July 2026 Current Affairs — Part 20
Important Current Affairs for Government Exams | Appointments & Resignations
This part covers five important appointments and leadership developments involving the Central Government, international chess, LIC, banking and financial intelligence. Read the key facts carefully and attempt the quiz at the end.
31. Centre Appoints Secretaries in Various Ministries
The Central Government appointed new Secretaries in several Ministries as part of its administrative appointments.
🏛️ Key Facts
- Keshav Chandra assumed charge as Secretary, Ministry of Mines.
- He is a 1995-batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre.
- Union Minister: G. Kishan Reddy
- Portfolio: Coal and Mines
- Minister of State: Satish Chandra Dubey
32. Viswanathan Anand Becomes Interim President of FIDE
Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand became the Interim President of FIDE, the International Chess Federation.
♟️ Key Facts
- Person: Viswanathan Anand
- Position: Interim President of FIDE
- Anand is a five-time World Chess Champion.
- He took charge after FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich temporarily suspended his duties.
- The suspension followed European Union and Swiss sanctions.
🌐 FIDE Facts
- Full Form: Fédération Internationale des Échecs
- Meaning: International Chess Federation
- Established: 1924
- Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland
33. Shatmanyu Shrivastava Appointed LIC CFO
The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) appointed Shatmanyu Shrivastava as Executive Director (Finance & Accounts) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
🏦 Key Facts
- Person: Shatmanyu Shrivastava
- Position: Executive Director (Finance & Accounts) & CFO
- Earlier, he served as Executive Director (Enterprise Risk Management).
- He also served as Chief Risk Officer (CRO).
- He succeeds Sunil Agrawal, who resigned from the post of CFO.
📌 Other LIC Appointment
- Varadarajan Muthuvenkataraman was appointed Executive Director (Enterprise Risk Management) & CRO.
🏢 LIC Facts
- Founded: 1 September 1956
- Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
- CEO & MD: R. Doraiswamy
- MDs: Ratnakar Patnaik & Dinesh Pant
34. Delhi High Court Appoints Liquidator for Paytm Payments Bank
The Delhi High Court appointed former SBI Chief General Manager Girikumar M. Nair as the liquidator of Paytm Payments Bank Ltd.
⚖️ Key Facts
- Liquidator: Girikumar M. Nair
- He is a former SBI Chief General Manager (CGM).
- The appointment followed the cancellation of Paytm Payments Bank's licence by the RBI.
- The Official Liquidator will carry out the liquidation process under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and Companies Act, 2013.
🏦 Paytm Payments Bank Facts
- Founded: 28 November 2017
- Founder: Vijay Shekhar Sharma
- Headquarters: Noida, Uttar Pradesh
- CEO: Arun Kumar Bansal
- Products: Banking, Savings Account, Retail Banking and Online Banking
35. Satya Pal Kumar Appointed Director of Financial Intelligence Unit
Satya Pal Kumar, a 2005-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, was appointed as the Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU).
💰 Key Facts
- Person: Satya Pal Kumar
- Position: Director, Financial Intelligence Unit
- Service: Indian Revenue Service (IRS)
- Batch: 2005
- FIU receives, processes, analyses and disseminates information on suspicious financial transactions to enforcement agencies.
📌 Financial Intelligence Unit Facts
- Formed: 18 November 2004
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Director listed in the source: Amit Govil
- The FIU functions under the Ministry of Finance.
📝 Part 20 Quiz
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Quiz Result
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