AP Abdullahkutty has been elected as the chairperson of the Haj Committee of India, while for the first time, two women have been chosen as its vice-chairpersons- Munnawari Begum and Mafuja Khatun.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has launched an Ideathon named 'Manthan', for supporting new ideas and innovations in the securities market.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved an extension in the tenure of Murli M Natarajan as the managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of DCB Bank for a period of two years.
Vice Chief Lt Gen Manoj Pandey is all set to take over as the Chief of Army Staff as the current Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane, seen as the frontrunner for the post of Chief of Defense Staff, will retire by the end of this month.
The International Children's Book Day (ICBD) is organized annually on the 2nd of April since 1967, by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY).