New Deputy Governor of RBI

Government appointed Viral V Acharyaa New York University Economics Professor as new Deputy Governor at the Reserve Bank of India. His appointment was cleared by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. He will fill the post that fell vacant after Urjit Patel after he was made RBI Governor to succeed Rajan with effect from September 2016. The existing three Deputy Governors of RBI are S S Mundra, R Gandhi and N S Vishwanathan..

National Academic Depository

Union Cabinet approved establishment and operationalisation of National Academic Depository (NAD), a Digital Depository for school learning certificates, degrees and other academic awards of Higher Education Institutions, on the pattern of a Securities Depository.NAD will be operationalised by NSDL Database Management Limited (NDML) and CDSL Ventures, Limited (CVL).

How NAD Works:

The NAD will register educational institutions/boards/eligibility assessment bodies, students and other users/verifying entities like banks, employer companies, government agencies and academic institutions.It will provide digital or a printed copy of the academic award with security features to the students or other authorized users. NAD will verify academic awards online on the same day of request initiated by any authorized user.

Winners of 61st Britannia Filmfare Awards

Bajirao Mastani with 8 awards was the film wining highest number of awards. Awards in various categories are
Best Actor: Ranveer Singh (Bajirao Mastani).
Best Actress: Deepika Padukone (Piku).
Best Film: Bajirao Mastani.
Best Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Bajirao Mastani).
Lifetime Achievement: Moushumi Chatterjee.