15 December 2013 Current Affairs
Harsh Kumar Bhanwala is new Chairman of NABARD
Harsh Kumar Bhanwala has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on 15 December. Prior to this appointment, Bhanwala was an Executive Director at India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL), a state-owned infrastructure lender. Bhanwala succeeds Prakash Bakshi, who retired as NABARD Chairman in September 2013. Before joining IIFCL, Bhanwala was senior vice president in IL&FS Water Ltd, which was involved in development work in water and waste water projects.
Rajiv Gandhi Airport Wins Safety Award
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), operated by GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL) , has been awarded the ‘Sword of Honour’ for safety management. The award was in recognition of its effective implementation of occupational health and safety management systems from the British Safety Council for health and safety works at the airport. The ‘Sword of Honour’ is considered to be the Oscar of the Safety World. RGIA is the first Indian airport to receive this honour in the world.