18 September 2014 Current Affairs
Indian-American Richard Rahul Verma Nominated As New US Ambassador To India
Indian-American Richard Rahul Verma has been nominated as the next US delegate to India by President Barack Obama. Richard Rahul Verma, who previously held the designation of Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs assisting Hilary Clinton and currently taking care of the private sector would be the first Indian-American to be declared as New Delhi’s top US ambassador and the second Indian-American to be declared for a task related to India. Nisha Desai Biswal, who is the present Assistant Secretary of State for the South and Central Asian Affairs of Gujarati origin is the first Indian-American who was appointed as the head of South Asia Bureau in November, 2013.
Adil Zainulbhai Appointed As QCI new Chairman
Former McKinsey India Chairman ‘Adil Zainulbhai’ has been appointed as the Chairman of Quality Council of India (QCI) for a 3-year term. An autonomous body under the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, QCI is a joint creation by Indian industry to operate the National Accreditation Structure for conformity assessment bodies and provide accreditation in the field of education, health and quality promotion.