Govt appoints Rajesh Kumar Srivastava as interim chairman of ONGC

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Govt appoints Rajesh Kumar Srivastava as interim chairman of ONGC

• ONGC has appointed interim chairman in Rajesh Kumar Srivastava for a period of 4 months with effect from September 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022 (ie the date of his superannuation) or until further orders, whichever is the earliest
• He is the senior-most director on the ONGC board
• He has been given additional charge of chairman and managing director after current acting head Alka Mittal has been superannuated
• ONGC was founded in 14 August 1956Its headquarter is located in New Delhi

Kerala's Alappuzha declared full digital banking district

• RBI Kerala and Lakshadweep Regional Director, Thomas Mathew has declared that Alappuzha has become the fifth fully digital banking district in Kerala
• The project was initiated by the RBI with the support of the State Level Bankers’ Committee and respective district administrations as part of the Digital India project
• As part of the initiative, at least one digital transaction facility has been enabled

Indian Railways installed 'Meghdoot' machines in Mumbai railway stations

• The Central Railways has set up atmospheric water generators (AWG), Meghdoot in six railway stations in Mumbai, Maharashtra
• With the help this, machine can directly harvest water from the air and the commuters can refill their bottles for Rs 12 per litre and Rs 8 for 500 ml
• The Railways has already installed 17 kiosks across six major stations, including five each at CSMT and Dadar, four at Thane, and one each at Kurla, Ghatkopar and Vikhroli

HM Amit Shah to launch “CAPF eAwas” web-portal

• HM Amit Shah has launched the Central Armed Police Forces' eAwas web-portal to operationalise the revised policy of allotment and bring transparency to the allotment process
• The web-portal will enable online registration and allotment of residential quarters to eligible personnel of CAPFs and Assam Rifles
• The CAPF has been classified into three major categories: Border Guarding Forces; Forces for Internal Security; and Special Task Force

Government appoints Nagesh Singh as India’s ambassador to Thailand

• Nagesh Singh has been appointed as next ambassador of India to Thailand
• He is presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs
• He will replace ambassador, Suchitra Durai and is expected to take up the assignment shortly
• Nagesh Singh is a 1995 batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) who has served as Consul General of India in Atlanta

Delhi CM Kejriwal launches virtual school

• Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal has launched the India's first Delhi Model Virtual School
• The school will be for classes IX to XII and will be affiliated to the Delhi Board of School Education
• The platform was created by two globally recognised organisations, Google and Schoolnet India
• Virtual school teachers have received special training to conduct online classes The platform will also provide students access to a huge digital library and the content

National Nutrition Week 2022: 1st to 7th September

• India has observed National Nutrition week from September 1 to September 7 every year to make people aware about the adequate nutrition in food while enjoying the different flavours of Indian cuisine
• The theme of National Nutrition Week 2022 is to ‘Celebrate a World of Flavours’
• An annual week-long celebration has been organised by the Food and Nutrition Board of the Government of India’s Ministry of Women and Child Development