26th February 2024 Daily Current Affairs
National & International Appointments
1. Elena Norman resigns as Hockey India CEO
- Elena Norman resigned as the CEO of Hockey India after holding the position for nearly 13 years.
- Hockey India, in her tenure, hosted numerous international hockey events including the FIH Champions Trophy, FIH World League Finals in 2015 and 2017, FIH Olympic Qualifiers in 2019 and 2024 as well as the FIH Hockey Pro League home games.
National & International Appointments
2. Vijay Shekhar Sharma resigns as chairman of Paytm Payments Bank
- Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma has resigned as part-time non-executive Chairman of Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL).
- The banking regulator had ordered the fintech firm to stop its banking activities after February 29 and later extended the deadline to March 15.
- Sharma owns a 51% stake in Paytm Payments Bank, while One 97 Communications, as Paytm is formally known, owns the rest.
