Who has been appointed as the new Chancellor of TERI?

a. Ashok Chawla

b. Ashok Singh

c. Ashok Mehta

d. Ashok Malik

ANSWER: Ashok Chawla

Explanation:

The Energy and Resources Institute on 31st August 2016 appointed former Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla as the new Chancellor of TERI University.

The governing council took the decision on 19th August 2016

The University ended its association with RK Pachauri who has been charged with sexually harassing a lady colleague

Chawla has been serving as TERI chairman since February 2016

The Energy and Resources Institute was set up in 1974

It was formerly known as TATA Energy Research Institute

In 2013, it won the top rank in a list of think tanks prepared by International Centre for Climate Governance