Current Affairs

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February - 02

• Equatorial Guinea has appointed Manuela Roka Botey as prime minister. She became the first woman in the country to hold the position.

• V Ramachandra, a former chief general officer of Canara Bank, was appointed by the Reserve Bank to the advisory committees of Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited (SIFL) and Srei Equipment Finance Limited (SEFL).

• Sports brand Puma India announced roping in women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur as its latest brand ambassador.

• Morgan Stanley named Arun Kohli as the new India head to replace Sanjay Shah, a veteran of 26 years at the firm, who is retiring.

• Former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh was recently conferred a Lifetime Achievement Honour by the India-UK Achievers Honours in London for his contribution to economic and political life.

• According to the latest Indian Institutional Ranking Framework (IIRF) ranking (2023), the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad (Gujarat), is the top government college in India for pursuing the Master of Business Administration (MBA) course.

• World Wetlands Day is celebrated annually on 2nd February.