Current Affairs - Persons

Justice Siddharth Mridul was appointed as the chief justice of the Manipur High Court in October 2023. He was previously a judge of the Delhi High Court.

Dr. Bijay Kumar Mohanty has been appointed as the Director (Finance) of the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA). He has over 25 years of experience in the Indian power sector and brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience in financial management, corporate governance and compliance, risk management, project management, and legal functions.

Neeraj Chopra, the reigning Olympic and World Champion in javelin throw, has been nominated for the 2023 World Athlete of the Year award. He is the first Indian athlete to be nominated for this prestigious award.

Sandeep Shandilya, a senior IPS officer, an officer of the 1993 IPS batch, is presently serving as the director of the Telangana State Police Academy (TSPA), was appointed as the New Police Commissioner of Hyderabad by the Election Commission of India, succeeding CV Anand.

VJ Kurian was appointed as the new non-executive part-time chairman of the South Indian Bank in 2023. His appointment is set to take effect from November 2, 2023. Salim Gangadharan was appointed as the non-executive part-time chairman of the bank in 2014, and his term ends on November 1, 2023.