CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Dutt, a 1993-batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre is currently serving as the chairman and managing director (CMD) of Air India Asset Holding Ltd.

Detailed explanation-2: -Vikram Dev Dutt appointed as Air India Asset Holding CMD.

Detailed explanation-3: -Air India Limited was privatized through its sale to the Tata Group. On 8 October 2021 Tata Sons paid ₹18,000 crore (US$2.3 billion) to Government of India and Tata will also assume ₹15,300 crore (US$1.9 billion) of Air India Limited’s debt as per the transfer deal.

Detailed explanation-4: -He married Rajkumari Lalitamani Patta Devi, the princess of Kalahandi which served as a former feudatory but claimed independence with the help of the Marathas during the critical period under Ram Chandra Dev.

Detailed explanation-5: -Campbell Wilson has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Managing Director (MD) of Air India, Tata Sons announced on Thursday. Wilson was previously the CEO of Scoot, a Singaporean low-cost airline and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines.