GK-Tornado CDS II 2020 & Other Defence Exams Dear Aspirants, This GK Tornado is a complete docket of important Current Affairs news and events that occurred in last 5 months. This file is important and relevant for all competitive exams like CDS, CAPF and Other Exams. National & International September 1. Mustapha Adib has been appointed as the Prime July 2022. She succeeds Rakesh Asthana (IPS) who was Minister of Lebanon. appointed as the Director-General of Border Security Note: He was Lebanon's ambassador to Germany. Force (BSF) on 17th August 2020. Mustapha Adib was named by four former prime 6. S Krishnan has been appointed as the Managing ministers on the eve of binding consultations between Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the president and parliamentary blocs on their choice Punjab and Sindh Bank for the post. Note: Prior to this appointment, he was an Executive Director at Canara Bank.He will replace S Harishankar, 2. Matthew Hayden has been appointed as the trade the current MD and CEO of Punjab & Sind Bank. envoy to India by Australian government along with 7. Murali Ramakrishnan has been appointed as the Indian-origin politician Lisa Singh for advancing Managing Director and CEO of the South Indian Bank. business ties with India. Note: Ramakrishnan had retired from ICICI Bank as Note: Three new appointments to the board of the Senior General Manager at Strategic Project Group on Australia-India Council were announced. Lisa Singh, May 30, 2020, and joined the South Indian Bank as an former Labor Party Senator from Tasmania, would be advisor on July 1, 2020.He represented the bank in the the Deputy Chair. Former Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu board of CIBIL and the risk advisory board of VISA for and former cricketer Hayden are the other new the Asia Pacific. members. 8. VK Yadav has been appointed as the Chief Executive 3. Hemant Khatri has assumed charge as the Chairman Officer (CEO) of Railway Board. and Managing Director of state-owned defence Note: The chairman and CEO will be the cadre shipbuilder, Hindustan Shipyard Ltd (HSL). controlling officer responsible for human resources Note: He will replace Rear Admiral L V Sarat Babu (HR) with assistance from a DG (HR).The Cabinet had (Retd). Previously, Hemant Khatri was serving as the earlier approved the restructuring of the Railway Director of Strategic Projects HSL.Hemant Khatri was Board, whose strength has been cut from eight to five, appointed as the CMD of HSL was approved by the as part of large scale reforms initiated by the national Appointments Committee of the Cabinet(ACC) on 27th transporter. May 2020 with effective from 1st September 2020 till 9. Ayushmann Khurrana has been appointed as the 31st July 2025 the date of his superannuation or until Brand Ambassador of Bajaj Allianz Life. further orders. Note: The actor will promote its products and digital 4. Aveek Sarkar has been appointed as the chairman of services across offline and online mediums. Khurrana Press Trust of India (PTI). will feature in the brand’s next campaign ‘Smart Living’ Note: He succeeds Vijay Kumar Chopra, Chief Editor of that encompasses its term plan – Smart Protect Goal the Punjab Kesari Group of newspapers.Aveek Sarkar and the new digital service – Smart Assist. was the founding Managing Director of Penguin India, 10. Dwayne Bravo has been appointed as the first cricket the Indian counterpart of Penguin Books, the founding ambassador of SBOTOP sportsbook brand. Editor of Business Standard and also the pivotal figure Note: Bravo is recognised as one of Caribbean cricket’s behind the acquisition of STAR News by the ABP Group best ever ‘all-rounders’, representing the West Indies in 2003. in all formats of the sport.He has represented the 5. Usha Padhee has become the first women Director- country in 256 test matches and 120 one-day- General of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). internationals and is also considered as one of the best Note: She is the first woman and third IAS officer to ever ‘all-rounders’ of the sport. have been appointed to the post. The central 11. Kenichi Ayukawa has been elected as the President of deputation tenure of Usha is scheduled to end on 16th Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). Note: He will replace Rajan Wadhera. Ashok Leyland Note: The decision by the panel’s two heads, former MD and CEO, Vipin Sondhi has been elected as the new New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clarke and former vice president of SIAM. Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.In a meeting of 12. Odisha state tops Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) the Chairs, Helen Clarke is believed to have conveyed or Ease of Doing Business ranking 2019. that Sudan’s experience as the head of the government Note: Ranking of various States of India on the basis of ministry that led India’s response to the pandemic implementation of Business Reform Action Plan had makes her much more suited for the job. started in 2015. The Business Reform Action Plan 17. Paresh Rawal has been appointed as the new chief of 2018-19 was a comprehensive plan including 180 National School of Drama (NSD). reform points covering 12 business regulatory areas Note: In a career span of over three decades, Rawal such as Access to Information, Single Window System, has been acknowledged with numerous awards, Labour, Environment, etc. including the prestigious National Film Award for Best 13. Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations Supporting Actor in 1994. He was conferred with the appointed Vinkesh Gulati as its 35th President for the Padma Shri in 2014 for his contribution to the year 2020-22. entertainment industry Note: Gulati is the Director of United Automobiles, 18. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Smriti Mandhana has been based out of Allahabad and Faridabad. United appointed as the brand ambassadors of the fantasy Automobiles is involved in the Auto Dealership sports gaming platforms, Playerzpot. business since the year 1985 and are dealers for Note: The partnership will see the cricketers in the brands like Mahindra & Mahindra and Bajaj Auto. brand’s upcoming campaigns and promote Playerzpot 14. Anil Jain has been appointed as the president of All through engagement activities. The duo will anchor the India Tennis Association (AITA). brand with their sports charisma and help in creating a Note: He was elected unanimously to lead the higher brand recall amongst the key target audience. administration of AITA after Praveen Mahajan's tenure 19. Jane Fraser.has been appointed as the first women as AITA President came to an end this year.Anil Chief Executive Officer of the Citigroup. Dhupar was elected as the Secretary-General and Rohit Note: She will be the first women CEO of Citigroup. She Rajpal will serve as the Treasurer of AITA. will take over the top job in February, replacing 15. S. Mahalingam has been appointed Honorary Consul Michael Corbat who will retire.Fraser, who has served of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in Chennai, with as president and CEO of global consumer banking since consular jurisdiction over Tamil Nadu and Kerala. 2019, will join the board of directors immediately. Note: Mr. Mahalingam retired as chief financial officer 20. Ayushmann Khurrana. has been appointed as the and executive director of Tata Consultancy celebrity advocate for children’s rights campaign titled Services.Mr. Mahalingam is replacing former Honorary as ’For Every Child’ by UNICEF. Consul Suhasini Maniratnam, whose mandate was Note: He will support UNICEF towards ending violence terminated after five years. against children, by working towards this initiative in 16. Preeti Sudan has been appointed to the World Health India. After his appointed, Ayushman Khurrana joins Organisation’s independent panel for pandemic the like of former football star David Beckham who is preparedness. working on this campaign globally August 21. Hamed Bakayoko has been appointed as the Prime Note: Sridhar will report to Amit Nayyar, President of Minister of Ivory Coast. Paytm who leads the financial services business of Note: The Republic of Ivory Coast President Alassane Paytm. He will lead the launch and development of equity Ouattara has appointed Defence Minister Hamed development and the mutual funds, NPS and Gold Bakayoko (55 years old) as Prime Minister (PM). Hamed Services. Bakayoko will also hold his position as defence Minister. 24. Perseverance launched by NASA to seek signs of ancient Hamed Bakayoko became acting PM on May 2, 2020 due life and collect first Martian rock. to the absence of Amadou Gon Coulibaly. Note: The rover will land on Jezero Crater of Mars on 22. Indian economist Urjit Patel has been appointed as the Feb. 18, 2021 with duration of at least one Mars additional and independent director of Great Eastern year (about 687 Earth days). The outlay of Mars mission Shipping Company Ltd. 2020 is around $2.7 billion. Note: He has been appointed for a term of five years. 25. Mohamed Irfaan Ali became the President of Guyana. Recently, he has authored a book titled ‘Overdraft: Saving Note: He is a member of the opposition People’s the Indian Saver’. The book will be published by Progressive Party (PPP). He succeeds David Arthur (A.) HarperCollins India. Granger.David A. Granger is a member of A Partnership 23. Varun Sridhar has been appointed as the New Chief for National Unity and Alliance for Change (ANPU-AFC). Executive Officer(CEO) of Paytm Money. 26. Gen. Charles Q. Brown sworn in as the first Black Chief of formally launched in India and other parts of the world Staff of the Air Force of USA. on 6th August, 2020. Note: President Donald Trump hosted the swearing-in of 33.