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1. Claire Mazumdar will be the new chairperson of Biocon
On May 6, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, founder and chairperson of biopharmaceutical company Biocon, appointed her niece Claire Mazumdar as her successor.
- In an interview with Fortune India, Kiran said that Claire will lead the next phase of the company.
- Claire Majumdar is currently the Founder and CEO of ‘Bikara Therapeutics’.
- Bikara’s market capitalization is more than $1.6 billion.
- Claire studied at MIT and Stanford University and holds a PhD in Cancer Biology.
- Claire also serves on the boards of Riley Therapeutics and Nura Health, which works to improve patient recovery by training family caregivers.
- Biocon was founded in 1978 by Kiran Mazumdar, its headquarters is in Bengaluru.
- Biocon mainly manufactures biosimilars, insulin, generic formulations.
- Biocon operates in more than 120 countries, of which the US and North America are the main ones.
Kiran Mazumdar (right) Shaw, who founded Biocon four decades ago, has no children of her own. Claire Majumdar (left) is his niece.
2. Kumar Mangalam Birla becomes non-executive chairman of Vi
On May 5, the board of Vodafone-Idea (Vi) appointed Kumar Mangalam Birla as non-executive chairman of the company.
- The company gave the name of Kumar Mangalam Birla in the information given to the stock exchange.
- Kumar Mangalam has been appointed after the current chairman Ravindra Takkar stepped down.
- Ravindra Takkar will now hold only the post of non-executive director on the board.
- Kumar Mangalam joined Aditya Birla Group in 1995 after the death of his father Aditya Vikram Birla.
- Kumar Mangalam is a Chartered Accountant and has done MBA from London Business School.
- In 2012, Forbes gave the Entrepreneur of the Year Award to Kumar Mangalam.
- In 2020, Forbes included Kumar Mangalam in the list of India’s richest people.
- Kumar Mangalam has been awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2023 for his contribution to business.
Vodafone Idea Limited (Vi )
Vodafone Idea Limited, popularly known as Vi, is a leading telecom company formed in 2018 by the merger of Vodafone India and Idea.
- It provides mobile and broadband services all over India. One of the largest telecom operators in the country. Its headquarters is in Mumbai.
- Recently, the Department of Telecom (DoT) has reduced the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) of Vodafone-Idea by about Rs 20,000 crore.
After the news of Kumar Mangalam becoming the chairman, the shares of the company have increased by 8%.
3. Indian Army and BEL signed MoU worth Rs 1476 crore
On May 5, the Defense Ministry signed an MoU worth Rs 1,476 crore with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Hyderabad, for the procurement of five ground-based mobile electronic systems for the Indian Army.
- This MoU was signed in the presence of Defense Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh at Dutva Bhawan-2, New Delhi.
- Under the MoU, 5 Ground-Based Mobile Electronic Systems (GBMES) will be procured for the Indian Army.
- Under this MoU, 72% indigenous material will be used in making GBMES.
- GBMES will help in detecting enemy radars and analyze signals.
- GBMES will be able to work according to real time intelligence and situation.
- GBMES will help in enhancing air defense and electronic warfare capabilities.
- GBMES will increase military capacity, networking and combat capability.
- GBMES will be easy to transport from one place to another. This can be quickly deployed at different places through trucks.
- GBMES will modernize the Indian Army and upgrade it with advanced electronic systems with advanced technology.
GBMES will promote self-reliant India. This will promote domestic defense manufacturing which will reduce import dependence.
4. Union Cabinet approved to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court
On May 5, the Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to introduce the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 in the Parliament.
- Addressing a press briefing in New Delhi, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnav gave this information.
- If the bill is passed, the sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court will be increased from the current 33 to 37, excluding the Chief Justice of India (CJI).
- The Union Cabinet wants to amend the Supreme Court (Judges Act, 1956).
- There are more than 70 thousand pending cases in the Supreme Court, their backlog will be reduced.
- With the increase in judges, more benches will be able to sit together.
- New judges will be appointed through the collegium system. Inclusion in the collegium- 1. Chief Justice of India (CJI)2. Senior Supreme Court Judge3. Formal appointment by the President of India
Supreme Court Act 1956
The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act 1956 comes under Article 124(1) of the Indian Constitution.
- It was passed in Parliament on 16 September 1956.
- According to the Act, the number of judges in the Supreme Court, except the Chief Justice, can be regulated and can also be increased.
- When this Act came into force in 1956, the number of judges in the Supreme Court, apart from the Chief Justice, was fixed at 10.
- It has also been amended many times, it was last amended in 2019.
5. UIDAI signs MoU with National Forensic Science University
On May 5, an MoU was signed with Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and National Forensic Science University (NFSU) for 5 years.
- This partnership has been made to work in the field of digital forensics, cyber security and better technology research.
- The Ministry of Electronics and IT said that a better structure will be created for MoU cooperation.
- This agreement will do joint research for AI (Artificial Intelligence), Blockchain, Deepfake Detection and Cryptographic Technology.
- This MoU will increase the reach of NFSU students in six strategic pillars academic and professional development, information security, technical advisory and research and will also open avenues for placement.
- UIDAI CEO Vivek Chandra Verma and NFSU Gujarat Campus Director Professor S.O. Junaro signed this MoU.
today’s history
- Nobel Prize winning poet and lyricist Rabindranath Tagore was born in 1861.
- The first electric tram car started operating in Mumbai (then Bombay) in 1907.
- In 1907, freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai was arrested for the first time by the British government.
- In 1976, Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for his invention, the telephone.
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