APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIOS

Question 1

Deepak Das, the 1986-batch Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) officer as the 25th Controller General of Accounts (CGA Principal Accounting Adviser) under the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure

Answer 1

# He replaced Soma Roy Burman, (the 7th women CAS)
# he was the principal chief controller of accounts in the Central Board of Direct Taxes
# He also served as the Director of the Institute of Government Accounts and Finance (INGAF)

Question 2

India, the non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), took over the presidency of the UNSC from France for the month of August 2021

Answer 2

8th term under the Asia-Pacific category for 2 years started on January 1, 2021
# 1st presidency & serve the presidency again in 2022
# 15-member body of the UNSC consists of 5 permanent veto-wielding members and 10 non-permanent members
# Permanent Members: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States
# About United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
Only U.N. body that can make legally binding decisions like imposing sanctions and authorizing the use of force
Establishment – 1945
Headquarters – New York, United States
Ambassador of India to UN – TS Tirumurti

Question 3

HomeLane, Home Interiors Company has signed a 3-year strategic partnership with Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni) as the equity partner and 1st brand ambassador

Answer 3

MS Dhoni became the first brand ambassador of HomeLane
# HomeLane is owned by Homevista Decor and Furnishings Pvt Ltd
# At present HomeLane is operating across 16 cities
# About HomeLane:
CEO- Srikanth B Iyer
Co-Founder & COO– Tanuj Choudhry
Established in 2014
Headquarters– Bengaluru

Question 4

Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the Chief of Myanmar’s Military declared the Prime Minister(PM) of Myanmar

Answer 4

He will lead till 2023
# He is also a member of the National Defence and Security Council (NDSC)
# the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to negotiate between the military government and its opponents are stalled following the agreement to appoint a special envoy for Myanmar.
# VirasakdiFutrakul, Former Deputy Foreign Minister of Thailand was selected as the envoy
# About Myanmar:
Prime Minister– Min Aung Hlaing
Capital– Naypyitaw
Currency– Myanmar kyat