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Microsoft surpasses Apple to become world’s most valuable company

Microsoft surpasses Apple to become world’s most valuable company
  • Microsoft Corp. has surpassed Apple Inc. to become the world’s most valuable publicly-traded company by market capitalisation on October 29, 2021.
  • At market close on October 29, 2021, Apple stood at about $2.46 trillion while Microsoft reached nearly $2.49 trillion.
  • Apple had held the top position for more than a year.
Points to Remember:
  1. Which is the most valuable publicly traded company in the world?
  2. Microsoft has taken over which company to become largest company by market cap?
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/ Business, Daily News

Centre appoints former SC Judge Ashok Bhushan as NCLAT Chairperson

Centre appoints former SC Judge Ashok Bhushan as NCLAT Chairperson
  • Centre has appointed former Supreme Court Judge Justice Ashok Bhushan as the new Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), for a period of four years or until he attains the age of 70 years, whichever is the earliest..
  • Justice Bhushan was the former Chief Justice of Kerala High Court.
  • NCLAT was formed by the government under Section 410 of the Companies Act, 2013.
  • Apart from this, Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar has been appointed as the new President of quasi-judicial body, National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for five years or till he attains the age of 67 years.
  • Justice Sudhakar was the former Chief Justice of Manipur High Court.
Points to Remember:
  1. New Chairperson of National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT)
  2. New President of NCLT?
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/ Appointments, Daily News

Yezdi Nagporewalla named as new CEO of KPMG India

Yezdi Nagporewalla named as new CEO of KPMG India
  • Financial services firm KMPG has announced the appointment of senior partmer Yezdi Nagporewalla as the new chief executive officer (CEO) for the India division.
  • Nagporewalla has been appointed as the new CEO of KPMG India for a four-year term with effect from February 7, 2022 till December 31, 2026.
  • Nagporewalla will replace current Chairman and CEO, Arun M. Kumar, who completes his five-year term on February 6, 2022.
  • With the new appointment, KPMG India has split the roles of Chairman and CEO. The new Chairman will  be named over the next few months.
  • The Global Chairman and CEO of KPMG is Bill Thomas
  • Headquarter of KPMG: Amstelveen, Netherlands
Points to Remember:
  1. Name of the new CEO of KPMG India.
  2. Headquarter of KPMG?
  3. Global Chairman and CEO of KPMG?
Source: The Times of India ...
/ Appointments, Daily News

Union Minister Amit Shah launches the “Dairy Sahakar” scheme

Union Minister Amit Shah launches the “Dairy Sahakar” scheme
  • The Union Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah launched the “Dairy Sahakar” scheme on October 31, 2021 at Anand, Gujarat during a function organised by Amul to celebrate the 75th Foundation Year of Amul.
  • Total outlay of the Dairy Sahakar scheme is Rs 5000 crore.
  • The scheme will be  implemented by National Cooperative Development Corporation ( NCDC) under Ministry of Cooperation.
  • The scheme will supplement the existing efforts of strengthening the dairy sector  in the country, doubling the farmers income as well as realize the vision of ‘from cooperation to prosperity’.  
  • Under the scheme NCDC will extend financial support to eligible cooperatives for activities like bovine development, milk procurement, processing, quality assurance, value addition,branding,packaging,marketing,transportation and storage of milk and milk products,  exports of dairy  products among others.
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/ Daily News, National, Scheme

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh dedicates ‘Sardar Patel Leadership Centre’ to the Nation in Mussoorie 

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh dedicates ‘Sardar Patel Leadership Centre’ to the Nation in Mussoorie 
  • Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh dedicated to the nation “Sardar Patel Leadership Centre” at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) in Mussoorie.
  • The facility was inaugurated on the occasion of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas on October 31, 2021, which marks the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
  • The Sardar Patel Leadership Centre aims to lay the foundation capacity building for future generations of Civil Servants from India and Abroad, as visualised by the Father of All India Services.
  • The Centre aims to emerge as a Huge Resource Centre to provide continuous study and learning opportunities to Civil Servants so that they learn from the best practices of leadership across the world while remaining connected with their cultural ethos, values and roots. 
Points to Remember:
  1. Sardar Patel Leadership Centre has been set up in which place?
Source: PIB ...
/ Daily News, National

 

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