1. Wesley SO
- Filipino American Chess Grandmaster (GM) Wesley SO won the Norway Chess Blitz Tournament 2022.
- It is the 10th Edition of the Norway Chess Blitz Tournament 2022.
2. Natarajan Sundar
- Natarajan Sundar was appointed as the Chief of National Assets Reconstruction Company Ltd (NARCL).
- He is the Ex-SBI Executive.
- He succeeds Padmakumar M Nair.
3. Sachin Tendulkar
- Sachin Tendulkar is set to continue as Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
- He is the former Indian Cricketer.
- He is associated with UNICEF for over 2 decades.
4. Rajesh Gera
- Rajesh Gera was appointed Director-General, National Informatics Centre (NIC).
- He was the Senior Scientist at National Informatics Centre.
- National Informatics Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology.
5. Ahmed Salman Rushdie
- Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie received Companion of Honour.
- Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2022, featuring more than 40 professionals and community champions of Indian Origin.
- Salman Rushdie is the Indian Born British novelist and the author of Midnight’s Children.
6. Sandip Pradhan
- Sandip Pradhan gets another tenure extension of more than 2 years as the Director-General of the Sports Authority of India.
- He was an Indian Revenue Service Officer of 1990 Batch.
- He replaced Neelam Kapoor as the Director-General of the Sports Authority of India.
7. Akash Ambani
- Akash Ambani is appointed as the New Chairman of Reliance Jio.
- He is the Co-owner of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Mumbai Indians along with his father and mother, Nita Ambani.
- His father Mukesh Ambani resigns from the Board of Reliance Jio.
8. Kushi Patel
- Kushi Patel from the United Kingdom wins Miss India Worldwide 2022.
- She is a biomedical student from the United Kingdom.
- This is the 29th edition of Miss India Worldwide.
9. Parameswaran Iyer
- Parameswaran Iyer is the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog.
- He replaced Amitabh Kant who has completed his 6year stints as the CEO of Niti Aayog.
- Parameswaran Iyer functions as the Programme Manager of 2030 Water Resources Group, a platform of the World Bank Water Conservation Wing.
10. Venkat Nageswar Chalasani
- Venkat Nageswar Chalasani is appointed as the Member of the Advisory Committee of Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited (SIFL) and Srei Equipment Finance Limited (SEFL).
- He succeeds R Subramaniakumar.
- Venkat is the former Deputy Managing Director of SBI.
11. Ruchira Kamboj
- Ruchira Kamboj is appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations (UN).
- She is the 1st Female Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Bhutan.
- She will succeed T S Tirumurti as the Indian Ambassador to the UN.
12. Rahul Srivatshav
- Rahul Srivatshav becomes India’s 74th Grandmaster.
- He is 19 years old and hails from the State of Telangana.
- International Chess Federation has awarded this title during the 9th Cattolica Chess Festival 2022 in Italy.
13. Gustavo Petro
- Gustavo Petro wins the Colombian Election and becomes 1st Leftist President.
- He is the former Mayor of Capital Bogota.
- He will succeed Ivan Duque Marquez.
14. Ramakrishna Mukkavilli
- Ramakrishna Mukkavilli is recognized as the Global Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Pioneer.
- He is the first Indian to be recognized.
- He is the founder and Managing Director of Maithri Aquatech.
15. Krishna Srinivasan
- Krishna Srinivasan is appointed as Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Asia and Pacific Department.
- He will succeed Changyong Rhee.
- He is currently serving as the Deputy Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Asia and Pacific Department.
16. Rabab Fatima
- Rabab Fatima is appointed as Permanent Representative of Bangladesh as the Under-Secretary-General or Assistant Secretary-General of the UN.
- She succeeds Courtenay Rattray of Jamaica.
- She is the current Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York.
17. R Subramania Kumar
- R. Subramania Kumar is appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of RBL Bank.
- He succeeds Rajeev Ahuja.
- Previously he was the Managing Director and CEO of Indian Overseas Bank.
18. S L Thaosen
- S L Thaosen is appointed as the Director-General of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
- He has been serving as the Special Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF).
- He will replace the DG Kumar Rajesh Chandra.
19. Hamza Abdi Barre
- Hamza Abdi Barre is appointed as the New Prime Minister of Somalia.
- He is the former Chairman of the Jubbaland State Election Commission.
- He replaces Mohamed Hussein Roble.
20. A R Rahman
- Music Maestro A R Rahman is appointed as the Ambassador of Indo-United Kingdom Together Season of Culture Platform.
- He is the key consultant to the Season of Culture.
21. Major Bajram Begaj
- Major Bajram Begaj is elected as the New President of Albania.
- He will succeed President Ilir Meta.
- He was previously posted as the Chief of General Staff of the Albanian Armed Forces.
