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tenure in Kargil. Narinder Batra has been re-elected as the President of the International Hockey
Federation (FIH) for the second consecutive term. He was elected during the virtual 47th Congress of
FIH, where he beat Marc Coudron, Chief of Belgium Hockey Federation, by just two votes. He will hold the
office until 2024 because the FIH has reduced the term from four to three years.

f The Badminton Association of India (BAI) President Himanta Biswa Sarma has been elected as a Member
of the c for the period 2021-25. Sarma was elected among 31 contestants to the 20-member BWF Council
on May 22, 2021, at the virtual AGM and Council election of BWF, where he got 236 votes in favour. He is
also the Vice President of Badminton Asia and the Chief Minister of Assam.

f The Board of Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) has appointed Rajesh Bansal as the chief executive
officer (CEO) of the RBIH with effect from May 17, 2021, the RBIH said in a statement. The Reserve Bank
Innovation Hub would develop internal infrastructure to promote fintech research and facilitate
engagement with innovators and start-ups.

f IPS officer, Subodh Jaiswal has been appointed Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He
was the most senior officer among the three shortlisted for the post of CBI Director. Jaiswal, along with
KR Chandra and VS Kaumudi, was short-listed out of 109 officers for the top post by the high-powered
committee led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Other members of the committee include Chief Justice
of India (CJI) NV Ramana and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
f Andy Jassy will officially become the CEO of Amazon on July 5th, the company announced at a
shareholder meeting. Amazon announced that Jassy, who is the current CEO of Amazon Web Services
(AWS), would replace Jeff Bezos as CEO of the entire company in February.

f Jagjit Pavadia, the former Narcotics Commissioner of India and a retired officer of the Indian Revenue
Service (Customs), has been elected president of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB). She
is the first Indian to be heading the Vienna-based organization and the second woman to hold this office.

f The appointments committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of B.V.R.
Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary Jammu & Kashmir as an officer on special duty in the Department of
Commerce. An order issued by the Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.

f Research and Analysis Wing chief, Samant Kumar Goel and Intelligence Bureau head Arvind Kumar were
given a one-year extension in their services. Goel, a 1984-batch IPS officer from Punjab cadre, would
continue to be the Secretary of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) for a period one year beyond the
presence tenure which ends on June 30.

f Historian Laurence des Cars becomes the first female president of Musée du Louvre, the world's largest
museum in Paris, France in 228 years. She was appointed as the first female president of Musée du
Louvre by the President of France, Emmanuel Macron.

f Director-General of Central Reserve Police Force, Kuldiep Singh has been given additional charge of
Director General of National Investigation Agency, NIA. He will hold the additional post after 31st or this
month after the superannuation of Y C Modi.

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