The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced(15th Nov 2022) that the government has nominated _______

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced(15th Nov 2022) that the government has nominated ________ to its director on central board.

Vivek Joshi

C.S. Setty

Ashwani Kumar

A. Manimekhalai

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Vivek Joshi

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday(15th Nov 2022) announced that the government had nominated Vivek Joshi to its central board.

* Vivek Joshi, who is the Secretary in the Department of Financial Services, will hold the position of Director at the central bank. The nomination has come into effect from November 15, 2022, until further orders.

* "The Central Government has nominated Shri Vivek Joshi, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, as a Director on the Central Board of Reserve Bank of India vice "Shri Sanjay Malhotra".

* The nomination of Shri Vivek Joshi is effective from November 15, 2022 and until further orders," a Finance Ministry release said.

* Vivek Joshi took charge as Secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance on November 1, 2022. Between 2014 and 2017, he served as joint secretary with the Department of Expenditure, where his responsibilities included formulation of public procurement policies for the Centre and appraisal of publicly funded projects and schemes..

Source : NDTV

Published On : November 16, 2022

Category : Banking

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* The World Press Photo award is a prestigious international competition for photojournalists (photographers who capture news events).

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* The photo shows a Palestinian woman named Inas Abu Maamar, 36 years old, holding the dead body of her 5-year-old niece Saly.

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* Judges wanted to recognize the trauma and sacrifices made by photographers documenting these dangerous situations.

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* Salem, who is 39 years old, has worked for Reuters covering Gaza since 2003.

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* He hopes the award and publishing this image globally will make people more aware of the innocent lives lost in war.

The World Press Photo competition had over 61,000 entries from 3,851 photographers across 130 countries in 2024. Salem’s haunting yet respectful photograph gave a window into the devastation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a singularly heart-wrenching scene of grief.

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