CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -S C Bajpai, who has been appointed the next Director General of Ordnance Factories and chairman, Ordnance Factory Board.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shri Hari Mohan, I.O.F.S. is Ex-Chairman & Dirctor General of Indian Ordnance Factories, Ministry of Defence. An officer of the Indian Ordnance Factories Service with Post Graduate Degree in Mech Engg. He had been the topper of University of Allahabad & University of Pune; while obtaining his Bachelor & Masters.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shri Sanjeev Kishore, a 1985 batch officer of the Indian Ordnance Factory Service (IOFS), has taken over as the Director General Ordnance (C&S) with effect from 01-10-2022 upon the superannuation of Shri M K Grag.

Detailed explanation-4: -From Friday, OFC will be part of Munition India Limited (MIL), one of the seven DPSUs carved out of the erstwhile Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), which has been dissolved. The MIL, which is based in Pune, marks the development as well as beginning of new era, with stress on innovation research and competitiveness.

Detailed explanation-5: -Indian Ordnance Factories is a giant industrial setup which functions under the Department of Defence Production of the Ministry of Defence. Indian Ordnance Factories, headquartered at Kolkata, is a conglomerate of 41 Factories, 9 Training Institutes, 3 Regional Marketing Centres and 4 Regional Controller of Safety.