Appointments on 31st December 2020

Current Context: Dr Harsh Vardhan: He is nominated as the board member of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI). He will succeed Myint Htwe, who is the Union Minister of

Health and Sports of Myanmar. Dr Harsh Vardhan is appointed from 1st Jan 2021 to 31st Dec 2023.

• Static Part: 
• HQ of GAVI: Geneva, Switzerland and Washington DC, US
• Prof. Santanu Chaudhury: He is appointed to head the committee constituted by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) to use advanced and latest technologies to conserve Indian Heritage, documentation and digital restoration. 
• Static Part: 
• DST comes under Ministry of Science and Technology
• Secretary of DST: Prof Ashutosh Sharma

Question: 

Q.1 Who among the following is nominated as the board member of Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI)?
a. Adar Poonawala
b. Prime Minister Narendra Modi
c. Dr Harsh Vardhan
d. Rajesh Bhushan