Latest 26th Feb 2023 Current Affairs News for Exam Prep

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Who has been awarded EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2022

A: Ratan Tata
B: Sajjan Jindal
C: Uday Kotak
D: Azim Premji

The answer is: B

Explanation

Sajjan Jindal, the Chairman and Managing Director of the JSW Group, has been named the EY Entrepreneur of the year 2022. The jury panel, headed by K V Kamath, selected Jindal for his exceptional entrepreneurial journey in scaling up the global conglomerate with a presence in various sectors, including steel, cement, infrastructure, energy, and paints. JSW Group has a revenue of $22 billion globally and employs over 40,000 people. Jindal will represent India at the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Monte Carlo in June. EY praised Jindal for making a fast transition to renewable energy through acquisitions and decarbonising the value chain. Jindal has also earned the sobriquet of "Man of Steel" and served as the Chairman of the World Steel Association, being the first representative from India. KP Singh, Chairman Emeritus of DLF Group, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in the real estate sector. He is known for changing the rules and course of the sector by building the Millennium City of Gurgaon. Deepak Bagla, MD and CEO of Invest India, was presented with the Special Jury Award for his visionary work in attracting and facilitating unprecedented foreign investments into the country. Other category winners include Mahesh Pratapneni of MedGenome in the start-up category, V Vaidyanathan of IDFC First Bank in financial services, Irfan Razack of Prestige Group in Energy, Real Estate & Infrastructure, Pradeep Kheruka of Borosil in manufacturing, Pawan Jain and Rubal Jain of Safeexpress in services, Ravi Modi of Vedant Fashions in consumer products & retail, Samina Hamied of Cipla in life sciences & health care, and Vivek Kumar Jain of Gujarat Fluorochemicals for business transformation.