- Anil Murarka named president of ICSI
- POSCO to build ferrochrome JV
- 25 January to be National Voters Day
Anil Murarka named president of ICSI
Anil Murarka has been elected as the new president of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), with effect from 19 January.
Nesar Ahmed has been elected vice president of the institute, a post earlier held by Murarka.
ICSI is a professional body that conducts examinations, besides designing the curriculum, for candidates aspiring to be company secretaries.
POSCO to build ferrochrome JV
The deal will help Posco secure a stable supply of ferrochrome, a key component in stainless steel, as the firm imports 480,000 tonnes of the metal every year, Posco said.
Under the agreement, Posco will hold a 24% share in the JV, which will run an electric furnace with an annual output capacity of 35,000 tonnes, and IMFA will control the remaining 76%. REUTERS
25 January to be National Voters Day
In order to encourage more young voters to take part in the political process, the government has decided to celebrate 25 January every year as National Voters' Day.
A meeting of the Union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh approved a law ministry proposal to this effect, information and broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said.
Observing that new voters--those who have attained the age of 18 years--were showing less interest in being enrolled in the electoral rolls, she said the level of their enrolment was as low as 2025% in certain cases.