CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed Senapathy (Kris) Gopalakrishnan , co-founder and former co-Chairman, Infosys, as the first Chairperson of the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH).

Detailed explanation-2: -Co-founder and former Co-chairman of Infosys, Senapathy (Kris) Gopalakrishnan, has been appointed as the first Chairperson of the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH). In its August monetary policy, the RBI had announced that it will set up the RBIH to promote innovation across the financial sector.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday inaugurated its innovation hub in Bengaluru with former Infosys chief Kris Gopalakrishnan as its chairman.

Detailed explanation-4: -Shri Shaktikanta Das, IAS Retd., former Secretary, Department of Revenue and Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India assumed charge as the 25th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India effective December 12, 2018.

Detailed explanation-5: -Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday inaugurated the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) in Bengaluru which is intended to encourage and nurture financial innovation in a sustainable manner through an institutional set-up.