Question: Who has been re-nominated as the Chairperson of the Governing Board of Auroville Foundation?
(a) Dr. Deepak Gupta
(b) Dr Karan Singh
(c) Dr. Subbulakshmi Srinivasan
(d) Dr. Yashvardhan Sinha
Ans:(b)
Related facts:
- On 2 December 2016 Dr Karan Singh, an eminent scholar, Rajya Sabha Member and a senior leader of Indian National Congress has been re-nominated as the Chairperson of the Governing Board of Auroville Foundation.
- Auroville Foundation is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
- Auroville (City of Dawn) is an experimental township in the state of Tamil Nadu, with some parts in the Union Territory of Puducherry.
- The Government of India notified the constitution of Auroville Foundation as a Statutory Body on 29th January, 1991 as per the Auroville Foundation Act, 1988.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=154823