Current affairs 02 january 2021

 1. Suneet Sharma new chairman and CEO of railway board

• takes over vinod kumar yadav with effect from january 01,2021
• Railway board founded march 1905
• HQ of railway board New Delhi 

2. Soma mondal new SAIL Chairman

• takes over Anil Kumar Chaudhary with effect from january 01,2021
• SAIL Steel Authority of India Limited 
• HQ NewDelhi

3. ISRO Chairman K Sivan gets one year extension up to 2022

4. Global Pravasi Rishta Portal

• launched by ministry of external affairs
• app to connnect with 3.12 crore strong diaspora
• External Affairs minister S. Jaishankar 

5. North East's first-ever specialized "Ginger" processing Plant in Meghalaya to be revived

• Located at the Export Promotion Industrial Park,Ri-Bhoui district
• Revived through PPP mode
• Minister of Development of North Eastern Region: Jitendra Singh