September 2020 Persons in News

• Colonel Dr GirijaMungali appointed in Asian Football Confederation task-force
  Retd. Colonel Dr.Girija Shanker Mungali has been appointed a member of the Asian Football Confederation's task force.
  
  The task force consists of 7 members. The force aims to regulate football clubs in Asia and Australia.
  
  Colonel Dr GirijaMungali:
  Mungali is also currently serving as the Chairman of the Club Licensing Committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF). He is the only Indian to be appointed on this committee.
  
  With this appointment, he plans to use the platform to create and promote opportunities for upcoming and young footballers especially from the rural areas of India.
  
  His appointment was made on September 15 by Dato' Windsor John, the General Secretary of the Asian Football Confederation. Mungali will be on the panel till 2023.
  
  
• Who has been appointed as Advisor of KVIC?
  Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has appointed Shri Sunil Sethi, a leading personality in the Indian fashion industry, as its advisor.
  
  Sethi will advise the Commission on latest design interventions in the readymade garments segment and promotion of Khadi in India and abroad. He appointment is be for a tenure of one year.
  
  Sunil Sethi:
  Mr Sethi has a career spannig of four decades of experience in global merchandising. He has contributed significantly to the growth of Indian design, handicrafts, and the textile industry via many innovative and successful initiatives.
  
  He is currently serving as the Chairman of the Fashion Design Council of India. Sethi has been working to take Indian fashion industry global.
  
  Sethi has played advisory roles in various government bodies like Ministry of Textile, Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Culture, the National Crafts Museum and Hastkala Academy, and HHEC. He has also served as Member, Board of Governors, at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT).
  
  
• Who has been elected as Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha?
  Shri Harivansh Narayan Singh has been elected as the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha for the second time. Harivansh's name was proposed by the BJP president JP Nadda. The opposition had fielded Manoj Jha, an RJD member.
  
  Shri Harivansh Narayan Singh:
  Shri Harivansh hails from a poor family based in a Bihar. The 64-year-old JD-U leader is a post-graduate in Economics from Banaras Hindu University. He holds a Diploma in Journalism. He worked for social causes for nearly four decades, he entered Parliament in 2014.
  
  He was elected as the deputy chairperson from August 2018 to April 2020 when his Rajya Sabha term ended. Harivansh has been re-elected for a six-year term of the Upper House. The way Harivansh conducted the proceedings of the House strengthens democracy.
  
  
• Ayushman Khurrana appointed as celebrity advocate of UNICEF India
  Ayushmann Khurrana is appointed as the celebrity advocate for children's rights campaign - 'For Every Child' of UNICEF India. Khurrana will promote and support UNICEF towards ending violence against children.
  
  Roles:
  Ayushmann Khurrana will promote and support UNICEF's work around ending violence against children. He will work towards this initiative globally.
  
  He will help increase awareness about this important issue, amid COVID-19 with the risk of violence and abuse against children due to the extended lockdown and the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic.
  
  In the year 2013, Sachin Tendulkar has also advocated the UNICEF in India.

Published date : 07 Nov 2020 03:03PM