Current Affairs - Awards and Honours - Discussion

Kumar Shanker has been appointed as the Managing Director of Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL), one of India's leading city gas distribution companies. Prior to this appointment, he served as the Managing Director of Maharashtra Natural Gas Ltd (MNGL), a joint venture involving GAIL, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), and the Maharashtra government. He played a significant role in implementing the Unified Tariff for India's National Gas Grid System, a major reform in the natural gas sector. IGL, headquartered in New Delhi, is a joint venture of GAIL and BPCL and is recognised as the largest city-gas distributor in North India.