Current Affairs - Persons

V Anantharaman, a seasoned banker with extensive experience in the banking industry, has been appointed as the non-executive chairman of the credit bureau TransUnion CIBIL.

Senior IAS officer Amit Agrawal has been appointed as the CEO of the Unique Identification Authority of India, as part of a bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre. Additionally, Subodh Kumar Singh has been appointed as the director-general of the National Testing Agency.

The Financial Services Institution Bureau (FSIB) has selected N Ramaswamy, General Manager of the General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re), as the next Chairman and MD (CMD) of the company. M Rajeswari Singh, General Manager & Director (GMD) of United India Insurance, has been appointed as the CMD of the National Insurance Company (NIC).

The Government has officially announced the extension of Atul Verma's tenure as the Director General of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for a period of three months.

Sanjay Swarup has been recommended for the post of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) panel. CONCOR is a PSU under the Ministry of Railways.