All India Services Current Affairs, GK & News
Centre allowed IAS & IPS officers to retain gifts from Foreign Dignitaries
The Central Government has amended a 50-year-old rule and allowed IAS, IPS and IFoS officers to retain gifts they receive from foreign dignitaries while being members of the Indian delegation. Highlights As per existing rules, these officers were allowed to accept gifts from their near relatives or from personal friends having no official dealings with ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: All India service (conduct) Rules 1968 • All India Services • All India Services Act 1951 • Ministry of Personnel • UPSC
Ajay Kumar Bhalla appointed as new Union Home Secretary of Government of India
Ajay Kumar Bhalla, the1984-batch Assam Meghalaya cadre IAS officer , has been appointed Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) with immediate effect. He will take over as Home Secretary from incumbent Rajive Gauba. Mr. Bhalla will have a fixed two-year tenure as Union Home Secretary till August 2021. Excerpts ..
Topics: All India Services • Anshu Prakash • Civil Services of India • Government of India • Home Secretary of India • Indian Administrative Service • Joint secretary to the Government of India • Ministry of Home Affairs • Secretary to the Government of India • Subhash Chandra Garg
V S Kaumudi appointed as new Director General (DG) of Bureau of Police Research and Development
V.S. Kaumudi, a 1986 batch Andhra Pradesh cadre IPS officer, has been appointed as the new Director General (DG) of Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) by temporarily downgrading the post to the level of Additional Director General (ADG). He has been appointed BPR&D chief for a period of two years or until further ..
Topics: All India Services • Andhra Pradesh Police • Central Reserve Police Force • Government • Government of India • India in World War II • Law enforcement agencies
Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha given three months extension
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended service of Cabinet Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha for a further period of three months. This was third extension given to IAS officer Sinha, whose tenure was increased by one-year each in 2017 and 2018. This exceeds term of four year ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Topics: All India Services • Cabinet Secretariat • Cabinet Secretary • ex-officio Chairman of Civil Services Board • Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules • Government of India (Transaction of Business) Rules 1961 • N R Pillai • PK Sinha • Y N Sukthankar
Arvind Saxena appointed as Chairman of Union Public Service Commission
President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Arvind Saxena as Chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), which conducts examination to select bureaucrats, diplomats and police officers. He will have tenure till August 7, 2020, when he attains the age of 65 years. Prior to this appointment, he was working as acting Chairman of UPSC since ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News • Persons in News
Topics: All India Services • appointments • Arvind Saxena • Central Civil Services • Chairman • Civil Services Examination • Civil Services of India • D. P. Agrawal • Government of India • Indian Administrative Service • Indian Foreign Service • Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions • Persons in News • Union Public Service Commission • UPSC