Govt transfers 15 IAS officers
The Government of India has reshuffled 15 IAS officers. Those transferred include the following: V K Thakral, a 1982 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Nagaland cadre, has been appointed as Special Secretary...
View ArticleBR Sharma appointed new J&K Chief Secretary
The Jammu and Kashmir Government has appointed senior bureaucrat B R Sharma as the new Chief Secretary of the State. The step was taken following Iqbal Khanday’s resignation. Sharma is a 1984 batch IAS...
View ArticleAtul Sobti is new Director (Power) at BHEL
Atul Sobti, 54, has assumed charge as Director (Power) at Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), a Maharatna Public Sector engineering and manufacturing enterprise. Prior to this, he was Executive...
View Article‘e-pragati’ shaping growth of Andhra Pradesh
The Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to rechristen its Andhra Pradesh State Enterprise Architecture as ‘e-pragati’. It has been developed in association with tech giant Wipro, and is a an...
View ArticleAhmed Javed is new Mumbai Police Commissioner
Rakesh Maria Replacing Rakesh Maria, Ahmed Javed has been appointed as the new Mumbai Police Commissioner. Maria, on the other hand, has been promoted to DG Home Guards. Additional Chief Secreatry K P...
View Article18 IAS officers elevated to Special Secretary rank
The Government of India has promoted 18 IAS officers of the 1982 batch to Special Secretary rank. The names of those promoted are as follows: Aruna Sundararajan, an IAS officer of Kerala cadre, has...
View ArticleTomin J. Thachankary is Kerala’s Transport Commissioner
The Kerala Government has appointed senior IPS officer Tomin J. Thachankary as the Transport Commissioner of the State. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting. He has been given the charge as R...
View ArticleV Thiruppugazh appointed NDMA Advisor
V Thiruppugazh, a 1991 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre, has been appointed as Advisor (Joint Secretary level) in the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). He has been appointed for a period...
View ArticleBinita Thakur is NATGRID Director
IPS officer Binita Thakur has been appointed as Director of National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID), which is a robust intelligence gathering system set up to track any terror suspect and incident to...
View ArticleIPS officers transferred in Odisha
The Odisha Government has appointed Mahendra Pratap, a 1990 batch IPS officer, as Additional DG of the Human Rights Protection Cell, while Jatindra Koel has been appointed as DIG (north-central range)....
View ArticleNew assignments for 3 J&K IPS officers
The Jammu & Kashmir Government has transferred three Additional Directors General of Police (ADGPs) and also confirmed posting of Ashkoor Ahmad Wani as DIG Jammu-Samba-Kathua range. Lalat Indu...
View ArticleKalsi becomes Principal RC to Punjab Govt
1984 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre, Nirmaljeet Singh Kalsi, has been appointed as Principal Resident Commissioner to the Govt of Punjab. He will now be located at Punjab Bhawan in New Delhi....
View ArticleUP Govt transfers 23 IAS & 42 IPS officers
In a major reshuffle, the Uttar Pradesh Government has transferred 23 IAS and 42 IPS officers, according to an official release. Those transferred include the following: MP Agarwal, Secretary,...
View ArticlePGCIL, NLC get new CMDs
I S Jha I S Jha, an Electrical Engineer from NIT, Jamshedpur, has been appointed as the Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL). He is currently serving the...
View ArticleIAS recruits to suggest ways to ease governance
The 2013 batch IAS officers have been given the deadline of 30th November to come up with ideas on simplifying at least two processes of the government. The step has been taken as Prime Minister...
View ArticleFree ad blocking app from F-Secure for iOS 9 users
F-Secure has released a new ad blocker that the company hopes will encourage digital publishers to adopt more user-friendly advertising practices. The new app, called F-Secure AdBlocker, is a free tool...
View Article5 IPS officers transferred in Madhya Pradesh
The Madhya Pradesh Government has transferred five IPS officers, along with two SPS officers. Sanjay Tiwari, who was stationed at Special Task Force (STF), has been appointed as SP, Jhabua. The other...
View ArticleJourney to ‘smart land': No one wants to miss the bus
Contributed by- Hitesh Vaidya, Practice Head (Urban Reforms), IPE Global The urban sector at present is going through a lot of action and upheaval. Every state and city in the country wants to hop on...
View ArticleDeepak Agarwal appointed as acting GNIDA CEO
Deepak Agarwal, a 2000 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as the new acting CEO of the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA). In addition to it, he will also...
View Article10 IAS officers transferred in Himachal Pradesh
The Himachal Pradesh Government has transferred 10 IAS officers. The transfers are as follows: Deepak Sanan has been appointed as Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Forest, Environment, Science &...
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