Appointments on 8th February 2021

Current Context: SN Subrahmanyan: He is appointed as Chairman of National Safety Council (NSC) by Ministry of Labour and Employment. He is CEO and MD of L&T Ltd.

• Static Part: 
• Union Minister of State (IC) for Labour and Employment: Santosh Gangwar
• Sridhar Vembu: He is appointed to the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB). He is founder and CEO of Zoho. The National Security Advisor heads the NSAB.
• Static Part: 
• National Security Advisor of India: Ajit Doval
• Bikram Singh: He is appointed as MD of Google Cloud’s Business in India. He has replaced Karan Bajwa.
• Static Part: 
• HQ of Google: California, US
• Michael Bloomberg: He is re-appointed as United Nations Climate Envoy.
• Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: She is a former finance minister of Nigeria and is appointed to become the first female DG of World Trade Organisation (WTO). She has replaced Roberto Azevedo.
• Static Part: 
• HQ of WTO: Geneva, Switzerland

Question: 

Q.1 Who is appointed as Chairman of the National Safety Council (NSC)?
a. SN Subrahmanyan
b. Bikram Singh
c. Sridhar Vembu
d. Karan Bajwa