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Who has been appointed as the CEO of India’s apex food regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in May 2020?

Who has been appointed as the CEO of India’s apex food regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in May 2020? Correct Answer Arun Singhal

  • The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Arun Singhal as CEO of India’s apex food regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
  • Singhal is a special secretary, department of health and family welfare.
  • He will succeed GSG Ayyangar who was briefly appointed as the CEO of the food regulator.

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Consider the following statement: 1. The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 replaced the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. 2. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is under the charge of Director General of Health Services in the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
In the question below, are given a statement followed by three courses of actions numbered I, II and III. On the basis of the information given, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, and then decide which of the following suggested courses of actions logically follow(s) for pursuing. Statement: Starting October, all new cars will have pedestrian safety features, including new design of the bonnet, to reduce impact on pedestrians during accidents. Advanced safety features are needed in all vehicles in India as vehicle safety cannot be confined to luxury vehicles only. Around 1.5 lakh people are killed in road accidents every year in the country, nearly 60% of them are pedestrians.  Courses of action: I. The government has set a target to reduce the number of road deaths by half in the next two years. The ministry of road transport and highways has been issuing new safety standards for the automobiles along with eliminating the black spots on national highways.  II. By next month, all new cars will have pedestrian safety feature, including new design of the bonnet, to reduce impact on pedestrians during accidents.  III. Ministry of road transport and Highways is planning to implement all safety features in vehicles with active support of vehicle manufacturers. Electronic stability control (ESC) and autonomous emergency braking (AEB) will be incorporated in new vehicles by 2022.
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