Current Affairs - Awards and Honours

Anil Chakravarthy has been named the next President and CEO of Adobe, with his appointment taking effect on December 1, 2026. He will succeed Shantanu Narayen, who will become Adobe’s executive chair. Chakravarthy joined Adobe in January 2020 as Executive Vice President and General Manager of its Digital Experience business. He later took charge of worldwide field operations and became President of Digital Experience and worldwide field operations in 2021. Before Adobe, he served as CEO of Informatica and held positions at Symantec, VeriSign, and McKinsey & Company. He holds degrees from IIT Varanasi and MIT.

Mahindra Aerostructures received a multi-year contract from Airbus to manufacture and supply fuselage skins for the A320 aircraft family. The contract covers components for the A320neo and A321XLR models, particularly the rear fuselage and tail sections. Production will take place at Mahindra Aerostructures’ facility in Bengaluru, India, with finished components supplied to Airbus’ manufacturing plant in Augsburg, Germany. Initial engineering and tooling design are underway, while deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2028. The project will also expand technological capabilities through advanced production lines for chemical milling, surface treatment, and stretch-forming, strengthening India’s role in the global aerospace supply chain.

Jeetendra Mishra, a retired Air Marshal of the Indian Air Force, was appointed as the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust in Ayodhya. He brings more than three decades of experience in the Indian Air Force and was commissioned as a fighter pilot on December 6, 1986. Mishra is a fighter combat leader and experimental test pilot with over 3,000 hours of flying experience. He has studied at prestigious institutions including the National Defence Academy, Air Force Test Pilots School, Air Command & Staff College in the USA, and Royal College of Defence Studies in the UK.

Suman Ray was appointed as an Executive Director (ED) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) effective September 1, 2026. Before this appointment, he served as the Regional Director of the RBI for Maharashtra. As Executive Director, he will oversee the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) and the Premises Department. Ray has more than three decades of experience with the RBI and has worked across areas such as currency management, financial inclusion, payments and settlements, consumer education and protection, and human resources. He has also served as secretary to the Western Area Local Board.

John Ternus is set to become Apple’s CEO from September 1, 2026, succeeding Tim Cook after Cook’s 15-year tenure. Ternus joined Apple in 2001 and rose to become senior vice president of hardware engineering, overseeing teams responsible for major products including the iPhone. As CEO, he is expected to focus on hardware innovation, artificial intelligence, product development, and Apple’s geopolitical and manufacturing challenges. Tim Cook will remain with Apple as executive chairman of the board, focusing on engagement with policymakers worldwide while Ternus concentrates on engineering, technology, and product strategy.