Appointments Committee of Cabinet Current Affairs, GK & News
Senior diplomat Harsh Vardhan Shringla to be new Foreign Secretary
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Harsh Vardhan Shringla, currently serving as India’s ambassador to United States (US), as the next foreign secretary. He is likely to take over will take over as next Foreign Secretary soon after Republic Day, 2020 i.e. on 29 January for a two-year tenure. HV ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Appointments Committee of Cabinet • Foreign Secretary • Harsh Vardhan Shringla • MEA • Ministry of External Affairs • Vijay Gokhale
Aditya Mishra appointed chairman of Land Ports Authority of India
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) chaired by PM Narendra Modi has approved the appointment of Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Aditya Mishra as the chairman of the Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI). He was appointed on the recommendations of a search-cum-selection panel. Aditya Mishra is a 1989 batch IPS officer of Uttar ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Aditya Mishra • Appointments Committee of Cabinet • Land Ports Authority of India • LPAI • Narendra Modi
Dr Pramod Kumar Mishra appointed Principal Secretary to PM Modi
Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Dr. P.K. Mishra as Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi with effect from 11 September 2019. He was currently functioning as Additional Principal Secretary to PM Modi. His appointment as Principal Secretary will be co-terminus with the term of Prime Minister or until further ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Appointments Committee of Cabinet • Dr. P.K. Mishra • Prime Minister Narendra Modi • Principal secretary • United Nations SASAKAWA Award 2019
PK Sinha appointed Principal Advisor to PM Modi
Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of P.K. Sinha as Principal Advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi with effect from 11 September 2019. He is currently functioning as as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). His appointment as Principal Advisor will be coterminus with the term of ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Appointments Committee of Cabinet • Officer on Special Duty • P.K. Sinha • Prime Minister Narendra Modi • Prime Minister's Office • Principal Advisor
Ajay Kumar appointed new Defence Secretary
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved appointment of Ajay Kumar as Secretary, Union Ministry of Defence. He is currently serving as Secretary, Department of Defence Production, Union Ministry of Defence. Key Highlights Ajay Kumar, Secretary, Defence Production, has been shifted as Defence Secretary but without 2 years’ ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Ajay Kumar • Appointments Committee of Cabinet • Brij Kumar Agarwal • Defence Production Secretary • Defence Secretary • Lokpal Secretary • Subash Chandra