, 2021”.
She is the 1st Black Woman to win this award.
She is awarded for the work “New Enlightenment” based on the violence in Zimbabwe, her home country.

30. Manoj Bajpayee

Manoj Bajpayee is appointed as the Brand Ambassador for myBillBook.
He is the Padma Shri awardee Actor.
myBillBook provides simple billing and accounting software to file GST taxes.

31. K V Kamath

K V Kamath is appointed as the Chairperson of the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID).
He was the former MD and CEO of ICICI Bank.
NaBFID is the newly set Financial Institution under the Ministry of Finance.

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