DAILY DOSE 19TH NOV CURRENT AFFAIRS
1) Bandaru Wilsonbabu appointed as the Ambassador of India to Comoros
- IFS officer Bandaru Wilsonbabu has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India. to the Union of the Comoros.
- Wilsonbabu is presently working as the Indian ambassador to Madagascar.
- Former VP Venkaiah Naidu visited Comoros in 2019 & It was the first state visit by an Indian political dignitary to the Union.
- The Comoros is an independent country made up of 3 islands in southeastern Africa.
2) Phrygian Caps unveiled as the Paris 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Mascots
- Phrygian cap has been unveiled as the mascot for the 2024 Paris Olympics & Paralympics.
- These red caps date back to ancient times & were a symbol of the pursuit of liberty in the French Revolution.
- The Paralympic version of the mascot features a prosthetic leg.
- Paris Olympics will take place from 26 July to 11 Aug 2024.
- The Games will feature the debut of breakdancing as an Olympic event.
3) NTPC team wins Gold award at 47th ICQCC-2022
- NTPC’s Quality Control Team from Unchahar ABHYUDAYA has won the “GOLD” award in the 47th International Convention on Quality Control Circle (ICQCC-2022).
- The convention is being held from 15-18 Nov ’22 in Jakarta under the theme of “Built Back Better through Quality Efforts”
- In March 2022, NTPC had been declared the “Dream Employer of the Year” at the 30th Session of the World HRD Congress.
4) Arun Kumar Singh to be next head of ONGC
- BPCL’s former chairman Arun Kumar Singh will be the new chairman of India’s top oil and gas producer ONGC.
- This will be the first time that a person aged over 60 will be heading a top PSU board-level position.
- He retired from BPCL after attaining the superannuation age in Oct 2022 and was already selected to head the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB).
- ONGC Founded: 1956
5) Know About: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
- ONGC is a central public sector undertaking under the ownership of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Govt of India.
- It is the largest government-owned-oil and gas explorer and producer in the country, and produces around 70% of India’s crude oil & around 84% of its natural gas.
- In Nov 2010, the Govt of India conferred the ‘Maharatna’ status to ONGC.
- Founded: 1956
- HQ: New Delhi
6) Dr C V Ananda Bose appointed as Governor of West Bengal
- Dr CV Ananda Bose, a former civil servant, has been appointed as the new governor of West Bengal.
- Manipur Governor La Ganesan had been holding the additional charge of West Bengal since July 2022 after the former Governor, Jagdeep Dhankhar, became India’s Vice President.
- Bose has held the rank of Secretary to Government of India, Chief Secretary, and University Vice-Chancellor.
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