CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The government on December 7 named Arun Kumar Singh, who had a couple of months back retired as head of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), as the chairman of ONGC but not as its managing director.

Detailed explanation-2: -Arun Kumar Singh, former chairman of oil refining and marketing company BPCL, was on Wednesday appointed chairman and managing director of ONGC–the first instance of a retired person being appointed the head of a Maharatna PSU.

Detailed explanation-3: -Krishnakumar has taken over as the Chairman and Managing Director of the company. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a ‘Maharatna’ and a Fortune Global 500 Company, announced that G. Krishnakumar has taken over as the Chairman and Managing Director of the company.