Ravindra Kumar Tyagi has been appointed as the new Chairman and MD of POWERGRID

Current Context: Ravindra Kumar Tyagi has indeed been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID).

• He took over from Sreekant Kandikuppa, who retired after reaching the age of superannuation.
• Tyagi, who previously held the position of Director (Operations) within the same company, brings over three decades of extensive experience to his new role.
• He holds an electrical engineering degree from Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh and completed M Tech in Energy Studies at IIT Delhi.
• He is a “fulbright scholar” from Carnegie Mellon University, USA and has over 33 years of industry experience in the power sector at various key positions in leading CPSUs.

Question:

Q.1 Who is the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID)?
a. Sreekant Kandikuppa
b. Ravindra Kumar Tyagi
c. Carnegie Mellon
d. Punjab Engineering College