Weekly Current Affairs (7th July to 13th July 2024)

Weekly Current Affairs (7th July to 13th July 2024)

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: July 14 2024

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  • Reformist leader Masoud Pezheshkian has been elected as Iran's new president.
  • Justice B.R. Sarangi has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court.
  • Dhirendra Ojha has been appointed as the Director General (DG) of the Press Information Bureau (PIB).
  • Siddhartha Mohanty, Chairman of LIC, has been re-designated as Managing Director and CEO.
  • Gagan Narang appointed as Chef-de-Mission for Indian contingent at Paris Games, replacing M.C. Mary Kom.
  • Former CJI UU Lalit appointed by Supreme Court to head committee for VC appointments in West Bengal.
  • Pankaj Agarwal appointed as Chief Electoral Officer of Haryana.
  • Gautam Gambhir Appointed as Head Coach of Indian Men’s Cricket Team.
  • Keir Starmer Sworn in as 58th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom After Labour Party's Electoral Success.
  • Lt Gen Shankar Narayan assumed charge as Commandant of Army Research & Referral Hospital.
  • Prof. (Dr.) Soumya Swaminathan has been appointed as the Principal Advisor at the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare for the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme.
  • Surya Kant from Tata Sons joins USISPF Board of Directors, acknowledged for expanding TCS's North American operations.
  • Satyanarayan Goel reappointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) for a new three-year term beginning August 10, 2024.
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