Current Affairs 15th February 2015

Current Affairs 9th January 2015 - Important Points

• Who was appointed as new MD & CEO of MCX - Balasubramaniam Venkataramani

• Name of the Women Scientists selected for Dr.Y. Nayudamma Memorial Award 2014 - Tessy Thomas and Geeta Varadan

Current Affairs 9th January 2015 - Details 

Who was appointed as new MD & CEO of MCX - Balasubramaniam Venkataramani

Among the Important Appointments, On 13th Feb 2015, Commodity exchange MCX appointed Balasubramaniam Venkataramani as new Managing Director and CEO. Balasubramaniam Venkataramani was serving as BSE's Chief Business Officer at the time of appointment. This Post was vacant since May last year after the resignation of MD & CEO Manoj Vaish.

Name of the Women Scientists selected for Dr.Y. Nayudamma Memorial Award 2014 - Tessy Thomas and Geeta Varadan

Two women scientists have been selected for Dr.Y. Nayudamma Memorial Award 2014 and will be joint recipients of this prestigious award. Name of these scientists are Tessy Thomas and Geeta Varadan. Both have been chosen for their significant contributions in the fields of missile technology and remote sensing.

Tessy Thomas is Director of Advanced Systems Laboratory of DRDO and Project Director (Mission) Agni V while Geeta Varadan is director of Advanced Data Processing Research Institute of ISRO.

Do You Know : 

Dr.Y. Nayudamma Memorial Award was established in 1986 in memory of distinguished chemical scientist and internationally renowned leather technologist Yelavarthy Nayudamma and is being conferred annually on persons who have made important contributions to the development of science and technology.